National Basketball League (Czech Republic)
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The National Basketball League (Czech: Národní basketbalová liga) (or Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons) is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league plays with a relegation system. The bottom 2 teams go to the 2. liga, with the top two 2. liga teams going to the NBL. The league is sponsored by Mattoni, a brand of mineral water.
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[edit] Teams
These are the teams from the 2007/2008 season.
- ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
- Mlékárna Kunín
- BC Brno
- BK Kondoři Liberec
- BK Prostějov
- BC Slavia Prague
- BK Pardubice
- NH Ostrava
- BK Děčín
- BK Ústí nad Labem
- BK Sadská
- BC Kolín
[edit] Champions
The champion is determined in a playoff, with the bottom two teams getting sent to the 2. liga.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | Mlékárna Kunín | USK Praha |
| 1999-2000 | USK Praha | BK Opava |
| 2000-2001 | USK Praha | BK Opava |
| 2001-2002 | BK Opava | Mlékárna Kunín |
| 2002-2003 | BK Opava | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk |
| 2003-2004 | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk | Mlékárna Kunín |
| 2004-2005 | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk | Mlékárna Kunín |
| 2005-2006 | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk | Mlékárna Kunín |
| 2006-2007 | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk | BK Prostějov |
[edit] See also
- Česká Basketbalová Federace- The governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic.
