Czechoslovak Basketball League

Czechoslovak Basketball League
Founded	1929
First season	1929–30
Folded	1993
Country	Czechoslovakia
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (Czechoslovakia)
Last champions	Baník Cigel' Prievidza (2nd title)
Most championships	Brno (21 titles)
All-time top scorer	Jiří Zídek Sr. (10,838)

Last updated June 04, 2024

The Czechoslovak Basketball League (abbreviation CSBL) was the highest level professional club basketball competition for men in Czechoslovakia. Its successor national league in the Czech Republic became the Mattoni NBL, and its successor national league in Slovakia became the Extraliga.

History

1929–30 to 1938–39 Provincial League of Bohemia and Moravia
1939–40 to 1944–45 Provincial League of Protectorate
1945–46 to 1992–93 Czechoslovak Basketball League

Title holders

1929–30 YMCA Praha
–311931 YMCA Praha
–321932 YMCA Praha
1932–33 YMCA Praha
1933–34 YMCA Praha
1934–35 YMCA Praha
1935–36 YMCA Praha
1936–37 Uncas Praha
1937–38 Uncas Praha
1938–39 Královo Pole Brno
1939–40 Sparta Praha
1940–41 Sokol Praha
1941–42 Brno Žabovřesky
1942–43 Brno Žabovřesky
1943–44 Uncas Praha
1944–45 Uncas Praha
1945–46 Sokol I Brno
1946–47 Uncas Praha
–471947 Sokol I Brno
1947–48 Sokol I Brno
–481948 Sokol I Brno
1948–49 Sokol I Brno
1949–50 Sokol I Brno
1950–51 Sokol I Brno
–511951 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
–521952 Slavia Brno
–531953 Slavia Brno
1953–54 ÚDA Praha
1954–55 ÚDA Praha
1955–56 ÚDA Praha
1956–57 Slovan Orbis Praha
1957–58 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1958–59 Slovan Orbis Praha
1959–60 Spartak Praha Sokolovo
1960–61 Iskra Svit
1961–62 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1962–63 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1963–64 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1964–65 Slavia VŠ Praha
1965–66 Slavia VŠ Praha
1966–67 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1967–68 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1968–69 Slavia VŠ Praha
1969–70 Slavia VŠ Praha
1970–71 Slavia VŠ Praha
1971–72 Slavia VŠ Praha
1972–73 Dukla Olomouc
1973–74 Slavia VŠ Praha
1974–75 Dukla Olomouc
1975–76 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1976–77 Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno
1977–78 Zbrojovka Brno
1978–79 Inter Slovnaft
1979–80 Inter Slovnaft
1980–81 Slavia VŠ Praha
1981–82 Slavia VŠ Praha
1982–83 Inter Slovnaft
1983–84 Rudá hvězda Pardubice
1984–85 Inter Slovnaft
1985–86 Zbrojovka Brno
1986–87 Zbrojovka Brno
1987–88 Zbrojovka Brno
1988–89 Baník Cigel' Prievidza
1989–90 Zbrojovka Brno
1990–91 VŠ Praha
1991–92 USK Praha
1992–93 Baník Cigel' Prievidza

Performance by club

Club	Championships	Winning years
Brno	21	1945–46, 1947, 1947–48, 1948, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90
Uncas Praha	12	1929–30, 1931, 1932, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47
USK Praha	11	1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1990–91, 1991–92
Inter Bratislava	4	1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85
Dukla Praha	3	1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56
Žabovřesky	2	1941–42, 1942–43
Slavia Brno	2	1952, 1953
Slovan Orbis Praha	2	1956–57, 1958–59
Sparta Praha	2	1939–40, 1959–60
Dukla Olomouc	2	1972–73, 1974–75
Prievidza	2	1988–89, 1992–93
Královo Pole Brno	1	1938–39
Sokol Praha	1	1940–41
Iskra Svit	1	1960–61
Pardubice	1	1983–84

Performance by province

Province	Championships
Bohemia	30
Moravia	27
Slovakia	7

Playoff Finals

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1983–84	Nová huť Ostrava	1–2	Rudá hvězda Pardubice	Zbrojovka Brno	16–8
1984–85	Inter Slovnaft	2–1	Chemosvit	Inter Slovnaft	19–5
1985–86	Nová huť Ostrava	1–2	Zbrojovka Brno	Nová huť Ostrava	20–4
1986–87	Zbrojovka Brno	3–0	Nová huť Ostrava	Zbrojovka Brno	28–4
1987–88	Zbrojovka Brno	3–2	Inter Slovnaft	Zbrojovka Brno	22–6
1988–89	Baník Cígeľ Prievidza	3–1	Sparta Praha	Baník Cígeľ Prievidza	23–11
1989–90	Zbrojovka Brno	3–2	Sparta Praha	Zbrojovka Brno	26–10
1990–91	VŠ Praha	3–1	Sparta Praha	VŠ Praha	35–5
1991–92	USK Praha	3–0	Baník Cígeľ Prievidza	USK Praha	35–9
1992–93	Baník Cígeľ Prievidza		USK Praha	Baník Cígeľ Prievidza	23–7

Historical players

Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Czechoslovak basketball awards

Czechoslovak Basketball League statistical leaders

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AC Sparta Prague</span> Czech association football club

Athletic Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague.

FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

The Czechoslovakia national basketball team represented Czechoslovakia in international basketball from 1932 to 1992. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams. Both teams are recognized as the successor to the Czechoslovak team.

FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic and named after Zbrojovka Brno, a firearms manufacturer. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Brno won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.

The 1973 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1973, was the eighteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.

Basketball Club Brno, for sponsorship reasons Brno Next Generation, is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. The team plays in the Czech National Basketball League – the highest competition in the Czech Republic.

Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1975–76 season.

Volejbal Brno is volleyball club, which participates in the men's top Czech volleyball competition. In addition to the professional team, the club also has active youth teams of all age levels, which regularly achieve high placings in contests.

RC Dragon Brno is a Czech rugby club in Brno. They currently play in the Extraliga ragby XV. They have also been involved in the Central & Eastern European Rugby Cup since its inception in 2008.

The Czech Basketball Federation and Association of League Clubs pronounced the public inquiry about the best Czech basketball men's players of the last century. Voting of fans, journalists, and experts decided winners of the public inquiry. Results were announced by the festive occasion in Karlovy Vary on Saturday June 16th, 2001. The best Czech basketball player of the last century was announced to be Jiří Zídek Sr.

Sparta Praha is among the oldest and most popular sports clubs in the country, with a number of fans not only in Prague but throughout the whole of the Czech Republic. The foundation of the club dates back to 1893. Club colours are red, yellow and blue.

BK Uncas Praha was a Czech basketball club from Prague. The club was founded by YMCA Prague.

Jan Bobrovský is a former Czechoslovak professional basketball player, coach, and sports official. He is listed on the honor meritorious deed Sports Masters. His son in law is a former football defender Petr Křivánek.

The 2016–17 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round on 22 July 2016 and ended with the final in May 2017. The winner of the cup gained the right to play in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

The 2017–18 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, wass the 25th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round in July 2017 and is due to end with the final in May 2018. The winner of the cup will gain the right to play in the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

The 2017–18 season was SK Slavia Prague's 25th season in the Czech First League. The team was competing in Czech First League, the Czech Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.

The Czech Basketball Player of the Year is the annual award for the best men's Czech basketball player. From 1965 to 1991, the award was for the best male basketball player from the nation of Czechoslovakia, and since 1992, the award is for the best male basketball player from the nation of the Czech Republic.

2021 Tipsport liga is the twenty-fourth edition of the annual football tournament in Czech Republic. Also, in Malta takes place the third edition of Tipsport Malta Cup.

The 2022–23 FC Zbrojovka Brno season is the club's 26th season in the Czech First League. The team is competing in Czech First League and the Czech Cup.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.