Czechoslovak Basketball League

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Czechoslovak Basketball League
Founded1929
First season1929–30
Folded1993
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Level on pyramid1st Tier (Czechoslovakia)
Most championships Brno (21 titles)
All-time top scorer Jiří Zídek Sr. (10,838)

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.

Contents

History

Title holders

Performance by club

ClubChampionshipsWinning 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

ProvinceChampionships
Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia
30
Banner of arms of Moravia.svg Moravia
27
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
7

Playoff Finals

Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage 1st of Regular SeasonRecord
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

See also

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