National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

Národní Basketbalová Liga (NBL)
National Basketball League (NBL)

Sport	Basketball
No. of teams	11
Country	Czech Republic
Continent	Europe
Official website	Official Website

The Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL) (in Template:Lang-cs), also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are relegated to the 1. Liga, while the top two 1. Liga teams from each season's standings are promoted to the NBL. The league is sponsored by Mattoni, a brand of mineral water.

Teams

These are the teams from the 2008-09 season.

• ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
• Geofin Nový Jičín
• BK Děčín
• BC Kolín
• BK Kondoři Liberec
• BK Opava
• NH Ostrava
• BK Pardubice
• BK Poděbrady
• USK Praha
• BK Prostějov

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
2007-2008	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	Geofin Novy Jicin

See also

• Česká Basketbalová Federace- The governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic.

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com League Profile
• ČBF Article About The League.