Czechoslovak Basketball League

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.

Czechoslovak Basketball League
Founded1929
First season1929–30
Folded1993
Country Czechoslovakia
Level on pyramid1st Tier (Czechoslovakia)
Last championsBaník Cigel' Prievidza (2nd title)
Most championshipsBrno (21 titles)
All-time top scorerJiří Zídek Sr. (10,838)

History

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  • 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

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Performance by club

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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

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Province Championships
  Bohemia
30
  Moravia
27
  Slovakia
7

Playoff Finals

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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

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Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

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Czechoslovak basketball awards

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Czechoslovak Basketball League statistical leaders

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See also

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References

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