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| 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) |
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
- Jiří Zídek Sr.
- Kamil Brabenec
- Jan Bobrovský
- Zdeněk Douša
- Gustáv Hraška
- Jaroslav Skála
- Jiří Zedníček
- Stanislav Kropilák
- Jiří Pospíšil
- Vlastimil Havlík
- Vojtěch Petr
- Zdeněk Kos
- Vladimír Padrta
- Dušan Lukášik
- František Konvička
- Vlastibor Klimeš
- Jan Blažek
- Peter Rajniak
- Jaroslav Kantůrek
- Jiří Růžička
- Oto Matický
- Justin Sedlák
- Robert Mifka
- Pavol Bojanovský
- Leoš Krejčí
- Vladimír Ptáček
- Dušan Žáček
- Jaroslav Tetiva
- Jiří Okáč
- Jiří Ammer
- Boris Lukášik
- Igor Vraniak
- Bohumil Tomášek
- Jaroslav Kovář
- Petr Novický
- Vladimír Pištělák
- Zdeněk Böhm
- Josef Jelínek
- Jan Svoboda
- Petr Czudek
- Richard Petruška
- Štefan Svitek
- Ivan Mrázek
- Jiří Baumruk
- Jaroslav Šíp
- Ladislav Trpkoš
- Miroslav Škeřík
- Zdeněk Bobrovský
- Emil Velenský
- Jiří "George" Zídek Jr.
- Jan Kozák
- Josef Ezr
- Zdeněk Rylich
- Juraj Žuffa
- Karel Baroch
- Milan Voračka
- Jiří Konopásek
- Jaroslav Křivý
- Jozef Michalko
- Vladimír Vyoral
- Michal Ježdík
- Václav Hrubý
- Pavel Bečka
- Stanislav Kameník
- Marian Kotleba
- Ivan Chrenka
- Peter Chrenka
- Marek Andruška
Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions
Main article: Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitionsCzechoslovak basketball awards
Main article: Czech Basketball Player of the Year Main article: Slovak Basketball Player of the Year Main article: List of the best Czech basketball players of the 20th centuryCzechoslovak Basketball League statistical leaders
Main article: Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leadersSee also
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