Czechoslovak Basketball League Explained

Czechoslovak Basketball League
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Founded:1929
Folded:1993
Levels:1st Tier (Czechoslovakia)
Inaugural:1929–30
Champions:Baník Cigel' Prievidza (2nd title)
Most Champs:Brno (21 titles)
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

Title holders

Performance by club

ClubChampionshipsWinning years
Brno1945–46, 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 Praha1929–30, 1931, 1932, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47
USK Praha1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1990–91, 1991–92
Inter Bratislava1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85
Dukla Praha1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56
Žabovřesky1941–42, 1942–43
Slavia Brno1952, 1953
Slovan Orbis Praha1956–57, 1958–59
Sparta Praha1939–40, 1959–60
Dukla Olomouc1972–73, 1974–75
Prievidza1988–89, 1992–93
Královo Pole Brno1938–39
Sokol Praha1940–41
Iskra Svit1960–61
Pardubice1983–84

Performance by province

style=Provincestyle=Championships
Bohemia
Moravia
Slovakia

Playoff Finals

SeasonHome court advantageResultHome court disadvantage1st of Regular SeasonRecord
Nová huť OstravaRudá hvězda PardubiceZbrojovka Brno
Inter SlovnaftChemosvitInter Slovnaft
Nová huť OstravaZbrojovka BrnoNová huť Ostrava
Zbrojovka BrnoNová huť OstravaZbrojovka Brno
Zbrojovka BrnoInter SlovnaftZbrojovka Brno
Baník Cígeľ PrievidzaSparta PrahaBaník Cígeľ Prievidza
Zbrojovka BrnoSparta PrahaZbrojovka Brno
VŠ PrahaSparta PrahaVŠ Praha
USK PrahaBaník Cígeľ PrievidzaUSK Praha
Baník Cígeľ PrievidzaUSK PrahaBaník Cígeľ Prievidza

Historical players

Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

See main article: Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions.

Czechoslovak basketball awards

See main article: Czech Basketball Player of the Year.

See main article: Slovak Basketball Player of the Year.

See main article: List of the best Czech basketball players of the 20th century.

Czechoslovak Basketball League statistical leaders

See main article: Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leaders.

See also