1. Liga ragby XV explained

Current Season:2024 1. Liga ragby XV
Sport:Rugby union
Founded:1993
Teams:7
Promotion:Extraliga ragby XV
Levels:2
Website:Czech Rugby Union: 1. Liga ragby XV

The 1. Liga ragby XV is the second level of domestic club rugby union in the Czech Republic, below the first division, the Extraliga ragby XV. There is also one club from Slovakia in the league.

The season runs from mid-September to the end of May.

History

The league started out as the Druhá Liga (Second League), but was renamed the První Liga (First League) in the 1999-2000 season. For sponsorship reasons it has been called KB První Liga until the 2015/16 season.

Current teams

2024 season

ClubFull nameCityStadium
RC BystrcRugby Club Brno BystrcBrnoN/A
RK PetroviceRagby Klub PetrovicePetrovice (Prague)N/A
RC PřeloučRugby Club PřeloučPřeloučRugbyové hřiště PARKHEM
RC DonauRugby Union Donau WienVienna, AustriaDonau Rugby Park
TJ Sokol Mariánské HoryTělocvičná jednota Sokol Mariánské HoryMariánské Hory (Ostrava)N/A
RC Říčany BRC Mountfield ŘíčanyŘíčanyStadion Josefa Kohouta
Rugby Club HavířovHavířovSportovní hala Slavie
RC Šumava NýrskoRugby Šumava NýrskoNýrskohřiště v Nýrsku

Champions

YearChampion
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997RC Zlín
1998RC Zlín
1999
2000
2001RC Havířov
2002RC Havířov
2003RC Havířov
2004RC Slavia Prague
2005RC Bystrc
2006
2007Praga Rugby nebo RC Zlín
2008RC Bystrc
2009
2010RC Havířov
2011RC Bystrc
2012RC Bystrc