National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

For other organizations with a similar name, see National Basketball League (disambiguation) and NBL (disambiguation).

The Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL) (Czech: Národní Basketbalová Liga) is the top-tier level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. It is run by the Asociace Ligových Klubů.^[1] The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are relegated to the 2nd-tier level 1. Liga, while the top two 1. Liga teams from each season's standings are promoted to the NBL.

National Basketball League

Founded	1993; 32 years ago (1993)
First season	1993
Country	Czech Republic
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	1. Liga
Domestic cup	Czech Basketball Cup
International cup(s)	Basketball Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Nymburk (21st title) (2024–25)
Most championships	Nymburk (21 titles)
Website	nbl.basketball
2024–25 National Basketball League

ERA Nymburk has won the most titles with 21.

2024–25 teams

Nymburk

Brno

Děčín

Jindřichův Hradec

Ostrava

Pardubice

Olomouc

Opava

Slavia Prague

USK Prague

Ústí nad Labem

Písek

Location of teams in 2024–25 National Basketball League

Logos

Nymburk celebrating its 13th Cup victory in 2019

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  (The former sponsorship logo of the league, when it was named the "Mattoni NBL" 1998–2014.)
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  (The current sponsorship logo of the league, named "Kooperativa NBL" 2014–present.)

Teams

The following are the teams in the 2024–25 season:^[2]

• Armex Děčín
• Basket Brno
• ERA Nymburk
• GAPA Hradec Králové
• KVIS Pardubice
• NH Ostrava
• Opava
• Olomoucko
• Slavia Praha
• Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
• Srsni Pisek
• USK Praha

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
Nymburk	21	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Opava	5	1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2023
USK Praha	3	1993, 2000, 2001
Brno	3	1994, 1995, 1996
Nový Jičín	1	1999

All–time national champions

Total number of national champions won by Czech clubs. Table includes titles won during the Czechoslovak Basketball League (1929–1993).

Club	Trophies	Years won
Basket Brno	23	1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1951, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996
Basketball Nymburk	21	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
USK Praha	14	1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001
Uncas Praha	11	1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945
BK Opava	5	1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2023
Dukla Praha	3	1954, 1955, 1956
Žabovřesky	2	1942, 1943
Moravian Slavia Brno	2	1952, 1953
Slovan Orbis Praha	2	1957, 1959
Sparta Praha	2	1940, 1960
Dukla Olomouc	2	1973, 1975
Královo Pole Brno	1	1939
Sokol Pražský	1	1941
BK Pardubice	1	1984
Nový Jičín	1	1999

Playoff Finals

The champion is determined in a playoff, with the bottom two teams getting sent to the 1. liga.

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1993	USK Praha	3–0	Sparta Praha	USK Praha	10–2
1993–94	Tonak Nový Jičín	1–3	Bioveta COOP Banka Brno	Tonak Nový Jičín	11–3
1994–95	Sokol Chán Vyšehrad	1–3	Bioveta COOP Banka Brno	Sokol Chán Vyšehrad	26–6
1995–96	Stavex Brno	3–1	USK Trident Praha	Stavex Brno	27–5
1996–97	Opava	3–1	USK Erpet Praha	Opava	28–4
1997–98	Opava	3–1	Mlékárna Kunín	Opava	30–2
1998–99	Mlékárna Kunín	4–0	USK Erpet Praha	Mlékárna Kunín	28–4
1999–00	Opava	3–4	USK Erpet Praha	Opava	23–9
2000–01	USK Erpet Praha	4–3	Opava	USK Erpet Praha	26–6
2001–02	Mlékárna Kunín	2–4	Opava	Mlékárna Kunín	28–4
2002–03	Opava	4–3	ČEZ Nymburk	Opava	23–9
2003–04	ČEZ Nymburk	4–2	Mlékárna Kunín	ČEZ Nymburk	30–2
2004–05	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Mlékárna Kunín	ČEZ Nymburk	30–2
2005–06	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Mlékárna Kunín	ČEZ Nymburk	29–3
2006–07	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	41–3
2007–08	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Geofin Nový Jičín	ČEZ Nymburk	43–1
2008–09	ČEZ Nymburk	4–0	Geofin Nový Jičín	ČEZ Nymburk	39–1
2009–10	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	40–4
2010–11	ČEZ Nymburk	4–2	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	10–0
2011–12	ČEZ Nymburk	4–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	25–1
2012–13	ČEZ Nymburk	4–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	23–1
2013–14	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	22–0
2014–15	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	21–1
2015–16	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	10–1
2016–17	ČEZ Nymburk	82–71 / 70–56	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	31–1
2017–18	ČEZ Nymburk	114–90 / 114–73	Opava	ČEZ Nymburk	31–1
2018–19	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Armex Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	32–0
2020–21	ERA Nymburk	2–0	Opava	ERA Nymburk	31–1
2021–22	ERA Nymburk	3–1	Opava	ERA Nymburk	35–1
2022–23	Opava	3–1	Armex Děčín	ERA Nymburk	25–11
2023–24	ERA Nymburk	4–1	Sluneta Ústí nad Labem	ERA Nymburk	28–8
2024–25	ERA Nymburk	4–0	Basket Brno	ERA Nymburk	33–3

See also

• Česká Basketbalová Federace - The governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic.
• Czech Basketball All-Star Game
• Czechoslovak Basketball League
• Czech Republic Basketball Cup