Sport Basketball No. of teams 13 Continent FIBA Europe Current champion Basketball Nymburk | Inaugural season 1993 Country Czech Republic Number of teams 13 Date founded 1993 | |
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champion(s) ČEZ Nymburk
(12th title) Domestic cup Czech Republic Basketball Cup Instances 2016–17 National Basketball League (Czech Republic) season Teams Basketball Nymburk, BK Pardubice, BK NH Ostrava, BK Opava, Tuři Svitavy Profiles | ||
The Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL) (in Czech: Národní Basketbalová Liga), also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are relegated to the 1. Liga, while the top two 1. Liga teams from each season's standings are promoted to the NBL. The league is sponsored by Mattoni, a brand of mineral water.
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ČEZ Nymburk is by far the most important team in the league, since 2003–04 the team has won every league title.
It is run by the Asociace Ligových Klubů.
2015–16 season
Play-off Finals
The champion is determined in a playoff, with the bottom two teams getting sent to the 2. liga.