Czechoslovak Basketball League

Czechoslovak Basketball League
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

Czechoslovak basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Czechoslovak basketball awards

Czechoslovak Basketball League statistical leaders

References