Czech Women's Extraliga

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This article is about the ice hockey league. For other sports, see Extraliga žen.
Women's Extraliga
Extraliga žen
Formerly1. liga ženského hokeje,
1989–2017
SportIce hockey
Founded1984 (1984)
Owner(s)Czech Ice Hockey Association
PresidentTereza Menčíková[1][2]
No. of teams6 (5 active)
Country Czech Republic
Most recent
champion(s)		HC Příbram
(2023–24)
Most titlesHC Slavia Praha
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to1. liga žen
International cup(s)European Women's Champions Cup

The Czech Women's Ice Hockey Extraliga (Czech: Česká extraliga ženského ledního hokeje) or Women's Extraliga (Extraliga žen) is the premier league for women's ice hockey in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1985, it was known as the 1. liga ženského hokeje from 1989 until 2017, at which time the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association and the current name was adopted. The victorious team of the Women's Extraliga is named Champion of the Czech Republic (Czech: Mistr České republiky, MČR).

History

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The Czech Women's Extraliga traces its origins to the Turnaj v Klatovech (lit. 'Tournament in Klatovy'), in which teams from across Czechoslovakia gathered in Klatovy to play a traditional tournament. First contested in 1985, the inaugural champion of the Turnaj v Klatovech was TJ Kovo Praha from Prague. TJ Sparta ČKD Praha, the representative women's team of HC Sparta Praha, won the tournament in 1986.

In 1986–87, a season format was adopted with games played on weekends. The top-ranked team from the regular season was named league champion. In 1987 and 1988, the league champions were awarded the Pohár ÚV SSM (Czech: Pohár Ústředního výboru Socialistického svazu mládeže, lit. 'Cup of the Central Committee of the Socialist Youth Union'). TJ Lokomotiva Beroun [cs] from Beroun won the Pohár ÚV SSM in both the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons.

During the 1988–89 season, teams competed for the Pohár ČSSS (Pohár Československé státní statky, 'Cup of the Czechoslovak State Estates'). TJ Škoda Plzeň won the Pohár ČSSS in 1989.

Ahead of the 1989–90 season, the league was named the 1. liga ženského hokeje (lit. 'First Women's Hockey League'), shortened to 1. liga žen or 1. liga. TJ Lokomotiva Beroun were the first champions of the 1. liga in 1990.

A second division was established in 1992 and a system of promotion and relegation was implemented whereby the top ranked team from the second division was promoted and the bottom ranked team from the top division was relegated at the end of each season.

Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the 1. liga became the highest level of women's ice hockey in the Czech Republic.

The two-division system was reconfigured in 1996, moving from skill-based divisions to geographic conferences. The two conferences, called Čechy (lit. 'Bohemia') and Morava (lit. 'Moravia'), used the traditional boundaries between the Czech lands of the same names to organize teams. Each conference played a closed series and the top teams from each would then move on to the finals.

During the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, the number of teams in the Čechy conference led it to be further subdivided into skupina A (sk. A; 'Group A') and skupina B (sk. B; 'Group B'). Skupina A was for the most skilled teams and engaged in a system of promotion and relegation with skupina B. The Morava conference did not experience the boom in teams seen in the west and no subdivisions were implemented.[3][4]

A new division system was implemented in 2012 that introduced a national elite level, called the 1. liga - TOP divize. The TOP divize represented a new division above the previous conferences and divisions, which were renamed and continued as the lower levels of the 1. liga. The previous skupina A and skupina B of the Čechy conference were designated skupina A1 and skupina A2, respectively, and the Morava conference was designated skupina B. Together the new 1. liga - sk. A1 and 1. liga - sk. B comprised the skill tier below the 1. liga - TOP divize, while 1. liga - sk. A2 represented the lowest tier of skill. Promotion and relegation between the TOP divize and skupina A1/B was possible via a best of three series played by the lowest ranked TOP divize team and the winner of the qualification series between the top teams from skupina A1 and skupina B. Likewise, promotion and relegation between skupina A1 and skupina A2 was also possible.[5]

The 1. liga was organized and operated by the Association of Women's Hockey League Clubs (Asociace Ligových Klubů Ženského Hokej, ALKŽH) during the 2010s until the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association in 2017. At that time, the 1. liga was divided into three separate leagues: the elite Women's Extraliga, the second-tier 1. liga žen, and the third-tier 2. liga žen.

League name history

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Top women's ice hockey competition/league in Czechoslovakia

  • 1985–1986: Turnaj v Klatovech
  • 1986–1988: Pohár ÚV SSM
  • 1988–1989: Pohár ČSSS
  • 1989–1993: 1. liga

Top women's ice hockey league in the Czech Republic

  • 1993–2012: 1. liga
  • 2012–2017: 1. liga - TOP divize
  • since 2017: Extraliga

Sources: [6][7]

Teams

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2024–25 season

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Czech Women's Extraliga is located in Czech Republic
Kladno
Kladno
Příbram
Příbram
Beroun
Beroun
Valašské Meziříčí
Valašské Meziříčí
Karviná
Karviná
Kadaň
Kadaň
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Location of Women's Extraliga teams in the Czech Republic.

HC Berounské Lvice qualified for the 2024–25 Extraliga žen season and the club continues to hold league rights but the team opted to instead participate in the 2024–25 season of the second-tier league, the 1. liga žen.[8][9]

Team Location Home venue
HC 2001 Kladno [cs] Kladno ČEZ Stadion
HC Baník Příbram [cs] Příbram Zimní stadion Příbram [cs]
HC Bobři Valašské Meziříčí Valašské Meziříčí Zimní stadion Valašské Meziříčí [cs]
HC Falcons Sokol Karviná [cs] Karviná Zimní stadion Karviná [cs]
SK Kadaň Kadaň Zimní stadion Kadaň
HC Berounské Lvice [cs] Beroun Zimní stadion Beroun [cs]

Team name history

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  • HC 2001 Kladno
1986–1991: TJ Poldi SONP Kladno (Tělovýchovná jednota Poldi Spojené ocelárny, národní podnik Kladno)
1991–1998: HC Kladno 1988 [cs]
1998–2001: HC Velvana Rebels Kladno
since 2001: HC 2001 Kladno
  • HC Berounské Lvice
1985–1992: TJ Lokomotiva Beroun
1992–1993: HC Amazonky Lokomotiva Beroun
1993–1996: HC H+S Beroun
since 1996: HC Berounské Lvice

Former participants

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1999–2017: SK Karviná
2017–2021: HC Býci Karviná
2002–2003: HC Letňany Sýkorky
2003–2018: HC Slavia Praha
  • HC Slezan Opava (Opava),
  • HC TJ Tesla Pardubice, (Pardubice),
  • HC Vsetín (Vsetín), –2012
  • TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod (Havlíčkův Brod),
  • TJ Kovo Praha (Prague), 1984–
  • TJ Sparta ČKD Praha (Prague), 1985–
  • HC Plzeň (Plzeň), 1987–
1987–1991: TJ Škoda Plzeň
1991–1994: HC Škoda Plzeň
1994–1995: HC Interconnex Plzeň
1995–1997: HC ZKZ Plzeň (Hockey Club Západočeské keramické závody Plzeň)
1997–2003: HC Keramika Plzeň
2003–2009: HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
2009–2012: HC Plzeň 1929
since 2012: HC Škoda Plzeň
1986–1990: TJ CHZ Litvínov (Tělovýchovná jednota Chemické závody Litvínov)
1990–1991: HC CHZ Litvínov
1991–1994: HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
1994–1996: HC Litvínov, s.r.o.
1996–2007: HC Chemopetrol, a.s.
2007–2009: HC Litvínov
2009–2011: HC BENZINA Litvínov
2011–2023: HC Verva Litvínov

Champions

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Champions by season

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Season Gold Champion Silver Runner-up Bronze Third Place
Turnaj v Klatovech
1985 TJ Kovo Praha
1986 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha
Pohár ÚV SSM
1986–87 TJ Lokomotiva Beroun TJ Škoda Plzeň TJ Poldi SONP Kladno
1987–88 TJ Lokomotiva Beroun TJ Poldi SONP Kladno
Pohár ČSSS
1988–89 TJ Škoda Plzeň TJ Locomotive Beroun TJ Poldi SONP Kladno
1. liga žen
1989–90 TJ Lokomotiva Beroun TJ Poldi SONP Kladno TJ Škoda Plzeň
1990–91 TJ Lokomotiva Beroun TJ Škoda Plzeň TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod
1991–92 TJ Lokomotiva Beroun TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod TJ Škoda Plzeň
1992–93 TJ Lokomotiva VČS Beroun TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod TJ Škoda Plzeň
1993–94 HC Škoda Plzeň Pardubice HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
1994–95 HC Interconex Plzeň Pardubice HC Litvínov
1995–96 HC Litvínov TJ Lokomotiva Beroun Pardubice
1996–97 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov Hokej Brno HC Kladno 1988
1997–98 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov TJ Škoda Plzeň HC Slezan Opava
1998–99 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov TJ Lokomotiva Beroun HC Velvana Rebels Kladno
1999-2000 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov Pardubice HC Slezan Opava
2000–01 HC Slezan Opava HC Chemopetrol Litvínov HC Berounské Lvice
2001–02 HC Slezan Opava HC Chemopetrol Litvínov HC Berounské Lvice
2002–03 HC Slezan Opava HC Chemopetrol Litvínov HC 2001 Kladno
2003–04 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov HC Slezan Opava HC Berounské Lvice
2004–05 HC Slezan Opava HC Berounské Lvice SK Karviná
2005–06 HC Slezan Opava HC Slavia Praha HLC Bulldogs Brno
2006–07 HC Slavia Praha HC 2001 Kladno HF Slezan Opava
2007–08 HC Slavia Praha HC 2001 Kladno HLC Bulldogs Brno
2008–09 HC Slavia Praha HC 2001 Kladno
2009–10 HC Slavia Praha HC 2001 Kladno SK Karviná
2010–11 HC Slavia Praha SK Karviná
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha SK Karviná HC 2001 Kladno
2012–13 SK Karviná HC Slavia Praha HC 2001 Kladno
2013–14 SK Karviná HC Slavia Praha HC 2001 Kladno
2014–15 HC Slavia Praha SK Karviná HC Verva Litvínov
2015–16 HC Slavia Praha SK Karviná HC Verva Litvínov
2016–17 HC Slavia Praha SK Karviná HC Verva Litvínov
Extraliga žen
2017–18 HC Slavia Praha HC Býci Karviná HC 2001 Kladno
2018–19 HC Příbram HC Býci Karviná HC 2001 Kladno
2019–20 HC Příbram HC Býci Karviná HC 2001 Kladno
2020–21 Season not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 HC Příbram HC Falcons Sokol Karviná HC 2001 Kladno
2022–23 HC Příbram HC Falcons Sokol Karviná HC 2001 Kladno
2023–24 HC Příbram HC Falcons Sokol Karviná SK Kadaň

Sources: [6][12][13][7][14][15][16]

All-time champions

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Team Titles Years won
HC Slavia Praha 10 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
HC Berounské Lvice 6 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
HC Litvínov 6 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
HC Příbram 5 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
HC Slezan Opava 5 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
HC Škoda Plzeň 3 1989, 1994, 1995
HC Býci Karviná 2 2013, 2014
TJ Kovo Praha 1 1985
TJ Sparta Praha 1 1986

League records

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All-time regular season records of the Women's Extraliga since the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association in 2017. Statistics are valid through the 2022–23 season.

Single-season records

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Source: [17]

Career records

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  • Most points: Alexandra Halounová, 119 points (58 games; 2017–2023)
  • Most points, defenceman: Karolína Kosinová, 94 points (59 games; 2017–2023)
  • Best points per game, over ten games played: Adéla Šapovalivová, 2.83 points per game (12 games; 2020–2023)
  • Most career games played, skater: Nozomi Kiribuchi, 72 games (2017–2023)
  • Most goals: Sandra Halounová, 57 goals (57 games; 2017–2023)
  • Most assists: Karolína Kosinová, 76 assists (59 games; 2017–2023)
  • Most penalty minutes: Kateřina Flachsová, 76 PIM (61 games; 2017–2023)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Adéla Krejcárková, 42 games (2018–2023)
  • Best save percentage, over fifteen games played: Julie Pejšová, .942 SV% (17 games; 2018–2023)
  • Best goals against average, over fifteen games played: Julie Pejšová, 1.11 GAA (17 games; 2018–2023)
  • Most shutouts: Kateřina Zechovská, 8 shutouts (36 games; 2017–2023)

Source: [18]

All-time scoring leaders

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The top-ten regular season point-scorers in Women's Extraliga history, from the 2017–18 season through the 2022–23 season.[18]

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; S = Seasons played; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty in minutes

Points
Nat Player Pos S GP G A Pts PIM
Czech Republic Alexandra Halounová F 5 58 51 68 119 34
Czech Republic Sandra Halounová F 5 57 57 54 111 20
Czech Republic Barbora Patočková F 5 46 39 59 98 30
Czech Republic Karolína Kosinová D 6 59 18 76 94 32
Czech Republic Klárka Chmelová F 5 61 52 30 82 22
Czech Republic Michaela Jančová F 6 65 41 32 73 30
Czech Republic Patricie Škorpíková F 5 68 46 24 70 64
Czech Republic Tereza Mazancová F 5 35 35 34 69 10
Czech Republic Lucie Manhartová F 5 50 35 32 67 42
Czech Republic Dominika Vopravilová F 6 55 32 30 62 30

References

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