Czech 1.liga

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Czech 1.liga
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1993
No. of teams 15
Country(ies)  Czech Republic
Most recent champion(s) VHK Vsetín
Official website http://www.hokej.cz/cz/1-liga/
1st Czech Republic Hockey League logo.png

The 1. národní hokejová liga (First National Hockey League) is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Extraliga. It began in 1993 and is run and administered by Czech Ice Hockey Association.

Format

In the first phase, every team plays each other four times, which makes for a 52 game section of the regular season. The fifty two game phase will allow each team to play two home games against each team, which also allows every team to play two road games in every opposing team's arena.

In the end of their 52 game regular season, the first six teams directly qualify for the play-offs, while teams which ended placed 7 to 10 will play a round robin to determine the final two participants in the play-offs.

The First Hockey League, unlike other leagues around the world, has two winners. The play-offs end with the semifinals, with the two winning teams being declared winners. The two teams then go on to face the last and the second-to-last placed team in the czech Extraliga in a round robin. The two highest placed teams at the end of the round robin are promoted to the Extraliga for the next season.

The last team at the end of the regular season is directly relegated to the Second League for the following season. They are replaced by winner of a bast-of-7 series between the winners of the East and the West division of the Second League.

Three points are awarded for a win in regular time, and two points for an overtime victory, while the defeated team in overtime gets one point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime.

The level of 1.národní hokejová liga is slightly lower than Czech Extraliga but there is a lot of players moving between those two leagues every season. Each team in this league is allowed to have 5 imports. The league has no wage limitations, average wage is $ 2200 a month, but some of the best players reportedly signed contracts for more than $ 5000 a month, plus most of the teams cover accommodation expenses for their players during the season.

Current teams (2023-24)

Team City Arena Capacity Affiliate Team
HC Baník Sokolov Sokolov Zimni stadion Sokolov 5,000 independent
VHK ROBE Vsetín Vsetín Zimní stadion Na Lapači 5,386 independent
HC Slavia Praha Prague Zimní stadion Eden 4,000 independent
HC Stadion Litoměřice Litoměřice Kalich arena 1,750 independent
HC ZUBR Přerov Přerov Zimní stadion Přerov 3,000 independent
HC Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek Hala Polárka 2,056 HC Oceláři Třinec (ELH)
LHK Jestřábi Prostějov Prostějov Zimní hokejový stadion Prostějov 5,125 independent
HC Dukla Jihlava Jihlava CZ LOKO Arena 6,500 independent
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Třebíč Zimní stadion města Třebíče 5,000 independent
HC RT TORAX Poruba Poruba Zimní stadion Ostrava - Poruba 5,000 independent
HC Dynamo Pardubice B Chrudim Zimní stadion Chrudim 1,744 HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH)
SC Kolín Kolín Zimní stadion Kolín 5,500 Mountfield HK (ELH)
Orli Znojmo Znojmo Nevoga Arena 4,500 independent
PSG Berani Zlín Zlín Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky 7,000 independent

Champions

External links

European Hockey Overview
Top-Level Leagues
International

Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League

National

Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues
Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
Third-Level Leagues
Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
Cup Competitions
Cups

Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

Supercups

Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues
Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
Women's Leagues
International leagues

European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup

National leagues

Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Defunct leagues

Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues
Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
University Leagues
European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden
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