Czechoslovak Championship
The Czechoslovak Championship was a competition held in the first half of the 1930s in Czechoslovakia. LTC Praha won the championship six consecutive times between 1929 and 1935.
In 1935-36, qualification tournaments were played for the 1936-37 Czechoslovak Extraliga season. LTC Praha was widely regarded, in the absence of a final tournament, as Czechoslovak champions.
The Extraliga was not contested in 1938-39, and a national championship never came to fruition. The Central Bohemian (Prague) champion, LTC Praha, was given the title of Czechoslovak champions.
Prior to the formation of the Czechoslovak Championship in 1930, there had been national championships staged under various names and formats in some years, starting in 1919.
Format
The Championship usually consisted of a single game, or a small tournament featuring 4-5 teams. The finals or final of the tournament featured qualifying teams, which earned the right to participate by virtue of a winning a regional competition, such as the Bohemian Championship, German Association Championship (tournament based not on geographical, but ethnic point of view), the Slovak Championship and the Moravian Championship. Due to the dominance of Prague-based teams, the best squad from the city was always included in the tournament.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-19 | SK Slavia Praha I | ČSS Praha | 1:0 | Czech Hockey Union Championship |
| 1919-20 | Czech Hockey Union Championship | |||
| 1920-21 | ||||
| 1921-22 | SK Strakonice | CSK Vyšehrad 1907 | 6:2 | Republic Championship (bandy) |
| 1922-23 | AC Sparta Praha | SK Slavia Praha | 2:1 | Czechoslovak Hockey Union Championship |
| 1923-24 | SK Slavia Praha | CSK Vyšehrad 1907 | 17:0 | Republic Championship |
| 1924-25 | Republic Championship | |||
| 1925-26 | ||||
| 1926-27 | Republic Championship | |||
| 1927-28 | ||||
| 1928-29 | LTC Praha | Troppauer EV | 3:1 | Unofficial Czechoslovak Championship |
| 1929-30 | LTC Praha | AC Stadion České Budějovice | 3:1 | Bohemia Championship1 |
| 1930-31 | LTC Praha | Troppauer EV | 2:0 | Czechoslovak Championship |
| 1931-32 | LTC Praha | SK Prostějov | 12:0 | Czechoslovak Championship |
| 1932-33 | LTC Praha | Troppauer EV | 5:0 Forfeit | Czechoslovak Championship2 |
| 1933-34 | LTC Praha | SK Slavia Praha | 6:0 | Czechoslovak Championship |
| 1934-35 | LTC Praha | AC Stadion České Budějovice | 12:1 | Bohemia Championship3 |
| 1935-36 | LTC Praha | AC Sparta Praha | X | Prague Championship4 |
| 1936-37 | LTC Praha | AC Sparta Praha | X | Czechoslovak Extraliga |
| 1937-38 | LTC Praha | AC Sparta Praha | 5:1 | Czechoslovak Extraliga |
| 1938-39 | LTC Praha | AC Sparta Praha | X | Prague Championship |
Notes: 1. The Czechoslovak Championship featuring the winners of the Bohemia, Slovak, German Association, and Moravian Championships was cancelled. 2. The Czechoslovak Championship between LTC Praha and Troppauer EV was awarded to LTC by forfeit when TEV renounced their participation. 3. The Czechoslovak Championship featuring LTC Praha, AC Stadion Ceske Budejovice, SSK Vitkovice, and AC Sparta Praha, and the German champion, was not played as the final of the German Association Championship was cancelled. LTC and Stadion faced each other in December 1935 for the Bohemian Championship. It was later planned for LTC and Troppauer EV to play for the Czechoslovak Championship, but this did not materialize. 4. Czechoslovak Championship not played; Extraliga began following year.