Extraliga ragby


The Extraliga rugby is a rugby club competition played in the Czech Republic and is the top level of rugby in the country. There is a promotion-relegation process between the Extraliga ragby and the Národní liga ragby.
The league used to be known as KB Extraliga due to sponsorship by Komerční banka which lasted until the 2014/15 season.
The season usually runs from September to May, although in the 2008 season, it was only from August through November 2008. Since 2008 the final has been played at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague.
RC Sparta Prague are the current champions.

History

The league was first played in 1993, with Vyškov as the first champions. Prior to the foundation of the league, clubs competed in the Czechoslovak Championship.
It became known under the KB Extraliga name in 2003, when KB started sponsoring the Czech Rugby Union, as well as the national teams and leagues. For the 2016/17 season the name changed to Extraliga ragby in line with the Czech rugby union league system restructure.

Current teams

2019 season
ClubFull nameCityStadium
RC Dragon BrnoRugby Club Dragon BrnoBrnoBrno - Maloměřice, Cacovická ul., Za mlýnem
RC Praga PrahaRugby Club Praga RugbyPrague 9Praha 9 - Vysočany, u Rokytky 1025/37
RC Mountfield ŘíčanyRugby Club Mountfield ŘíčanyŘíčanyStadion Josefa Kohouta, Široká 150/22
RC Slavia PragueRugby Club Slavia PrahaPrague 10Praha 10 - Eden, Vladivostocká 10
RC Sparta PragueRugby Club Sparta PrahaPrague 9Aréna Sparta Podvinný mlýn - Kovanecká 2405/27
RC Tatra SmíchovRugby Club Tatra SmíchovPrague 5Stadion ragby Císařka, Podbělohorská street
RC VyškovJIMI Rugby Club VyškovVyškovAreál Jana Navrátila, Purkyňova 419
RC ZlínRugby Club ZlínZlínHradská 854

ResultsWith the exception of the 2008 season onwards, all finals were played over at least two legs (an additional match being played whenever both teams have won a leg). The score given is that of the deciding match.

The scores in blue are links to accounts of finals on the site of the Czech Rugby Union - in Czech

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
RC Mountfield Říčany
7
6
1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
RC Tatra Smíchov
7
6
1995, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018
RC Sparta Prague
4
2
1998, 1999, 2017, 2019
RC Praga Praha
3
4
2002, 2014, 2015
JIMI RC Vyškov
3
4
1993, 1994, 2016
RC Dragon Brno
1
1
2000
RC Slavia Prague
1
1
2010
RC Havířov
0
1

Regions

The following table lists the Czech rugby champions by region.
RegionTitlesWinning Clubs
15
Tatra Smíchov, Sparta Prague Praga Rugby, Slavia Prague,
7
Mountfield Říčany
4
JIMI Vyškov, Dragon Brno