# 2022–23 Czech 1. Liga season

The 2022–23 Czech 1. liga season was the 30th season of the Czech 1. liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participate in the league.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poruba | 38 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 124 | 90 | +34 | 72 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Třebíč | 39 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 105 | 85 | +20 | 72 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Vsetín | 39 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 112 | 91 | +21 | 69 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Litoměřice | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 122 | 103 | +19 | 65 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Přerov | 38 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 102 | 88 | +14 | 65 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Prostějov | 39 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 103 | 105 | −2 | 65 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Slavia Praha | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 108 | 104 | +4 | 56 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Kolín | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 109 | 108 | +1 | 56 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Jihlava | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 91 | 113 | −22 | 54 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 97 | 96 | +1 | 53 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Zlín | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 101 | 104 | −3 | 51 | |
| 12 | Sokolov | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 95 | 121 | −26 | 51 | |
| 13 | Pardubice B | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 97 | 117 | −20 | 41 | |
| 14 | Šumperk | 39 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 105 | 146 | −41 | 40 | Relegated to Czech 2. Liga |

## Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Bracket

| Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| | | | 2 | Vsetín | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jihlava | 2 | 7 | Jihlava | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Slavia Praha | 0 | | | | 2 | Vsetín | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Prostějov | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Prostějov | 3 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 5 | Litoměřice | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 2 | Vsetín | 2 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 6 | Zlín | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Třebíč | 3 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 8 | Přerov | 2 | 8 | Přerov | 1 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek | 0 | | | | 1 | Třebíč | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Zlín | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Poruba | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Zlín | 3 | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Jihlava – Slavia Praha 2–0 :
| 3.3.2023 | Slavia Praha | Jihlava | 2-3 |
| 5.3.2023 | Jihlava | Slavia Praha | 2-1 |
| Jihlava won the series 2–0. ||||
Přerov – Frýdek-Místek 2–0 :
| 3.3.2023 | Frýdek-Místek | Přerov | 2-5 |
| 5.3.2023 | Přerov | Frýdek-Místek | 4-0 |
| Přerov won the series 2–0. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Třebíč – Přerov 3–1 :
| 8.3.2023 | Třebíč | Přerov | 1-2 OT |
| 9.3.2023 | Třebíč | Přerov | 3-1 |
| 12.3.2023 | Přerov | Třebíč | 1-2 |
| 13.3.2023 | Přerov | Třebíč | 2-3 SO |
| Třebíč won the series 3–1. ||||
Poruba – Zlín 1–3 :
| 8.3.2023 | Poruba | Zlín | 3-0 |
| 9.3.2023 | Poruba | Zlín | 2-5 |
| 12.3.2023 | Zlín | Poruba | 2-1 |
| 13.3.2023 | Zlín | Poruba | 2-1 |
| Zlín won the series 3–1. ||||
Vsetín – Jihlava 3–0 :
| 8.3.2023 | Vsetín | Jihlava | 4-3 OT |
| 9.3.2023 | Vsetín | Jihlava | 2-1 |
| 12.3.2023 | Jihlava | Vsetín | 2-3 |
| Vsetín won the series 3–0. ||||
Prostějov – Litoměřice 3–0 :
| 8.3.2023 | Prostějov | Litoměřice | 1-0 OT |
| 9.3.2023 | Prostějov | Litoměřice | 5-2 |
| 12.3.2023 | Litoměřice | Prostějov | 1-4 |
| Prostějov won the series 3–0. ||||

### Semifinals

Třebíč – Zlín 1–4 :
| 18.3.2023 | Třebíč | Zlín | 3-4 |
| 19.3.2023 | Třebíč | Zlín | 4-2 |
| 22.3.2023 | Zlín | Třebíč | 2-1 |
| 23.3.2023 | Zlín | Třebíč | 3-2 SO |
| 25.3.2023 | Třebíč | Zlín | 1-2 |
| Zlín won the series 4–1. ||||
Vsetín – Prostějov 4–2 :
| 18.3.2023 | Vsetín | Prostějov | 4-3 |
| 19.3.2023 | Vsetín | Prostějov | 1-0 |
| 22.3.2023 | Prostějov | Vsetín | 3-2 |
| 23.3.2023 | Prostějov | Vsetín | 2-3 |
| 25.3.2023 | Vsetín | Prostějov | 1-3 |
| 27.3.2023 | Prostějov | Vsetín | 1-2 |
| Vsetín won the series 4–2. ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | Zlín |
| | Vsetín |
| | Třebíč |
| 4 | Prostějov |
| 5 | Poruba |
| 6 | Litoměřice |
| 7 | Jihlava |
| 8 | Přerov |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek |
| 10 | Slavia Praha |
| 11 | Kolín |
| 12 | Sokolov |
| 13 | Pardubice B |
| 14 | Šumperk |