Czech 1.Liga

Chance Liga is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Tipsport Extraliga. It began in 1993. 
==Format==
In the regular season, every team should have played each other three times which should have made for 51 games. On November 13, 2020, the Czech Hockey decided to shorten the regular season to 34 games (teams play each other twice). 
Teams on the 1st-4th place after the regular season proceed straight to the quarterfinals. Teams on the 5th-12th place go to the 1st round of the play-off (best-of-five; 5th vs. 12th, 6th vs. 11th and so on). Winners of the 1st rounds proceed into the quarterfinals (best-of-seven; 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th and so on). Winners of the quarterfinals go to the semifinals (best-of-seven; 1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). Winners of the semifinals proceed into the finals (best-of-seven). Winner of the finals proceeds into the Tipsport Extraliga for the next season.
For season 2020-21, Chance Liga is unrelegatious due to COVID-19 pandemic just as the Tipsport Extraliga, so teams on 13th-18th place after the regular season end their season. No team is relegated into Chance Liga from Tipsport Extraliga for the next season. Into Chance Liga proceeds the best team of 2. Liga after the Group of Winners of the 2. Liga.
In the regular season, 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 it is necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after five-minute overtime 3 vs. 3. Twenty-minute overime 5 vs. 5 and, if necessary, penalty shots are used in the first 4 matches of the 1st rounds of the play-offs, quaterfinals, semifinals and final. Continued overtime 5 vs. 5 is used in 5th matches of 1st rounds of the play-off and 5th, 6th and 7th matches of the quaterfinals, semifinals and final.
Teams have to play at least 50% of their games in the regular season to proceed into play-offs and at least 50% of all their games to advance into Tipsport Extraliga. If a team is placed into quarantine in the regular season, their games must be played within 40 days from the original date. If some match will not be played within 40 days from its original date, the match will be considered unplayed. If some team will not play all its matches, their average point gain will be counted into the final standings. If some team will not be able to play a play-off match, this match will be contumed in favor of the opponent without any reimbursement. If the play-offs will have to end before the appointed time, to the Tipsport extraliga will advance the best team from the regular season which have not been knocked out from the play-offs yet.
==Teams==
Team 	2020-21 league standing	Head Coach 	Arena and capacity
HC Dukla Jihlava 	2nd 	Viktor Ujčík 	
CZ LOKO ARÉNA (6,500)
VHK ROBE Vsetín 	3rd 	Roman Stantien 	Zimní stadion Na Lapači (5,386)
HC Poruba 	4th 	Karel Suchánek 	RT TORAX ARENA (5,000)
HC Zubr Přerov 	5th 	Vladimír Kočara	MEO Aréna Přerov (3,000)
HC Stadion Vrchlabí 	6th 	Václav Baďouček	DD Elektromont aréna (1,976)
HC Stadion Litoměřice 	7th 	David Bruk 	Kalich Arena (1,750)
HC Slavia Praha 	8th 	Miloš Říha 	Zimní stadion Eden (5,138)
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč	9th 	Jaroslav Barvíř	Zimní stadion města Třebíče - KHNP ARENA (5,000)
HC Baník Sokolov 	10th 	Tomáš Hamara 	Zimní stadion v Sokolově (3,400)
LHK Jestřábi Prostějov 	11th 	Jiří Šejba 	Zimní stadion Prostějov (5,125)
HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem	12th 	Miroslav Mach 	Zimní stadion Ústí nad Labem (6,500)
AZ Havířov 	13th 	Jiří Režnar 	Gascontrol Aréna (5,100)
HC Frýdek-Místek 	14th 	Mojmír Trličík 	Hala Polárka (2,056)
HC Benátky nad Jizerou 	15th 	Valdemar Jiruš 	Zimní stadion Benátky nad Jizerou (1,700)
SC Kolín 	16th 	Petr Martínek 	Zimní stadion Kolín (4,500)
Draci Šumperk 	17th 	Martin Janeček 	ŠKODA aréna (3,500)
SK Kadaň 	18th 	Petr Rosol 	Zimní stadion Kadaň (3,000)
==Champions==
* 1993-94 Vsetínská hokejová and HC Slavia Praha
* 1994-95 HC Kometa Brno and TZ Třinec
* 1995-96 HC Přerov and HC Opava
* 1996-97 HC Karlovy Vary and HC Kralupy nad Vltavou
* 1997-98 HC Znojemští Orli
* 1998-99 HC Znojemští Orli
* 1999-00 HC Dukla Jihlava
* 2000-01 KLH Chomutov
* 2001-02 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
* 2002-03 HC Vagnerplast Kladno
* 2003-04 HC Dukla Jihlava
* 2004-05 HC České Budějovice
* 2005-06 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem
* 2006-07 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem
* 2007-08 BK Mladá Boleslav
* 2008-09 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
* 2009-10 KLH Chomutov
*2010-11 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
*2011-12 Piráti Chomutov
*2012-13 BK Mladá Boleslav
*2013-14 BK Mladá Boleslav
*2014-15 Piráti Chomutov
*2015-16 HC Dukla Jihlava
*2016-17 ČEZ Motor České Budějovice
*2017-18 HC Energie Karlovy Vary
* 2018-19 ČEZ Motor České Budějovice
* 2019-20 ČEZ Motor České Budějovice
*2020-21 Rytíři Kladno
== External links ==
*http://www.hokej.cz
*http://hokej.idnes.cz
Czech and Slovak hockey portal
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Ice hockey in Czech Republic