Czech Women's Extraliga

The Czech Women's Ice Hockey Extraliga () or Women's Extraliga (Extraliga žen}}) is the premier league for women's ice hockey in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1985, it was known as the 1. liga ženského hokeje from 1989 until 2017, at which time the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association and the current name was adopted. The victorious team of the Women's Extraliga is named Champion of the Czech Republic (, MČR).
== History ==
The Czech Women's Extraliga traces its origins to the Turnaj v Klatovech (Tournament in Klatovy), in which teams from across Czechoslovakia gathered in Klatovy to play a traditional tournament. First contested in 1985, the inaugural champion of the Turnaj v Klatovech was TJ Kovo Praha from Prague. TJ Sparta ČKD Praha, the representative women's team of HC Sparta Praha, won the tournament in 1986. 
In 1986–87, a season format was adopted with games played on weekends. The top-ranked team from the regular season was named league champion. In 1987 and 1988, the league champions were awarded the Pohár ÚV SSM Pohár Ústředního výboru Socialistického svazu mládeže (Cup of the Central Committee of the Socialist Youth Union). TJ Lokomotiva Beroun from Beroun won the Pohár ÚV SSM in both the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. 
During the 1988–89 season, teams competed for the Pohár Československé státní statky (Cup of the Czechoslovak State Estates). TJ Škoda Plzeň won the Pohár ČSSS in 1989. 
Ahead of the 1989–90 season, the league was named the 1. liga ženského hokeje (First Women's Hockey League), shortened to 1. liga žen or 1. liga. TJ Lokomotiva Beroun were the first champions of the 1. liga in 1990. 
A second division was established in 1992 and a system of promotion and relegation was implemented whereby the top ranked team from the second division was promoted and the bottom ranked team from the top division was relegated at the end of each season. 
Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the 1. liga became the highest level of women's ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 
The two-division system was reconfigured in 1996, moving from skill-based divisions to geographic conferences. The two conferences, called Čechy (Bohemia) and Morava (Moravia), used the traditional boundaries between the Czech lands of the same names to organize teams. Each conference played a closed series and the top teams from each would then move on to the finals. 
During the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, the number of teams in the Čechy conference led it to be further subdivided into skupina A (sk. A; 'Group A') and skupina B (sk. B; 'Group B'). Skupina A was for the most skilled teams and engaged in a system of promotion and relegation with skupina B. The Morava conference did not experience the boom in teams seen in the west and no subdivisions were implemented. 
A new division system was implemented in 2012 that introduced a national elite level, called the 1. liga - TOP divize. The TOP divize represented a new division above the previous conferences and divisions, which were renamed and continued as the lower levels of the 1. liga. The previous skupina A and skupina B of the Čechy conference were designated skupina A1 and skupina A2, respectively, and the Morava conference was designated skupina B. Together the new 1. liga - sk. A1 and 1. liga - sk. B comprised the skill tier below the 1. liga - TOP divize, while 1. liga - sk. A2 represented the lowest tier of skill. Promotion and relegation between the TOP divize and skupina A1/B was possible via a best of three series played by the lowest ranked TOP divize team and the winner of the qualification series between the top teams from skupina A1 and skupina B. Likewise, promotion and relegation between skupina A1 and skupina A2 was also possible. 
The 1. liga was organized and operated by the Association of Women's Hockey League Clubs (Asociace Ligových Klubů Ženského Hokej, ALKŽH) during the 2010s until the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association in 2017. At that time, the 1. liga was divided into three separate leagues: the elite Women's Extraliga, the second-tier 1. liga žen, and the third-tier 2. liga žen.
=== League name history ===
Top women's ice hockey competition/league in Czechoslovakia
* 1985–1986: Turnaj v Klatovech
* 1986–1988: Pohár ÚV SSM
* 1988–1989: Pohár ČSSS
* 1989–1993: 1. liga
Top women's ice hockey league in the Czech Republic
* 1993–2012: 1. liga
* 2012–2017: 1. liga - TOP divize
* since 2017: Extraliga
Sources: 
==Teams==
=== 2023–24 season ===
Team 	Location 	Home venue
 	Kladno 	ČEZ Stadion
HC Baník Příbram 	Příbram 	
 	Beroun 	
HC Bobři Valašské Meziříčí	Valašské Meziříčí	
HC Falcons Sokol Karviná 	Karviná 	
SK Kadaň 	Kadaň 	Zimní stadion Kadaň
==== Team name history ====
* HC 2001 Kladno
:* 1986–1991: TJ Poldi SONP Kladno (Tělovýchovná jednota Poldi Spojené ocelárny, národní podnik Kladno)
:* 1991–1998: 
:* 1998–2001: HC Velvana Rebels Kladno
:* since 2001: HC 2001 Kladno
* HC Berounské Lvice
:* 1985–1992: TJ Lokomotiva Beroun
:* 1992–1993: HC Amazonky Lokomotiva Beroun
:* 1993–1996: HC H+S Beroun
:* since 1996: HC Berounské Lvice
===Former participants===
* (Brno), 2000–2017
* (Karviná), 2000–2021
:*1999–2017: SK Karviná
:*2017–2021: HC Býci Karviná
*HC Dračice Karlovy Vary (Karlovy Vary), –2012
* (Prague), 2002–2018
:*2002–2003: HC Letňany Sýkorky
:*2003–2018: HC Slavia Praha
*HC Slezan Opava (Opava), 
*HC TJ Tesla Pardubice, (Pardubice), 
*HC Vsetín (Vsetín), –2012 
*TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod (Havlíčkův Brod), 
*TJ Kovo Praha (Prague), 1984–
*TJ Sparta ČKD Praha (Prague), 1985–
*HC Plzeň (Plzeň), 1987–
**1987–1991: TJ Škoda Plzeň
**1991–1994: HC Škoda Plzeň
**1994–1995: HC Interconnex Plzeň
**1995–1997: HC ZKZ Plzeň (Hockey Club Západočeské keramické závody Plzeň}})
**1997–2003: HC Keramika Plzeň
**2003–2009: HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
**2009–2012: HC Plzeň 1929
**since 2012: HC Škoda Plzeň
* (Litvínov), 2010–2014 & 2017–2023
:*1986–1990: TJ CHZ Litvínov (Tělovýchovná jednota Chemické závody Litvínov)
:*1990–1991: HC CHZ Litvínov
:*1991–1994: HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
:*1994–1996: HC Litvínov, s.r.o.
:*1996–2007: HC Chemopetrol, a.s.
:*2007–2009: HC Litvínov
:*2009–2011: HC BENZINA Litvínov
:*2011–2023: HC Verva Litvínov
==Champions==
=== Champions by season ===
Season 	Champion 	Runner-up 	Third Place
Turnaj v Klatovech	Turnaj v Klatovech 	Turnaj v Klatovech 	Turnaj v Klatovech
1985 	TJ Kovo Praha 	 	
1986 	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha 	 	
Pohár ÚV SSM 	Pohár ÚV SSM 	Pohár ÚV SSM 	Pohár ÚV SSM
1986–87 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	TJ Škoda Plzeň 	TJ Poldi SONP Kladno
1987–88 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	 	TJ Poldi SONP Kladno
Pohár ČSSS 	Pohár ČSSS 	Pohár ČSSS 	Pohár ČSSS
1988–89 	TJ Škoda Plzeň 	TJ Locomotive Beroun 	TJ Poldi SONP Kladno
1. liga žen 	1. liga žen 	1. liga žen 	1. liga žen
1989–90 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	TJ Poldi SONP Kladno 	TJ Škoda Plzeň
1990–91 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	TJ Škoda Plzeň 	TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod
1991–92 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod 	TJ Škoda Plzeň
1992–93 	TJ Lokomotiva VČS Beroun 	TJ BKV Havlíčkův Brod 	TJ Škoda Plzeň
1993–94 	HC Škoda Plzeň 	Pardubice 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
1994–95 	HC Interconex Plzeň 	Pardubice 	HC Litvínov
1995–96 	HC Litvínov 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	Pardubice
1996–97 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	Hokej Brno 	HC Kladno 1988
1997–98 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	TJ Škoda Plzeň 	HC Slezan Opava
1998–99 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	TJ Lokomotiva Beroun 	HC Velvana Rebels Kladno
1999-2000 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	Pardubice 	HC Slezan Opava
2000–01 	HC Slezan Opava 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	HC Berounské Lvice
2001–02 	HC Slezan Opava 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	HC Berounské Lvice
2002–03 	HC Slezan Opava 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	HC 2001 Kladno
2003–04 	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 	HC Slezan Opava 	HC Berounské Lvice
2004–05 	HC Slezan Opava 	HC Berounské Lvice 	SK Karviná
2005–06 	HC Slezan Opava 	HC Slavia Praha 	HLC Bulldogs Brno
2006–07 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC 2001 Kladno 	HF Slezan Opava
2007–08 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC 2001 Kladno 	HLC Bulldogs Brno
2008–09 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC 2001 Kladno 	
2009–10 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC 2001 Kladno 	SK Karviná
2010–11 	HC Slavia Praha 	SK Karviná 	
2011–12 	HC Slavia Praha 	SK Karviná 	HC 2001 Kladno
2012–13 	SK Karviná 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC 2001 Kladno
2013–14 	SK Karviná 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC 2001 Kladno
2014–15 	HC Slavia Praha 	SK Karviná 	HC Verva Litvínov
2015–16 	HC Slavia Praha 	SK Karviná 	HC Verva Litvínov
2016–17 	HC Slavia Praha 	SK Karviná 	HC Verva Litvínov
Extraliga žen 	Extraliga žen 	Extraliga žen 	Extraliga žen
2017–18 	HC Slavia Praha 	HC Býci Karviná 	HC 2001 Kladno
2018–19 	HC Příbram 	HC Býci Karviná 	HC 2001 Kladno
2019–20 	HC Příbram 	HC Býci Karviná 	HC 2001 Kladno
2020–21 	Season not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.	Season not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.	Season not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 	HC Příbram 	HC Falcons Sokol Karviná 	HC 2001 Kladno
2022–23 	HC Příbram 	HC Falcons Sokol Karviná 	HC 2001 Kladno
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=== All-time champions ===
Team 	Titles	Years won
HC Slavia Praha 	10 	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
HC Berounské Lvice	6 	1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
HC Litvínov 	6 	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
HC Slezan Opava 	5 	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
HC Příbram 	4 	2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
HC Škoda Plzeň 	3 	1989, 1994, 1995
HC Býci Karviná 	2 	2013, 2014
TJ Kovo Praha 	1 	1985
TJ Sparta Praha 	1 	1986
== League records ==
All-time regular season records of the Women's Extraliga since the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association in 2017. Statistics are valid through the 2022–23 season.
===Single-season records===
* Most points: Karolína Kosinová, 38 points (17 games; 2022–23)
* Most points, defenseman: Karolína Kosinová, 38 points (17 games; 2022–23)
* Most goals: Sandra Halounová, 19 goals (12 games; 2022–23)
* Most assists: Karolína Kosinová, 32 assists (17 games; 2022–23)
* Most penalty minutes: Nikola Tomigová, 36 PIM (13 games; 2017–18)
* Best save percentage, over eight games played: Veronika Hladíková, .943 SVS% (10 games; 2017–18)
* Best goals against average, over eight games played: Julie Pejšová, 1.18 GAA (10 games; 2018–19)
* Most shutouts: Julie Pejšová, 4 shutouts (10 games; 2018–19)
Source: 
=== Career records ===
* Most points: Alexandra Halounová, 119 points (58 games; 2017–2023)
* Most points, defenceman: Karolína Kosinová, 94 points (59 games; 2017–2023)
* Best points per game, over ten games played: Adéla Šapovalivová, 2.83 points per game (12 games; 2020–2023)
* Most career games played, skater: Nozomi Kiribuchi, 72 games (2017–2023) 
* Most goals: Sandra Halounová, 57 goals (57 games; 2017–2023)
* Most assists: Karolína Kosinová, 76 assists (59 games; 2017–2023)
* Most penalty minutes: Kateřina Flachsová, 76 PIM (61 games; 2017–2023)
* Most games played, goaltender: Adéla Krejcárková, 42 games (2018–2023)
* Best save percentage, over fifteen games played: Julie Pejšová, .942 SV% (17 games; 2018–2023)
* Best goals against average, over fifteen games played: Julie Pejšová, 1.11 GAA (17 games; 2018–2023)
* Most shutouts: Kateřina Zechovská, 8 shutouts (36 games; 2017–2023)
Source: 
===All-time scoring leaders===
The top-ten regular season point-scorers in Women's Extraliga history, from the 2017–18 season through the 2022–23 season.
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; S = Seasons played; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty in minutes
Points
Nat	Player 	Pos	S	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	 	F 	5	58	51	68	119	34
 	 	F 	5	57	57	54	111	20
 	 	F 	5	46	39	59	98 	30
 	 	D 	6	59	18	76	94 	32
 	 	F 	5	61	52	30	82 	22
 	align="left"	F 	6	65	41	32	73 	30
 	align="left"	F 	5	68	46	24	70 	64
 	align="left"	F 	5	35	35	34	69 	10
 	align="left"	F 	5	50	35	32	67 	42
 	align="left"	F 	6	55	32	30	62 	30
==References==
==External links==
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