KB Extraliga

KB Extraliga
Current season or competition: 2012–13 Extraliga season
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1993
Number of teams	8
Country	Czech Republic
Holders	RC Praga (2013-14)

The KB Extraliga is a rugby club competition played in the Czech Republic and is the top level of rugby in the country. There is promotion between the KB Extraliga and the next (and only other) level down, the KB První Liga. As the name implies, the league is sponsored by Komerční banka (KB).

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 Říčany 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 its present name in 2003, when KB started sponsoring the Czech Rugby Union, as well as the national teams and leagues.

Current teams

2012–13 season

Dragon Brno

Praga Rugby

Slavia Prague

Sparta Prague

Tatra Smíchov

Říčany

Vyškov

Havířov

Location of teams in the KB Extraliga 2012-13

Club	Full name	City	Stadium
RC Dragon Brno	Rugby Club Dragon Brno	Maloměřice (Brno)	N/A
Praga Rugby	Praga Rugby	Vysočany (Prague)	N/A
RC Říčany	Rugby Club Říčany	Říčany	Stadion Josefa Kohouta
RC Slavia Prague	Rugby Club Slavia Praha	Vršovice (Prague)	N/A
RC Sparta Prague	Rugby Club Sparta Praha	Prague 9 (Prague)	Podvinný mlýn
RC Tatra Smíchov	Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov	Smíchov (Prague)	Stadion ragby Císařka
RC Vyškov	Rugby Club Vyškov	Vyškov	Areál Jana Navrátila
RC Havířov	Rugby Club Rental.cz Havířov	Havířov	Astronautů 2

Results^[1]

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

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Place
1993	RC Vyškov
1994	RC Vyškov
1995	RC Tatra Smíchov
1996	RC Říčany
1997	RC Tatra Smíchov
1998	RC Sparta Prague
1999	RC Sparta Prague
2000	RC Dragon Brno
2001	RC Říčany	15-11	TJ Praga	Stadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany
2002	TJ Praga	53-30	RC Tatra Smíchov	Stadion ragby Císařka, Prague
2003	RC Tatra Smíchov	20-15	RC Říčany	Stadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany
2004	RC Říčany	36-12	RC Vyškov	Areál Jana Navrátila, Vyškov
2005	RC Říčany	23-20	RC Tatra Smíchov	Stadion ragby Císařka, Prague
2006	RC Říčany	12-6	RC Tatra Smíchov
2007	RC Tatra Smíchov	13-12	RC Říčany	Stadion ragby Císařka, Prague
2008	RC Tatra Smíchov	17-9	RC Říčany	Synot Tip Arena, Prague
2010	RC Slavia Prague	11-10	RC Tatra Smíchov	Synot Tip Arena, Prague
2011	RC Říčany	21-10 (aet)	RC Slavia Prague	Stadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany
2012	RC Říčany	25-11	RC RENTAL.CZ Havířov	Stadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany

|- |align=left|2013 |RC Tatra Smíchov |align=center|39-20 |RC Praga Praha |align=left|Stadion Smíchov |}

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Říčany	7	N/A	1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
Tatra Smíchov	5	N/A	1995, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008
Sparta Prague	2	N/A	1998, 1999
Vyškov	2	N/A	1993, 1994
Dragon Brno	1	N/A	2000
Praga Rugby	1	N/A	2002
Slavia Prague	1	0	2010

Regions

The following table lists the Czech rugby champions by region.

Region	Titles	Winning Clubs
Prague	9	Tatra Smíchov (5), Sparta Prague (2), Praga Rugby (1), Slavia Prague (1)
Central Bohemia	7	Říčany (7)
South Moravia	3	Vyškov (2), Dragon Brno (1)

Notes

1. With 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.

See also

• Rugby union in the Czech Republic

External links

• 80 let Českého Ragby 1926-2006 (80 years of Czech Rugby 1926-2006)