Extraliga ragby XV
Introduction The '''Extraliga rugby XV''' 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 1.Liga ragby XV.The league used to be known as KB Extraliga due to sponsorship by Komerční banka (KB) 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 Mountfield 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 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. In 2021 the name changed to '''Extraliga ragby XV'''.
Current teams '''2024 season'''ClubFull nameCityStadiumRC Dragon BrnoRugby Club Dragon BrnoBrnoBrno - Maloměřice, Cacovická ul., Za mlýnem RC Praga PrahaRugby Club Praga RugbyPrague 9Praha 9 - Vysočany, u Rokytky 1025/37RC Mountfield ŘíčanyRugby Club Mountfield ŘíčanyŘíčanyStadion Josefa Kohouta, Široká 150/22RC Slavia PragueRugby Club Slavia PrahaPrague 10Praha 10 - Eden, Vladivostocká 10RC Sparta PragueRugby Club Sparta PrahaPrague 9Aréna Sparta Podvinný mlýn - Kovanecká 2405/27RC Tatra SmíchovRugby Club Tatra SmíchovPrague 5Stadion ragby Císařka, Podbělohorská (Smrčínská) streetRC VyškovJIMI Rugby Club VyškovVyškovAreál Jana Navrátila, Purkyňova 419RC ZlínRugby Club ZlínZlínStadion Mládeže, Hradská 854
Results 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. ''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'''JIMI RC Vyškov''' RC Říčany1994'''JIMI RC Vyškov''' TJ Praga Praha1995'''RC Tatra Smíchov''' RC Sparta Prague1996'''RC Říčany''' 6:9, 23:9 RC Dragon Brno1997'''RC Tatra Smíchov''' 21:10, 7:10 RC Říčany1998'''RC Sparta Prague''' 24:23, 15:18 TJ Praga Praha1999'''RC Sparta Prague'''  18:5, 24:37, 6:13 RC Říčany2000'''RC Dragon Brno''' 24:29, 44:3, 22:28 JIMI RC Vyškov2001'''RC Říčany'''15-11TJ Praga PrahaStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2002'''TJ Praga Praha'''53-30RC Tatra SmíchovStadion ragby Císařka, Prague2003'''RC Tatra Smíchov'''20-15RC ŘíčanyStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2004'''RC Říčany'''36-12JIMI RC VyškovAreál Jana Navrátila, Vyškov2005'''RC Říčany'''23-20RC Tatra SmíchovStadion ragby Císařka, Prague2006'''RC Říčany'''12-6RC Tatra SmíchovStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2007'''RC Tatra Smíchov'''13-12RC ŘíčanyStadion ragby Císařka, Prague2008'''RC Tatra Smíchov'''17-9RC ŘíčanySynot Tip Arena, Prague2010'''RC Slavia Prague'''11-10RC Tatra SmíchovSynot Tip Arena, Prague2011'''RC Mountfield Říčany'''21-10RC Slavia PragueStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2012'''RC Mountfield Říčany'''25-11RC Rental.cz HavířovStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2013'''RC Tatra Smíchov'''39-20RC Praga PrahaStadion ragby Císařka, Praha 5 - Smíchov2014'''RC Praga Praha'''23-10RC Sparta PraguePraga (Praha 9-Vysočany)2015'''RC Praga Praha'''41-7JIMI RC VyškovPraga (Praha 9-Vysočany)2016'''JIMI RC Vyškov'''29-20RC Tatra SmíchovAreál Jana Navrátila, Vyškov2017'''RC Sparta Prague'''20-6RC Tatra SmíchovStadion ČSRU Markéta, Praha 6 - Petřiny2018'''RC Tatra Smíchov'''30-19JIMI RC VyškovStadion ragby Císařka, Praha 5 - Smíchov2019'''RC Sparta Prague'''40-3RC Tatra SmíchovAréna Sparta, Podvinný mlýn, Praha 92020''cancelled''2021'''RC Mountfield Říčany'''''not played''JIMI RC Vyškov2022'''RC Mountfield Říčany'''45-8RC Tatra Smíchov2023'''RC Mountfield Říčany''' 16-9RC Sparta Prague
Performance by club  Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years RC Mountfield Říčany   1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023 RC Tatra Smíchov   1995, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018 RC Sparta Prague   1998, 1999, 2017, 2019 RC Praga Praha   2002, 2014, 2015 JIMI RC Vyškov   1993, 1994, 2016 RC Dragon Brno   2000 RC Slavia Prague   2010 RC Havířov   === Regions ===The following table lists the Czech rugby champions by region. Region Titles Winning clubs   Tatra Smíchov (7), Sparta Prague (4), Praga Rugby (3), Slavia Prague (1)   Mountfield Říčany (10)    JIMI Vyškov (3),  Dragon Brno (1)
See also * Rugby union in the Czech Republic
External links *  80 let Českého Ragby 1926-2006 (80 years of Czech Rugby 1926-2006)