Czech Women's Extraliga
The Czech Women's Ice Hockey Extraliga () or Women's Extraliga () 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  (), in which teams from across Czechoslovakia gathered in Klatovy to play a traditional tournament. First contested in 1985, the inaugural champion of the  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  ().  from Beroun won the  in both the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons.  

During the 1988–89 season, teams competed for the  (). TJ Škoda Plzeň won the  in 1989. 

Ahead of the 1989–90 season, the league was named the  (), shortened to  or . TJ Lokomotiva Beroun were the first champions of the  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  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 () and Morava (), 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  (sk. A; 'Group A') and  (sk. B; 'Group B').  was for the most skilled teams and engaged in a system of promotion and relegation with . 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 . The  represented a new division above the previous conferences and divisions, which were renamed and continued as the lower levels of the . The previous  and  of the Čechy conference were designated  and , respectively, and the Morava conference was designated . Together the new  and  comprised the skill tier below the , while  represented the lowest tier of skill. Promotion and relegation between the  and  was possible via a best of three series played by the lowest ranked  team and the winner of the qualification series between the top teams from  and . Likewise, promotion and relegation between  and  was also possible.           

The  was organized and operated by the Association of Women's Hockey League Clubs (, ALKŽH) during the 2010s until the league came under the oversight of the Czech Ice Hockey Association in 2017. At that time, the  was divided into three separate leagues: the elite Women's Extraliga, the second-tier , and the third-tier .

League name history 
Top women's ice hockey competition/league in Czechoslovakia
 1985–1986: 
 1986–1988: 
 1988–1989: 
 1989–1993: 
Top women's ice hockey league in the Czech Republic
 1993–2012: 
 2012–2017: 
 since 2017: 
Sources:

Teams

2023–24 season

Team name history 
 HC 2001 Kladno
 1986–1991: TJ Poldi SONP 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
HC Verva Litvínov
1986–1990: TJ CHZ 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
since 2011: HC Verva Litvínov

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 ()
1997–2003: HC Keramika Plzeň
2003–2009: HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
2009–2012: HC Plzeň 1929
since 2012: HC Škoda Plzeň

Champions

Champions by season 

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All-time champions

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 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

References

External links
  
 League information and statistics from , and , and  

Ice hockey leagues in the Czech Republic
Ice hockey leagues in Czechoslovakia
Women's ice hockey leagues in Europe
Women's sports leagues in the Czech Republic
1984 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Sports leagues established in 1984