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Upcoming season or competition: 2024–25 Czech 1. Liga season | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Most recent champion(s) | VHK Vsetín (2nd title) |
| Promotion to | Czech Extraliga |
| Relegation to | Czech 2.liga |
| Related competitions | Czech Extraliga Czech 2.liga |
| Official website | hokej.cz/maxa-liga |
The Maxa liga[1] is the second-highest level of professional ice hockey in the Czech Republic, after the Extraliga. It began in 1993 and is run and administered by Czech Ice Hockey Association.
Until 2015, the league was known as the 1st Czech National Hockey League. It was then known as the WSM Liga until 2018,[2] and the Chance Liga until 2024.[3]
- ^ Čekal, Tomáš (21 June 2024). "Hokejová Chance liga se nově stává Maxa ligou". BPA sport marketing (Press release). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "WSM Liga další čtyři sezony! Svaz prodloužil spolupráci s WSM do jara 2020". Hokej.cz. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Chance liga. Druhá nejvyšší hokejová soutěž změní název". iDNES.cz. Mafra. Czech News Agency. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2024.