2018-19 Czech Chance Liga season

In 2018-19 season there were 15 teams playing this league. Every team played with each opponent four times (twice home and twice as visitors), so there were totally 60 rounds (every team had a 4 free rounds, so every team played 56 matches).

Format of the league
In the first phase, every team played each other four times, which made for a 56 games and 60 rounds of the regular season. The 56 game phase allowed each team to play two home games against each team, which also allowed every team to play two road games in every opposing team's arena. After the first phase, best eight teams played play-off (best-of-seven; 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, 3rd vs. 6th and 4th vs. 5th).

When the semifinals were over, two teams, which won in the semifinals played in group of two best teams from Chance Liga and two worst teams from Extraliga. Every team played each other four times (two home games and two road games). After that, two best teams are playing next season in Extraliga, two worst teams are playing in Chance Liga.

From season 2017-18, Chance Liga is unrelegationable and it expands, so for teams on 9th-15th place season is over. Into Chance Liga proceeded the best team of 2. Liga after the 2. liga superfinal.

Three points were awarded for a win in regular time, and two points for an overtime victory, while the defeated team in overtime got one point. If necessary, penalty shots were used to decide games after 5 minute 3-on-3 overtime.

Participants

 * Piráti Chomutov (from Tipsport Extraliga) (CHO)
 * HC Dynamo Pardubice (from Tipsport Extraliga) (PAR)
 * ČEZ Motor České Budějovice (from Chance Liga) (CEB)
 * Rytíři Kladno (from Chance Liga) (KLA)