In 2020-21 Czech Chance Liga season there are 18 teams playing this league. There should have been 51 games for each team in the regular season and then play-offs for the best 12 teams.
For this season, Rytíři Kladno were relegated from Tipsport Extraliga and SC Kolín, HC Stadion Vrchlabí and Draci Šumperk advanced from 2. Liga. Before the season, Piráti Chomutov were excluded due to financial problems. This season is unrelegatious due to COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 8, 2020, the government made some anti-pandemic restrictions including no cultural and sports events between October 12 - 25. This caused that rounds 11 - 15 had to be postponed. Later, this restriction was extended to November 1. Round 16 had to be postponed as well. On October 30, 2020, this restriction was once again extended until the November 20. This caused that the rounds 17 - 20 also had to be postponed. On November 13, the Czech Hockey decided to shorten the regular season to 34 games and the game schedule also had to be changed. On November 18, the Czech Hockey made new game schedule.
Participants
| Team | In Chance Liga since | Previous standing | Arena and capacity | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rytíři Kladno (KLA) | 2020 | Relegation from Tipsport Extraliga | ČEZ STADION KLADNO (5,200) | David Čermák | Tomáš Plekanec |
| HC Zubr Přerov (PRE) | 2015 | 2nd | MEO Aréna Přerov (3,000) | Vladimír Kočara | Tomáš Doležal |
| VHK ROBE Vsetín (VSE) | 2017 | 3rd | Zimní stadion Na Lapači (5,386) | Jan Srdínko | Tomáš Kudělka |
| AZ Havířov (HAV) | 2013 | 5th | Gascontrol Aréna (5,100) | Jiří Režnar | Jan Maruna |
| HC Stadion Litoměřice (LIT) | 2010 | 6th | Kalich Arena (1,750) | David Bruk | Jan Výtisk |
| HC Slavia Praha (PRA) | 2015 | 7th | Zimní stadion Eden (5,138) | Martin Štrba | Jan Novák |
| HC Poruba (POR) | 2018 | 8th | RT TORAX ARENA (5,000) | František Výborný | Jakub Teper |
| HC Dukla Jihlava (JIH) | 2018 | 9th | CZ LOKO ARÉNA (6,500) | Viktor Ujčík | Josef Skořepa |
| SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč (TRE) | 1997 | 10th | Zimní stadion města Třebíče - KHNP ARENA (5,000) | Jaroslav Barvíř | Lukáš Nedvídek |
| HC Frýdek-Místek (FRM) | 2016 | 11th | Hala Polárka (2,056) | Mgr. Vlastimil Wojnar | Milan Mikulík |
| LHK Jestřábi Prostějov (PRO) | 2014 | 12th | Zimní stadion Prostějov (5,125) | Jiří Šejba | Tomáš Kaut |
| HC Benátky nad Jizerou (BNJ) | 2008 | 13th | Zimní stadion Benátky nad Jizerou (1,700) | Valdemar Jiruš | Petr Kolmann |
| HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem (UNL) | 2008 | 14th | Zimní stadion Ústí nad Labem (6,500) | Miroslav Mach | Michal Trávníček |
| SK Kadaň (KAD) | 1998 | 15th | Zimní stadion Kadaň (3,000) | Petr Rosol | Jakub Trefný |
| HC Baník Sokolov (SOK) | 2019 | 16th | Zimní stadion v Sokolově (3,400) | Tomáš Hamara | Tomáš Rohan |
| HC Stadion Vrchlabí (VRC) | 2020 | Promotion from 2. Liga | DD Elektromont aréna (1,976) | Václav Baďouček | Tomáš Jirků |
| SC Kolín (KOL) | 2020 | Promotion from 2. Liga | Zimní stadion Kolín (4,500) | Petr Martínek | David Šafránek |
| Draci Šumperk (SUM) | 2020 | Promotion from 2. Liga | ŠKODA aréna (3,500) | Martin Sobotka | Petr Gewiese |
League Format
In the regular season, every team should have played each other three times which should have made for 51 games. On November 13, the Czech Hockey decided to shorten the regular season to 34 games (team play each other twice).
Teams on the 1st-4th place after the regular season proceed straight to the quarterfinals. Teams on the 5th-12th place go to the 1st round of the play-off (best-of-five; 5th vs. 12th, 6th vs. 11th and so on). Winners of the 1st rounds proceed into the quarterfinals (best-of-seven; 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th and so on). Winners of the quarterfinals go to the semifinals (best-of-seven; 1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). Winners of the semifinals proceed into the finals (best-of-seven). Winner of the finals proceeds into the Tipsport Extraliga for the next season.
For season 2020-21, Chance Liga is unrelegatious due to COVID-19 pandemic just as the Tipsport Extraliga, so teams on 13th-18th place after the regular season end their season. No team is relegated into Chance Liga from Tipsport Extraliga for the next season. Into Chance Liga proceeds the best team of 2. Liga after the Group of Winners of the 2. Liga.
In regular season, three points are awarded for a win in regular time, and two points for an overtime victory, while the defeated team in overtime gets one point. If it is necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after five-minute overtime 3 vs. 3. Twenty-minute overime 5 vs. 5 and, if necessary, penalty shots are used in the first 3 matches of the 1st rounds of the play-off and first 4 matches of the quaterfinals, semifinals and final. Continued overtime 5 vs. 5 is used in 4th and 5th matches of 1st rounds of the play-off and 5th, 6th and 7th matches of the quaterfinals, semifinals and final.
Teams have to play at least 50% of their games in the regular season to proceed into play-offs and at least 50% of all their games to advance into Tipsport Extraliga. If a team is placed into quarantine in the regular season, their games must be played within 40 days from the original date. If some match will not be played within 40 days from its original date, the match will be considered unplayed. If some team will not play all its matches, their average point gain will be counted into the final standings. If some team will not be able to play a play-off match, this match will be contumed in favor od the opponent without any reimbursement. If the play-offs will have to end prematurely, in the Tipsport extraliga will advance the best team from the regular season which have not been knocked out from the play-offs yet.
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2020 | KLA - KOL | 7:1 |
| September 12, 2020 | VSE - SUM | 6:0 |
| September 12, 2020 | HAV - SOK | 1:2 |
| September 12, 2020 | POR - BNJ | 3:1 |
| September 12, 2020 | JIH - PRO | 3:2 |
| September 14, 2020 | PRA - UNL | 1:3 |
| October 5, 2020 | PRE - VRC | 0:5 WO |
| January 25, 2021 | LIT - KAD | |
| February 3, 2021 | TRE - FRM |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2020 | PRO - TRE | 6:3 |
| September 16, 2020 | BNJ - JIH | 4:1 |
| September 16, 2020 | UNL - POR | 3:4 SO |
| September 16, 2020 | SOK - LIT | 12:5 |
| September 16, 2020 | SUM - HAV | 2:3 OT |
| October 7, 2020 | KLA - PRE | 3:2 |
| December 14, 2020 | KOL - FRM | |
| January 11, 2021 | VRC - VSE | |
| February 20, 2021 | KAD - PRA |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2020 | PRE - KOL | 4:5 OT |
| September 19, 2020 | VSE - KLA | 4:3 OT |
| September 19, 2020 | LIT - SUM | 5:3 |
| September 19, 2020 | PRA - SOK | 3:2 OT |
| September 19, 2020 | POR - KAD | 11:1 |
| September 19, 2020 | JIH - UNL | 5:1 |
| November 25, 2020 | TRE - BNJ | |
| December 3, 2020 | HAV - VRC | |
| December 3, 2020 | FRM - PRO |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2020 | KOL - PRO | 2:3 OT |
| September 23, 2020 | BNJ - FRM | 5:2 |
| September 23, 2020 | KAD - JIH | 2:5 |
| September 23, 2020 | SOK - POR | 2:3 |
| September 23, 2020 | SUM - PRA | 0:4 |
| September 23, 2020 | KLA - HAV | 5:1 |
| September 23, 2020 | PRE - VSE | 3:1 |
| December 1, 2020 | UNL - TRE | |
| December 12, 2020 | VRC - LIT |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2020 | LIT - KLA | 3:2 OT |
| September 26, 2020 | PRA - VRC | 4:3 SO |
| September 26, 2020 | POR - SUM | 4:1 |
| September 26, 2020 | JIH - SOK | 2:3 OT |
| September 26, 2020 | FRM - UNL | 6:0 |
| September 26, 2020 | PRO - BNJ | 6:5 OT |
| December 9, 2020 | TRE - KAD | |
| December 16, 2020 | HAV - PRE | |
| January 20, 2021 | VSE - KOL |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2020 | KLA - PRA | 2:4 |
| September 28, 2020 | UNL - PRO | 4:1 |
| September 28, 2020 | KAD - FRM | 2:3 |
| September 28, 2020 | SUM - JIH | 2:3 |
| September 28, 2020 | VRC - POR | 3:2 |
| September 28, 2020 | VSE - HAV | 4:2 |
| October 7, 2020 | BNJ - KOL | 5:4 |
| November 21, 2020 | SOK - TRE | |
| December 3, 2020 | PRE - LIT |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2020 | SOK - FRM | 1:5 |
| September 30, 2020 | LIT - VSE | 3:4 |
| September 30, 2020 | PRA - PRE | 3:2 |
| September 30, 2020 | POR - KLA | 4:3 SO |
| September 30, 2020 | JIH - VRC | 5:3 |
| September 30, 2020 | PRO - KAD | 8:1 |
| September 30, 2020 | BNJ - UNL | 3:2 OT |
| December 1, 2020 | HAV - KOL | |
| February 20, 2021 | TRE - SUM |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2020 | KAD - BNJ | 4:3 SO |
| October 3, 2020 | SOK - PRO | 5:2 |
| October 3, 2020 | SUM - FRM | 5:0 |
| October 3, 2020 | PRE - POR | 3:0 |
| November 28, 2020 | HAV - LIT | |
| December 12, 2020 | KOL - UNL | |
| December 16, 2020 | KLA - JIH | |
| January 4, 2021 | VRC - TRE | |
| January 27, 2021 | VSE - PRA |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2020 | FRM - VRC | 3:5 |
| October 7, 2020 | PRO - SUM | 3:4 |
| November 25, 2020 | POR - VSE | |
| December 12, 2020 | TRE - KLA | |
| January 4, 2021 | UNL - KAD | |
| January 11, 2021 | LIT - KOL | |
| January 25, 2021 | PRA - HAV | |
| January 27, 2021 | JIH - PRE | |
| February 3, 2021 | BNJ - SOK |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2020 | KOL - KAD | 2:3 |
| October 10, 2020 | SUM - BNJ | 2:3 |
| October 10, 2020 | VRC - PRO | 2:5 |
| October 10, 2020 | KLA - FRM | 3:5 |
| December 3, 2020 | SOK - UNL | |
| December 8, 2020 | PRE - TRE | |
| December 9, 2020 | VSE - JIH | |
| February 20, 2021 | HAV - POR | |
| February 24, 2021 | LIT - PRA |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2020 | BNJ - VRC | |
| November 21, 2020 | FRM - PRE | |
| November 21, 2020 | JIH - HAV | |
| November 28, 2020 | TRE - VSE | |
| December 1, 2020 | POR - LIT | |
| December 1, 2020 | PRO - KLA | |
| December 16, 2020 | PRA - KOL | |
| January 11, 2020 | KAD - SOK | |
| January 11, 2020 | UNL - SUM |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2020 | LIT - JIH | |
| November 25, 2020 | VRC - UNL | |
| November 25, 2020 | KOL - SOK | |
| December 1, 2020 | VSE - FRM | |
| December 16, 2020 | SUM - KAD | |
| January 11, 2021 | HAV - TRE | |
| January 11, 2021 | PRA - POR | |
| January 11, 2021 | PRE - PRO | |
| January 11, 2021 | KLA - BNJ |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2020 | FRM - HAV | |
| November 28, 2020 | POR - KOL | |
| December 1, 2020 | BNJ - PRE | |
| December 1, 2020 | JIH - PRA | |
| December 1, 2020 | SOK - SUM | |
| December 1, 2020 | KAD - VRC | |
| December 16, 2020 | TRE - LIT | |
| December 16, 2020 | PRO - VSE | |
| January 25, 2021 | UNL - KLA |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2020 | HAV - PRO | 4:1 |
| November 28, 2020 | PRE - UNL | |
| December 3, 2020 | POR - JIH | |
| December 3, 2020 | VSE - BNJ | |
| December 3, 2020 | PRA - TRE | |
| December 3, 2020 | KOL - SUM | |
| December 3, 2020 | KLA - KAD | |
| January 27, 2021 | LIT - FRM | |
| January 27, 2021 | VRC - SOK |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2020 | UNL - VSE | |
| December 5, 2020 | FRM - PRA | |
| December 5, 2020 | SOK - KLA | |
| December 5, 2020 | KAD - PRE | |
| December 5, 2020 | BNJ - HAV | |
| December 5, 2020 | PRO - LIT | |
| December 5, 2020 | TRE - POR | |
| December 5, 2020 | JIH - KOL | |
| December 5, 2020 | SUM - VRC |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2020 | VSE - KAD | 4:2 |
| December 9, 2020 | POR - FRM | |
| December 9, 2020 | LIT - BNJ | |
| December 9, 2020 | HAV - UNL | |
| December 9, 2020 | KOL - VRC | |
| December 9, 2020 | PRA - PRO | |
| December 9, 2020 | PRE - SOK | |
| December 9, 2020 | KLA - SUM | |
| February 24, 2021 | JIH - TRE |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2020 | UNL - LIT | 5:4 OT |
| December 12, 2020 | SOK - VSE | |
| December 12, 2020 | KAD - HAV | |
| December 12, 2020 | PRO - POR | |
| December 12, 2020 | FRM - JIH | |
| December 12, 2020 | BNJ - PRA | |
| December 12, 2020 | SUM - PRE | |
| January 25, 2021 | TRE - KOL | |
| February 3, 2021 | VRC - KLA |
Round 18
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2021 | BNJ - POR | |
| January 6, 2021 | FRM - TRE | |
| January 6, 2021 | PRO - JIH | |
| January 6, 2021 | UNL - PRA | |
| January 6, 2021 | KAD - LIT | |
| January 6, 2021 | SOK - HAV | |
| January 6, 2021 | SUM - VSE | |
| January 6, 2021 | VRC - PRE | |
| January 6, 2021 | KOL - KLA |
Round 19
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2021 | PRA - KAD | |
| January 9, 2021 | POR - UNL | |
| January 9, 2021 | PRE - KLA | |
| January 9, 2021 | VSE - VRC | |
| January 9, 2021 | HAV - SUM | |
| January 9, 2021 | LIT - SOK | |
| January 9, 2021 | FRM - KOL | |
| January 9, 2021 | JIH - BNJ | |
| January 9, 2021 | TRE - PRO |
Round 20
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2021 | BNJ - TRE | |
| January 13, 2021 | PRO - FRM | |
| January 13, 2021 | UNL - JIH | |
| January 13, 2021 | KAD - POR | |
| January 13, 2021 | SOK - PRA | |
| January 13, 2021 | SUM - LIT | |
| January 13, 2021 | VRC - HAV | |
| January 13, 2021 | KLA - VSE | |
| January 13, 2021 | KOL - PRE |
Round 21
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2021 | PRA - SUM | |
| January 16, 2021 | POR - SOK | |
| January 16, 2021 | VSE - PRE | |
| January 16, 2021 | HAV - KLA | |
| January 16, 2021 | LIT - VRC | |
| January 16, 2021 | FRM - BNJ | |
| January 16, 2021 | PRO - KOL | |
| January 16, 2021 | JIH - KAD | |
| January 16, 2021 | TRE - UNL |
Round 22
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2020 | KOL - VSE | 3:0 |
| January 20, 2021 | BNJ - PRO | |
| January 20, 2021 | UNL - FRM | |
| January 20, 2021 | KAD - TRE | |
| January 20, 2021 | SOK - JIH | |
| January 20, 2021 | SUM - POR | |
| January 20, 2021 | VRC - PRA | |
| January 20, 2021 | KLA - LIT | |
| January 20, 2021 | PRE - HAV |
Round 23
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2021 | PRA - KLA | |
| January 23, 2021 | POR - VRC | |
| January 23, 2021 | HAV - VSE | |
| January 23, 2021 | LIT - PRE | |
| January 23, 2021 | FRM - KAD | |
| January 23, 2021 | PRO - UNL | |
| January 23, 2021 | KOL - BNJ | |
| January 23, 2021 | JIH - SUM | |
| January 23, 2021 | TRE - SOK |
Round 24
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2020 | PRE - PRA | 4:2 |
| November 21, 2020 | VSE - LIT | |
| November 28, 2020 | FRM - SOK | |
| November 28, 2020 | VRC - JIH | |
| January 27, 2021 | UNL - BNJ | |
| January 27, 2021 | KAD - PRO | |
| January 27, 2021 | SUM - TRE | |
| January 27, 2021 | KLA - POR | |
| January 27, 2021 | KOL - HAV |
Round 25
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2021 | PRA - VSE | |
| January 30, 2021 | POR - PRE | |
| January 30, 2021 | UNL - KOL | |
| January 30, 2021 | LIT - HAV | |
| January 30, 2021 | PRO - SOK | |
| January 30, 2021 | BNJ - KAD | |
| January 30, 2021 | FRM - SUM | |
| January 30, 2021 | JIH - KLA | |
| January 30, 2021 | TRE - VRC |
Round 26
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2020 | SOK - BNJ | 5:1 |
| January 25, 2021 | VRC - FRM | |
| February 1, 2021 | KLA - TRE | |
| February 3, 2021 | VSE - POR | |
| February 3, 2021 | HAV - PRA | |
| February 3, 2021 | KAD - UNL | |
| February 3, 2021 | SUM - PRO | |
| February 3, 2021 | PRE - JIH | |
| February 3, 2021 | KOL - LIT |
Round 27
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2021 | PRA - LIT | |
| February 7, 2021 | POR - HAV | |
| February 7, 2021 | UNL - SOK | |
| February 7, 2021 | KLA - FRM | |
| February 7, 2021 | BNJ - SUM | |
| February 7, 2021 | KAD - KOL | |
| February 7, 2021 | PRO - VRC | |
| February 7, 2021 | JIH - VSE | |
| February 7, 2021 | TRE - PRE |
Round 28
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2021 | VSE - TRE | |
| February 17, 2021 | HAV - JIH | |
| February 17, 2021 | LIT - POR | |
| February 17, 2021 | SOK - KAD | |
| February 17, 2021 | SUM - UNL | |
| February 17, 2021 | VRC - BNJ | |
| February 17, 2021 | KLA - PRO | |
| February 17, 2021 | PRE - FRM | |
| February 17, 2021 | KOL - PRA |
Round 29
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2020 | POR - PRA | 0:1 |
| December 14, 2020 | TRE - HAV | |
| February 1, 2021 | KAD - SUM | |
| February 20, 2021 | UNL - VRC | |
| February 20, 2021 | FRM - VSE | |
| February 20, 2021 | PRO - PRE | |
| February 20, 2021 | BNJ - KLA | |
| February 20, 2021 | SOK - KOL | |
| February 20, 2021 | JIH - LIT |
Round 30
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2020 | LIT - TRE | 4:3 OT |
| February 1, 2021 | PRA - JIH | |
| February 24, 2021 | VSE - PRO | |
| February 24, 2021 | HAV - FRM | |
| February 24, 2021 | SUM - SOK | |
| February 24, 2021 | VRC - KAD | |
| February 24, 2021 | KLA - UNL | |
| February 24, 2021 | PRE - BNJ | |
| February 24, 2021 | KOL - POR |
Round 31
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2021 | UNL - PRE | |
| February 27, 2021 | FRM - LIT | |
| February 27, 2021 | PRO - HAV | |
| February 27, 2021 | KAD - KLA | |
| February 27, 2021 | SOK - VRC | |
| February 27, 2021 | BNJ - VSE | |
| February 27, 2021 | JIH - POR | |
| February 27, 2021 | TRE - PRA | |
| February 27, 2021 | SUM - KOL |
Round 32
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2021 | VSE - UNL | |
| March 3, 2021 | HAV - BNJ | |
| March 3, 2021 | LIT - PRO | |
| March 3, 2021 | POR - TRE | |
| March 3, 2021 | VRC - SUM | |
| March 3, 2021 | KLA - SOK | |
| March 3, 2021 | PRE - KAD | |
| March 3, 2021 | PRA - FRM | |
| March 3, 2021 | KOL - JIH |
Round 33
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2021 | UNL - HAV | |
| March 6, 2021 | FRM - POR | |
| March 6, 2021 | PRO - PRA | |
| March 6, 2021 | BNJ - LIT | |
| March 6, 2021 | KAD - VSE | |
| March 6, 2021 | SOK - PRE | |
| March 6, 2021 | TRE - JIH | |
| March 6, 2021 | VRC - KOL | |
| March 6, 2021 | SUM - KLA |
Round 34
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2021 | VSE - SOK | |
| March 8, 2021 | HAV - KAD | |
| March 8, 2021 | LIT - UNL | |
| March 8, 2021 | POR - PRO | |
| March 8, 2021 | JIH - FRM | |
| March 8, 2021 | KLA - VRC | |
| March 8, 2021 | PRE - SUM | |
| March 8, 2021 | PRA - BNJ | |
| March 8, 2021 | KOL - TRE |
Round 35 - 51
canceled
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