Draci Brno (English: Brno Dragons) is a baseball team from Brno, Czech Republic. The team plays in the Czech Extraliga.

Draci Brno
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueCzech Extraliga
LocationBrno, Czech Republic
BallparkMěstský stadium
Established1972; 52 years ago (1972)
League championships22 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020)
ColorsBlack, white and gold
     
Městský stadium

History

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Draci Brno was founded as Slavia Brno VŠZ in 1972. In 1973, the team won the Czechoslovak amateur softball tournament and the next year they were invited to join the newly created national league organized by the Czechoslovak Association of Physical Education. Since then, the club has played every season on the top tier of Czechoslovak/Czech baseball, except for the 1993 season, when they were forced to play in a lower level league. That same year, the team changed its name to VSK VŠZ Draci Brno.[1]

Draci Brno won their first Extraliga title in 1995 and won every season back to back from 1995 to 2010. The club has the most titles with a total of 22.[2]

In 2016 the team participated in and won the inaugural and only season of the Euro League Baseball.[3]

Roster

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Draci Brno roster - Extraliga 2021
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches


Euro League Baseball

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Draci Brno is one of the four teams to start in the inaugural season of the Euro League Baseball.

2016 Euro League Baseball standings
Pos Team Pld HW HL AW AL GB PCT
1 Draci Brno 8 2 2 4 0 .750
2 Regensburg Legionäre 8 2 2 1 3 3 .375
3 Munich-Haar Disciples 8 2 2 1 3 3 .375
Source: [citation needed]

Achievements

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  • Extraliga : 25 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • European Champions Cup winner 1 (2024)
  • CEB Cup winner : 1 (2017)
  • 3rd European Cup : 2 (1998, 2004)

References

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  1. ^ "Draci Brno". Extraliga (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "O historii – Draci Baseball". draci.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "ELB is set to start 4-team inaugural season". euroleaguebaseball.com. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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