Kotlářka Praha

Kotlářka Praha
Logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueCzech Extraliga
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
BallparkStadion Markéta
Established1980 (1980)
League championships1 (2015)
ColorsBlue, red and white
     
ManagerJakub Vančura
Current uniforms
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Kotlářka Praha's stadium, Stadion Markéta

Kotlářka Praha is a baseball team based in Prague, Czech Republic. The club competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of baseball in the country, and won the championship in 2015, becoming the only Prague-based club to achieve this.

History

The team was established as the baseball section of the Kotlářka sports club (Sportovní klub Kotlářka) in 1980. From its inception until 2006, the club only fielded youth teams, as it lacked a proper baseball field. After 2006, Kotlářka began construction of a baseball stadium in Dejvice, Stadion Markéta, which was completed in time for the 2008 season.[1]

Kotlářka's senior team made its debut in 2008. In 2009, they were runners-up of the Czech Baseball 1. Liga, the second level of the Czech baseball system, earning promotion to the Extraliga, in which they debuted in 2010.[2] In their first Extraliga season, they finished fourth with a 14–14 record but were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Eagles Praha.[3]

In 2013, Kotlářka were runners-up in the Extraliga, losing the finals three games to one to Draci Brno.[4][5][6] This qualified them for the 2014 European Champions Cup in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, where they finished seventh with a 1–4 record, achieving their only win in the tournament against the Solingen Alligators.[7]

In 2014, Kotlářka again reached the finals, where they lost to Draci Brno, two games to three, in a repetition of the 2013 final.[8][9] In 2015, the club won the Czech championship, defeating Draci Brno three games to two in their third consecutive final series meeting.[10][11][12] As Czech champions, Kotlářka participated in the 2016 European Champions Cup, contested in Rimini and San Marino, where they finished last with a 0–3 record.[13]

After the 2021 season, the Czech Extraliga was reduced from ten teams to eight, with Kotlářka being demoted to the second league. They returned to the Extraliga in 2024.[14]

Six Kotlářka players were called to represent the Czech Republic at the 2026 World Baseball Classic: pitchers Lukáš Ercoli, Marek Minařík, Jan Novák and Daniel Padyšák, catcher Martin Červenka, and outfielder Max Prejda.[15]

Roster

Kotlářka Praha roster
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
  • 27 Czech Republic Štěpán Dupal
  • 63 Czech Republic Lukáš Ercoli
  • 44 Czech Republic Matyáš Fous
  • 66 Czech Republic David Hanousek
  • 34 Czech Republic Vít Hrdlička
  • 10 Czech Republic Jan Komorous
  • 29 Czech Republic David Křeček
  • 37 Czech Republic Daniel Kyzlink
  • 79 Czech Republic Jan Lorenc
  • 18 Czech Republic Jan Novák
  • 42 Czech Republic Daniel Padyšák
  • 32 Czech Republic Tomáš Plachý
  • 49 United States Wes Roemer
 Catchers
  • 13 Czech Republic Martin Červenka
  • 39 Czech Republic Šimon Drápela
  • 14 Czech Republic Kryštof Lukavský
  • 46 Czech Republic Jaroslav Moravec
  •  3 Czech Republic Denis Šmiřák

Infielders

  • 70 Czech Republic Nikolas Hluchý
  • 50 Czech Republic Viktor Hluchý
  •  6 Sweden Albin Käck
  • 11 Czech Republic Max Lukeš
  • 19 Czech Republic Benjamin Morgan
  • 15 Czech Republic Jáchym Puš
  • 25 Czech Republic Šimon Tuček

Outfielders

  • 48 Czech Republic Ondřej Blažka
  • 62 Czech Republic Tobiáš Güttler
  • 55 Czech Republic David Komorous
  • 88 Czech Republic Adam Matuška
  • 21 Czech Republic Max Prejda


 Manager
  • Czech Republic Jakub Vančura

Roster updated on 7 April 2026


Achievements

Season-by-season

Season League Regular season Postseason Ref.
Finish Wins Losses Pct. GB Wins Losses Result
2008 1. Liga 3rd 11 5 .688 4.5 1 2 Lost first round (Hroši Brno) [16]
2009 1. Liga 1st 14 1 .933 – 4 2 Lost final series (Hroši Brno) [17]
2010 Extraliga 4th 14 14 .500 11.0 1 3 Lost quarter finals (Eagles Praha) [18]
2011 Extraliga 2nd 25 10 .714 3.0 1 3 Lost semifinals (Technika Brno) [19]
2012 Extraliga 4th 19 15 .559 5.5 1 3 Lost semifinals (Draci Brno) [20]
2013 Extraliga 2nd 27 8 .771 2.0 4 4 Lost final series (Draci Brno) [21]
2014 Extraliga 3rd 23 12 .657 1.0 5 3 Lost final series (Draci Brno) [22]
2015 Extraliga 2nd 23 12 .657 6.0 6 2 Won final series (Draci Brno) [23]
2016 Extraliga 2nd 26 8 .765 0.5 5 4 Lost final series (Draci Brno) [24]
2017 Extraliga 6th 17 19 .472 14.0 0 1 Lost semifinals (Arrows Ostrava) [25]
2018 Extraliga 4th 19 8 .704 7.0 Did not qualify [26]
2019 Extraliga 5th 16 11 .593 8.0 Did not qualify [27]
2020 Extraliga 3rd 12 16 .667 3.0 1 2 Lost semifinals (Arrows Ostrava) [28]
2021 Extraliga 8th 10 17 .370 11.0 Did not qualify [29]
2022 1. Liga 3rd 9 5 .643 4.0 0 2 Lost semifinals (Skokani Olomouc) [30]
2023 1. Liga 1st 12 2 .857 – 0 2 Lost semifinals (SaBaT Praha) [31]
2024 Extraliga 6th 11 24 .314 14.0 Did not qualify [32]
2025 Extraliga 7th 13 22 .371 11.0 Did not qualify [33]

European Champions Cup record

Year Venue Finish Wins Losses Win% Manager
2014Netherlands Hoofddorp7th14.200Czech Republic Filip Smola
2016Italy Rimini / San Marino San Marino8th03.000Czech Republic Ondřej Chocholatý
Total17.125

References

  1. ↑ "Informace o klubu - Kotlářka Praha - Baseball". kotlarkapraha.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kotlářka Praha". extraliga.baseball.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sezona 2010". Baseball-stat.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Draci Brno a Kotlářka postoupili do finále baseballové extraligy". Brněnský deník (in Czech). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Finalisté baseballové Extraligy jsou odtajněni". iSport.cz (in Czech). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Osmnáctý titul získali baseballisté Draků Brno". iSport.cz (in Czech). 18 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "European Cup '14 Schedule". baseballstats.eu. Confederation of European Baseball. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ve finále baseballové extraligy se opět utkají Draci s Kotlářkou". Brněnský deník (in Czech). 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Draci Brno znovu mistry, tentokrát však velmi těsně". ČT sport (in Czech). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Baseballové finále: Kotlářka chce Drakům překazit útok na 20. titul!". iSport.cz (in Czech). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Kotlarka Prague wins Czech Baseball Championship". mister-baseball.com. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Yearbook 2015" (PDF). Confederation of European Baseball. p. 35. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "European Cup '16 Schedule". baseballstats.eu. Confederation of European Baseball. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Ferková, Zuzana (23 August 2023). "Kotlářka Praha returns to Extraliga. Technika Brno will play in the First League". Milujeme Baseball (in Czech). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Duda, Jeff (10 February 2026). "2026 World Baseball Classic: A Breakdown of Czechia's Roster For International Baseball's Big Event". World Baseball Network (in Czech). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "1. Liga 2008". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "1. Liga 2009". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Extraliga 2010". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Extraliga 2011". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Extraliga 2012". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Extraliga 2013". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Extraliga 2014". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Extraliga 2015". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Extraliga 2016". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Extraliga 2017". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "Extraliga 2018". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Extraliga 2019". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "Extraliga 2020". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "Extraliga 2021". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "1. Liga 2022". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  31. ↑ "1. Liga 2023". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  32. ↑ "Extraliga 2024". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  33. ↑ "Extraliga 2025". baseball.cz. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
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