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628:Runners-up
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244:Roger Deago
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130:Most titles
120:champion(s)
118:Most recent
1519:Categories
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929:(in Czech)
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825:References
820:(in Czech)
792:Hroši Brno
640:Draci Brno
625:Champions
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283:City/Town
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213:Draci Brno
142:Relegation
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124:Draci Brno
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171:Extraliga
108:Continent
20:Extraliga
1463:Portugal
1357:Malaysia
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1240:Americas
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289:Founded
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38:Semi-pro
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1345:Central
1284:Curaçao
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1155:MLB.com
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302:Ostrava
192:History
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148:1. Liga
98:Country
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1473:Sweden
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286:Field
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