[1] Teams from the Extraliga can participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Hockey League (CHL).

[2] If the game is tied following the 60-minute regulation time, a five-minute three-on-three sudden death overtime period is played.

The Tipos Extraliga season is divided into a regular season from late September through the beginning of March, when teams play against each other in a pre-defined schedule, and playoffs from March to April, which is an elimination tournament at which two teams play against each other to win the best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round.

At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.

The four teams ranked 7–10 play a best-of-five series and battle for the two remaining playoffs spots.

The two teams battle to win a best-of-seven series of Play-Out to qualify for the next Tipos Extraliga season.

[3] If two or more teams end up tied in points, the seeds are determined by the following tiebreaker format: Starting in the 2018–19 season, the four teams ranked 7–10 in the regular season play a best-of-five series, known as play-in, and battle for the two remaining playoff spots.

[3] The Tipos Extraliga playoffs is an elimination tournament, at which two teams battle to win a best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round.