IIHF European Cup

IIHF European Cup
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1965
Founder	IIHF
First season	1965–66
Ceased	1996
No. of teams	14–31
Countries	34
Continent	Europe
Most titles	CSKA Moscow (20 titles)

The IIHF European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

History

The competition was originated by Günther Sabetzki,^[1] based on the European Cup of association football (now UEFA Champions League).

The tournament encountered problems. Countries had different levels of development in ice hockey, so some teams were weaker than others, resulting in a number of uncompetitive, one-sided games. Organisational difficulties were also posed by the refusal of some Soviet Union teams to play away games in certain places. This resulted in no final being held some years, and more than one final being held in others. The competition was discontinued after 1997. In its place, the European Hockey League and the Continental Cup, and later the IIHF European Champions Cup, were started.

Format

Teams were seeded and drawn into groups of four teams, with the winners of each group progressing to the next round, where they were drawn into groups again. Each round was played over a long weekend (Friday to Sunday) in a single venue, until one final group was left, the winner of which would be considered the champion. After the European Cup was discontinued, the Continental Cup would adopt this format.

Winners

Knockout, 1965/66–1977/78

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Semifinals
1965–66	ZKL Brno	6–4, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1	EV Füssen	EC KAC Vålerenga
1966–67	ZKL Brno	3–2, 5–4	Ilves	EC KAC CSKA Moscow (w/o)
1967–68	ZKL Brno	3–0, 3–3	Dukla Jihlava	EC KAC Dynamo Berlin
1968–69	CSKA Moscow	9–1, 14–3	EC KAC	Dynamo Berlin ZKL Brno (w/o)
1969–70	CSKA Moscow	2–3, 8–5	Spartak Moscow	Leksands IF Dukla Jihlava
1970–71	CSKA Moscow	7–0, 3–3	Dukla Jihlava	SG Cortina Brynäs IF
1971–72	CSKA Moscow	8–2, 8–3	Brynäs	Dynamo Weißwasser Dukla Jihlava
1972–73	CSKA Moscow	6–2, 12–2	Brynäs	Düsseldorfer EG Dukla Jihlava
1973–74	CSKA Moscow	2–3, 6–1	Tesla Pardubice	Tilburg Trappers
1974–75	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	2–3, 7–0	Dukla Jihlava	Dynamo Weißwasser HIFK
1975–76	CSKA Moscow	6–0, 4–2	Poldi Kladno	Düsseldorfer EG Tappara
1976–77	Poldi Kladno	4–4, 4–4 (2–1 SO)	Spartak Moscow	Brynäs IF TPS
1977–78	CSKA Moscow	3–1	Poldi Kladno	Dynamo Berlin

Group, 1978/79–1989/90

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third	Venue
1978–79	CSKA Moscow	Poldi Kladno	Ässät	Innsbruck, Austria
1979–80	CSKA Moscow	Tappara	Slovan Bratislava	Innsbruck, Austria
1980–81	CSKA Moscow	HIFK	Poldi Kladno	Urtijëi, Italy
1981–82	CSKA Moscow	TJ Vítkovice	SC Riessersee	Düsseldorf, West Germany
1982–83	CSKA Moscow	Dukla Jihlava	Tappara	Tampere, Finland
1983–84	CSKA Moscow	Dukla Jihlava	Dynamo Berlin	Urtijëi, Italy
1984–85	CSKA Moscow	Kölner EC	Dukla Jihlava	Megève, France
1985–86	CSKA Moscow	Södertälje SK	SB Rosenheim	Rosenheim, West Germany
1986–87	CSKA Moscow	TJ VSŽ Košice	Färjestad BK	Lugano, Switzerland
1987–88	CSKA Moscow	Tesla Pardubice	Tappara	Davos, Switzerland
1988–89	CSKA Moscow	TJ VSŽ Košice	Kölner EC	Cologne, West Germany
1989–90	CSKA Moscow	TPS	Djurgårdens IF	West Berlin, West Germany

Knockout, 1990–1996

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third	Venue
1990	Djurgårdens IF	3–2	Dynamo Moscow	TPS	Düsseldorf, Germany
1991	Djurgårdens IF	7–2	Düsseldorfer EG	Dynamo Moscow	Düsseldorf, Germany
1992	Malmö IF	3–3 (1-0 SO)	Dynamo Moscow	Jokerit	Düsseldorf, Germany
1993	TPS	4–3	Dynamo Moscow	Malmö IF	Düsseldorf, Germany
1994	Jokerit	4–2	Lada Togliatti	TPS	Helsinki, Turku, Finland
1995	Jokerit	3–3 (3-2 SO)	Kölner Haie	HV71	Cologne, Germany
1996	Lada Togliatti	4–3 (OT)	Modo	Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf, Germany

Source:^[2]

By club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Third
CSKA Moscow	20	0	1
ZKL Brno	3	0	1
Djurgårdens IF	2	0	1
Jokerit	2	0	1
Poldi Kladno	1	3	1
TPS	1	1	3
HC Lada Togliatti	1	1	0
Malmö IF	1	0	1
Krylya Sovetov Moscow	1	0	0
Dukla Jihlava	0	5	4
Dynamo Moscow	0	3	1
Brynäs	0	2	2
Kölner Haie	0	2	1
Spartak Moscow	0	2	0
Tesla Pardubice	0	2	0
TJ VSŽ Košice	0	2	0
Düsseldorfer EG	0	1	3
EC KAC	0	1	3
Tappara	0	1	3
HIFK	0	1	1
EV Füssen	0	1	0
Ilves	0	1	0
Modo	0	1	0
Södertälje SK	0	1	0
TJ Vítkovice	0	1	0
Dynamo Berlin	0	0	4
Dynamo Weißwasser	0	0	2
Ässät	0	0	1
Färjestad BK	0	0	1
HV71	0	0	1
Leksands IF	0	0	1
SB Rosenheim	0	0	1
SC Riessersee	0	0	1
SG Cortina	0	0	1
Slovan Bratislava	0	0	1
Tilburg Trappers	0	0	1
Vålerenga	0	0	1

By nation

Nation	Winners	Runners-up	Third
Soviet Union Russia	22	6	2
Czechoslovakia	4	13	7
Finland	3	4	9
Sweden	3	4	7
West Germany East Germany Germany	0	4	12
Austria	0	1	3
Italy	0	0	1
Netherlands	0	0	1
Norway	0	0	1

References

^ Ice Hockey and Olympism page 187
^ "European Cup (1966-1997)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.

External links

IIHF Club Competition History on IIHF.com

[1] Ice Hockey and Olympism page 187

[2] "European Cup (1966-1997)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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