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).

IIHF European Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded1965
FounderIIHF
First season1965–66
Ceased1996
No. of teams14–31
Countries34
ContinentEurope
Most titlesSoviet Union CSKA Moscow (20 titles)

History

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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

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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

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Knockout, 1965/66–1977/78

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

See also

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References

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