IIHF European Cup

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
Statuscancelled
Genresports event
Date(s)varying
Frequencybiannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1965 (1965)
Most recent1996 (1996)
Organised byIIHF

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
1965–66 Czechoslovakia ZKL Brno 6–4, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 West Germany EV Füssen
1966–67 Czechoslovakia ZKL Brno 3–2, 5–4 Finland Ilves
1967–68 Czechoslovakia ZKL Brno 3–0, 3–3 Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava
1968–69 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 9–1, 14–3 Austria EC KAC
1969–70 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 2–3, 8–5 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
1970–71 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 7–0, 3–3 Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava
1971–72 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 8–2, 8–3 Sweden Brynäs
1972–73 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6–2, 12–2 Sweden Brynäs
1973–74 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 2–3, 6–1 Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice
1974–75 Soviet Union Krylya Sovetov Moscow 2–3, 7–0 Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava
1975–76 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6–0, 4–2 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno
1976–77 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno 4–4, 4–4 (2-1 SO) Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
1977–78 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 3–1 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno
Group, 1978/79–1989/90
Season Winner Runner-up Third Venue
1978–79 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno Finland Ässät Innsbruck, Austria
1979–80 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Finland Tappara Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava Innsbruck, Austria
1980–81 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Finland HIFK Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno Urtijëi, Italy
1981–82 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia TJ Vítkovice West Germany SC Riessersee Düsseldorf, West Germany
1982–83 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava Finland Tappara Tampere, Finland
1983–84 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava East Germany Dynamo Berlin Urtijëi, Italy
1984–85 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow West Germany Kölner EC Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava Megève, France
1985–86 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Sweden Södertälje SK West Germany SB Rosenheim Rosenheim, West Germany
1986–87 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia TJ VSŽ Košice Sweden Färjestad BK Lugano, Switzerland
1987–88 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice Finland Tappara Davos, Switzerland
1988–89 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Czechoslovakia TJ VSŽ Košice West Germany Kölner EC Cologne, West Germany
1989–90 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow Finland TPS Sweden Djurgårdens IF Berlin, West Germany
Knockout, 1990–1996
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1990 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 3–2 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Düsseldorf, Germany
1991 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 7–2 Germany Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorf, Germany
1992 Sweden Malmö IF 3–3 (1-0 SO) Russia Dynamo Moscow Düsseldorf, Germany
1993 Finland TPS 4–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow Düsseldorf, Germany
1994 Finland Jokerit 4–2 Russia Lada Togliatti Helsinki, Turku, Finland
1995 Finland Jokerit 3–3 (3-2 SO) Germany Kölner Haie Cologne, Germany
1996 Russia Lada Togliatti 4–3 (OT) Sweden Modo Düsseldorf, Germany

Source:[2]

By nation
Performance by nation
Nation Winners Runners-up third
 Soviet Union
 Russia		 22 6 0
 Czechoslovakia 4 13 2
 Finland 3 4 3
 Sweden 3 4 2
West Germany West Germany
East Germany East Germany
 Germany		 0 4 4
 Austria 0 0 1

See also

References
  1. Ice Hockey and Olympism page 187
  2. "European Cup (1966-1997)". International Ice Hockey Federation. 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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