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 ZKL Brno 6–4, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 EV Füssen
1966–67 ZKL Brno 3–2, 5–4 Ilves
1967–68 ZKL Brno 3–0, 3–3 Dukla Jihlava
1968–69 CSKA Moscow 9–1, 14–3 EC KAC
1969–70 CSKA Moscow 2–3, 8–5 Spartak Moscow
1970–71 CSKA Moscow 7–0, 3–3 Dukla Jihlava
1971–72 CSKA Moscow 8–2, 8–3 Brynäs
1972–73 CSKA Moscow 6–2, 12–2 Brynäs
1973–74 CSKA Moscow 2–3, 6–1 Tesla Pardubice
1974–75 Krylya Sovetov Moscow 2–3, 7–0 Dukla Jihlava
1975–76 CSKA Moscow 6–0, 4–2 Poldi Kladno
1976–77 Poldi Kladno 4–4, 4–4 (2-1 SO) Spartak Moscow
1977–78 CSKA Moscow 3–1 Poldi Kladno
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 Berlin, West Germany
Knockout, 1990–1996
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1990 Djurgårdens IF 3–2 Dynamo Moscow Düsseldorf, Germany
1991 Djurgårdens IF 7–2 Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorf, Germany
1992 Malmö IF 3–3 (1-0 SO) Dynamo Moscow Düsseldorf, Germany
1993 TPS 4–3 Dynamo Moscow Düsseldorf, Germany
1994 Jokerit 4–2 Lada Togliatti Helsinki, Turku, Finland
1995 Jokerit 3–3 (3-2 SO) Kölner Haie Cologne, Germany
1996 Lada Togliatti 4–3 (OT) 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
 Germany
West Germany
 East 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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