Rink Hockey Euroleague

The Rink Hockey Euroleague is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by the top ranked teams in European domestic leagues.

Rink Hockey Euroleague
Founded1965
RegionEurope
Number of teams16
Current champions Sporting CP (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Barcelona (22 titles)
2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague

The current champions are Portuguese team Sporting CP, who beat Portuguese side Porto 5–2 in the 2019 final, to secure their 2nd title.

History

Since its foundation in 1965, under the name of European Cup, the competition has been dominated by teams from Spain (mainly from Catalonia), Portugal and Italy. In 1997, the European Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup were merged to create the Champions League, whose winners have since been decided in a final tournament contested by the best four to eight teams and held in a single venue. In 2007, the competition name and format was changed to form the European League, a 16-team competition with no preliminary rounds.

The most successful team is Barcelona, having won a record 22 titles, including eight consecutive between 1978 and 1985. Barcelona are followed by four other Spanish teams, making Spain the most successful country in the competition, with 44 titles. Four Portuguese teams have won the trophy by seven times (most recently Sporting CP in 2019), while Italy joined the list of European League-winning nations after Follonica's victory in 2006.

Format

Since 2012, the competition is composed by 16 teams placed into 4 groups, playing against each other home and away. The first 2 teams of each group play the two-legged quarter-finals, and the winners advance to the final-four playoff (organized by one of the four contestants).

Finals
Trophy given to the winners
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue (finals)
1965–66 Voltregà 3–1, 6–2 HC Monza Two-legged finals
1966–67 Reus Deportiu 3–3, 6–3 HC Monza
1967–68 Reus Deportiu (2) 2–0, 6–2 Triestina
1968–69 Reus Deportiu (3) 7–1, 0–3 Benfica
1969–70 Reus Deportiu (4) 12–5, 8–6 Voltregà
1970–71 Reus Deportiu (5) 7–7, 9–4 Novara
1971–72 Reus Deportiu (6) 2–10, 11–0 Novara
1972–73 Barcelona 5–3, 7–7 Benfica
1973–74 Barcelona (2) 8–5, 4–5 Lourenço Marques
1974–75 Voltregà (2) 5–5, 6–4 Barcelona
1975–76 Voltregà (3) 2–2, 3–1 Barcelona
1976–77 Sporting CP 6–0, 6–3 Vilanova
1977–78 Barcelona (3) 8–3, 5–1 Royal Sunday
1978–79 Barcelona (4) 1–3, 6–2 Reus Deportiu
1979–80 Barcelona (5) 5–2, 6–3 Benfica
1980–81 Barcelona (6) 6–1, 6–2 Giovinazzo
1981–82 Barcelona (7) 4–1, 6–4 Amatori Lodi
1982–83 Barcelona (8) 9–1, 14–6 Sentmenat
1983–84 Barcelona (9) 2–3, 6–2 Liceo
1984–85 Barcelona (10) 4–5, 6–4 Porto
1985–86 Porto 5–3, 7–5 Novara
1986–87 Liceo 4–2, 4–3 Porto
1987–88 Liceo (2) 1–2, 4–1 Novara
1988–89 Noia 7–4, 3–1 Sporting CP
1989–90 Porto (2) 6–0, 5–2 Noia
1990–91 Barcelos 4–4, 4–3 Roller Monza
1991–92 Liceo (3) 7–6, 2–2 Seregno
1992–93 Igualada 4–1, 8–3 Benfica
1993–94 Igualada (2) 7–4, 2–3 Barcelos
1994–95 Igualada (3) 3–4, 3–1 Benfica
1995–96 Igualada (4) 0–0, 2–2 (a) Barcelona
1996–97 Barcelona (11) 4–3 Porto Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
1997–98 Igualada (5) 8–1 Amatori Vercelli PalaPregnolato, Vercelli
1998–99 Igualada (6) 6–5 Porto Pavelló Poliesportiu de Les Comes, Igualada
1999–2000 Barcelona (12) 3–2 Porto Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
2000–01 Barcelona (13) 4–2 Liceo Palacio de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
2001–02 Barcelona (14) 2–1 Barcelos Pavilhão Multiusos, Guimarães
2002–03 Liceo (4) 4–3 Igualada Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor, A Coruña
2003–04 Barcelona (15) 3–0 Porto PalaBarsacchi, Viareggio
2004–05 Barcelona (16) 3–2 Porto Palau d'Esports del Reus Deportiu, Reus
2005–06 Follonica League Porto Palácio dos Desportos, Torres Novas
2006–07 Barcelona (17) 5–2 Bassano PalaBassano, Bassano del Grappa
2007–08 Barcelona (18) 5–2 Reus Deportiu Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
2008–09 Reus Deportiu (7) 2–2 (2–1 p) Vic PalaBassano, Bassano del Grappa
2009–10 Barcelona (19) 4–1 Vic PalaLido, Valdagno
2010–11 Liceo (5) 7–4 Reus Deportiu Poliesportiu d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
2011–12 Liceo (6) 4–2 Barcelona PalaCastellotti, Lodi
2012–13 Benfica 6–5 (a.e.t.) Porto Dragão Caixa, Porto
2013–14 Barcelona (20) 3–1 Porto Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
2014–15 Barcelona (21) 4–3 Vic PalaSind, Bassano del Grappa
2015–16 Benfica (2) 5–3 Oliveirense Pavilhão Fidelidade, Lisbon
2016–17 Reus Deportiu (8) 4–1 Oliveirense Pavelló Barris Nord, Lleida
2017–18 Barcelona (22) 4–2 Porto Dragão Caixa, Porto
2018–19 Sporting CP (2) 5–2 Porto Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon

Performances

By club
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Barcelona 22 4 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018 1975, 1976, 1996, 2012
Reus Deportiu 8 3 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2009, 2017 1979, 2008, 2011
Liceo 6 2 1987, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2012 1984, 2001
Igualada 6 1 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 2003
Voltregà 3 1 1966, 1975, 1976 1970
Porto 2 12 1986, 1990 1985, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
Benfica 2 5 2013, 2016 1969, 1973, 1980, 1993, 1995
Sporting CP 2 1 1977, 2019 1989
Barcelos 1 2 1991 1994, 2002
Noia 1 1 1989 1990
Follonica 1 0 2006 —
Novara 0 4 — 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988
Vic 0 3 — 2009, 2010, 2015
HC Monza 0 2 — 1966, 1967
Oliveirense 0 2 — 2016, 2017
Triestina 0 1 — 1968
Lourenço Marques 0 1 — 1974
Vilanova 0 1 — 1977
Royal Sunday 0 1 — 1978
Giovinazzo 0 1 — 1981
Amatori Lodi 0 1 — 1982
Sentmenat 0 1 — 1983
Roller Monza 0 1 — 1991
Seregno 0 1 — 1992
Amatori Vercelli 0 1 — 1998
Bassano 0 1 — 2007

By country
Country Winners Runners-up Winners Runners-up
 Spain 46 17 Barcelona (22), Reus Deportiu (8), Liceo (6), Igualada (6), Voltregà (3), Noia Barcelona (4), Vic (3), Reus Deportiu (3), Liceo (2), Voltregà, Vilanova, Sentmenat, Noia, Igualada
 Portugal 7 23 Porto (2), Benfica (2), Sporting CP (2), Barcelos Porto (12), Benfica (5), Barcelos (2), Oliveirense (2), Lourenço Marques, Sporting CP
 Italy 1 13 Follonica Novara (4), HC Monza (2), Triestina, Giovinazzo, Amatori Lodi, Roller Monza, Seregno, Amatori Vercelli, Bassano
 Belgium 0 1 — Royal Sunday
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