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).
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.
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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.
Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. ISBN3-8334-4189-5.
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IIHF Club Competition History on IIHF.com
January 01, 1970
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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 CupStatuscancelledGenresports eventDate s varyingFrequencybiannualLocation s variousInaugurated1965 1965 Most recent1996 1996 Organised byIIHF Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Winners 3 1 Knockout 1965 66 1977 78 3 2 Group 1978 79 1989 90 3 3 Knockout 1990 1996 3 4 By nation 4 Medals 1965 1996 Including Precursors 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe competition was originated by Gunther 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 editTeams 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 editKnockout 1965 66 1977 78 edit Season Winner Score Runner up Semifinals 1965 66 nbsp ZKL Brno 6 4 7 5 6 2 6 1 nbsp EV Fussen nbsp Austria and nbsp Norway 1966 67 nbsp ZKL Brno 3 2 5 4 nbsp Ilves nbsp Austria and nbsp Soviet Union WO 1967 68 nbsp ZKL Brno 3 0 3 3 nbsp Dukla Jihlava nbsp Austria and nbsp East Germany 1968 69 nbsp CSKA Moscow 9 1 14 3 nbsp EC KAC nbsp East Germany and nbsp Czechoslovakia WO 1969 70 nbsp CSKA Moscow 2 3 8 5 nbsp Spartak Moscow nbsp Sweden and nbsp Czechoslovakia 1970 71 nbsp CSKA Moscow 7 0 3 3 nbsp Dukla Jihlava nbsp Italy and nbsp Sweden 1971 72 nbsp CSKA Moscow 8 2 8 3 nbsp Brynas nbsp East Germany and nbsp Czechoslovakia 1972 73 nbsp CSKA Moscow 6 2 12 2 nbsp Brynas nbsp West Germany and nbsp Czechoslovakia 1973 74 nbsp CSKA Moscow 2 3 6 1 nbsp Tesla Pardubice nbsp Netherlands and BYE 1974 75 nbsp Krylya Sovetov Moscow 2 3 7 0 nbsp Dukla Jihlava nbsp East Germany and nbsp Finland 1975 76 nbsp CSKA Moscow 6 0 4 2 nbsp Poldi Kladno nbsp West Germany and nbsp Finland 1976 77 nbsp Poldi Kladno 4 4 4 4 2 1 SO nbsp Spartak Moscow nbsp Sweden and nbsp Finland 1977 78 nbsp CSKA Moscow 3 1 nbsp Poldi Kladno nbsp East Germany and BYE Group 1978 79 1989 90 edit Season Winner Runner up Third Venue 1978 79 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Poldi Kladno nbsp Assat Innsbruck Austria 1979 80 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Tappara nbsp Slovan Bratislava Innsbruck Austria 1980 81 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp HIFK nbsp Poldi Kladno Urtijei Italy 1981 82 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp TJ Vitkovice nbsp SC Riessersee Dusseldorf West Germany 1982 83 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Dukla Jihlava nbsp Tappara Tampere Finland 1983 84 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Dukla Jihlava nbsp Dynamo Berlin Urtijei Italy 1984 85 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Kolner EC nbsp Dukla Jihlava Megeve France 1985 86 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Sodertalje SK nbsp SB Rosenheim Rosenheim West Germany 1986 87 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp TJ VSZ Kosice nbsp Farjestad BK Lugano Switzerland 1987 88 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Tesla Pardubice nbsp Tappara Davos Switzerland 1988 89 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp TJ VSZ Kosice nbsp Kolner EC Cologne West Germany 1989 90 nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp TPS nbsp Djurgardens IF Berlin West Germany Knockout 1990 1996 edit Season Winner Score Runner up Third Venue 1990 nbsp Djurgardens IF 3 2 nbsp Dynamo Moscow nbsp Finland Dusseldorf Germany 1991 nbsp Djurgardens IF 7 2 nbsp Dusseldorfer EG nbsp Soviet Union Dusseldorf Germany 1992 nbsp Malmo IF 3 3 1 0 SO nbsp Dynamo Moscow nbsp Finland Dusseldorf Germany 1993 nbsp TPS 4 3 nbsp Dynamo Moscow nbsp Sweden Dusseldorf Germany 1994 nbsp Jokerit 4 2 nbsp Lada Togliatti nbsp Finland Helsinki Turku Finland 1995 nbsp Jokerit 3 3 3 2 SO nbsp Kolner Haie nbsp Sweden Cologne Germany 1996 nbsp Lada Togliatti 4 3 OT nbsp Modo nbsp Germany Dusseldorf Germany Source 2 By nation edit Performance by nation Nation Winners Runners up third nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Russia 22 6 0 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 13 2 nbsp Finland 3 4 3 nbsp Sweden 3 4 2 nbsp West Germany nbsp East Germany nbsp Germany 0 4 4 nbsp Austria 0 1 1Medals 1965 1996 Including Precursors editRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Russia2262302 nbsp Czech Republic4137243 nbsp Finland349164 nbsp Sweden347145 nbsp Germany0412166 nbsp Austria01347 nbsp Italy0011 nbsp Netherlands0011 nbsp Norway0011Totals 9 entries 323243107 Note 11 Editions since 1965 66 to 1977 78 have 2 Semifinalists Exclude 1973 74 IIHF European Cup and 1977 78 IIHF European Cup See also editEuropean Hockey League IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup Spengler Cup Stanley Cup Memorial Cup Beijing International Ice Hockey League Asia League Ice Hockey Supreme Hockey League Kontinental Hockey LeagueReferences edit Ice Hockey and Olympism page 187 European Cup 1966 1997 International Ice Hockey Federation Retrieved 2020 01 23 Muller Stephan 2005 International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904 2005 Germany Books on Demand ISBN 3 8334 4189 5 External links editIIHF Club Competition History on IIHF com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IIHF European Cup amp oldid 1220015280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
