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).

History The competition was originated by Günther Sabetzki,Ice Hockey and Olympism page 187 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 SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upSemifinals1965–66 ZKL Brno6–4, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 EV Füssen EC KAC Vålerenga1966–67 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 SC Dynamo Berlin1968–69 CSKA Moscow 9–1, 14–3 EC KAC SC Dynamo Berlin ZKL Brno (w/o)1969–70 CSKA Moscow 2–3, 8–5 Spartak Moscow Leksands IF Dukla Jihlava1970–71 CSKA Moscow 7–0, 3–3 Dukla Jihlava SG Cortina Brynäs IF1971–72 CSKA Moscow 8–2, 8–3 Brynäs SG Dynamo Weißwasser Dukla Jihlava1972–73 CSKA Moscow 6–2, 12–2 Brynäs Düsseldorfer EG Dukla Jihlava1973–74 CSKA Moscow2–3, 6–1 Tesla Pardubice Tilburg Trappers1974–75 Krylya Sovetov Moscow2–3, 7–0 Dukla Jihlava SG Dynamo Weißwasser HIFK1975–76 CSKA Moscow 6–0, 4–2 Poldi Kladno Düsseldorfer EG Tappara1976–77 Poldi Kladno 4–4, 4–4 (2–1 SO) Spartak Moscow Brynäs IF TPS1977–78 CSKA Moscow 3–1 Poldi Kladno SC Dynamo Berlin

Group, 1978/79–1989/90 SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdVenue1978–79 CSKA Moscow Poldi Kladno ÄssätInnsbruck, Austria1979–80 CSKA Moscow Tappara Slovan BratislavaInnsbruck, Austria1980–81 CSKA Moscow HIFK Poldi KladnoUrtijëi, Italy1981–82 CSKA Moscow TJ Vítkovice SC RiesserseeDüsseldorf, West Germany1982–83 CSKA Moscow Dukla Jihlava TapparaTampere, Finland1983–84 CSKA Moscow Dukla Jihlava SC Dynamo BerlinUrtijëi, Italy1984–85 CSKA Moscow Kölner EC Dukla JihlavaMegève, France1985–86 CSKA Moscow Södertälje SK SB RosenheimRosenheim, West Germany1986–87 CSKA Moscow TJ VSŽ Košice Färjestad BKLugano, Switzerland1987–88 CSKA Moscow Tesla Pardubice TapparaDavos, Switzerland1988–89 CSKA Moscow TJ VSŽ Košice Kölner ECCologne, West Germany1989–90 CSKA Moscow TPS Djurgårdens IFWest Berlin, West Germany

Knockout, 1990–1996 SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upThirdVenue1990 Djurgårdens IF 3–2 Dynamo Moscow TPSDüsseldorf, Germany1991 Djurgårdens IF 7–2 Düsseldorfer EG Dynamo MoscowDüsseldorf, Germany1992 Malmö IF 3–3 (1-0 SO) Dynamo Moscow JokeritDüsseldorf, Germany1993 TPS 4–3 Dynamo Moscow Malmö IFDüsseldorf, Germany1994 Jokerit 4–2 Lada Togliatti TPSHelsinki, Turku, Finland1995 Jokerit 3–3 (3-2 SO) Kölner Haie HV71Cologne, Germany1996 Lada Togliatti 4–3 (OT) Modo Düsseldorfer EGDüsseldorf, Germany Source:

By club ClubWinnersRunners-upThird CSKA Moscow2001 ZKL Brno301 Djurgårdens IF201 Jokerit201 Poldi Kladno131 TPS113 HC Lada Togliatti110 Malmö IF101 Krylya Sovetov Moscow100 Dukla Jihlava054 Dynamo Moscow031 Brynäs022 Kölner Haie021 Spartak Moscow020 Tesla Pardubice020 TJ VSŽ Košice020 Düsseldorfer EG013 EC KAC013 Tappara013 HIFK011 EV Füssen010 Ilves010 Modo010 Södertälje SK010 TJ Vítkovice010 SC Dynamo Berlin004 SG Dynamo Weißwasser002 Ässät001 Färjestad BK001 HV71001 Leksands IF001 SB Rosenheim001 SC Riessersee001 SG Cortina001 Slovan Bratislava001 Tilburg Trappers001 Vålerenga001

By nation NationWinnersRunners-upThird226241373493470412013001001001

See also European 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 League

References

External links IIHF Club Competition History on IIHF.com