The Yugoslav Ice Hockey League was the top ice hockey league in the old Yugoslavia.
| Most recent season or competition: 1990–91 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1936 |
| Ceased | 1991 |
| Replaced by | Bosnia and Herzegovina League Croatian League Serbian League Slovenian League |
| Most titles | Jesenice (23 titles) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Yugoslav Cup |
In 1939, Yugoslavia became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. That year also, the country held its first national championship, with Ilirija emerging as champion. For many years, teams from Slovenia dominated even if Serbian and Croatian teams were also successful for a while during the late-1980s and early-1990s, right before the breakup of Yugoslavia.[1]
The league folded in 1991, when the country split. Since then, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have had their own national leagues.
Yugoslav League champions
edit- 1936–37 :
Ilirija* - 1937–38 : Ilirija*
- 1938–39 : Ilirija
- 1939–40 : Ilirija
- 1940–41 : Ilirija
- 1941–46 : Not played
- 1946–47 :
Mladost - 1947–48 :
Partizan - 1948–49 : Mladost
- 1949–50 : Not played
- 1950–51 : Partizan
- 1951–52 : Partizan
- 1952–53 : Partizan
- 1953–54 : Partizan
- 1954–55 : Partizan
- 1955–56 : SD Zagreb
- 1956–57 :
Jesenice - 1957–58 : Jesenice
- 1958–59 : Jesenice
- 1959–60 : Jesenice
- 1960–61 : Jesenice
- 1961–62 : Jesenice
- 1962–63 : Jesenice
- 1963–64 : Jesenice
- 1964–65 : Jesenice
- 1965–66 : Jesenice
- 1966–67 : Jesenice
- 1967–68 : Jesenice
- 1968–69 : Jesenice
- 1969–70 : Jesenice
- 1970–71 : Jesenice
- 1971–72 : Olimpija
- 1972–73 : Jesenice
- 1973–74 : Olimpija
- 1974–75 : Olimpija
- 1975–76 : Olimpija
- 1976–77 : Jesenice
- 1977–78 : Jesenice
- 1978–79 : Olimpija
- 1979–80 : Olimpija
- 1980–81 : Jesenice
- 1981–82 : Jesenice
- 1982–83 : Olimpija
- 1983–84 : Olimpija
- 1984–85 : Jesenice
- 1985–86 : Partizan
- 1986–87 : Jesenice
- 1987–88 : Jesenice
- 1988–89 : Medveščak
- 1989–90 : Medveščak
- 1990–91 : Medveščak
- * – by default as the only club in the competition.
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Jesenice | 23
|
1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Ilirija / Olimpija | 13
|
1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984 |
| Partizan | 7
|
1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1986 |
| Medveščak | 3
|
1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Mladost | 2
|
1947, 1949 |
| SD Zagreb [1] | 1
|
1956 |
Yugoslav Cup winners
edit- 1966 : Partizan
- 1967 : Jesenice
- 1968 : Jesenice
- 1969 : Olimpija
- 1970 : Jesenice
- 1971 : Jesenice
- 1972 : Olimpija
- 1973 : Jesenice
- 1974 : Jesenice
- 1975 : Olimpija
- 1976 : Jesenice
- 1977 : Jesenice
- 1978 – 1985 : Not played
- 1986 : Partizan
- 1987 : Olimpija
- 1988 : Medveščak
- 1989 : Medveščak
- 1990 : Medveščak
- 1991 : Medveščak
| Club | Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Jesenice | 8
|
1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977 |
| Medveščak | 4
|
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Olimpija | 4
|
1969, 1972, 1975, 1987 |
| Partizan | 2
|
1966, 1986 |
Teams
editBelow is a list of teams that had participated. A number of these participated for only a few seasons, while others participated for many.
See also
editReferences
edit- Book Total Hockey 2nd Edition (2000), Dan Diamond, Total Sports Publishing
- ^ Simon Demsar (31 March 2005). "Jesenice's Trophy". Slovenia Times. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links
edit- AZ Hockey – Yugoslavia (in English)