2007–08 OK Liga

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2007–08 OK Liga
League OK Liga
Sport Roller hockey
League champions Barcelona Sorli Discau
Runners-up Alnimar Reus Deportiu
Relegated to Primera División Epson Cerdanyola
Caixa Penedès Vilafranca
Esfer Oviedo
OK Liga seasons

The 2007–08 OK Liga was the 39th season of the top-tier league of rink hockey in Spain.

OK Liga

The OK Liga is the Spanish rink hockey league. Since 2008 it includes also a women's league.

Roller hockey (quad) sport, roller hockey, quad

Roller hockey, rink hockey or quad hockey is a team sport that enjoys significant popularity in a number of Latin countries.

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Barcelona Sorli Discau finished the league as champion.

Futbol Club Barcelona Hoquei is a professional roller hockey team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the FC Barcelona family and plays in the OK Liga. Due to the sponsoring the team is called FC Barcelona Lassa. It is the most successful roller hockey club in Spain and Europe with a record number of domestic, european and intercontinental titles.

Competition format

Sixteen teams joined the league.

The eight first teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs while the three last teams were relegated to Primera División.

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Barcelona Sorli Discau 30253212348+75 78Qualification to playoffs
2 Alnimar Reus Deportiu 33209411371+42 69
3 Coinasa Liceo 3016599266+26 53
4 Roncato Vic 3015787047+23 52
5 Noia Freixenet 3015697766+11 51
6 Viva Hàbitat Blanes 30154117057+13 49
7 Cemex Tenerife 3013899083+7 47
8 Proinosa Igualada 30136118578+7 45
9 Grup Clima Mataró 301341377781 43
10 Vilanova L'Ull Blau 3010812647511 38
11 Grup Castillo Lleida 308715738714 31
12 Grup Lloret 307914588224 30
13 Güell Voltregà 3061113639229 29
14 Epson Cerdanyola 308517709424 29Relegation to Primera División
15 Caixa Penedès Vilafranca 308418659429 28
16 Esfer Oviedo 3022265112372 8
Source: [1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals were played with a best-of-three format, while semfinals and final were played with a best-of-five series.

Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 of each series at home.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Barcelona Sorli Discau 52500
 
 
 
Proinosa Igualada 41400
 
Barcelona Sorli Discau 34330
 
 
 
Noia Freixenet 51210
 
Roncato Vic 4 (0)4130
 
 
 
Noia Freixenet 4 (1)2450
 
Barcelona Sorli Discau 723 (1)45
 
 
 
Alnimar Reus Deportiu 033 (2)32
 
Alnimar Reus Deportiu 1 (1)3233
 
 
 
Cemex Tenerife 1 (2)2250
 
Alnimar Reus Deportiu 423 (1)00
 
 
 
Coinasa Liceo 113 (0)00
 
Coinasa Liceo 23 (1)106
 
 
Viva Hàbitat Blanes 03 (1)350
 

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona Sorli Discau CERH European League
2 Alnimar Reus Deportiu
3 Coinasa Liceo
4 Noia Freixenet
5 Roncato Vic
6 Viva Hàbitat Blanes CERS Cup
7 Cemex Tenerife CERH European League
8 Proinosa Igualada
9 Grup Clima Mataró CERS Cup
10 Vilanova L'Ull Blau CERH European League
11 Grup Castillo Lleida
12 Grup Lloret CERS Cup
13 Güell Voltregà
14 Epson Cerdanyola Relegation to Primera División
15 Caixa Penedès Vilafranca
16 Esfer Oviedo

Copa del Rey

2008 Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Arena Poliesportiu Les Comes, Igualada
Dates 28 February–2 March 2008
Final positions
Champions Noia Freixenet
Runners-up Roncato Vic
2007
2009

The 2008 Copa del Rey was the 65th edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played in Igualada between the eight first qualified teams after the first half of the season.

The Copa del Rey de Hockey Patines is an annual Spanish rink hockey competition which is contested by eight teams. It held every year at a neutral venue. The first eight teams in standings just to half-season take part in Copa del Rey. The Copa del Rey's winners play in the next edition of CERS Cup.

Igualada Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Igualada is a municipality in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the Anoia River and at the western end of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the capital and central market of the Anoia comarca, a rich agricultural and wine-producing district. The population, as of 2009, is 38,918.

Noia Freixenet won its 2nd cup, ten years after its first one.

CE Noia

Club Esportiu Noia, also known as CE Noia Freixenet for sponsorship reasons, is a professional roller hockey team based in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Catalonia. Nowadays plays in the OK Liga, the most important division in Spain.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
28 February
 
 
Alnimar Reus Deportiu 3
 
1 March
 
Cemex Tenerife 1
 
Alnimar Reus Deportiu 2
 
28 February
 
Roncato Vic 3
 
Roncato Vic 3
 
1 March
 
Proinosa Igualada 1
 
Roncato Vic 2
 
29 February
 
Noia Freixenet 3
 
Barcelona Sorli Discau 2
 
1 March
 
Liceo Vodafone 3
 
Liceo Vodafone 1
 
29 February
 
Noia Freixenet 3
 
Noia Freixenet 3
 
 
Viva Hàbitat Blanes 2
 

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