Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo

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Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo
Current season, competition or edition:
Hockey current event.svg 2023–24 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo logo.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1972
Founder RFEDH
First season 1972–73
No. of teams5
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Most recent
champion(s)		 Jaca (15th title)
(2023–24)
Most titles Jaca (15 titles)
TV partner(s) LaLigaSports
Related
competitions		 Liga Nacional Femenina
Official website fedhielo.com

The National Ice Hockey League (Spanish : Liga Nacional de Hockey sobre Hielo) is the top men's professional [1] ice hockey league in Spain. Its governing body is the Royal Spanish Ice Sports Federation.

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History

Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo was established in 1972 as the Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo. There were six founding teams which participated in the first season, 1972–73: Real Sociedad, CH Jaca, CH Valladolid, CG Puigcerdà, CH Madrid and CF Barcelona. [2]

In 2011, the league was composed of eight teams, but due to financial problems with almost all the clubs, the league reduced the number of participants year after year until only five of them were left. In order to grow ice hockey in Spain, in the 2021/2022 season two teams composed of non-Spanish players and one composed of Spanish players joined the league, bringing the number of teams back to eight, with the door open to new ones in the future.

HC Porto, led by the Portugal national team coach Jim Aldred, joined the league in 2023. HC Porto was ineligible to compete for the Spanish championship, and played its "home" games at the arena of the opposing team. [3]

Competition

Format

The regular season of Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo takes place between September and February, with every team playing each other three times (two in home and one away or one home and two away) for a total of 21 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:

Playoffs

Upon completion of the regular season, the top four teams play in the championship playoffs. The playoffs are a best of three series, in the semifinals (where 4th plays against 1st, and 3rd plays against 2nd), and a best of five in the final.

Champions by season

(1) Under 20 category

(2) Under 21 category

Titles by team

ClubTitlesYear
Jaca 151984, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024
CHH Txuri Urdin 121976, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018, 2019
FC Barcelona 71987, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2009, 2021, 2022
CH Casco Viejo Bilbao (CH Vizcaya)61977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983.
CG Puigcerdà 61986, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2020
Real Sociedad 31973, 1974, 1975
CD Hielo Bipolo 22013, 2014
Majadahonda HC 11998

References

  1. ↑ "TOP Salaries of the Best PRO Hockey Leagues in the World 💰". YouTube .
  2. ↑ 1972–73 season schedule
  3. ↑ Noboa, Jose (31 July 2023). "El Ice Hockey Club Porto se une a la Liga Española". Pio Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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