Yugoslav Ice Hockey League

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Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Most recent season or competition:
1990–91 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1936
Ceased1991
Replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina League
Croatian League
Serbian League
Slovenian League
Most titles Jesenice (23 titles)
Domestic cup(s)Yugoslav Cup

The Yugoslav Ice Hockey League was the top ice hockey league in the old Yugoslavia.

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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

* – by default as the only club in the competition.
ClubWinnersWinning 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
1956

Yugoslav Cup winners

ClubTitlesYears 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

Below is a list of teams that had participated. A number of these participated for only a few seasons, while others participated for many.

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References

  1. Simon Demsar (31 March 2005). "Jesenice's Trophy". Slovenia Times. Retrieved 4 April 2017.