International Hockey League (Balkans)
Official logo | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Croatia Serbia Slovenia |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Slavija Junior (1st title) (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Triglav (3 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | No |
| Official website | hokej |
The International Hockey League (abbr. IHL) is a regional hockey league in which clubs from Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia compete.
History
In the 2017/18 season, the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia established the International Hockey League (IHL) - a competition in which all Slovenian clubs and clubs from abroad could apply. In the inaugural season, Slavija, Celje, Triglav, Bled, Maribor, Medveščak, Mladost, Zagreb, Crvena zvezda and Vojvodina played in the league, while in the 2018/19 season hockey players from Austria joined Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian clubs.[1]
Current clubs
Clubs that participate in the 2024–25 season:[2]
- International Hockey League
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Medveščak | Zagreb |
| Mladost | Zagreb |
| Zagreb | Zagreb |
| Triglav | Kranj |
| Slavija Junior | Ljubljana |
| Jesenice | Jesenice |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad |
All-time participants
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the International Hockey League at any time since its formation in 2017 to the current season.
| Canceled | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 1st | Champions | |||||
| 2nd | Runners-up | |||||
| SF | Semi-finalists | |||||
| QF | Quarter-finalists | |||||
| R | Regular season champions | |||||
| Club | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Total seasons |
Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bled | QF | – | – | SF | QF | – | – | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Celje | 2nd | QF | Cn. | SF | QF | SFR | – | – | 6 | 2nd |
| Hidria Jesenice | – | – | Cn. | QF | SF | – | – | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Jesenice | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | QF | QF | 3 | 1st |
| Maribor | 10th | – | – | – | 13th | QF | 10th | – | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| Olimpija | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 1 | 9th |
| Slavija | QF | Defunct | 1 | Quarter-finals | ||||||
| Slavija Junior | – | SF | Cn. | 2nd | 2ndR | QF | QF | 1stR | 7 | 1st |
| Triglav | SFR | 2nd | Cn. | 1stR | 1st | 2nd | 1st | SF | 8 | 1st |
| Medveščak | 1st | QF | Cn. | – | 12th | – | QF | SF | 6 | 1st |
| Mladost | 9th | QF | Cn. | – | QF | – | 9th | QF | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| Sisak | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | SF | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Team Croatia Select | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| Zagreb | QF | SF | – | – | 10th | – | SF | QF | 5 | Semi-finals |
| Crvena zvezda | SF | 1stR | Cn. | – | SF | SF | 2ndR | 2nd | 7 | 1st |
| Vojvodina | QF | QF | Cn. | – | 11th | 9th | QF | QF | 7 | Quarter-finals |
Finals
| Season | Champions | Result | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | Medveščak | 2 : 0 | Celje |
| 2018/19 | Crvena zvezda | 2 : 0 | Triglav |
| 2019/20 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – no champion announced | ||
| 2020/21 | Triglav | 3 : 0 | Slavija Junior |
| 2021/22 | Triglav | 2 : 1 | Slavija Junior |
| 2022/23 | Jesenice | 3 : 1 | Triglav |
| 2023/24 | Triglav | 3 : 1 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2024/25 | Slavija Junior | 3 : 0 | Crvena zvezda |
Records and statistics
By club
| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triglav | 3
|
2
|
2021, 2022, 2024 | 2019, 2023 |
| Slavija Junior | 1
|
2
|
2025 | 2021, 2022 |
| Crvena zvezda | 1
|
2
|
2019 | 2024, 2025 |
| Jesenice | 1
|
0
|
2023 | |
| Medveščak | 1
|
0
|
2018 | |
| Celje | 0
|
1
|
2018 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 |
By country
| Club / Nation | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 5
|
5
|
10
|
| Serbia | 1
|
2
|
3
|
| Croatia | 1
|
0
|
1
|
| Total | 7 | 7 | 14 |
See also
- Croatian Ice Hockey League
- Serbian Hockey League
- Slovenian Ice Hockey League
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
References
- ^ "IHL". hokej.si. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "IHL clubs". hokej.si. Retrieved 10 October 2024.