CERH European League

CERH European League
Founded 1965 (2005 in its current format)
Region Europe (CERH)
Number of teams 16 (group stage)
Current champions HC Liceo La Coruña (5 titles)
Most successful club FC Barcelona (19 titles)
Website Official website
2011–12 CERH European League

The European League is an annual roller hockey (quad) club competition organized by CERH (Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey) with the most successful teams of Europe. It is the most prestigious club competition in this sport. Since its foundation in 1965 under the name of the European Cup, mostly Spanish (among which mainly the clubs in Catalonia and Galicia), Italian and Portuguese, the Catalan teams have dominated the competition. In 1997, the European Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup merged as the Champions League.

The 2011 European League Final Eight, was held in May in Andorra la Vella, Andorra.

Contents

Format

Nowadays, the competition is composed by a qualifying round and then a 1st round. Then, 16 teams are placed into 4 groups and the two first classified of each group play a final-eight playoff in an European city.

Winners

Season Winner Result Runner-up
2011/12
2010/11 HC Liceo La Coruña 7–4 Reus Deportiu
2009/10 FC Barcelona 4–1 CP Vic
2008/09 Reus Deportiu 2–2 (2–1p) CP Vic
2007/08 FC Barcelona 5–2 Reus Deportiu
2006/07 FC Barcelona 5–2 Bassano Hockey 54
2005/06 AP Follonica Hockey League FC Porto
2004/05 FC Barcelona 3–2 FC Porto
2003/04 FC Barcelona 3–0 FC Porto
2002/03 HC Liceo La Coruña 7–3 Igualada HC
2001/02 FC Barcelona 2–1 OC Barcelos
2000/01 FC Barcelona 2–1 HC Liceo La Coruña
1999/00 FC Barcelona 3–2 FC Porto
1998/99 Igualada HC 6–5 FC Porto
1997/98 Igualada HC 8–1 Amatori Vercelli
1996/97 FC Barcelona 4–3 FC Porto
1995/96 Igualada HC 0–0, 4–3 FC Barcelona
1994/95 Igualada HC 3–4, 3–1 SL Benfica
1993/94 Igualada HC 7–4, 2–3 OC Barcelos
1992/93 Igualada HC 4–1, 8–3 SL Benfica
1991/92 HC Liceo La Coruña 7–6, 2–2 HC Seregno
1990/91 OC Barcelos 4–4, 4–3 HC Monza
1989/90 FC Porto 6–0, 5–2 CE Noia
1988/89 CE Noia 7–4, 3–1 Sporting CP
1987/88 HC Liceo La Coruña 1–2, 4–1 Hockey Novara
1986/87 HC Liceo La Coruña 4–2, 4–3 FC Porto
1985/86 FC Porto 5–3, 7–5 Hockey Novara
1984/85 FC Barcelona 4–5, 6–4 FC Porto
1983/84 FC Barcelona 2–3, 6–2 HC Liceo La Coruña
1982/83 FC Barcelona 9–1, 14–6 HC Sentmenat
1981/82 FC Barcelona 4–1, 6–4 Amatori Lodi
1980/81 FC Barcelona 6–1, 6–2 AFP Giovinazzo
1979/80 FC Barcelona 5–2, 6–3 SL Benfica
1978/79 FC Barcelona 1–3, 6–2 Reus Deportiu
1977/78 FC Barcelona 8–3, 5–1 CH Sunday's Vanstahl
1976/77 Sporting CP 6–0, 6–3 Vilanova
1975/76 CP Voltregà 2–2, 3–1 FC Barcelona
1974/75 CP Voltregà 5–5, 6–4 FC Barcelona
1973/74 FC Barcelona 8–2, 5–4 Desportivo Lourenço Marques
1972/73 FC Barcelona 5–3, 7–7 SL Benfica
1971/72 Reus Deportiu 2–10, 11–0 Hockey Novara
1970/71 Reus Deportiu 7–7, 9–4 Hockey Novara
1969/70 Reus Deportiu 12–5, 8–6 CP Voltregà
1968/69 Reus Deportiu 7–1, 0–3 SL Benfica
1967/68 Reus Deportiu 2–0, 6–2 US Triestina Hockey
1966/67 Reus Deportiu 3–3, 6–3 HC Monza
1965/66 CP Voltregà 3–1, 6–2 HC Monza

Performances

By teams

Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
FC Barcelona 19 3 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 1975, 1976, 1996
Reus Deportiu 7 3 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2009 1979, 2008, 2011
Igualada HC 6 1 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 2003
HC Liceo La Coruña 5 2 1987, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2011 1984, 2001
CP Voltregà 3 1 1966, 1975, 1976 1970
FC Porto 2 8 1986, 1990 1985, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006
OC Barcelos 1 2 1991 1994, 2002
Sporting CP 1 1 1977 1989
CE Noia 1 1 1989 1990
AP Follonica Hockey 1 0 2006 –
SL Benfica 0 5 – 1969, 1973, 1980, 1993, 1995
Hockey Novara 0 4 – 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988
HC Monza 0 3 – 1966, 1967, 1991
CP Vic 0 2 – 2009, 2010
US Triestina Hockey 0 1 – 1968
Desportivo Lourenço Marques 0 1 – 1974
Vilanova 0 1 – 1977
CH Sunday's Vanstahl 0 1 – 1978
AFP Giovinazzo 0 1 – 1981
Amatori Lodi 0 1 – 1982
HC Sentmenat 0 1 – 1983
HC Seregno 0 1 – 1992
Amatori Vercelli 0 1 – 1998
Bassano Hockey 54 0 1 – 2007

By countries

Nation Winners Runners-up Winning clubs Runners-up
Spain 42 15 FC Barcelona (19), Reus Deportiu (7), Igualada HC (6), HC Liceo La Coruña (6), CP Voltregà (3), CE Noia (1) FC Barcelona (3), Reus Deportiu (3), CP Vic (2), CP Voltregà (1), CP Vilanova (1), HC Sentmenat (1), CE Noia (1), Igualada HC (1)
Portugal 4 17 FC Porto (2), Sporting CP (1), OC Barcelos (1) FC Porto (8), SL Benfica (5), OC Barcelos (2), Desportivo Lourenço Marques (1), Sporting CP (1)
Italy 1 13 AP Follonica Hockey (1) Hockey Novara (4), HC Monza (3), US Triestina Hockey (1), AFP Giovinazzo (1), Amatori Lodi (1), HC Seregno (1), Amatori Vercelli (1), Bassano Hockey 54 (1)
Belgium 0 1 – CH Sunday's Vanstahl (1)

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