Croatian Ice Hockey League

Croatian Ice Hockey league
2023–24 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	1991
No. of teams	4
Country(ies)	Croatia
Most recent champion(s)	KHL Sisak
Most championship(s)	Medveščak (22)
Related competitions	Erste Bank Eishockey Liga

The Croatian Ice Hockey League is the top ice hockey league in Croatia. At the end of the season the Croatian Championship is held. The league is operated by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation.

History

The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Until then Croatian teams played in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League. The hockey teams KHL Mladost and KHL Medvescak were playing in the first division, while KHL Sisak and KHL Zagreb were playing in the second division of the Yugoslav league. The former two were much stronger, but as financing went away their best players did not stay with the clubs. This resulted in a more balanced competition, in which KHL Zagreb went on to win three times in a row. KHL Medvescak however managed to remerge as the country's dominant team, as it won the competition for eleven straight seasons.

Due to the very short duration of the season, Croatian teams often play in other leagues, such as the International Hockey League, Slohokej Liga, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and the now defunct Interliga and Panonian League.

Teams

Team	City/Area	Arena	Capacity	Founded
Current Teams
KHL Medveščak II	Zagreb	Dvorana Velesajam	1,000	2003
KHL Mladost	Zagreb	Dvorana Velesajam	500	1946
KHL Zagreb	Zagreb	Dvorana Velesajam	500	1982
KHL Sisak	Sisak	Klizalište Zibel	500	1934
KHL Kuna Zagreb	Zagreb	-	-	2018
HK Siscia	Sisak	-	-	2018
Former Teams
Maribor	Maribor	Tabor Ice Hall	1,000	1993
KHL Medveščak	Zagreb	Dom Sportova	6,000	1961
Malmut Delnice	Delnice	-	-	2017

Champions

until 1991 – Yugoslav Hockey League 1991–92 – Zagreb 1992–93 – Zagreb 1993–94 – Zagreb 1994–95 – Medveščak 1995–96 – Zagreb 1996–97 – Medveščak 1997–98 – Medveščak 1998–99 – Medveščak 1999–2000 – Medveščak 2000–01 – Medveščak

2001–02 – Medveščak 2002–03 – Medveščak 2003–04 – Medveščak 2004–05 – Medveščak 2005–06 – Medveščak 2006–07 – Medveščak 2007–08 – Mladost 2008–09 – Medveščak 2009–10 – Medveščak II 2010–11 – Medveščak 2011–12 – Medveščak

2012–13 – Medveščak II 2013–14 – Medveščak II 2014–15 – Medveščak II 2015–16 – Medveščak II 2016–17 – Medveščak II 2017–18 – Medveščak II 2018–19 – Zagreb 2019–20 – Mladost 2020–21 – Mladost 2021–22 – Sisak 2022–23 – Zagreb 2023–24 – Sisak

Club	Croatian Championship won	Total
KHL Medveščak	1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	22
KHL Zagreb	1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2019, 2023	6
KHL Mladost	2008, 2020, 2021	3
KHL Sisak	2022, 2024	2

European Hockey Overview

Top-Level Leagues

International Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League National Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues

Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Third-Level Leagues

Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland

Fourth-Level and lower Leagues

Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)

Cup Competitions

Cups Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia Supercups Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues

Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship

Women's Leagues

International leagues European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup National leagues Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine Defunct leagues Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues

Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

University Leagues

European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden

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