Balkan League: Difference between revisions

From International Hockey Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:
| teams    = 7
| teams    = 7
| country  = [[Bulgaria]]
| country  = [[Bulgaria]]
| champion = Red Star Sofia
| champion = Ice Devils Sofia
| website  =  
| website  =  
}}
}}
The '''Balkan League''' was an amateur ice hockey league in [[Bulgaria]]. It was founded in 2007 as a replacement to the [[Bulgarian Amateur League]].
The '''Balkan League''' is an amateur ice hockey league in [[Bulgaria]]. It was founded in 2007 as a replacement to the [[Bulgarian Amateur League]].


The league also featured teams from [[Greece]] and [[Macedonia]] at various points, in addition to the Bulgarian squads.
The league also featured teams from [[Greece]] and [[Macedonia]] at various points, in addition to the Bulgarian squads.


It folded after the 2017 season, when most teams were incorporated into the [[Bulgarian Hockey League]].


==2016-17 teams==
==2016-17 teams==
Line 87: Line 86:
| Season
| Season
| Champion
| Champion
|-
| align="center" | [[2023-24 Balkan League season|2023-24]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Ice Devils Sofia
|-
| align="center" | [[2022-23 Balkan League season|2022-23]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Ice Devils Sofia
|-
| align="center" | [[2021-22 Balkan League season|2021-22]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Red Star Sofia (Group A)<br> [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Women's Team (Group B)
|-
| align="center" | [[2020-21 Balkan League season|2020-21]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Ledeni Diavoli Sofia (Group A)<br> [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Ledeni Diavoli Sofia (Group B)
|-
| align="center" | [[2019-20 Balkan League season|2019-20]] || ''not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic''
|-
| align="center" | [[2018-19 Balkan League season|2018-19]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Red Star Sofia (Group A)<br> [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Red Star Sofia B (Group B)
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[2016-17 Balkan League season|2016-17]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Red Star Sofia (Group A)<br> [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Ice Devils Sofia (Group B)
| align="center" | [[2016-17 Balkan League season|2016-17]] || [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Red Star Sofia (Group A)<br> [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png|20px]] Ice Devils Sofia (Group B)

Latest revision as of 19:49, 30 June 2024

Balkan League
Balkan League.jpg
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2007
No. of teams 7
Country(ies) Bulgaria
Most recent champion(s) Ice Devils Sofia

The Balkan League is an amateur ice hockey league in Bulgaria. It was founded in 2007 as a replacement to the Bulgarian Amateur League.

The league also featured teams from Greece and Macedonia at various points, in addition to the Bulgarian squads.


2016-17 teams

Team City/Area Arena Capacity Founded Joined BaHL
Teams (Group A)
Dinamo Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
HC NSA Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Winter Sports Palace 3,200 2009 2016–17
Red Star Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Winter Sports Palace 3,200 2002 2013–14 (rejoined)
Teams (Group B)
Ice Devils Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Torpedo Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Red Star Sofia Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Winter Sports Palace 3,200 2002 2013–14 (rejoined)
Women's Bulgarian National Team Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2016–17

Champions

Season Champion
2023-24 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ice Devils Sofia
2022-23 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ice Devils Sofia
2021-22 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Red Star Sofia (Group A)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Women's Team (Group B)
2020-21 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ledeni Diavoli Sofia (Group A)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ledeni Diavoli Sofia (Group B)
2019-20 not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018-19 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Red Star Sofia (Group A)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Red Star Sofia B (Group B)
2016-17 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Red Star Sofia (Group A)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ice Devils Sofia (Group B)
2014-15 Flag of Macedonia.svg.png HK Metalurg Skopje
2013-14 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ledenite Dyavoli Sofia (Group A)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Ledenite Dyavoli Sofia B (Group B)
2012-13 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Dinamo Sofia (Group A)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Torpedo Sofia (Group B)
2011-12 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png NSA Sofia
2010-11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png NSA Sofia
2009-10 Flag of Greece.svg.png Thessaloniki
2008-09 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Etro 92 Veliko Tarnovo
2007-08 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Spartak Sofia
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