IIHF European Cup
# IIHF European Cup

The IIHF European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

## History

The competition was originated by Günther Sabetzki, based on the European Cup of association football (now UEFA Champions League).

The tournament encountered problems. Countries had different levels of development in ice hockey, so some teams were weaker than others, resulting in a number of uncompetitive, one-sided games. Organisational difficulties were also posed by the refusal of some Soviet Union teams to play away games in certain places. This resulted in no final being held some years, and more than one final being held in others. The competition was discontinued after 1997. In its place, the European Hockey League and the Continental Cup, and later the IIHF European Champions Cup, were started.

## Format

Teams were seeded and drawn into groups of four teams, with the winners of each group progressing to the next round, where they were drawn into groups again. Each round was played over a long weekend (Friday to Sunday) in a single venue, until one final group was left, the winner of which would be considered the champion. After the European Cup was discontinued, the Continental Cup would adopt this format.

## Winners

### Knockout, 1965/66–1977/78

| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1965–66 | ZKL Brno | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | EV Füssen |
| 1966–67 | ZKL Brno | 3–2, 5–4 | Ilves |
| 1967–68 | ZKL Brno | 3–0, 3–3 | Dukla Jihlava |
| 1968–69 | CSKA Moscow | 9–1, 14–3 | EC KAC |
| 1969–70 | CSKA Moscow | 2–3, 8–5 | Spartak Moscow |
| 1970–71 | CSKA Moscow | 7–0, 3–3 | Dukla Jihlava |
| 1971–72 | CSKA Moscow | 8–2, 8–3 | Brynäs |
| 1972–73 | CSKA Moscow | 6–2, 12–2 | Brynäs |
| 1973–74 | CSKA Moscow | 2–3, 6–1 | Tesla Pardubice |
| 1974–75 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 2–3, 7–0 | Dukla Jihlava |
| 1975–76 | CSKA Moscow | 6–0, 4–2 | Poldi Kladno |
| 1976–77 | Poldi Kladno | 4–4, 4–4 (2-1 SO) | Spartak Moscow |
| 1977–78 | CSKA Moscow | 3–1 | Poldi Kladno |

### Group, 1978/79–1989/90

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978–79 | CSKA Moscow | Poldi Kladno | Ässät | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1979–80 | CSKA Moscow | Tappara | Slovan Bratislava | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1980–81 | CSKA Moscow | HIFK | Poldi Kladno | Urtijëi, Italy |
| 1981–82 | CSKA Moscow | TJ Vítkovice | SC Riessersee | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| 1982–83 | CSKA Moscow | Dukla Jihlava | Tappara | Tampere, Finland |
| 1983–84 | CSKA Moscow | Dukla Jihlava | Dynamo Berlin | Urtijëi, Italy |
| 1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | Kölner EC | Dukla Jihlava | Megève, France |
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | Södertälje SK | SB Rosenheim | Rosenheim, West Germany |
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | TJ VSŽ Košice | Färjestad BK | Lugano, Switzerland |
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | Tesla Pardubice | Tappara | Davos, Switzerland |
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | TJ VSŽ Košice | Kölner EC | Cologne, West Germany |
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | TPS | Djurgårdens IF | Berlin, West Germany |

### Knockout, 1990–1996

| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Djurgårdens IF | 3–2 | Dynamo Moscow | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1991 | Djurgårdens IF | 7–2 | Düsseldorfer EG | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1992 | Malmö IF | 3–3 (1-0 SO) | Dynamo Moscow | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1993 | TPS | 4–3 | Dynamo Moscow | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1994 | Jokerit | 4–2 | Lada Togliatti | Helsinki, Turku, Finland |
| 1995 | Jokerit | 3–3 (3-2 SO) | Kölner Haie | Cologne, Germany |
| 1996 | Lada Togliatti | 4–3 (OT) | Modo | Düsseldorf, Germany |

Source:

### By nation

Performance by nation :

| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | third |
| - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union Russia | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Finland | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| West Germany East Germany Germany | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 |
