International Hockey League (Balkans)
Ice hockey league in Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia
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The International Hockey League (abbr. IHL) is a regional ice hockey league held since 2017 with clubs from Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.
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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
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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 | 26 | 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 | SF | 8 | 1st |
| Triglav | SFR | 2nd | Cn. | 1stR | 1st | 2nd | 1st | SF | 1stR | 9 | 1st |
 Medveščak | 1st | QF | Cn. | – | 12th | – | QF | SF | SF | 7 | 1st |
| Mladost | 9th | QF | Cn. | – | QF | – | 9th | QF | QF | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| Sisak | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | SF | – | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Team Croatia Select | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| Zagreb | QF | SF | – | – | 10th | – | SF | QF | QF | 6 | Semi-finals |
 Crvena zvezda | SF | 1stR | Cn. | – | SF | SF | 2ndR | 2nd | 2nd | 8 | 1st |
| Vojvodina | QF | QF | Cn. | – | 11th | 9th | QF | QF | QF | 8 | 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 |
| 2025/26 | Triglav |
3 : 1 | Crvena zvezda |
Records and statistics
By club
| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triglav |
4 |
2 |
2021, 2022, 2024, 2026 | 2019, 2023 |
| Crvena zvezda |
1 |
3 |
2019 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Slavija Junior |
1 |
2 |
2025 | 2021, 2022 |
| Jesenice |
1 |
0 |
2023 | |
| Medveščak |
1 |
0 |
2018 | |
| Celje |
0 |
1 |
2018 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 |