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{{Short description|Annual European hockey tournament}}
{{About|the men's [[ice hockey]] event|the women's ice hockey event|IIHF European Women's Champions Cup}}

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[[Image:EuropeanChampionsCupLogo.png|right]]
The '''IIHF European Champions Cup''' (ECC) was an annual event organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF), which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF. The Champions Cup was first played in 2005, as a replacement for the defunct [[IIHF European Cup|European Cup]] (1965–1997), and the suspended [[European Hockey League]] (1996–2000).<ref name=history>{{Cite web|title=IIHF Club Competition History|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/club-events.html|access-date=2009-12-14|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref>  In the 2008–09 season, the ECC was replaced by the [[Champions Hockey League (2008–09)|Champions Hockey League]], which was the new official European club championship event.<ref name=history/> The new tournament was cancelled after only one season. However, [[Champions Hockey League|another tournament with the same name]] was introduced in 2014.

==Format==
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The competition featured the reigning club champions from the top six European hockey nations according to the [[IIHF World Ranking]]; these teams were known as the Super Six. Two groups of three played in a [[round-robin tournament]], with the winners of each group facing off in a championship game. The two groups were named after international hockey legends [[Alexander Ragulin]] and [[Ivan Hlinka]].

==ECC winners (2005–2008)==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=5%|Season
!width=20%|Winner
!width=15%|Score
!width=20%|Runner-up
!width=40%|Group Runner-up (Equal with Semifinalist)
!width=17%|Venue
|-
|[[2005 IIHF European Champions Cup|2005]]
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Avangard Omsk]]'''
|'''2–1 ([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]])'''
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Oulun Kärpät|Kärpät]]
| {{CZE}} and {{SWE}}
|[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
|-
|[[2006 IIHF European Champions Cup|2006]]
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]'''
|'''4–4 (2-1 [[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO]])'''
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Oulun Kärpät|Kärpät]]
| {{SUI}} and {{CZE}}
|[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
|-
|[[2007 IIHF European Champions Cup|2007]]
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Ak Bars Kazan]]'''
|'''6–0'''
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[HPK]]
| {{SUI}} and {{SVK}}
|[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
|-
|[[2008 IIHF European Champions Cup|2008]]
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]''' 
|'''5–2'''
|style="text-align: left;"|{{Flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Sparta Praha|Sparta Praha]]
| {{FIN}} and {{SVK}}
|[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
|}
==Medals==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 4  | silver_RUS = 0  | bronze_RUS = 0
 | gold_FIN = 0  | silver_FIN = 3  | bronze_FIN = 1
 | gold_CZE = 0  | silver_CZE = 1  | bronze_CZE = 2
 | gold_SVK = 0  | silver_SVK = 0  | bronze_SVK = 2
 | gold_SUI = 0  | silver_SUI = 0  | bronze_SUI = 2
 | gold_SWE = 0  | silver_SWE = 0  | bronze_SWE = 1
}}

==Participants and results (2005–2008)==
===2005 results===
'''''Group A'''''
* {{Flagicon|SVK}} [[HK Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trenčín]] – {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Avangard Omsk]]''' – 1:6 (1:3; 0:1; 0:2)
* {{Flagicon|SWE}} '''[[HV71]]''' – {{Flagicon|SVK}} Dukla Trenčín – 4:1 (3:0; 0:0; 1:1)
* {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''Avangard Omsk''' – {{Flagicon|SWE}} HV71 – 9:0 (4:0; 2:0; 3:0)

'''''Group B'''''
* {{Flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Aukro Berani Zlín|HC Hamé Zlín]]''' – {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Frankfurt Lions]] – 4:3 (2:2; 0:1; 2:0)
* {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Oulun Kärpät|Kärpät]]''' – {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Hamé Zlín – 4:1 (1:0; 2:1; 1:0)
* {{Flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt Lions – {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''Kärpät''' – 3:6 (1:3; 0:2; 2:1)

'''''Final'''''

* {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''Avangard Omsk''' – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 2:1 (OT) (0:1; 0:0; 1:0; 1:0)

===2006 results===
'''''Alexander Ragulin division'''''
* {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[HC Dynamo Moscow]]''' – {{Flagicon|SVK}} [[HC Slovan Bratislava]] – 3:1 (2:0; 0:0; 1:1)
* {{Flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava – {{Flagicon|CZE}} '''[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Moeller-Pardubice]]''' – 0:2 (0:0; 0:2; 0:0)
* {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Moeller-Pardubice – {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''HC Dynamo Moscow''' – 1:5 (1:3; 0:0; 0:2)

'''''Ivan Hlinka division'''''
* {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Oulun Kärpät|Kärpät]]''' – {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[HC Davos]] – 3:1 (1:0; 0:1; 2:0)
* {{Flagicon|SUI}} '''HC Davos''' – {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Frölunda HC]] – 6:2 (2:0; 2:1; 2:1)
* {{Flagicon|SWE}} Frölunda HC – {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''Kärpät''' – 0:3 (0:1; 0:1; 0:1)

'''''Final'''''
* {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''HC Dynamo Moscow''' – {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kärpät – 5:4 (in a shootout) (1:0; 1:2; 2:2; 0:0; 2:1)

===2007 results===
'''''Alexander Ragulin division'''''
* {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''[[HPK]]''' – {{Flagicon|SVK}} [[MsHK Žilina]] – 7:0 (2:0; 3:0; 2:0)
* {{Flagicon|SVK}} '''MsHK Žilina''' – {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Sparta Praha]] – 4:2 (0:1; 2:1; 2:0)
* {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''HPK''' – 2:3 (1:1; 1:2; 0:0)

'''''Ivan Hlinka division'''''
* {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Ak Bars Kazan]]''' – {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Färjestad BK]] – 6:4 (2:2; 2:1; 2:1)
* {{Flagicon|SWE}} Färjestad BK – {{Flagicon|SUI}} '''[[HC Lugano]]''' – 0:3 (0:1; 0:1; 0:1)
* {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Lugano – {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''Ak Bars Kazan''' – 0:3 (0:1; 0:1; 0:1)

'''''Final'''''
* {{Flagicon|FIN}} HPK – {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''Ak Bars Kazan''' – 0:6 (0:3, 0:0, 0:3)

===2008 results===
'''''Alexander Ragulin division'''''
* {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]''' – {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Modo Hockey]] – 3:0 (2:0; 1:0; 0:0)
* {{Flagicon|SWE}} Modo Hockey – {{Flagicon|SVK}} '''[[HC Slovan Bratislava]]''' – 1:4 (1:0; 0:3; 0:1)
* {{Flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava – {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''Metallurg Magnitogorsk''' – 1:2 (1:0; 0:0; 0:1; 0:0; 0:1)

'''''Ivan Hlinka division'''''
* {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Oulun Kärpät|Kärpät]] – {{Flagicon|CZE}} '''[[HC Sparta Praha]]''' – 3:5 (0:2; 1:2; 2:1)
* {{Flagicon|CZE}} '''HC Sparta Praha''' – {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[HC Davos]] – 6:4 (1:2; 3:1; 2:1)
* {{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos – {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''Kärpät''' – 1:6 (0:1; 1:3; 0:2)

'''''Final'''''
* {{Flagicon|CZE}} HC Sparta Praha – {{Flagicon|RUS}} '''Metallurg Magnitogorsk''' – 2:5 (1:1; 1:2; 0:2)

==Predecessors==
===European Cup (1965–1997)===
{{Main|IIHF European Cup}}

The '''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.

====Medals 1965-1996 (Including Precursors)====

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 22 | silver_RUS = 6  | bronze_RUS = 2
 | gold_CZE = 4  | silver_CZE = 13 | bronze_CZE = 7
 | gold_SWE = 3  | silver_SWE = 4  | bronze_SWE = 7
 | gold_FIN = 3  | silver_FIN = 4  | bronze_FIN = 9
 | gold_GER = 0  | silver_GER = 4  | bronze_GER = 12
 | gold_AUT = 0  | silver_AUT = 1  | bronze_AUT = 3
 | gold_ITA = 0  | silver_ITA = 0  | bronze_ITA = 1
 | gold_NED = 0  | silver_NED = 0  | bronze_NED = 1
 | gold_NOR = 0  | silver_NOR = 0  | bronze_NOR = 1
}}

Note: 11 Editions since 1965/66 to 1977/78 have 2 Semifinalists (Exclude [[1973–74 IIHF European Cup]] and [[1977–78 IIHF European Cup]]).
===European Hockey League (1996–2000)===
{{Main|European Hockey League}}

The '''European Hockey League''' was a European [[ice hockey]] club competition which ran between the years 1996 and 2000.<ref name=history/>

====Medals 1996-2000====

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 2  | silver_RUS = 3  | bronze_RUS = 0
 | gold_FIN = 1  | silver_FIN = 0  | bronze_FIN = 1
 | gold_AUT = 1  | silver_AUT = 0  | bronze_AUT = 0
 | gold_CZE = 0  | silver_CZE = 1  | bronze_CZE = 1
 | gold_GER = 0  | silver_GER = 0  | bronze_GER = 1
 | gold_SWE = 0  | silver_SWE = 0  | bronze_SWE = 1
}}

===IIHF Continental Cup (1997–present)===
{{Main|IIHF Continental Cup}}

The '''Continental Cup''' is an [[ice hockey]] tournament for European clubs, begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the IIHF European Cup. It was intended for teams from countries without representatives in the [[European Hockey League]], with participating teams chosen by the countries' respective ice hockey associations.

===IIHF Super Cup (1997–2000)===
{{Main|IIHF Super Cup}}

The '''IIHF Super Cup''' was an [[ice hockey]] event played between the champions of the two main European club tournaments at the time; it began in 1997 and ended in 2000.

==Successors==
===IIHF Champions Hockey League (2008–2009)===<!-- This section is linked from [[Champions Hockey League]] -->
{{main|Champions Hockey League (2008–09)}}
The Champions Hockey League was conducted by 14 teams of which 12 are in the group stage. It replaced the ''IIHF European Champions Cup'' in 2008. The league was staged for one year only.

===Champions Hockey League (2014–present)===
{{main|Champions Hockey League}}
On December 9, 2013, the IIHF officially announced that they had launched [[Champions Hockey League|a new tournament with a similar name as their previous tournament]], born out of the [[European Trophy]], starting in the [[2014–15 Champions Hockey League|2014–15 season]].<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/8242.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=2bf2ed1463 New era dawns for Europe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225647/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/8242.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=2bf2ed1463 |date=2013-12-17 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ice Hockey European Championships]]
* [[Champions Hockey League]]
* [[Champions Hockey League (2008–09)]]
* [[IIHF Continental Cup]]
* [[IIHF Super Cup]]
* [[Spengler Cup]]
* [[European Trophy]]
* [[Junior Club World Cup]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/club-events.html IIHF Club Competition History on IIHF.com]

{{European Club Ice Hockey Tournaments}}
{{European Ice Hockey Leagues}}
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