This is a list of ice hockey competitions around the world. It includes national and international leagues, as well as competitions involving national teams and club teams.
International competitions[]
IIHF competitions[]
- National team competitions
- Olympic Games
- World Championships
- IIHF World Women's Championships
- IIHF World U20 Championship
- IIHF World U18 Championship
- IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
- IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
- Euro Hockey Challenge
- Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
- Club team competitions
- IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
- IIHF Continental Cup (known as IIHF Federation Cup from 1994-1996)
- Defunct competitions
- LIHG Championships
- Ice Hockey European Championships
- IIHF European Women Championships
- IIHF European Junior Championships
- IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
- IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship
- 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament
- IIHF World Women's Challenge
- Victoria Cup
- IIHF European Cup
- European Hockey League
- IIHF European Champions Cup
- Champions Hockey League
- IIHF Super Cup
Other international competitions[]
- National teams
- 1972 Summit Series
- 1974 Summit Series
- 1979 Challenge Cup
- 2007 Super Series
- 4 Nations Cup
- Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
- Asian Winter Games
- Berlin International Tournament
- Calgary Cup
- Canada Cup
- Channel One Cup
- Coupe de Chamonix
- Deutschland Cup
- Euro Hockey Tour
- Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
- Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
- Kajotbet Hockey Games
- Karjala Tournament
- Meco Cup
- Oddset Hockey Games
- Pohár Rudého práva
- Rendez-vous '87
- Super Series
- Super Series '76
- Super Series '76-77
- Thayer Tutt Trophy
- Walter A. Brown Memorial Trophy
- World Cup of Hockey
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge
- Club teams
- Ahearne Cup
- Baltic Cup
- Elite Women's Hockey League
- EWHL Super Cup
- European Trophy
- European Trophy Junior
- Junior Club World Cup
- Low Countries Cup
- Rudi Hiti Summer League
- Six Nations Tournament
- Spengler Cup
- Tampere Cup
- Tatra Cup
- Trans-Tasman Champions League
- Viking Cup
- World Junior A Challenge
- Dagens Nyheter Cup
- Expolaris Cup
- Nordic Cup
- Volan Kupa
- Otechestven Front Cup
- Star Cup
- Berlin International Tournament
- Ringhoffer Pokal
- Jean Potin Cup
- Grindelwald Cup
- Zlaty klas
- Haute-Garonne Challenge
- Toronto International Tournament
- Soviet Sport Tournament
- Luxembourg Cup
- Pepsi Cup
- Toronto Cup
- Coupe de la Ville de Chamonix
- Kepes Sport Kupa
- Scandia Cup
Multi-national leagues[]
- Active
League | Countries |
---|---|
Kontinental Hockey League | |
Higher Hockey League | |
Austrian Hockey League | |
Belarusian Extraliga | |
MOL Liga | |
Inter-National League |
- Defunct
League | Countries |
---|---|
Alpenliga | |
Balkan League | |
Baltic League | |
Carpathian League | |
Eastern European Hockey League | |
Interliga | |
North Sea Cup | |
Panonian League | |
Slohokej Liga |
National competitions[]
Armenia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Armenian Hockey League | Top-level league |
Australia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Australian Ice Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Australian International Ice Hockey Cup | Cup competition |
Austria[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Austrian Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Inter-National League | 2nd-level league (multinational) | |
Nationale Amateur Hockey Liga | 3rd-level league | |
Austrian Regional Leagues | 4th-level regional leagues | |
Austrian National League | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Austrian Oberliga | Defunct 3rd-level league | |
Austrian Landesliga | Defunct regional league |
Belarus[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Belarusian Extraliga | Top-level league | |
Vysshaya Liga | 2nd-level league | |
Belarusian Cup | National cup competition |
Belgium[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Belgian Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Belgian National League | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Belgian Cup | National cup competition | |
Belgian Supercup | Defunct supercup |
Bosnia and Herzegovina[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Jaroslav Jandourek Cup | National cup competition |
Brazil[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Brazil Championship | National championship |
Bulgaria[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Bulgarian Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Balkan League | 2nd-level league/multinational competition | |
Bulgarian Cup | National cup competition |
China[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
China National Championship | National championship |
Chinese Taipei[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Chinese Taipei Championship | Defunct national championship |
Croatia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Croatian Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
Czech Republic[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Czech Extraliga | Top-level league | |
Czech 1.liga | 2nd-level league | |
Czech 2.liga | 3rd-level league | |
Czech Regional Championships | 4th-level regional leagues | |
Czech District Championships | 5th-level regional leagues | |
Tipsport Hockey Cup | National cup competition |
Czechoslovakia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovak Extraliga | Top-level league | |
1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga | 2nd-level league (Slovakia) | |
1. Česká národní hokejová liga | 2nd-level league (Czech Republic) | |
2. Slovenská národná hokejová liga | 3rd-level league (Slovakia) | |
2. Česká národní hokejová liga | 3rd-level league (Czech Republic) | |
Czechoslovak 2. Liga | 2nd-level league from 1953-1969 | |
Czechoslovak Regional Championships | Regional leagues |
Denmark[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
AL-Bank Ligaen | Top-level league | |
Danish Division 1 | 2nd-level league | |
Danish Cup | National cup competition |
East Germany[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
DDR-Oberliga | Top-level league | |
DDR-Bestenermittlung | Unofficial 2nd-level league from 1970-1990 | |
East German 1. Liga | 2nd-level league from 1962-1965 | |
East German 2. Liga | 3rd-level league from 1955-1962 | |
Gruppenliga | 3rd-level league from 1962-1965, 2nd-level league from 1965-1970 | |
Bezirksliga | District leagues | |
DELV-Pokal | National cup competition |
Estonia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Meistriliiga | Top-level league | |
Esiliiga | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Estonian Cup | Defunct cup competition | |
Estonian Supercup | Defunct supercup |
Finland[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
SM-liiga | Top-level league | |
Mestis | 2nd-level league | |
Suomi-sarja | 3rd-level league | |
2. Divisioona | 4th-level league | |
3. Divisioona | 5th-level league | |
4. Divisioona | 6th-level league | |
5. Divisioona | 7th-level league | |
SM-sarja | Defunct top-level league | |
I-Divisioona | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Suomi-sarja | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Maakuntasarja | Defunct 3rd-level league | |
Perussarja | Defunct 4th-level league | |
Finnish Cup | Defunct cup competition |
France[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Ligue Magnus | Top-level league | |
FFHG Division 1 | 2nd-level league | |
FFHG Division 2 | 3rd-level league | |
FFHG Division 3 | 4th-level league | |
Critérium des équipes secondes | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
3e série | Defunct 3rd-level league | |
Coupe de France | National cup competition | |
Coupe de la Ligue | League cup | |
Match des Champions | Opening game between league and cup winners |
Georgia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Georgian Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
Germany[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Top-level league | |
DEL II | 2nd-level league | |
Oberliga | 3rd-level league | |
Regionalliga | 4th-level league | |
Bavarian ice hockey leagues | Regional leagues in Bavaria | |
Baden-Württembergliga | Regional league in Baden-Württemberg | |
German Regional Leagues | Various other regional leagues | |
DEB-Pokal | National cup competition | |
Eishockey-Bundesliga | Defunct top-level league | |
German Championship | Defunct national championship | |
2nd Bundesliga | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
German Landesliga | Defunct regional league |
Greece[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Greek Championship | Top-level league |
Hong Kong[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Hong Kong Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
Hungary[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
OB I bajnokság | Top-level league | |
OB I/B. bajnokság | 2nd-level league | |
Hungarian Cup | National cup competition | |
Hungarian Supercup | Defunct supercup |
Iceland[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Icelandic Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Icelandic Championship | Former national championship |
India[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
India National Championship | National championship |
Ireland[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Irish Ice Hockey League | Defunct top-level league | |
Irish Championship | Former national championship |
Israel[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Israeli League | Top-level league |
Italy[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Serie A | Top-level league | |
Serie A2 | 2nd-level league | |
Serie C | 3rd-level league | |
Serie D | 4th-level league | |
LIHGA | Regional league | |
Coppa Italia | National cup competition | |
Supercoppa Italiana | National supercup | |
Serie B | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Serie B2 | Defunct 3rd-level league |
Japan[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
All-Japan Championship | National championship | |
Japan Ice Hockey League | Defunct top-level league | |
J-Ice North League | Regional league | |
J-Ice West League | Regional league |
Kazakhstan[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Kazakhstani Championship | Top-level league | |
Kazakhstan Cup | National cup competition |
Kyrgyzstan[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Kyrgyzstan Championship | National championship |
Latvia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Latvian Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Pirma Liga | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Latvian Cup | Defunct cup competition |
Lithuania[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Lithuania Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Lithuanian Cup | Defunct cup competition |
Luxembourg[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Luxembourg Cup | National cup competition | |
Luxembourg Championship | Defunct national championship |
Malaysia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Malaysian Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
Mexico[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Liga Mexicana Élite | Top-level league | |
Mexican National Championship | Defunct national championship |
Mongolia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Mongolia Hockey League | Top-level league |
Netherlands[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Eredivisie | Top-level league | |
Eerste Divisie | 2nd-level league | |
Tweede Divisie | 3rd-level league | |
Derde Divisie | 4th-level league | |
Vierde Divisie | 5th-level league | |
Dutch Cup | National cup competition | |
Ron Berteling Schaal | Opening game between league and cup winners | |
Dutch Supercup | Defunct suoercup | |
Dutch Challenge Cup | Defunct cup competition |
New Zealand[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
New Zealand Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
North Korea[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
North Korean Championship | National championship |
Norway[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
GET-Ligaen | Top-level league | |
Norwegian 1.Division | 2nd-level league | |
Norwegian 2.Division | 3rd-level league | |
Norwegian 3.Division | 4th-level league | |
Norwegian 4.Division | 5th-level league |
Poland[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Polska Liga Hokejowa | Top-level league | |
Polish 1. Liga | 2nd-level league | |
Polish 2. Liga | 3rd-level league | |
Polish Cup | National cup competition |
Portugal[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Portugese Championship | Defunct national championship |
Qatar[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Qatar International Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
Romania[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Romanian Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Romanian Cup | National cup competition |
Russia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Kontinental Hockey League | Top-level (multi-national) league | |
Higher Hockey League | 2nd-level league | |
Russian Hockey League | 3rd-level league | |
International Hockey League | Defunct top-level (multi-national) league | |
Russian Superleague | Defunct top-level league | |
Vysshaya Liga | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Russian Hockey Second League | Defunct 4th-level league |
Serbia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Serbian Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Serbian Cup | Defunct cup competition |
Singapore[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Singapore National Ice Hockey League | Top-level league |
Spain[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo | Top-level league | |
1a división | 2nd-level league | |
Copa del Rey | National cup competition | |
Copa de la Federacion | Defunct cup competition |
Slovakia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Slovak Extraliga | Top-level league | |
Slovak 1.Liga | 2nd-level league | |
Slovak 2.Liga | 3rd-level league |
Slovenia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Slovenian Ice Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Slovenian 2nd League | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Slovenian Cup | Defunct cup competition | |
Slovenian Supercup | Defunct supercup |
South Africa[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
South African Championship | National championship | |
Interprovincial Championship | Provincial championship | |
Gauteng League | Regional league in Gauteng province | |
Western-Province Championship | Regional league in Western Province |
South Korea[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Korea Domestic Championship | National championship | |
Korean Championship | Formerly the KIHL; presently the Kang-won-do-Cup/Korean Championship | |
Korea Divisional Domestic Championship | Defunct competition |
Soviet Union[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Soviet Championship League | Top-level league | |
Pervaya Liga | 2nd-level league | |
Vtoraya Liga | 3rd-level league | |
Klass B | 4th-level league | |
Soviet Cup | National cup competition |
Sweden[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Elitserien | Top-level league | |
HockeyAllsvenskan | 2nd-level league | |
Swedish Division 1 | 3rd-level league | |
Swedish Division 2 | 4th-level league | |
Swedish Division 3 | 5th-level league | |
Swedish Division 4 | 6th-level league | |
Swedish Championship | Defunct national championship | |
Träningsserien | Defunct top-level league | |
Klass I | Defunct top-level league | |
Elitserien | Defunct top-level league | |
Svenska Serien | Defunct top-level league | |
Swedish Division I | Defunct top-level league | |
Klass II | Defunct 2nd-level league |
Switzerland[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
National League A | Top-level league | |
National League B | 2nd-level league | |
Regio League | Comprises 3rd-6th level leagues | |
Swiss 1.Liga | 3rd-level league | |
Swiss 2.Liga | 4th-level league | |
Swiss 3.Liga | 5th-level league | |
Swiss 4.Liga | 6th-level league | |
Swiss National Championship | Former national championship | |
Swiss International Championship | Former international championship | |
Swiss Serie A | Defunct 2nd and 3rd level league | |
Swiss Serie B | Defunct 3rd and 4th level league | |
Swiss Cup | Defunct cup competition (will be revived in 2014-15) |
Thailand[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Thai World Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Thai Championship | Defunct national championship |
Turkey[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League | Top-level league | |
Turkish Ice Hockey First League | 2nd-level league |
Ukraine[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Ukrainian Hockey Championship | Top-level league | |
Western Ukrainian Amateur Hockey League | Amateur regional league | |
Night Hockey League of Kiev | Amateur league in Kiev | |
Central Western Regional Hockey League | Amateur regional league | |
Professional Hockey League | Defunct top-level league | |
Persha Liha | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
Ukrainian Cup | Defunct cup competition | |
Ukrainian Federation Cup | Defunct cup competition |
United Arab Emirates[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Emirates Ice Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Emirati Championship | Defunct national championship |
United Kingdom[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Elite Ice Hockey League | Top-level league | |
English Premier Ice Hockey League | 2nd-level league | |
English National Ice Hockey League | 3rd-level league | |
Scottish National League | Top-level Scottish league | |
Scottish Cup | Scottish cup competition | |
British Universities Ice Hockey Association | University competition | |
British Championship | Former stand-alone championship; now awarded to EIHL champion | |
Ice Hockey Superleague | Defunct top-level league | |
British Hockey League | Defunct top-level league | |
British National League | Defunct top-level league | |
British National League | Defunct 2nd-level league | |
English League | Defunct top-level English league | |
English National League | Defunct top-level English league | |
English National League (1981-82) | Defunct top-level English league | |
Scottish National League | Defunct top-level Scottish league | |
Scottish National League (1981-1982) | Defunct top-level Scottish league | |
Scottish Premier Hockey League | Defunct Scottish league | |
English League North | Defunct top-level league in Northern England | |
Inter-City League | Defunct top-level league in Southern England | |
Northern League | Defunct top-level league in Northern England and Scotland | |
Southern League | Defunct top-level English league | |
Northern League | Defunct English/Scottish/Welsh league | |
Celtic League Cup | Defunct competition between Scotland and Ireland |
Yugoslavia[]
Competitions | League/Cup | |
---|---|---|
Yugoslav Ice Hockey League | Top-level league | |
Yugoslav Cup | National cup competition |