| Slovak Extraliga | |
| 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1994 |
| CEO | Vladimír Paštinský (Pro-Hokej a.s.) |
| Inaugural season | 1993–94 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country(ies) | Slovakia |
| Most recent champion(s) | HK Nitra (1st title) |
| Most championship(s) | HC Slovan Bratislava, HC Košice (8 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Sport 1 |
| Official website | tipsportextraliga.sk (Slovak) |
| Related competitions | Slovak 1.Liga, Slovak 2.Liga |
Slovak Extraliga (Slovenská Extraliga) is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe and in 2012 it was ranked by The Hockey News as the sixth strongest league in the world behind the NHL, KHL, Elitserien, SM-liga and Czech Extraliga.[1] The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name changed to West Extraliga until the end of 2000/01 season. In 2001/02 its name was Boss Extraliga. Since 2002/03 season to 2004/05 the name changed to ST Extraliga and in 2005/06 to T-Com Extraliga. From January 16, 2007 the name changed to Slovnaft Extraliga when a general sponsor agreement with Slovnaft was signed,and from 2011-12 season is called Tipsport extraliga and Slovnaft-Play-Off .
The Slovak Extraliga is rooted in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. The 1993/94 was the first season of Slovak Extraliga as Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January 1, 1993.
Clubs[]
2016–17 season[]
| Team Name | Location | Venue | Capacity | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Košice | Košice | Steel Aréna | 8,378 | 8 |
| HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium | 2,841 | 0 |
| HC Nové Zámky | Nové Zámky | Nové Zámky Ice Stadium | 3,500 | 0 |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | Trenčín | Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium | 6,150 | 3 |
| HK Nitra | Nitra | Nitra Aréna | 3,600 | 1 |
| HK Orange 20 | Bratislava | Vladimír Dzurilla Ice Stadium | 3,500 | – |
| HK Poprad | Poprad | Poprad Ice Stadium | 4,500 | 0 |
| HKm Zvolen | Zvolen | Zvolen Ice Stadium | 5,372 | 2 |
| MHC Mountfield | Martin | Martin Ice Stadium | 4,200 | 0 |
| MsHK Žilina | Žilina | Garmin Arena | 6,200 | 1 |
| ŠHK 37 Piešťany | Piešťany | EASTON Aréna | 3,238 | 0 |
Names and sponsorship[]
| Period | Name | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1993–1997 | Extraliga | none |
| 1997–2001 | West Extraliga | West |
| 2001–2002 | BOSS Extraliga | BOSS |
| 2002–2005 | ST Extraliga | Slovak Telekom |
| 2005–2007 | T-Com Extraliga | T-Com |
| 2007–2011 | Slovnaft Extraliga | Slovnaft |
| 2011– | Tipsport Extraliga | Tipsport |
| 2015– | Tipsport Liga | Tipsport |
Champions[]
- 1994 HK Dukla Trenčín
- 1995 HC Košice
- 1996 HC Košice
- 1997 HK Dukla Trenčín
- 1998 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 1999 HC Košice
- 2000 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2001 HKm Zvolen
- 2002 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2003 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2004 HK Dukla Trenčín
- 2005 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2006 MsHK Žilina
- 2007 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2008 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2009 HC Košice
- 2010 HC Košice
- 2011 HC Košice
- 2012 HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2013 HKm Zvolen
- 2014 HC Košice
- 2015 HC Košice
- 2016 HK Nitra
By Club[]
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 2 | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012 |
| HC Košice | 8 | 7 | 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 3 | 4 | 1994, 1997, 2004 |
| HKm Zvolen | 2 | 4 | 2001, 2013 |
| MsHK Žilina | 1 | 0 | 2006 |
| HK Nitra | 1 | 0 | 2016 |
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- SZĽH - Slovak Ice-Hockey Federation
- A brief history of Slovak hockey (in English)
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