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1979–80 IIHF European Cup
The 1979–80 European Cup was the 15th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 11, 1979, and finished on August 24, 1980. The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group. First round Kölner EC, SC Bern, HK Olimpija Ljubljana, Flyers Heerenveen : bye Second round Tappara, Modo, Slovan Bratislava, CSKA Moscow : bye Third round Final Group (Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ..., Austria) Final group standings References Season 1980 {{DEFAULTSORT:1979-80 IIHF European Cup 1979–80 in European ice hockey IIHF European Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |