The Erste Liga (formerly the MOL Liga) is an international
ice hockey league organized for clubs based in
Hungary and
Romania. It is sponsored by the
Erste Bank Hungary
Erste Group Bank AG (Erste Group) is an Austrian financial service provider in Central and Eastern Europe serving 15.7 million clients in over 2,700 branches in seven countries.
History
Erste Group was founded in October 1819 as ''Erste öster ...
.
The games played between the Hungarian teams count towards the Hungarian National Championship in the
OB I Bajnokság. The Romanian teams also compete in the Romanian National Championship
Liga Naţională.
History
In the
first season, the league comprised six Hungarian teams and four Romanian teams.
HC CsÃkszereda
Hockey Club CsÃkszereda ( HC Miercurea Ciuc in Romanian) was a Romanian ice hockey team from Miercurea Ciuc, (''CsÃkszereda'' in Hungarian), Romania.
Achievements
*MOL Liga
The Erste Liga (formerly the MOL Liga) is an international ice h ...
went undefeated in the post-season to win the first MOL Liga title.
In
2009–10, the number of teams went down to five Hungarian and two Romanian teams. Following the regular season, they decided the winner in a final four system. The
Budapest Stars
Budapest Stars is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the OB I bajnokság and in the MOL Liga. They play their home games at Budapest Icecenter, located in Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city ...
met
Újpesti TE
Újpesti Torna Egylet (Újpesti TE or UTE) is a Hungarian sports society, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, athl ...
in the final, after they beat
SC CsÃkszereda and
DAB-Docler, respectively. Újpest started the match better, taking the lead just after one and a half minutes. However, the events took an U-turn and about two hours later, it was the Budapest Stars who lifted the trophy, after winning the match 3–1.
The
2010–11 MOL Liga season
The 2010–11 MOL Liga season was the third edition of the international ice hockey championship for teams from Hungary and Romania. This season nine teams participated, including defending champions Vasas Budapest Stars, the second team of Erst ...
was the third edition of the international ice hockey championship for teams from Hungary and Romania. This season, nine teams participated, including defending champions Vasas Budapest Stars, the second team of
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga outfit
SAPA AV19 Székesfehérvár, and
HSC CsÃkszereda from
Miercurea Ciuc
The
2011–12 MOL Liga season
The 2011–12 MOL Liga season is the fourth edition of the international ice hockey championship for teams from Hungary and Romania. Following the withdrawal of Vasas HC, the field is composed of eight clubs this season, including five Hungarian ...
was the fourth edition of the international ice hockey championship for teams from Hungary and Romania. Following the withdrawal of
Vasas HC, the field is composed of eight clubs this season, including five Hungarian and three Romanian. The regular season ran from 6 September 2011 to 20 January 2012. After the conclusion of the regular season, the six best ranked teams won the right to participate in the playoffs. The top two clubs had byes in the first round of the playoffs, while the remaining four teams were drawn together according to their final position in the regular season (3–6, 4–5). The winners of the match-ups advanced to the semifinals, where they met
DAB-Docler and HSC CsÃkszereda, respectively. Eventually,
Miskolci JJSE Miskolci may refer to
*Miskolc, a city in Hungary
**Miskolci AK, a Hungarian football club based in Miskolc
**Miskolci VSC, a Hungarian football club based in Miskolc
**Miskolci VLC
Miskolci Vizilabda Club is a water polo club from Miskolc, Hungar ...
beat HSC CsÃkszereda and thus secured their spot in the finals, where they faced Dunaújváros, which won their duel in straight matches against
Corona Fenestela Braşov. Dunaújváros enjoyed the home ice advantage in the best-of-seven series final, where they swept away Miskolc 4–0 and took the 2011–12 MOL Liga title, the first ever of its kind in the history of the club.
The
2012–13 MOL Liga season
The 2012–13 MOL Liga season was the fifth season of the MOL Liga, a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská re ...
was the fifth season of the MOL Liga, a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary, Romania, and
Slovakia. Seven teams participated in the league, and
DAB-Docler won the championship. The league also served as the Hungarian Championship for 2012-13. DAB-Docler, the MOL Liga champion, was also the Hungarian national champion.
The
2013–14 MOL Liga season
The 2013–14 MOL Liga season was the sixth season of the MOL Liga. The league is a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Balázs Ladányi
Balázs Ladányi (born 6 January 1976) is a Hungarian ...
was the sixth season of the MOL Liga, and
HC Nové Zámky
HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning "B ...
won the title. The league is a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.
Balázs Ladányi from
DAB-Docler was the season's leading scorer with 63 points.
The
2014–15 MOL Liga season
The 2014–15 MOL Liga season was the seventh season of the MOL Liga. The league is a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. HC Nové Zámky are the defending Champions after defeating ASC Co ...
was the seventh season of the MOL Liga. The league is a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.
HC Nové Zámky
HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning "B ...
were the defending Champions after defeating
ASC Corona BraÅŸov in the 2014 Championship, but they lost their championship to
Miskolci Jegesmedvék in a 4–0 sweep against them.
The
2015–16 MOL Liga season
The 2015–16 MOL Liga was 8th season of the MOL Liga. DVTK Jegesmedvék was the defending champion after defeating HK Nové Zámky in the 2014-2015 season. The league is a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary and ...
was the 8th season of the MOL Liga.
DVTK Jegesmedvék
DVTK Jegesmedvék ( en, DVTK Polar Bears) is a Hungarian ice hockey team that played in the OB I bajnokság and in the Erste Liga. The previously played in the Slovak Extraliga from 2018 until 2021. They play their home games at Miskolc Ice Hall ...
was the defending champion after defeating
HC Nové Zámky
HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning "B ...
in the 2014-2015 season. They successfully defended their title after sweeping
MAC Budapest
MAC HKB Újbuda is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Erste Liga. They play their home games at Tüskecsarnok, located in Budapest. In their first year of competition they would finish second in the regular season, and would ...
in the finals. The league is a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Hungary and Romania. A new team,
Budapest based
MAC Budapest
MAC HKB Újbuda is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Erste Liga. They play their home games at Tüskecsarnok, located in Budapest. In their first year of competition they would finish second in the regular season, and would ...
, joined the league while Slovakian based, and previous season's finalist,
HC Nové Zámky
HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning "B ...
left.
The
2016–17 MOL Liga season
The 2016–17 MOL Liga is a season of the MOL Liga. DVTK Jegesmedvék is the two-time defending champion after defeating MAC Budapest in the 2015-2016 season. A new team, the Serbian based HK Beograd joined the league.
Team information
Reg ...
was the 9th season of the MOL Liga. DVTK Jegesmedvék was the two-time defending champion after defeating MAC Budapest in the 2015-2016 season. They once again successfully defended their title after beating
MAC Budapest
MAC HKB Újbuda is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Erste Liga. They play their home games at Tüskecsarnok, located in Budapest. In their first year of competition they would finish second in the regular season, and would ...
in the finals, this time in 5 games (4-1). A new team from
Serbia, the
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
based
HK Beograd, joined the league.
In July 2017,
MOL, who was formerly the league's naming sponsor, decided against renewing their sponsorship. From the 2017-18 season onwards, the league will be known as the Erste Liga. DVTK Jegesmedvék is the three-time defending champion after defeating MAC Budapest in the 2016-2017 season. A new team from
Austria, the second team of
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga outfit
Vienna Capitals, joined the league while three clubs, Hungarian based
Debreceni HK, Romanian based
Dunărea Galați
Dunărea may refer to:
* Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe
* Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania
* Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania
See a ...
and Serbian based
HK Beograd, all left the league.
Teams
Champions
All-time standings
*
1 Played as ''Miskolci Jegesmedvék JSE (Miskolci JJSE)'' from 2008–09 to 2014–15.
*
2 Played as ''Alba Volán Székesfehérvár 2'' from 2008–09 to 2009–10 and as ''SAPA Fehérvár AV19 2'' from 2010–11 to 2015–16.
*
3 Played as ''SC Miercurea Ciuc'' from 2008–09 to 2009–10.
*
4 Played as ''DAB-Docler'' from 2008–09 to 2014–15.
*
5 Played as ''SCM Fenestela 68 Brașov'' from 2008–09 to 2010–11, as ''Corona Fenestela Brașov'' from 2011–12 to 2012–13 and as ''Corona Brașov Wolves'' from 2013–14 to 2014–15.
*
6 Also known as ''HC Mikron Nové Zámky'' during time in league from 2012–13 to 2014–15.
*
7 Played as ''Steaua București'' from 2008–09 to 2009–10.
*
8 Played as '' Vasas HC Budapest Stars'' from 2008–09 to 2010–11.
Hungarian champions
*1937:
Budapesti KE
*1937/38: Budapesti KE
(2)
*1938/39: Budapesti KE
(3)
*1939/40: Budapesti KE
(4)
*1940/41:
BBTE
*1941/42: Budapesti KE
(5)
*1942/43: BBTE
(2)
*1943/44: Budapesti KE
(6)
*1944/45: ''Not held''
*1945/46: Budapesti KE
(7)
*1946/47:
MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, fencing, canoeing, boxing, wrestlin ...
*1947/48: MTK Budapest
(2)
*1948/49: MTK Budapest
(3)
*1949/50: Bp. Vörös Meteor
*1950/51: ''
Bp. Kinizsi''
*1951/52: Bp. Vörös Meteor
(2)
*1952/53: Bp. Postás
*1953/54: Bp. Postás
(2)
*1954/55: ''Bp. Kinizsi
(2)
*1955/56: ''Bp. Kinizsi
(3)
*1956/57: Bp. Vörös Meteor
(3)
*1957/58:
Újpesti Dózsa
*1958/59: Bp. Vörös Meteor
(4)
*1959/60: Újpest
(2)
*1960/61:
Ferencvárosi TC (4)
*1961/62: Ferencvárosi TC
(5)
*1962/63: Bp. Vörös Meteor
(5)
*1963/64: Ferencvárosi TC
(6)
*1964/65: Újpesti Dózsa
(3)
*1965/66: Újpesti Dózsa
(4)
*1966/67: Ferencvárosi TC
(7)
*1967/68: Újpesti Dózsa
(5)
*1968/69: Újpesti Dózsa
(6)
*1969/70: Újpesti Dózsa
(7)
*1970/71: Ferencvárosi TC
(8)
*1971/72: Ferencvárosi TC
(9)
*1972/73: Ferencvárosi TC
(10)
*1973/74: Ferencvárosi TC
(11)
*1974/75: Ferencvárosi TC
(12)
*1975/76: Ferencvárosi TC
(13)
*1976/77: Ferencvárosi TC
(14)
*1977/78: Ferencvárosi TC
(15)
*1978/79: Ferencvárosi TC
(16)
*1979/80: Ferencvárosi TC
(17)
*1980/81:
Székesfehérvári Volán SC
*1981/82: Újpesti Dózsa
(8)
*1982/83: Újpesti Dózsa
(9)
*1983/84: Ferencvárosi TC
(18)
*1984/85: Újpesti Dózsa
(10)
*1985/86: Újpesti Dózsa
(11)
*1986/87: Újpesti Dózsa
(12)
*1987/88: Újpesti Dózsa
(13)
*1988/89: Ferencvárosi TC
(19)
*1989/90:
Jászberényi Lehel HC
*1990/91: Ferencvárosi TC
(20)
*1991/92: Ferencvárosi TC
(21)
*1992/93: Ferencvárosi TC
(22)
*1993/94: Ferencvárosi TC
(23)
*1994/95: Ferencvárosi TC
(24)
*1995/96:
Dunaferr SE
*1996/97: Ferencvárosi TC
(25)
*1997/98: Dunaferr SE
(2)
*1998/99:
Alba Volán-Riceland (2)
*1999/00: Dunaferr SE
(3)
*2000/01:
Alba Volán-FeVita (3)
*2001/02: Dunaferr SE
(4)
*2002/03: Alba Volán-FeVita
(4)
*2003/04: Alba Volán-FeVita
(5)
*2004/05: Alba Volán-FeVita
(6)
*2005/06: Alba Volán-FeVita
(7)
*2006/07: Alba Volán-FeVita
(8)
*2007/08: Alba Volán SC
(9)
*2008/09: Alba Volán SC
(10)
*2009/10:
SAPA Fehérvár AV 19 (11)
*2010/11: SAPA Fehérvár AV 19
(12)
*2011/12: SAPA Fehérvár AV 19
(13)
*2012/13:
DAB-Docler (5)
*2013/14: DAB-Docler
(6)(MOL Liga title winner
HC Nové Zámky
HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning "B ...
)
*2014/15:
Miskolci Jegesmedvék
*2015/16:
DVTK Jegesmedvék
DVTK Jegesmedvék ( en, DVTK Polar Bears) is a Hungarian ice hockey team that played in the OB I bajnokság and in the Erste Liga. The previously played in the Slovak Extraliga from 2018 until 2021. They play their home games at Miskolc Ice Hall ...
(2)
*2016/17:
DVTK Jegesmedvék
DVTK Jegesmedvék ( en, DVTK Polar Bears) is a Hungarian ice hockey team that played in the OB I bajnokság and in the Erste Liga. The previously played in the Slovak Extraliga from 2018 until 2021. They play their home games at Miskolc Ice Hall ...
(3)
*2017/18:
MAC Budapest
MAC HKB Újbuda is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Erste Liga. They play their home games at Tüskecsarnok, located in Budapest. In their first year of competition they would finish second in the regular season, and would ...
(1)
*2018/19:
Ferencvárosi TC (26)
*2019/20:
Ferencvárosi TC (27)
*2020/21:
Ferencvárosi TC (28)
*2021/22:
Ferencvárosi TC (29)
Titles by club
References
External links
Official website
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