The Panonian League ( Croatian and Serbian: Panonska Liga, Панонска Лига) was one of the multinational

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leagues in

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. The league was established in 2002 and originally comprised teams from

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and

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HK Vojvodina Hokejaški Klub Vojvodina is an ice hockey club from Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, founded in 1957. In its history it has won seven national championships. They play their home games at Sports and Business Center "Vojvodina", SPENS, located in Nov ...

became the first

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n team to join the league in 2003-04. The league was temporarily abandoned after 2003-04 when Hungarian and Romanian teams went on to establish their own joint league, called the

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. The Panonian League was revived in 2007 with Croatian and Serbian teams, lasting until 2009. In total there were four seasons, from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 to 2009.

Teams

Former Teams

* Croatia * KHL Medveščak II (2003–2004) *

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(2002–2004), (2007–2009) *

KHL Zagreb Klub Hokeja na Ledu Zagreb, commonly referred to as KHL Zagreb or simply Zagreb, is a Croatian ice hockey team that plays in the Croatian Ice Hockey League and formerly in the Panonian League. The club played in the IIHF European Champions Cup in ...

(2002–2004), (2007–2009) * Hungary *

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(2002–2004) * Romania * SC Miercurea Ciuc (2002–2004) * Progym Hargita Gyöngye (2002–2003) * Serbia *

HK Beostar HK Beostar was an ice hockey club from Belgrade, Serbia that played in the binational Panonian League. It was based in the Novi Beograd part of Belgrade and had its own arena called Pingvin Hala. The club was founded in 2002, and its first adult ...

(2007–2009) * KHK Crvena Zvezda (2007–2009) * HK Novi Sad (2007–2009) *

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(2007–2009) * /

(2003–2004), (2007–2009)

Seasons and League Champions

* 2002–2003 Season:

* 2003–2004 Season: SC Miercurea Ciuc * 2007–2008 Season:

* 2008–2009 Season:

Season results overview

* ^{p/sup> There were no playoffs that year. The team that finished in first place at the end of the regular season won the overall league title.

See also

* Erste Liga

External links

Season 2002/03
at www.hockeyarchives.info

at www.hockeyarchives.info

at www.hockeyarchives.info

at www.hockeyarchives.info

at hrhokej.net
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