Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo

Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1973
No. of teams	6
Country	Spain
Most recent champion(s)	Jaca (2015–16)
Official website	FedHielo.com (Spanish)

The National Ice Hockey League (Liga Nacional de Hockey sobre Hielo) is the Spanish league of ice hockey. Its governing body is Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo

History

Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo was established in 1972. In the first season 1972–73, participating teams were Real Sociedad, Jaca, Valladolid, Puigcerdá, HC Madrid and CF Barcelona.^[1]

Two years ago the league was composed of eight teams, but due to financial problems in almost all clubs, the league has been reduced the number of participants year after year until only five today. The clubs still competing for the championship are the ones who have more history in the championship and number of followers.

Competition

Format

The regular season of Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season takes place between September and November, with every team playing each other three times (two in home and one away or one home and two away) for a total of 15 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:

3 points for a win
2 points for a win in extra time
1 point for a loss in extra time

Playoffs and relegation

Upon completion of regular season, the top four teams play the championship playoffs. There are not promotions from 2ª División unless a team from 1ª División is relegated due to economic constraints.

2015–16 season teams

Barcelona

Jaca

Majadahonda

Puigcerdà

Txuri Urdin

2015–16 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo teams

Team	City/Area	Stadium	Capacity
Jaca	Jaca	Pabellón de Hielo	1,900
Puigcerdà	Puigcerdà	Pista de Gel	1,456
Txuri Urdin	San Sebastián	Palacio del Hielo	650
FC Barcelona	Barcelona	Pista de Gel	1,256
SAD Majadahonda	Majadahonda	Palacio del Hielo	350

Champions by season

1973: Real Sociedad HH
1974: Real Sociedad HH
1975: Real Sociedad HH
1976: CHH Txuri Urdin
1977: Casco Viejo Bilbao
1978: Casco Viejo Bilbao
1979: Casco Viejo Bilbao
1980: CHH Txuri Urdin
1981: Casco Viejo Bilbao
1982: Casco Viejo Bilbao
1983: Casco Viejo Bilbao
1984: CH Jaca
1985: CHH Txuri Urdin
1986: CG Puigcerdà
1987: FC Barcelona ⁽¹⁾
1988: FC Barcelona ⁽²⁾
1989: CG Puigcerdà
1990: CHH Txuri Urdin
1991: CH Jaca
1992: CHH Txuri Urdin
1993: CHH Txuri Urdin
1994: CH Jaca

1995: CHH Txuri Urdin
1996: CH Jaca
1997: FC Barcelona
1998: Majadahonda HC
1999: CHH Txuri Urdin
2000: CHH Txuri Urdin
2001: CH Jaca
2002: FC Barcelona
2003: CH Jaca
2004: CH Jaca
2005: CH Jaca
2006: CG Puigcerdà
2007: CG Puigcerdà
2008: CG Puigcerdà
2009: FC Barcelona
2010: CH Jaca
2011: CH Jaca
2012: CH Jaca
2013: Escor Auto Avendaño
2014: Escor BAKH
2015: Jaca Jacetania
2016: Jaca

⁽¹⁾ Under 20 category

⁽²⁾ Under 21 category

Titles by team

Club	Titles	Year
Jaca	13	1984, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
CHH Txuri Urdin	9	1976, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000
CH Casco Viejo Bilbao (CH Vizcaya)	6	1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983.
CG Puigcerdà	5	1986, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008
FC Barcelona	5	1987, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2009
Real Sociedad	3	1973, 1974, 1975
CD Hielo Bipolo	2	2013, 2014
Majadahonda HC	1	1998

References

↑ 1972–73 season schedule

External links

Ice hockey in Spain

Overview	Federation Men's national team Liga Nacional List of teams

2012–13 Liga Nacional	FC Barcelona Aramón Jaca Majadahonda Puigcerdà Txuri Urdin Escor Auto Avendaño

LNHH – 1ª División · 2015–16 clubs

2015–16 clubs	FC Barcelona Jaca Puigcerdà SAD Majadahonda Txuri Urdin

Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Top-level ice hockey leagues

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) IIHF Continental Cup Junior Club World Cup List of KHL vs NHL games Memorial Cup Spengler Cup Stanley Cup

Africa, Middle East, Oceania	Australia New Zealand Israel South Africa United Arab Emirates Qatar

Americas	Brazil Mexico United States & Canada

Asia	Asia League Ice Hockey (international) China Hong Kong India Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Mongolia North Korea Singapore Turkmenistan Thailand Taiwan

Europe (International)	Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Champions Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League Inter-National League Hockey Europe MOL Liga

Europe (National)	Armenia Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Greece Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Italy Ireland Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

Defunct leagues	Soviet Union Russia Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia West Germany East Germany Japan Alpenliga Interliga North Sea Cup Panonian League Eastern European Balkan League Baltic League Carpathian League Slohokej League Champions Hockey League (2008–09) European Trophy

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