Slovenian Ice Hockey League

The Slovenian Hockey League (Slovene: Slovenska hokejska liga) or the National Championship (Slovene: Državno prvenstvo Slovenije)[1] is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion.

Slovenian Championship
SportIce hockey
Founded1991
FounderIce Hockey Federation of Slovenia
No. of teams6
Country Slovenia
Most recent
champion(s)		HK Olimpija (18th title)
Most titlesHK Olimpija (18 titles)[lower-alpha 1]
Official websitehokej.si

History
Olimpija vs Slavija at Tivoli Hall in the 2012–13 Slovenian Hockey League season

The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1991–92 season, with the championship being held at the end as the play-offs. Over time, some Slovenian teams entered the Austrian Hockey League, and joined only for the play-offs. In the 2007–08 season there was an issue, as the Croatian team Medveščak qualified for the play-offs. As the Slovenian Champion could only be a team from Slovenia, they did not take part in the play-offs. The Slohokej League was established and played its first season in 2009–10, but was cancelled after the 2011–12 season.

Teams
Team City Arena Founded
2023–24 teams
Celje Slovenia Celje Celje Ice Hall 1998
HDD Jesenice Slovenia Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 2014
HK Olimpija Slovenia Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 2004
Maribor Slovenia Maribor Tabor Ice Hall 1993
Slavija Junior Slovenia Ljubljana Zalog Ice Hall 2008
Triglav Kranj Slovenia Kranj Zlato Polje Ice Hall 1968
Former teams
Alfa Slovenia Ljubljana Zalog Ice Hall 2005
HDD Bled Slovenia Bled Bled Ice Hall 2010
HDD Olimpija Slovenia Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 1928
Hidria Jesenice Slovenia Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 1999
HKMK Bled Slovenia Bled Bled Ice Hall 1999
HK Jesenice Slovenia Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 1948
Kranjska Gora Slovenia Kranjska Gora Podmežakla Hall 1961
Slavija Slovenia Ljubljana Zalog Ice Hall 1964
Team Jesenice Slovenia Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 2013
Tivoli Slovenia Ljubljana Tivoli Hall N/A
Medveščak Zagreb Croatia Zagreb Dom Sportova 1961
Medveščak Zagreb II Croatia Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 2003
Mladost Croatia Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 1946
Zagreb Croatia Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 1982
Crvena zvezda Serbia Belgrade Pionir Ice Hall 1946

Winners
Club Titles Years won
HDD Olimpija / HK Olimpija[lower-alpha 2]
18
 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
HK Jesenice / HDD Jesenice[lower-alpha 2]
13
 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021

Notes
  1. Including phoenix club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana.
  2. The two clubs are separate legal entities; however, all sources, including the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia, recognize the titles of the defunct clubs.

See also

References
  1. "Državno prvenstvo". Hokejska zveza Slovenije (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. R. K. (16 April 2020). "Sezona končana brez državnega prvaka" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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