# International Hockey League (Balkans)

The International Hockey League (abbr. IHL) is a regional hockey league in which clubs from Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia compete.

## History

In the 2017/18 season, the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia established the International Hockey League (IHL) - a competition in which all Slovenian clubs and clubs from abroad could apply. In the inaugural season, Slavija, Celje, Triglav, Bled, Maribor, Medveščak, Mladost, Zagreb, Crvena zvezda and Vojvodina played in the league, while in the 2018/19 season hockey players from Austria joined Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian clubs.

## Current clubs

Clubs that participate in the 2024–25 season:

### International Hockey League

| Club | City |
| Medveščak | Zagreb |
| Mladost | Zagreb |
| Zagreb | Zagreb |
| Triglav | Kranj |
| Slavija Junior | Ljubljana |
| Jesenice | Jesenice |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad |

## All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the International Hockey League at any time since its formation in 2017 to the current season.
| Canceled | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 1st | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions |
| 2nd | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| SF | Semi-finalists | Semi-finalists | Semi-finalists | Semi-finalists | Semi-finalists | Semi-finalists |
| QF | Quarter-finalists | Quarter-finalists | Quarter-finalists | Quarter-finalists | Quarter-finalists | Quarter-finalists |
| $^R$ | Regular season champions | Regular season champions | Regular season champions | Regular season champions | Regular season champions | Regular season champions |
| Club | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Total seasons | Highest finish |
| Club | Bled | QF | – | – | SF | QF | – | – | Total seasons | Highest finish | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Celje | 2nd | QF | Cn. | SF | QF | SF$^R$ | – | – | 6 | 2nd |
| Hidria Jesenice | – | – | Cn. | QF | SF | – | – | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Jesenice | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | QF | QF | 3 | 1st |
| Maribor | 10th | – | – | – | 13th | QF | 10th | – | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| Olimpija | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 1 | 9th |
| Slavija | QF | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| Slavija Junior | – | SF | Cn. | 2nd | 2nd$^R$ | QF | QF | | 7 | 2nd |
| Triglav | SF$^R$ | 2nd | Cn. | 1st$^R$ | 1st | 2nd | 1st | SF | 8 | 1st |
| Medveščak | 1st | QF | Cn. | – | 12th | – | QF | SF | 6 | 1st |
| Mladost | 9th | QF | Cn. | – | QF | – | 9th | QF | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| Sisak | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | SF | – | 3 | Semi-finals |
| Team Croatia Select | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| Zagreb | QF | SF | – | – | 10th | – | SF | QF | 5 | Semi-finals |
| Crvena zvezda | SF | 1st$^R$ | Cn. | – | SF | SF | 2nd$^R$ | | 7 | 1st |
| Vojvodina | QF | QF | Cn. | – | 11th | 9th | QF | QF | 7 | Quarter-finals |

## Finals

| Season | Champions | Result | Runners-up |
| 2017/18 | Medveščak | 2 : 0 | Celje |
| 2018/19 | Crvena zvezda | 2 : 0 | Triglav |
| 2019/20 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – no champion announced | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – no champion announced | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – no champion announced |
| 2020/21 | Triglav | 3 : 0 | Slavija Junior |
| 2021/22 | Triglav | 2 : 1 | Slavija Junior |
| 2022/23 | Jesenice | 3 : 1 | Triglav |
| 2023/24 | Triglav | 3 : 1 | Crvena zvezda |

## Records and statistics
### By club

| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Triglav | 3 | 2 | 2021, 2022, 2024 | 2019, 2023 |
| Crvena zvezda | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2024 |
| Jesenice | 1 | 0 | 2023 | |
| Medveščak | 1 | 0 | 2018 | |
| Slavija Junior | 0 | 2 | | 2021, 2022 |
| Celje | 0 | 1 | | 2018 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | | |

### By country

| Club / Nation | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
| Slovenia | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 12 |