Erste Bank Young Stars League

The Erste Bank Young Stars League is the national under 20 ice hockey league in Austria. It was established for the 2012-13 season. In addition to the Austrian teams, the league is also represented by teams from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The U20 Austrian competition is also known simply as Jugend.The 2022-23 season being contested solely by Austrian teams.
The first national junior championship was staged in Austria in 1954-55. Prior to this, competitions such as the Jugend-Wanderpreis and the Jugend Cup had been held. It was a U19 competition until 1970, when the age limit was increased to under 20. 
==Champions==
===EBYSL===
Season 	Champion 	Austrian Champion
2012-13	SAPA Fehérvár AV19 	Graz 99ers
2013-14	HK Olimpija 	EC KAC
2014-15	SAPA Fehérvár AV19 	EHC Linz
2015-16	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	EC Red Bull Salzburg
2016-17	Vienna Capitals 	Vienna Capitals
2017-18	Fehervar AV19 	EC VSV
2018-19	Fehervar AV19 	EC VSV
2019-20	MAC Budapest 	Playoffs not finished
2020-21	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	
2021-22	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	EC Red Bull Salzburg
2023-24	Ujpesti Jegkorong Akademia	Eishockey Akademie Oberösterreich
===Jugend===
*2022-23 EC Salzburg
*2011-12 Villacher SV
*2010-11 Villacher SV
*2009-10 EC Salzburg
*2008-09 Klagenfurter AC
*2007-08 Villacher SV
*2006-07 Villacher SV
*2005-06 EC Salzburg
*2004-05 Wiener EV
*2003-04 Wiener EV
*2002-03 Klagenfurter AC
*2001-02 Klagenfurter AC
*2000-01 Klagenfurter AC
*1999-2000 Klagenfurter AC
*1998-99 Klagenfurter AC
*1997-98 Klagenfurter AC
*1996-97 Klagenfurter AC
*1995-96 Wiener EV
*1994-95 Villacher SV
*1993-94 Villacher SV
*1992-93 Klagenfurter AC
*1991-92 Klagenfurter AC
*1990-91 VEU Feldkirch
*1989-90 Klagenfurter AC
*1988-89 Klagenfurter AC
*1987-88 Klagenfurter AC
*1986-87 VEU Feldkirch
*1985-86 VEU Feldkirch (2. Klagenfurter AC, 3. EC Innsbruck, 4. Wiener EV, 5. HC Salzburg, 6. Kapfenberger SV, 7. Villacher SV, 8. EHC Lustenau}
*1984-85 VEU Feldkirch (2. Klagenfurter AC, 3. Villacher SV, 4. Wiener EV, 5. EC Innsbruck, 6. EHC Lustenau)
*1983-84 VEU Feldkirch (2. Villacher SV, 3. Klagenfurter SV, 4. Kapfenberger SV, 5. Wiener EV, 6. EC Innsbruck, 7. WAT Stadlau, 8. HC Salzburg)
*1982-83 Villacher SV (2. Klagenfurter AC, 3. VEU Feldkirch, 4. Wiener EV, 5. Kapfenberger SV, 6. WAT Stadlau, 7. EC Innsbruck)
*1981-82 Villacher SV (2. Klagenfurter AC, 3. VEU Feldkirch, 4. EC Innsbruck, 5 Kapfenberger SV, 6. Wiener EV, 7. HC Salzburg, 8. WAT Stadlau; Division II won by ATSE Graz)
*1980-81 Vilacher SV (2. Klagenfurter AC, 3. Wiener EV, 4. EC Innsbruck, 5. Kapfenberger SV, 6. VEU Feldkirch, 7. WAT Stadlau, 8 HC Salzburg; Division II won by ATSE Graz)
*1979-80 Klagenfurter AC (2. Villacher SV, 3. Wiener EV, 4. Kapfenberger SV, 5. EC Innsbruck, 6. ATSE Graz, 7. VEU Feldkirch, 8 HC Salzborg)
*1978-79 Wiener EV (2. Klagenfurt, 3. VEU Feldkirch, 4. Villacher SV, 5. ATSE Graz, 6. Kapfenberger SV, 7. EC Innsbruck, 8 HC Salzburg)
*1977-78 Klagenfurter AC (2. ATSE Graz, 3. Wiener EV, 4. VEU Feldkirch, 5. EC Innsbruck, 6. Villacher SV, 7. Kapfenberger SV, 8 HC Salzburg)
*1976-77 Klagenfurter AC (2. Wiener EV, 3. ATSE Graz, 4. EC Sparkasse Innsbruck, 5. VEU Feldkirch, 6. Kapfenberger SV, 7. HC Salzburg)
*1975-76 Klagenfurter AC (VEU Feldkirch was runner-up)
*1974-75 Klagenfurter AC (Innsbrucker EV was runner-up)
*1973-74 Klagenfurter AC (EC Sparkasse Innsbruck was runner-up)
*1972-73 Klagenfurter AC (EC Innsbruck-Pradl was runner-up)
*1971-72 Klagenfurter AC (Innsbrucker EV was runner-up)
*1970-71 Klagenfurter AC (Innsbrucker EV was runner-up)
*1969-70 Wiener EV (beat Klagenfurter AC 3:1 in final)
*1967-1969 National championship not contested
*1966-67 ECI Pradl (2. Klagenfurter AC, 3. Wiener EV)
*1965-66 Wiener EV (2. Innsbrucker EV, 3. ECI Pradl)
*1964-65 Klagenfurter AC (2. Innsbrucker EV, 3. Wiener EV, 4. SC Innsbruck)
*1963-64 Klagenfurter AC (2. Innsbrucker EV, 3. Wiener EV, 4. Schwaz - KAC-WEV 4:1, IEV-Schwaz 3:0, KAC-Schwaz 7:0, IEV - WEV 5:1) 
*1962-63 Klagenfurter AC (2. Innsbrucker EV, 3. Wiener EV, 4. Schwaz)
*1961-62 Klagenfurter AC (2. Innsbrucker EV, 3. Wiener EV)
*1960-61 Wiener EV (beat Klagenfurter AC 2:2, 3:1 in final. 3. Innsbrucker EV, 4. ATSE Graz)
*1959-60 Klagenfurter AC (Wiener EV was runner-up)
*1956-1959 National championship not contested
*1955-56 EC Kitzbuhel (2. Villacher SV, 3. Wiener EV)
*1954-55 Wiener EV (17 teams were divided into East A, East B, Mittel-West, West and South groups, WEV A finished ahead of Innsbrucker EV in final round)
;Early champions
*1968-69: only regional competitions were played, along with the Jugend-Bundesländer-Cup. South-East: 1. Kärnten, 2. Steiermark, 3. Wien, 4. Niederösterreich. Mid-West: 1. Tirol, 2. Salzburg, 3. Oberösterreich. The final was not contested.
*1967-68: only regional competitions were played, along with the Jugend-Bundesländer-Cup. East: Kärnten, Wien, Steiermark, Niederösterreich. West: Salzburg, Tirol, Voralburg. Final standings: 1. Salzburg, 2. Kärnten.
*1958-59: only regional competitions were played, using the same format as the previous season
*1957-58: only regional competitions were played (North-East, South-East, South, West A, and West B)
*1956-57: only regional competitions were played
*1953-54 (Jugendwanderpreis): Wiener EV A, Wiener EV B, Union Dobling, Villacher SV, Wiener JSV, Feldkirch, Innsbrucker EV, EC Kitzbuhel, EK Zell am See, and EC KAC participated. The final between WEV A and Kitzbuhel could not be played.
*1952-53 (Jugendwanderpreis): Silz, Innsbrucker EV, EC Kitzbuhel, Villacher SV, EC KAC, SV Leoben, Grazer SV, Wiener EV A, Wiener EV B, Wiener JSV A, Wiener JSV B, and Union Hollabrunn participated. WEV won.
*1951-52 (Jugendwanderpokal): EC KAC, SV Leoben, Innsbrucker EV, EC Kitzbuhel, Wiener JSV A, Wiener JSV B, Wiener EV A, and Wiener EV B participated. KAC won.
*1950-51 (Jugendwanderpreis des OEHV): Innsbrucker EV, EK Engelmann Wien, Grazer SpV, WAT 16, SV Leoben, Wiener EV A, and Wiener EV B participated. IEV won, finishing ahead of WEV.
==Sources==
*Das Grosse Österreichische Eishockey-Buch (1987)
*League on eliteprospects.com
*Official website
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