List of Cardiff Devils seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, presently of the British Elite League. This list documents the season-by-season records of the Cardiff Devils from their foundation in 1986 to the present day. Beginning in Division Two Midlands, the Devils rose quickly through the ranks of British ice hockey, winning the league title and British Championship in only their fourth season of existence. Since then the club has won a further three league titles and three playoff championships as well as one Autumn Cup and one Challenge Cup.
Since winning promotion to the Premier League in 1989, Cardiff have played all but two seasons at British ice hockey's highest level. Of the ten current members of the Elite League, only the Nottingham Panthers have played more seasons in top flight ice hockey.
Autumn Cup Winners	Regular Season Champions	Playoff Champions	Challenge Cup Winners	Finished bottom of standings	Promoted
Season 	League 	Level 	Autumn Cup 	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular SeasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Post Season 	Challenge Cup 	 	
Season 	League 	Level 	Autumn Cup 	Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Post Season 	Challenge Cup 	 	
1986–87 	Division Two Midlands 	3 	 	1st 	14 	13 	0 	1 	– 	304 	16 	27 	Won Promotion Playoff Semi-final, 10–4 (Grimsby)Lost Promotion Playoff Final, 9–10 (Aviemore) 	 	 	
1987–88 	Division One (South)Due to a reorganisation of the league by the British Ice Hockey Association, Cardiff were promoted into Division One (South) in 1987.	2 	 	3rd 	28 	16 	10 	2 	– 	219 	196 	34 	 	 	 	
1988–89 	Division One 	2 	 	1st 	24 	22 	2 	0 	– 	300 	110 	44 	Won Promotion Playoff, 21–6 (Streatham) 	 	 	
1989–90 	Premier League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupThe Autumn Cup qualifying stages were a round robin stage made up of two English groups and one Scottish. Cardiff were placed in the English South group. The winner of the Scottish group moved into the final while the winners of the two English groups played an English final to determine the second finalist.Lost in English Final, 14–18 (Durham) 	1st 	32 	28 	3 	1 	– 	304 	146 	57 	Finished first in qualifying groupBetween 1984 and 2006, the teams qualifying for the play-offs played a preliminary round robin group stage. Teams were divided into two groups with the top two in each advancing to the semi-finals (in 2002 and 2003 a single qualifying group was used with the top four advancing to the semi-finals). The semi-finals and final were one-off games played at a predetermined venue, the exception being in 1998 when the semi-finals were played as a best-of-three series. Between 1984 and 1990 and again in 2004 and 2005, the top six teams qualified for the play-offs. Between 1991 and 2001 and again in 2006, the top eight teams qualified. In 2002 and 2003 when the membership of the league was 7 and 5 respectively, all teams qualified for the play-offs.Won in Semi-final, 5–1 (Fife)Won British Championship, 7–6 (Murrayfield)	 	 	
1990–91 	Premier League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupIn 1990–91, the English and Scottish sections used in the preliminary stages of the Autumn Cup were dropped in favour of four groups. The winner of each group advanced to a two-legged semi-final, the winners moving on to the final. In 1992–93, the competition was extended with the top two from each group moving into a quarter final round.Lost in Semi-final, 8–15 (Durham)	2nd 	36 	21 	13 	2 	– 	274 	237 	44 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 4–7 (Peterborough) 	 	 	
1991–92 	Premier League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 10–13 (Nottingham) 	3rd 	36 	20 	13 	3 	– 	235 	204 	43 	Finished third in qualifying group 	 	 	
1992–93 	Premier League 	1 	Finished second in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 14–8 (Peterborough)Won in Semi-final, 9–4 (Nottingham)Won Autumn Cup, 10–4 (Whitley) 	1st 	36 	28 	6 	2 	– 	319 	187 	58 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 9–0 (Murrayfield)Won British Championship, 7–4 (Humberside) 	 	 	
1993–94 	Premier League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 14–12 (Slough)Won in Semi-final, 11–9 (Nottingham)Lost in Final, 2–6 (Murrayfield) 	1st 	44 	35 	9 	0 	– 	422 	220 	78 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 9–5 (Fife)Won British Championship, 12–1 (Sheffield) 	 	 	
1994–95 	Premier League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 19–5 (Durham)Won in Semi-final, 12–8 (Sheffield)Lost in Final, 2–7 (Nottingham) 	2nd 	44 	32 	8 	4 	– 	366 	217 	68 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 4–5 (Sheffield) 	 	 	
1995–96 	Premier League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in quarter-final, 7–9 (Sheffield) 	2nd 	36 	26 	7 	3 	– 	271 	140 	55 	Finished third in qualifying group 	 	 	
1996–97 	Super League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in quarter-final, 4–5 (Nottingham) 	1st 	42 	30 	8 	3 	1 	208 	130 	64 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 2–5 (Sheffield) 	 	 	
1997–98 	Super League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 8–4 (Sheffield)Won in Semi-final, 8–5 (Newcastle) Lost in Final, 1–2 (Ayr) 	3rd 	28 	15 	9 	2 	2 	99 	79 	34 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 2–0 (Sheffield)The 1998 playoff semi-finals were played as a best of three series.Lost in Final, 2–3 (Ayr) 	Finished sixth in qualifying groupAll eight teams competed in a single round robin group stage, playing one home game and one away game against each other. The top four advanced to two-legged semi-finals with the winners facing each other in a one off final. 	 	
1998–99 	Super League 	1 	Finished third in qualifying groupIn 1998–99, teams from the Super League were divided into two groups of eight. Their final placing within the group determined their second round opponent from the British National League (who had their own group stage).Won in Second Round, 22–0 (Fife)Lost in quarter-final, 4–8 (London) 	2nd 	42 	27 	10 	0 	5 	144 	102 	59 	Finished second in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 5–0 (Manchester)Won British Championship, 2–1 (Nottingham) 	Finished third in qualifying groupBetween 1998 and 1999 and 2000–01 and again in 2003–04, certain designated league fixtures doubled up as Challenge Cup qualifiers. Results counted towards a team's league standing and their standing within a separate Challenge Cup table. The top four teams moved into a two-legged semi-final, with the winners facing each other in a one-off final.Lost in Semi-final, 5–6 (Nottingham)	 	
1999–00 	Super League 	1 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 13–2 (Nottingham)Lost in Semi-final, 0–4 (Manchester) 	7th 	42 	17 	19 	4 	2 	136 	149 	40 	Finished third in qualifying group 	Finished seventh in qualifying group 	 	
2000–01 	Super LeagueDuring the 2000–01 season, 3 points were awarded for a regulation time win 	1 	Finished third in qualifying group 	2nd 	48 	29 	16 	– 	3 	167 	130 	85 	Finished third in qualifying group 	Finished seventh in qualifying group 	 	
2001–02 	British League 	2 	 	12th 	44 	5 	38 	1 	– 	90 	312 	11 	Did not qualify 	 	 	
2002–03 	British League 	2 	 	5th 	36 	20 	15 	1 	– 	133 	104 	41 	Finished second in qualifying groupSemi-final and final were played as best-of-three series. British National League teams did not contest the British ChampionshipWon in Semi-final, 2–1 (Dundee)Lost in Final, 0–2 (Coventry) 	 	 	
2003–04 	Elite League 	1 	 	5th 	56 	23 	24 	6 	3 	155 	162 	55 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 0–2 (Sheffield) 	Finished third in qualifying groupSince 2003–04 all semi-finals and finals of the Challenge Cup have been played on a two-legged basisLost in Semi-final, 2–4 (Sheffield) 	 	
2004–05 	Elite League 	1 	 	3rd 	50 	30 	15 	4 	1 	152 	121 	65 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 1–3 (Nottingham) 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 5–3 (Sheffield)Lost in Final, 5–11 (Coventry) 	 	
2005–06 	Elite League 	1 	 	5th 	42 	18 	17 	6 	1 	110 	122 	43 	Finished first in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 1–2 (Sheffield) 	Finished first in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 3–2 (Newcastle)Won Challenge Cup, 5–4 (Coventry) 	 	
2006–07 	Elite League 	1 	 	3rd 	54 	32 	17 	– 	5 	175 	152 	69 	Won in quarter-final, 4–3 (Manchester)In 2006–07, the top eight teams qualified for the play-offs which were played on a knockout basis. The quarter finals were played over two legs with a team's quarter final opponent determined on their league standing (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). The semi-final and final remained as one-off games played over a single weekend.Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Coventry)Lost in Final, 1–2 (Nottingham) 	Finished second in qualifying group 	 	
2007–08 	Elite League 	1 	 	6th 	54 	26 	25 	– 	3 	164 	174 	55 	Won in quarter-final, 7–6 (Nottingham)Lost in Semi-final, 1–2 (Sheffield) 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 4–6 (Sheffield) 	 	
2008–09 	Elite League 	1 	 	5th 	54 	28 	19 	– 	7 	174 	143 	63 	Won in quarter-final, 6–5 (Belfast)Lost in Semi-final, 2–5 (Sheffield) 	Finished fourth in qualifying group 	 	
2009–10 	Elite League 	1 	 	4th 	56 	31 	22 	– 	3 	193 	158 	65 	Won in quarter-final, 9–5 (Sheffield)Won in Semi-final, 6–3 (Coventry)Lost in Final, 2–2 (0-1 pens) (Belfast) 	 	 	
2010–11 	Elite League 	1 	 	2nd 	54 	42 	10 	– 	2 	269 	141 	87 	Won in quarter-final, 8–4 (Hull)Won in Semi-final, 4–1 (Belfast)Lost in Final, 4–5 (Nottingham) 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 2–5 (Belfast) 	 	
2011–12 	Elite League 	1 	 	4th 	54 	36 	12 	– 	6 	191 	158 	74 	Won in quarter-final, 7–4 (Coventry)Won in Semi-final, 4–3 (OT) (Belfast)Lost in Final, 0–2 (Nottingham) 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 5–6 (Belfast) 	 	
2012–13 	Elite League 	1 	 	5th 	52 	21 	23 	– 	8 	160 	168 	50 	Won in quarter-final, 12–9 (Braehead)Lost in Semi-final, 3–6 (Nottingham)Lost in Third Place game, 5–11 (Coventry) 	Finished fifth in qualifying group 	 	
2013–14 	Elite League 	1 	 	9th 	52 	24 	24 	– 	4 	162 	182 	52 	Did not qualify 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi-final, 4–10 (Belfast) 	 	
2014–15 	Elite League 	1 	 	3rd 	52 	34 	14 	– 	4 	210 	151 	72 	Lost in quarter-final, 3-8 (Belfast) 	Finished second in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 8–5 (Belfast)Won in Semi-final, 9–4 (Coventry)Won Challenge Cup, 2–1 (Sheffield) 	 	
2015–16 	Elite League 	1 	 	2nd 	52 	33 	15 	– 	4 	179 	139 	70 	Won in quarter-final, 6–5 (Dundee)Lost in Semi-final, 2–6 (Coventry)Won in Third Place game, 6–0 (Fife) 	Finished second in qualifying groupWon in quarter-final, 10–6 (Dundee)Won in Semi-final, 8–4 (Belfast)Lost in Final, 0–1 (OT) (Nottingham) 	 	
2016–17 	Elite League 	1 	 	1st 	52 	39 	10 	– 	3 	200 	136 	70 	Won in quarter-final, 6–3 (Manchester)Won in Semi-final, 4–2 (Dundee)Lost in Final, 5–6 (Sheffield) 	Finished third in qualifying groupWon Challenge Cup, 3–2 (Sheffield) 	 	
2017–18 	Elite League 	1 	 	1st 	56 	41 	12 	– 	3 	234 	149 	85 	Won in quarter-final, 8–5 (Coventry)Won in Semi-final, 4–0 (Fife)Won British Championship, 3–1 (Sheffield) 	Finished second in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, (Sheffield)Lost in Final, 3–6 (Belfast) 	 	
2018–19 	Elite League 	1 	 	2nd 	60 	43 	11 	– 	6 	235 	146 	92 	Won in quarter-final, 11–8 (Sheffield)Won in Semi-final, 9–4 (Nottingham)Won British Championship, 2–1 (Belfast) 	Finished first in qualifying group 	 	
2019–20 	Elite League 	1 	 	– 	46 	31 	13 	– 	2 	162 	138 	64 	Not played 	Finished second in qualifying groupWon in Semi-final, 9–8 (Nottingham)Lost in Final, 3–4 (Sheffield) 	 	
2021–22 	Elite League 	1 	 	3rd 	54 	30 	15 	4 	5 	188 	131 	74 	Won in quarter-final, 5–4 (Glasgow)Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Guildford)Won British Championship, 6–3 (Belfast) 	Won in Quarter-final, 8–5 (Dundee)Won in Semi-final, 5–0 (Sheffield)Lost in Final, 2–3 (Belfast) 	 	
2022–23 	Elite League 	1 	 	4th 	54 	29 	14 	6 	5 	192 	142 	75 	Won in quarter-final, 6–3 (Coventry)Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Sheffield)Lost in Final, 1–4 (Belfast) 	Lost in Quarter-final, 4–10 (Sheffield) 	 	
2023–24 	Elite League 	1 	 	2nd 	54 	37 	14 	 	3 	210 	151 	77 	Won in quarter-final, 7–4 (Dundee)Lost in Semi-final, 1–2 (Belfast)Won in Third Place game, 7–5 (Guildford) 	Lost in Quarter-final, 5–6 (Glasgow) 	 	
Regular season totals	Regular season totals 	Regular season totals	Regular season totals 	2nd 	1670 	1012 	502 	55 	91 	7706 	5643 	2199 	6 Regular season titles 	6 Regular season titles 	6 Regular season titles	6 Regular season titles
==Footnotes==
==References==
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* The Internet Hockey Database
* Hockey Results & Tables – Malcolm Preen
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