title: Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
text: # Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
  
  The Yugoslav Ice Hockey League was the top ice hockey league in the old Yugoslavia.
  
  In 1939, Yugoslavia became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. That year also, the country held its first national championship, with Ilirija emerging as champion. For many years, teams from Slovenia dominated even if Serbian and Croatian teams were also successful for a while during the late-1980s and early-1990s, right before the breakup of Yugoslavia.
  
  The league folded in 1991, when the country split. Since then, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have had their own national leagues.
  
  ## Yugoslav League champions
  
  * 1936–37 : Ilirija*
  * 1937–38 : Ilirija*
  * 1938–39 : Ilirija
  * 1939–40 : Ilirija
  * 1940–41 : Ilirija
  * 1941–42 – 1945–46 : Not played
  * 1946–47 : Mladost
  * 1947–48 : Partizan
  * 1948–49 : Mladost
  * 1949–50 : Not played
  * 1950–51 : Partizan
  * 1951–52 : Partizan
  * 1952–53 : Partizan
  * 1953–54 : Partizan
  * 1954–55 : Partizan
  * 1955–56 : SD Zagreb
  * 1956–57 : Jesenice
  * 1957–58 : Jesenice
  * 1958–59 : Jesenice
  * 1959–60 : Jesenice
  * 1960–61 : Jesenice
  * 1961–62 : Jesenice
  * 1962–63 : Jesenice
  * 1963–64 : Jesenice
  * 1964–65 : Jesenice
  * 1965–66 : Jesenice
  * 1966–67 : Jesenice
  * 1967–68 : Jesenice
  * 1968–69 : Jesenice
  * 1969–70 : Jesenice
  * 1970–71 : Jesenice
  * 1971–72 : Olimpija
  * 1972–73 : Jesenice
  * 1973–74 : Olimpija
  * 1974–75 : Olimpija
  * 1975–76 : Olimpija
  * 1976–77 : Jesenice
  * 1977–78 : Jesenice
  * 1978–79 : Olimpija
  * 1979–80 : Olimpija
  * 1980–81 : Jesenice
  * 1981–82 : Jesenice
  * 1982–83 : Olimpija
  * 1983–84 : Olimpija
  * 1984–85 : Jesenice
  * 1985–86 : Partizan
  * 1986–87 : Jesenice
  * 1987–88 : Jesenice
  * 1988–89 : Medveščak
  * 1989–90 : Medveščak
  * 1990–91 : Medveščak
  
      * – by default as the only club in the competition.
  
  | Club | Winners | Winning Years |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jesenice | 23 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
  | Ilirija / Olimpija | 13 | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984 |
  | Partizan | 7 | 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1986 |
  | Medveščak | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
  | Mladost | 2 | 1947, 1949 |
  | SD Zagreb | 1 | 1956 |
  
  ## Yugoslav Cup winners
  
  * 1966 : Partizan
  * 1967 : Jesenice
  * 1968 : Jesenice
  * 1969 : Olimpija
  * 1970 : Jesenice
  * 1971 : Jesenice
  * 1972 : Olimpija
  * 1973 : Jesenice
  * 1974 : Jesenice
  * 1975 : Olimpija
  * 1976 : Jesenice
  * 1977 : Jesenice
  * 1978 – 1985 : Not played
  * 1986 : Partizan
  * 1987 : Olimpija
  * 1988 : Medveščak
  * 1989 : Medveščak
  * 1990 : Medveščak
  * 1991 : Medveščak
  
  | Club | Titles | Years Won |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jesenice | 8 | 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977 |
  | Medveščak | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
  | Olimpija | 4 | 1969, 1972, 1975, 1987 |
  | Partizan | 2 | 1966, 1986 |
  
  ## Teams
  
  Below is a list of teams that had participated. A number of these participated for only a few seasons, while others participated for many.
  
  * Jesenice
  * Olimpija
  * Bled
  * Slavija
  * Kranjska Gora
  * Celje
  * Maribor
  * Tivoli
  * Gorenje Velenje
  * Prevalje
  * Partizan
  * Red Star
  * Beograd
  * Tašmajdan
  * Vojvodina
  * Spartak Subotica
  * Medveščak
  * SD Zagreb
  * Mladost
  * Sisak
  * Varaždin
  * Karlovac
  * Bosna
  * Makoteks Skopje
  * Vardar Skopje
  