EisLiga

EisLiga

Current season, competition or edition: 2002–03 EisLiga season
Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	1933
No. of teams	12 + 12
Country	Calgasia
Most recent champion(s)	Welser Athletic Club (12)
Most titles	Melperk Löwen (16)
Relegation to	EisLiga 2
Domestic cup(s)	Imperial Trophy
International cup(s)	Hockey Champions League

The EisLiga is the top-tier professional ice hockey league in Calgasia. Established in 1933, it features twelve mixed-gender professional clubs and is overseen by the Calgasian Olympic Committee through EisHockey Calgasia. It is considered to be the second most-followed sporting competition in Calgasia, surpassed only by the Calgasian Bundesliga of football,

At its inception, in 1933, the EisLiga had eight semi-profesional teams, along with other additional eight teams in the EisLiga 2., the second division of the Calgasian Hockey system. This sixteen teams closed structure has been maintained until 2004, where

Structure

The Calgasian domestic hockey system is composed of two divisions: the EisLiga (first tier) and the EisLiga 2 (second tier), each comprising twelve teams starting from the 2004 season. Prior to that, both leagues consisted of eight teams each.

• Each team plays a double round-robin, for a total of 22 matches per season.
• The league's regular season standings are based on a point system. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
• The top four teams qualify for the playoffs, consisting of semifinals and a final, each played as a best-of-five series.
• The playoff champion lifts the prestigious Empress Adelaide Cup, while the regular-season leader receives the Imperial Trophy.
• The bottom two teams are relegated to the EisLiga 2.

In recent years, the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the National Olympic Committee have led a modernization program for hockey arenas, in collaboration with domestic investors and several industrial sponsors. Most arenas now accommodate between 7,000 and 9,000 spectators, although special outdoor matches are still held in to preserve the unique Calgasian winter-sport tradition.

Teams

Melperk Löwen is the dominant force in the EisLiga with 16 titles and no relegations to the second division ever, the only team to achieve that feature. Bohunice EH has positioned itself as second with 15 titles, thanks to the success in the last 2 decades, while Welser AC is third in all-time table with 12 titles. Together, those three teams form the so-called Big Three.

Notable teams include HC Lílov, the hockey section of multi-sports club Goldstadt SK, EC Radegg and EV Zillertal.

Main EisLiga Clubs and Major Honours

Team	Colours	Arena	Capacity	EisLiga Titles	Imperial Trophy Titles
Melperk Löwen		Calia Telekom Arena	10,200	16	21
Bohunice EH		Lédová Aréna	9,000	15	11
Welser AC		RoteWerk Zentrum	9,300	12	12
HC Lílov		Lílovský Stadium	8,200	7	6
Goldstadt SK		Zerotin EisZentrum	9,500	6	9
EC Radegg		Radegg Communal Center	7,000	5	3
EV Zillertal		Zillertal Arena	7,400	4	2
EC Klosterling		NordStern Eisarena	6,800	2	4
Seefeld EH		Krönli Arena	4,200	0	1
ESV Kaiserbad		Nadasdy Center	5,500	1	1
EHC Ausnes		Segler-SportZentrum	5,200	0	0
EK Saalfelden		Ludwig Hanke Zentrum	4,150	0	0
EH Górglow		Gorglowa Arena	4,100	0	0
Terrauer EC		Terrau Municipal Stadium	6,000	1	1
St. Laszlo		UV Center	5,000	1	0
Donuberg SC		GudPreis Arena	5,400	1	0

Teams in the 2003 season

• Goldstadt SK
• Melperk Löwen
• Bohunice EH
• Welser AC
• Seefeld EH
• HC Lílov
• EHC Ausnes
• Donuberg SC

Governance

The league is administered by EisHockey Calgasia, which establishes competition regulations, oversees officiating, manages player registration, enforces disciplinary rulings, and supervises the licence criteria required for club participation in different tiers. EisHockey Calgasia is part of the national Olympic Committee, who oversees sports in the country.

EisHockey Calgasia also coordinates the rest of the national competitions, manages relations with continental governing bodies, and establishes long-term policies for facilities, safety standards, and domestic talent development.

Rivalries

Bohunice EH vs Welser AC

Widely considered the most heated and high-risk rivalry in Calgasian sports. It reflects long-standing social and regional contrasts: Bohunice is a city with a Czech-majority population and a distinct Bohemian cultural background, while Welser AC draws support primarily from communities with Austrian heritage. Differences in local identity, demographics, and historical development contribute to the prominence of this fixture, which has occasionally been associated with elevated security measures.

Fights between players in the rink and riots between rival fans are not uncommon, with a special coverage from police every match.

Goldstadt SK vs Melperk Löwen

A rivalry shaped by cultural identity and political symbolism. Goldstadt, the imperial capital, is predominantly Austrian and associated with the government, civil service, and aristocracy. Melperk, by contrast, has a Czech majority and is home to Charles University of Melperk, giving it a more intellectual, liberal, and academic atmosphere. Their clashes often transcend sport.

Melperk Löwen vs Bohunice EH

A friendly, heritage-based rivalry between two Bohemian clubs. Their matches are competitive but marked by mutual respect and shared regional identity.

HC Lílov vs EV Zillertal

HC Lílov and EV Zillertal maintain a rivalry rooted in geographic proximity within the mountainous regions of Calgasia. The two clubs have historically attracted strong local followings, and their matches are recognised for a consistently high level of competitiveness.

EC Klosterling vs ESV Kaiserbad

A rivalry based on local proximity, historical competition, and contrasting playing styles. Klosterling’s structured, disciplined hockey clashes with Kaiserbad’s more offensive philosophy.

Popularity

The EisLiga is considered to be the second most followed competition in Calgasia after the association football Bundesliga, although this claim is contested by the Calgasian Water Polo League, which also attracts great crowds and attention.

Sponsorships are common in the EisLiga due to the popularity of the competition, with KTT Telekom, the state-owned telecommunications company, as main sponsor of the league. Some arenas, like the Zerotin EisZentrum in Goldstadt or the Calia Telekom Arena of Melperk have also naming sponsorships, and the teams' jerseys are allowed to have sponsors.

CRF Sport, the sports network of CRF, the Calgasian public-service broadcaster, owns the television rights of the EisLiga, broadcasting most of the matches. Additionally, CRF 2 airs nationally one match per week. Moreover, local and national radios broadcast the matches.

Honours

Palmarès - Titles by Club

Empress Adelaide Cup - Titles by Club

Club	Titles	Championship Seasons
Melperk Löwen	16	1933, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1983, 1994, 1995, 1996
Bohunice EH	15	1936, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
Welser AC	12	1934, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1999, 2003
Goldstadt SK	6	1937, 1938, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1993
HC Lílov	7	1957, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1991, 1992, 2001
EC Radegg	5	1948, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1977
EV Zillertal	4	1974, 1975, 1985, 1990
EC Klosterling	2	1945, 1976
Terrauer EC	1	1959
St. Laszlo	1	1940
Donuberg SC	1	1942
ESV Kaiserbad	1	1935
Seefeld EH	0	—
EHC Ausnes	0	—
EK Saalfelden	0	—
EH Górglow	0	—

EisLiga Champions by Year (1933–2003)

Champions by Year (1933–2003)

Nº	Season	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalist	Semifinalist	Imperial Trophy
1	1933	Melperk Löwen	EC Klosterling	Goldstadt SK	Welser AC	EC Klosterling
2	1934	Welser AC	EC Klosterling	Goldstadt SK	Seefeld EH	EC Klosterling
3	1935	ESV Kaiserbad	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	Seefeld EH	Goldstadt SK
4	1936	Bohunice EH	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC	ESV Kaiserbad	Melperk Löwen
5	1937	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	EK Saalfelden	ESV Kaiserbad	Goldstadt SK
6	1938	Goldstadt SK	ESV Kaiserbad	Melperk Löwen	EV Zillertal	Melperk Löwen
7	1939	Melperk Löwen	ESV Kaiserbad	EC Klosterling	EV Zillertal	Melperk Löwen
8	1940	St. Laszlo	ESV Kaiserbad	EK Saalfelden	Welser AC	ESV Kaiserbad
9	1941	Melperk Löwen	HC Lílov	ESV Kaiserbad	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen
10	1942	Donuberg SC	ESV Kaiserbad	HC Lílov	Welser AC	Welser AC
11	1943	Melperk Löwen	EC Radegg	Donuberg SC	Welser AC	Welser AC
12	1944	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	EC Radegg	HC Lílov	HC Lílov
13	1945	EC Klosterling	HC Lílov	EC Radegg	Melperk Löwen	Melperk Löwen
14	1946	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC	Goldstadt SK	EC Klosterling	Melperk Löwen
15	1947	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	EC Radegg	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC
16	1948	EC Radegg	Welser AC	EHC Ausnes	Melperk Löwen	EC Radegg
17	1949	Bohunice EH	EC Radegg	HC Lílov	Welser AC	EC Radegg
18	1950	Welser AC	Bohunice EH	HC Lílov	ESV Kaiserbad	Bohunice EH
19	1951	Welser AC	EC Klosterling	HC Lílov	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC
20	1952	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	HC Lílov	EC Klosterling	Bohunice EH
21	1953	Bohunice EH	Goldstadt SK	Welser AC	EC Radegg	Bohunice EH
22	1954	EC Radegg	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	HC Lílov	Goldstadt SK
23	1955	Bohunice EH	EC Radegg	HC Lílov	Seefeld EH	HC Lílov
24	1956	EC Radegg	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH
25	1957	HC Lílov	EC Radegg	Goldstadt SK	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK
26	1958	HC Lílov	Terrauer EC	Goldstadt SK	Melperk Löwen	Melperk Löwen
27	1959	Terrauer EC	Melperk Löwen	HC Lílov	Goldstadt SK	Melperk Löwen
28	1960	Melperk Löwen	HC Lílov	Seefeld EH	Goldstadt SK	Seefeld EH
29	1961	HC Lílov	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	EK Saalfelden	HC Lílov
30	1962	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	Terrauer EC	Donuberg SC	Terrauer EC
31	1963	HC Lílov	Goldstadt SK	Seefeld EH	Donuberg SC	Goldstadt SK
32	1964	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	Welser AC	HC Lílov	Melperk Löwen
33	1965	Goldstadt SK	HC Lílov	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC	Goldstadt SK
34	1966	EC Radegg	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	EC Radegg
35	1967	Melperk Löwen	Terrauer EC	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen
36	1968	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH	Donuberg SC	Welser AC
37	1969	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	EK Saalfelden	Welser AC
38	1970	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC	Goldstadt SK	EK Saalfelden	Melperk Löwen
39	1971	Melperk Löwen	EC Klosterling	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	Goldstadt SK
40	1972	Goldstadt SK	EC Radegg	Melperk Löwen	Terrauer EC	Melperk Löwen
41	1973	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC	Goldstadt SK	EK Saalfelden	Melperk Löwen
42	1974	EV Zillertal	St. Laszlo	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH	Melperk Löwen
43	1975	EV Zillertal	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	Seefeld EH	Welser AC
44	1976	EC Klosterling	Goldstadt SK	Welser AC	EK Saalfelden	EC Klosterling
45	1977	EC Radegg	EHC Ausnes	Welser AC	EH Górglow	Welser AC
46	1978	Welser AC	EC Radegg	EV Zillertal	HC Lílov	Welser AC
47	1979	Welser AC	Bohunice EH	EC Radegg	EC Klosterling	Bohunice EH
48	1980	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	EHC Ausnes	Welser AC
49	1981	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	EC Radegg	EC Klosterling	Melperk Löwen
50	1982	Welser AC	EC Radegg	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH	Welser AC
51	1983	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH	EC Klosterling	Seefeld EH	EC Klosterling
52	1984	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	Bohunice EH
53	1985	EV Zillertal	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	EV Zillertal
54	1986	Bohunice EH	EV Zillertal	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC	Bohunice EH
55	1987	Bohunice EH	EC Klosterling	EV Zillertal	EC Radegg	Bohunice EH
56	1988	Bohunice EH	ESV Kaiserbad	EC Radegg	EK Saalfelden	Bohunice EH
57	1989	Bohunice EH	HC Lílov	EV Zillertal	EHC Ausnes	HC Lílov
58	1990	EV Zillertal	Bohunice EH	EC Radegg	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH
59	1991	HC Lílov	Bohunice EH	EC Klosterling	EV Zillertal	EV Zillertal
60	1992	HC Lílov	ESV Kaiserbad	Welser AC	Melperk Löwen	Welser AC
61	1993	Goldstadt SK	Welser AC	EC Klosterling	Melperk Löwen	Melperk Löwen
62	1994	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	HC Lílov	EC Radegg	Melperk Löwen
63	1995	Melperk Löwen	EC Klosterling	Welser AC	HC Lílov	Melperk Löwen
64	1996	Melperk Löwen	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	Seefeld EH	Melperk Löwen
65	1997	Bohunice EH	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	HC Lílov	Melperk Löwen
66	1998	Bohunice EH	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	Donuberg SC	Melperk Löwen
67	1999	Welser AC	Bohunice EH	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK	Goldstadt SK
68	2000	Bohunice EH	Goldstadt SK	Welser AC	HC Lílov	Bohunice EH
69	2001	HC Lílov	EHC Ausnes	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	HC Lílov
70	2002	Bohunice EH	Welser AC	HC Lílov	EHC Ausnes	HC Lílov
71	2003	Welser AC	Bohunice EH	Goldstadt SK	Melperk Löwen	Goldstadt SK

See also

• Calgasian ice hockey system
• EisLiga 2.
• Calgasian Hockey League (Third tier)