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Ice hockey team in Ljubljana, Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hokejsko drsalno društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian professional ice hockey club from Ljubljana. They played their home games at the Tivoli Hall. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.
HDD Olimpija | |
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City | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
League | Yugoslav Hockey League (1937–1991) Slovenian Championship (1991–2017) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (2007–2017) |
Founded | 1928 (as SK Ilirija)[1] |
Operated | 1928–2017 |
Dissolved | 2017 |
Home arena | Tivoli Hall (Capacity: 7,000) |
Colors | Green, white, black |
Franchise history | |
1928–1941 | SK Ilriia |
1946 | HK Udarnik |
1947 | HK Triglav |
1948 | HK Enotnost |
1949–1961 | HK Ljubljana |
1962–2002 | HK Olimpija |
2002–2017 | HDD Olimpija |
Championships | |
Slovenian Championship | 15 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) |
Yugoslav Championship | 13 (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984) |
The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija.[1] It was the first club on the territory of Yugoslavia to play organized ice hockey under the Canadian rules. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg.[2] Following the 2016–17 season, the club was dissolved due to financial debt.[3]
The team played their home matches at the Tivoli Hall complex, a 7,000 all-seated ice hockey indoor hall in Ljubljana.[5][6]
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