- Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League (German:"Österreichische Eishockey-Liga"), called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in
Austria . The league was founded in 1923, and has recently added teams inSlovenia andHungary . The league has had different sponsors, and the currentnaming rights have been held by "Sparkasse Bank" and itsErste Bank brand since the 2003-04 season.2007-08 season
Location map+
EBEL
border =
caption = Teams 2007/08
float = center
width = 600
places = Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.0446 |long=15.4553 |position = top |label=Graz 99ers Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.2579 |long=11.4107 |position = top |label=Innsbruck Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.6183 |long=14.3053 |position = right |label=KAC Klagenfurt Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.6139 |long=13.8314 |position = left |label=VSV Villach Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.7978 |long=13.0595 |position = right |label=Red Bull Salzburg Location map~|EBEL|lat=48.2458 |long=16.4333 |position = bottom |label=Vienna Capitals Location map~|EBEL|lat=48.3131 |long=14.2973 |position = right |label=Black Wings Linz Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.4330 |long=14.0504 |position = bottom |label=Acroni Jesenice Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.0599 |long=14.4951 |position = bottom |label=Olimpija Ljubljana Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.1885 |long=18.4420 |position = bottom |label=Alba Volán Székesfehérvár ;Teams
*Vienna Capitals
*EC Red Bull Salzburg
* EC Villacher SV
*HC TWK Innsbruck
*EC KAC
*EHC Black Wings Linz
*Graz 99ers
* HK Jesenice
*HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
*Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Playoffs
8TeamBracket
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RD1-team1=Vienna Capitals
RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-team2=HC TWK Innsbruck
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RD1-team3=EC Red Bull Salzburg
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-team4=EC Villacher SV
RD1-score4=2RD1-seed5=2
RD1-team5=EC KAC
RD1-score5=0
RD1-seed6=7
RD1-team6=HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
RD1-score6=3RD1-seed7=3
RD1-team7=EHC Black Wings Linz
RD1-score7=3
RD1-seed8=6
RD1-team8=HK Jesenice
RD1-score8=2RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Vienna Capitals
RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=EC Red Bull Salzburg
RD2-score2=4RD2-seed3=7
RD2-team3=HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4=3
RD2-team4=EHC Black Wings Linz
RD2-score4=2RD3-seed1=4
RD3-team1=EC Red Bull Salzburg
RD3-score1=4
RD3-seed2=7
RD3-team2=HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
RD3-score2=22008-09 season
Location map+
EBEL
border =
caption = Teams 2008/09
float = center
width = 600
places = Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.0446 |long=15.4553 |position = top |label=Graz 99ers Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.2579 |long=11.4107 |position = top |label=Innsbruck Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.6183 |long=14.3053 |position = right |label=KAC Klagenfurt Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.6139 |long=13.8314 |position = left |label=VSV Villach Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.7978 |long=13.0595 |position = right |label=Red Bull Salzburg Location map~|EBEL|lat=48.2458 |long=16.4333 |position = bottom |label=Vienna Capitals Location map~|EBEL|lat=48.3131 |long=14.2973 |position = right |label=Black Wings Linz Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.4330 |long=14.0504 |position = bottom |label=Acroni Jesenice Location map~|EBEL|lat=46.0599 |long=14.4951 |position = bottom |label=Olimpija Ljubljana Location map~|EBEL|lat=47.1885 |long=18.4420 |position = bottom |label=Alba Volán Székesfehérvár ;Teams
*Vienna Capitals
*EC Red Bull Salzburg
* EC Villacher SV
*HC TWK Innsbruck
*EC KAC
*EHC Black Wings Linz
*Graz 99ers
* HK Jesenice
*HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
*Alba Volán Székesfehérvár ee also
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Austrian champions (ice hockey)
*VEU Feldkirch External links
* [http://www.erstebankliga.at/ Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL)]
* [http://www.eishockey.at/ Austrian Hockey Association (ÖEHV)]
* [http://www.eishockeyforum.com/ Multilanguage forum on Austrian Hockey]
* [http://icehockey.hu/index.php?pg=menu_99 Summary table in Hungarian at icehockey.hu]
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