CERH European Roller Hockey - Portugal 5 winners FC Porto 2, Sporting 1, OC Barcelos and now SL Benfica

The CERH European League is an annual club roller hockey competition organized by the Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey (CERH) and contested by the most successful teams in Europe. Since its foundation in 1965, under the name of European Cup, the competition has been dominated by teams from Spain (mainly from Catalonia and Galicia), Portugal and Italy. In 1997, the European Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup merged to create the Champions League, and in 2005, the competition was renamed to European League. In recent years, the winners have been decided in a final tournament consisting of the best four to eight teams.
The most successful team is FC Barcelona, who have won a total of 19 titles, including eight consecutive wins between 1978 and 1985. Barcelona are followed by four other Spanish teams, making Spain the most successful country in the competition, with a cumulative total of 42 titles, far ahead of Portugal with 5 titles. Italy joined the list of European League winners with Follonica's victory in the 2006 edition.
The current champions are Benfica, who beat Porto 6–5, with a golden goal in extra time, in the final held at the Dragão Caixa, in Porto, on 2 June 2013. Benfica lifted their first European League trophy and thus became the fourth Portuguese team to win the competition.

Contents 1 Format 2 Winners 3 Performances 3.1 By teams 3.2 By countries 4 External links

Format

After 2012, the competition is be composed by a 16 teams placed into 4 groups and the two first classified of each group will play the quarter finals, and the 4 winners the final-four playoff in a European city.

Winners

Season	Winner	Result	Runner-up
1965–66	CP Voltregà	3–1, 6–2	HC Monza
1966–67	Reus Deportiu	3–3, 6–3	HC Monza
1967–68	Reus Deportiu	2–0, 6–2	US Triestina Hockey
1968–69	Reus Deportiu	7–1, 0–3	SL Benfica
1969–70	Reus Deportiu	12–5, 8–6	CP Voltregà
1970–71	Reus Deportiu	7–7, 9–4	Hockey Novara
1971–72	Reus Deportiu	2–10, 11–0	Hockey Novara
1972–73	FC Barcelona	5–3, 7–7	SL Benfica
1973–74	FC Barcelona	8–2, 5–4	Desportivo Lourenço Marques
1974–75	CP Voltregà	5–5, 6–4	FC Barcelona
1975–76	CP Voltregà	2–2, 3–1	FC Barcelona
1976–77	Sporting CP	6–0, 6–3	CP Vilanova
1977–78	FC Barcelona	8–3, 5–1	CH Sunday's Vanstahl
1978–79	FC Barcelona	1–3, 6–2	Reus Deportiu
1979–80	FC Barcelona	5–2, 6–3	SL Benfica
1980–81	FC Barcelona	6–1, 6–2	AFP Giovinazzo
1981–82	FC Barcelona	4–1, 6–4	Amatori Lodi
1982–83	FC Barcelona	9–1, 14–6	HC Sentmenat
1983–84	FC Barcelona	2–3, 6–2	HC Liceo La Coruña
1984–85	FC Barcelona	4–5, 6–4	FC Porto
1985–86	FC Porto	5–3, 7–5	Hockey Novara
1986–87	HC Liceo La Coruña	4–2, 4–3	FC Porto
1987–88	HC Liceo La Coruña	1–2, 4–1	Hockey Novara
1988–89	CE Noia	7–4, 3–1	Sporting CP
1989–90	FC Porto	6–0, 5–2	CE Noia
1990–91	OC Barcelos	4–4, 4–3	Roller Monza
1991–92	HC Liceo La Coruña	7–6, 2–2	HC Seregno
1992–93	Igualada HC	4–1, 8–3	SL Benfica
1993–94	Igualada HC	7–4, 2–3	OC Barcelos
1994–95	Igualada HC	3–4, 3–1	SL Benfica
1995–96	Igualada HC	0–0, 4–3	FC Barcelona
1996–97	FC Barcelona	4–3	FC Porto
1997–98	Igualada HC	8–1	Amatori Vercelli
1998–99	Igualada HC	6–5	FC Porto
1999–00	FC Barcelona	3–2	FC Porto
2000–01	FC Barcelona	2–1	HC Liceo La Coruña
2001–02	FC Barcelona	2–1	OC Barcelos
2002–03	HC Liceo La Coruña	7–3	Igualada HC
2003–04	FC Barcelona	3–0	FC Porto
2004–05	FC Barcelona	3–2	FC Porto
2005–06	Follonica Hockey	League	FC Porto
2006–07	FC Barcelona	5–2	Bassano Hockey 54
2007–08	FC Barcelona	5–2	Reus Deportiu
2008–09	Reus Deportiu	2–2 (2–1, p)	CP Vic
2009–10	FC Barcelona	4–1	CP Vic
2010–11	HC Liceo La Coruña	7–4	Reus Deportiu
2011–12	HC Liceo La Coruña	4–2	FC Barcelona
2012–13	SL Benfica	6–5 (aet)	FC Porto

Performances

By teams

Team	Won	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
FC Barcelona	19	4	1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010	1975, 1976, 1996, 2012
Reus Deportiu	7	3	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2009	1979, 2008, 2011
HC Liceo La Coruña	6	2	1987, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2012	1984, 2001
Igualada HC	6	1	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999	2003
CP Voltregà	3	1	1966, 1975, 1976	1970
FC Porto	2	9	1986, 1990	1985, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013
SL Benfica	1	5	2013	1969, 1973, 1980, 1993, 1995
OC Barcelos	1	2	1991	1994, 2002
Sporting CP	1	1	1977	1989
CE Noia	1	1	1989	1990
Follonica Hockey	1	0	2006	–
Hockey Novara	0	4	–	1971, 1972, 1986, 1988
HC Monza	0	2	–	1966, 1967
CP Vic	0	2	–	2009, 2010
US Triestina Hockey	0	1	–	1968
Desportivo Lourenço Marques	0	1	–	1974
Vilanova	0	1	–	1977
CH Sunday's Vanstahl	0	1	–	1978
AFP Giovinazzo	0	1	–	1981
Amatori Lodi	0	1	–	1982
HC Sentmenat	0	1	–	1983
Roller Monza	0	1	–	1991
HC Seregno	0	1	–	1992
Amatori Vercelli	0	1	–	1998
Bassano Hockey 54	0	1	–	2007

By countries

Nation	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Spain	42	16	FC Barcelona (19), Reus Deportiu (7), HC Liceo La Coruña (6), Igualada HC (6), CP Voltregà (3), CE Noia (1)	FC Barcelona (4), Reus Deportiu (3), CP Vic (2), CP Voltregà (1), CP Vilanova (1), HC Sentmenat (1), CE Noia (1), Igualada HC (1)
Portugal	5	18	FC Porto (2), Sporting CP (1), OC Barcelos (1), SL Benfica (1)	FC Porto (9), SL Benfica (5), OC Barcelos (2), Desportivo Lourenço Marques (1), Sporting CP (1)
Italy	1	13	Follonica Hockey (1)	Hockey Novara (4), HC Monza (2), US Triestina Hockey (1), AFP Giovinazzo (1), Amatori Lodi (1), Roller Monza (1), HC Seregno (1), Amatori Vercelli (1), Bassano Hockey 54 (1)
Belgium	0	1	–	CH Sunday's Vanstahl (1)