European roller hockey competition
The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by the World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. It is the top-level European club competition and its winner earns the right to play the Continental Cup , against the winners of the second-tier World Skate Europe Cup , and the Intercontinental Cup , against the winners of the South American Club Championship .
The current champions are Portuguese side Sporting CP , who beat another Portuguese side, UD Oliveirense , in the 2024 final to secure their fourth title in the competition.
History
Since its foundation in 1965, under the name of European Cup, the competition has been dominated by teams from Spain (mainly from Catalonia ), Portugal and Italy. In 1997, the European Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup were merged to create the Champions League. In 2007, the competition name and format was changed to form the European League, a 16-team competition with no preliminary rounds. In 2020, the format was changed to a 9-team competition with no preliminary rounds. In 2021, the format was changed to an 8-team competition with no preliminary rounds. In 2023, along with a renaming back to Champions League, the format was again changed to accommodate 32 teams and two preliminary rounds.
The most successful team is Barcelona , having won a record 22 titles, including eight consecutive between 1978 and 1985. Barcelona are followed by four other Spanish teams, making Spain the most successful country in the competition, with 44 titles. Four Portuguese teams have won the trophy by nine times, while two Italian teams have won the trophy by two times.
Format
Since 2023, the competition is composed by 16 teams placed into 4 groups. The first 2 teams of each group play the final-eight.
Finals
Trophy given to the winners from the 2012β13 to the 2021β22 seasons.
Season
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Venue (finals)
1965β66
VoltregΓ
3β1, 6β2
HC Monza
Two-legged finals
1966β67
Reus Deportiu
3β3, 6β3
HC Monza
1967β68
Reus Deportiu (2)
2β0, 6β2
Triestina
1968β69
Reus Deportiu (3)
7β1, 0β3
Benfica
1969β70
Reus Deportiu (4)
12β5, 8β6
VoltregΓ
1970β71
Reus Deportiu (5)
7β7, 9β4
Novara
1971β72
Reus Deportiu (6)
2β10, 11β0
Novara
1972β73
Barcelona
5β3, 7β7
Benfica
1973β74
Barcelona (2)
8β5, 4β5
Lourenço Marques
1974β75
VoltregΓ (2)
5β5, 6β4
Barcelona
1975β76
VoltregΓ (3)
2β2, 3β1
Barcelona
1976β77
Sporting CP
6β0, 6β3
Vilanova
1977β78
Barcelona (3)
8β3, 5β1
Royal Sunday
1978β79
Barcelona (4)
1β3, 6β2
Reus Deportiu
1979β80
Barcelona (5)
5β2, 6β3
Benfica
1980β81
Barcelona (6)
6β1, 6β2
Giovinazzo
1981β82
Barcelona (7)
4β1, 6β4
Amatori Lodi
1982β83
Barcelona (8)
9β1, 14β6
Sentmenat
1983β84
Barcelona (9)
2β3, 6β2
Liceo
1984β85
Barcelona (10)
4β5, 6β4
Porto
1985β86
Porto
5β3, 7β5
Novara
1986β87
Liceo
4β2, 4β3
Porto
1987β88
Liceo (2)
1β2, 4β1
Novara
1988β89
Noia
7β4, 3β1
Sporting CP
1989β90
Porto (2)
6β0, 5β2
Noia
1990β91
Barcelos
4β4, 4β3
Roller Monza
1991β92
Liceo (3)
7β6, 2β2
Seregno
1992β93
Igualada
4β1, 8β3
Benfica
1993β94
Igualada (2)
7β4, 2β3
Barcelos
1994β95
Igualada (3)
3β4, 3β1
Benfica
1995β96
Igualada (4)
0β0, 2β2 (a )
Barcelona
1996β97
Barcelona (11)
4β3
Porto
Palau Blaugrana , Barcelona
1997β98
Igualada (5)
8β1
Amatori Vercelli
PalaPregnolato , Vercelli
1998β99
Igualada (6)
6β5
Porto
PavellΓ³ Poliesportiu de Les Comes , Igualada
1999β2000
Barcelona (12)
3β2
Porto
PavilhΓ£o Rosa Mota , Porto
2000β01
Barcelona (13)
4β2
Liceo
Palacio de Deportes San Pablo , Seville
2001β02
Barcelona (14)
2β1
Barcelos
PavilhΓ£o Multiusos , GuimarΓ£es
2002β03
Liceo (4)
4β3
Igualada
Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor , A CoruΓ±a
2003β04
Barcelona (15)
3β0
Porto
PalaBarsacchi , Viareggio
2004β05
Barcelona (16)
3β2
Porto
Palau d'Esports del Reus Deportiu , Reus
2005β06
Follonica
League
Porto
PalΓ‘cio dos Desportos , Torres Novas
2006β07
Barcelona (17)
5β2
Bassano
PalaBassano , Bassano del Grappa
2007β08
Barcelona (18)
5β2
Reus Deportiu
Palau Blaugrana , Barcelona
2008β09
Reus Deportiu (7)
2β2 (2β1 p )
Vic
PalaBassano , Bassano del Grappa
2009β10
Barcelona (19)
4β1
Vic
PalaLido , Valdagno
2010β11
Liceo (5)
7β4
Reus Deportiu
Poliesportiu d'Andorra , Andorra la Vella
2011β12
Liceo (6)
4β2
Barcelona
PalaCastellotti , Lodi
2012β13
Benfica
6β5 (a.e.t. )
Porto
DragΓ£o Caixa , Porto
2013β14
Barcelona (20)
3β1
Porto
Palau Blaugrana , Barcelona
2014β15
Barcelona (21)
4β3
Vic
PalaSind , Bassano del Grappa
2015β16
Benfica (2)
5β3
Oliveirense
PavilhΓ£o Fidelidade , Lisbon
2016β17
Reus Deportiu (8)
4β1
Oliveirense
PavellΓ³ Barris Nord , Lleida
2017β18
Barcelona (22)
4β2
Porto
DragΓ£o Caixa , Porto
2018β19
Sporting CP (2)
5β2
Porto
PavilhΓ£o JoΓ£o Rocha , Lisbon
2019β20
Abandoned (due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe ).
2020β21
Sporting CP (3)
4β3 (a.e.t. )
Porto
PavilhΓ£o Gimnodesportivo Municipal , Luso
2021β22
GSH Trissino
4β4 (3β1 p )
Valongo
PalΓ‘cio dos Desportos , Torres Novas
2022β23
Porto (3)
5β1
Valongo
PavilhΓ£o Municipal JosΓ© NatΓ‘rio , Viana do Castelo
2023β24
Sporting CP (4)
2β1
Oliveirense
Super Bock Arena , Porto
Performances
By club
Club
Winners
Runners-up
Years won
Years runners-up
Barcelona
22
4
1973 , 1974 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1997 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 , 2015 , 2018
1975 , 1976 , 1996 , 2012
Reus Deportiu
8
3
1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 2009 , 2017
1979 , 2008 , 2011
Liceo
6
2
1987 , 1988 , 1992 , 2003 , 2011 , 2012
1984 , 2001
Igualada
6
1
1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1998 , 1999
2003
Sporting CP
4
1
1977 , 2019 , 2021 , 2024
1989
Porto
3
13
1986 , 1990 , 2023
1985 , 1987 , 1997 , 1999 , 2000 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2013 , 2014 , 2018 , 2019 , 2021
VoltregΓ
3
1
1966 , 1975 , 1976
1970
Benfica
2
5
2013 , 2016
1969 , 1973 , 1980 , 1993 , 1995
Barcelos
1
2
1991
1994 , 2002
Noia
1
1
1989
1990
Follonica
1
0
2006
β
GSH Trissino
1
0
2022
β
Novara
0
4
β
1971 , 1972 , 1986 , 1988
Vic
0
3
β
2009 , 2010 , 2015
Oliveirense
0
3
β
2016 , 2017 , 2024
HC Monza
0
2
β
1966 , 1967
Valongo
0
2
β
2022 , 2023
Triestina
0
1
β
1968
Lourenço Marques
0
1
β
1974
Vilanova
0
1
β
1977
Royal Sunday
0
1
β
1978
Giovinazzo
0
1
β
1981
Amatori Lodi
0
1
β
1982
Sentmenat
0
1
β
1983
Roller Monza
0
1
β
1991
Seregno
0
1
β
1992
Amatori Vercelli
0
1
β
1998
Bassano
0
1
β
2007
By country
Country
Winners
Runners-up
Winners
Runners-up
Spain
46
17
Barcelona (22), Reus Deportiu (8), Liceo (6), Igualada (6), VoltregΓ (3), Noia
Barcelona (4), Vic (3), Reus Deportiu (3), Liceo (2), VoltregΓ , Vilanova , Sentmenat , Noia , Igualada
Portugal
10
27
Sporting CP (4), Porto (3), Benfica (2), Barcelos
Porto (13), Benfica (5), Oliveirense (3), Barcelos (2), Valongo (2), Lourenço Marques , Sporting CP
Italy
2
13
Follonica , Trissino
Novara (4), HC Monza (2), Triestina , Giovinazzo , Amatori Lodi , Roller Monza , Seregno , Amatori Vercelli , Bassano
Belgium
0
1
β
Royal Sunday
External links
World Europe β WSE Nations Clubs National championship National cups Others
Asia β CARS Nations National championship
America β CPRS Nations Clubs National championship
Africa β FARS Nations Clubs National championship
Oceania β OCRS