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The Rink Hockey Champions League is an annual rink hockey club competition organized by CERH (Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey) with the most successful teams of Europe. It is the most prestigious club competition in this sport. Since its foundation in 1965 under the name of the European Cup, the Catalan teams have dominated the competition. In 1997, the European Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup merged as the Champions League.
The current holder of the CERH Champions League is FC Barcelona, who beat Reus Deportiu 5-2 at Barcelona on 11 May 2008.
[edit] Format
Nowadays, the competition is composed by a qualifying round and then a 1st round. Then, 8 teams are placed into 2 groups and the 2 best classificated of each group play a final-four playoff in a European city.
[edit] Winners
| Season |
Host of Final-Four |
Winner |
| 2007/08 |
Barcelona |
 FC Barcelona |
| 2006/07 |
 Bassano, Italy |
 FC Barcelona |
| 2005/06 |
 Torres Novas, Portugal |
AP Follonica Hockey |
| 2004/05 |
Reus, Spain |
FC Barcelona |
| 2003/04 |
Viareggio, Italy |
FC Barcelona |
| 2002/03 |
A Coruña, Spain |
 HC Liceo La Coruña |
| 2001/02 |
Guimarães, Portugal |
FC Barcelona |
| 2000/01 |
Seville, Spain |
FC Barcelona |
| 1999/00 |
Porto, Portugal |
FC Barcelona |
| 1998/99 |
Igualada, Spain |
Igualada HC |
| 1997/98 |
Vercelli, Italy |
Igualada HC |
| 1996/97 |
Barcelona, Spain |
FC Barcelona |
| 1995/96 |
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Igualada HC |
| 1994/95 |
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Igualada HC |
| 1993/94 |
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Igualada HC |
| 1992/93 |
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HC Liceo La Coruña |
| 1990/91 |
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OC Barcelos |
| 1989/90 |
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FC Porto |
| 1988/89 |
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CE Noia |
| 1987/88 |
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HC Liceo La Coruña |
| 1986/87 |
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HC Liceo La Coruña |
| 1985/86 |
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FC Porto |
| 1984/85 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1983/84 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1982/83 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1981/82 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1980/81 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1979/80 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1978/79 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1977/78 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1976/77 |
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Sporting CP |
| 1975/76 |
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CP Voltregà |
| 1974/75 |
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CP Voltregà |
| 1973/74 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1972/73 |
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FC Barcelona |
| 1971/72 |
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Reus Deportiu |
| 1970/71 |
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Reus Deportiu |
| 1969/70 |
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Reus Deportiu |
| 1968/69 |
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Reus Deportiu |
| 1967/68 |
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Reus Deportiu |
| 1966/67 |
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Reus Deportiu |
| 1965/66 |
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CP Voltregà |
[edit] Wins by team
[edit] Wins by Country
[edit] External links
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Rink Hockey in the World |
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