HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | |
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City | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
League |
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (2007–present) Slovenian Championship (1991–present) Yugoslav Hockey League (1937–1991) |
Founded | 1928 (as SK Ilirija) |
Operated | 1928–present |
Home arena |
Tivoli Hall (Capacity: 4,000) |
Colors |
Green, white, black |
Head coach | Bojan Zajc |
Captain | Aleš Mušič |
Affiliates | HK Olimpija |
Website | Official website |
Franchise history | |
1929–1942 | SK Ilriia |
1945–1946 | HK Udarnik |
1946–1947 | HK Triglav |
1947–1948 | HK Enotnost |
1948–1962 | HK Ljubljana |
1962–2001 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
2001–present | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
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) |
Active sport clubs of Olimpija | |||
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Football | Basketball | Hockey |
Green, white, black
Hokejsko Drsalno Društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a Slovenian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games at the Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.
The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija. 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. The current main sponsor (as of 2012) of the team is Telemach, the leading Slovenian provider of cable TV, telephony and broadband internet services.
The team play their home matches at the Tivoli Hall complex, a 4,000 all-seated multi-purpose indoor hall in Ljubljana.
Updated on April 6, 2017.