The Tatra Cup (Slovak: Tatranský pohár) is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Poprad, Slovakia. It is the second oldest club tournament in Europe, after the Spengler Cup.
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| Sport | Ice Hockey |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| First season | 1929 |
| No. of teams | 6 (group stage) |
| Countries | Slovakia (usually HK Poprad), Czech Republic, various other European countries |
| Venue(s) | Poprad Ice Stadium (Poprad, Slovakia) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  HK Poprad (14th title) |
| Most titles | HK Poprad (14 titles) |
| Qualification | Invitation only |
| Official website | hkpoprad.sk/tatransky-pohar |
The first installment of the Tatra Cup took place in 1929 in Starý Smokovec. Between the years 1932 and 1935 there were two different tournaments held, a national one and an international one. There were only two installments held from 1952 to 1968 because of problems with organization of the tournament. In later years international teams started to participate as well, e.g. Kölner EC in 1969. One year later for the first time a Swedish team played at the Tatra Cup – Surahammars IF, together with German SC Riessersee.
When a new ice hockey stadium was built in Poprad in 1973, conditions for the organization of the tournament improved considerably. In the anniversary year of the tournament 1979 a hockey club from East Germany Dynamo Weißwasser was invited.
Nowadays, the Tatra Cup is taking place every year in late August as a preparatory tournament for the upcoming season, at which mostly Czech and Slovak teams take part.[1]
Tatra Cup winners edit
| Season/Year | Type | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1929/1930 | international |  Slavia Praha
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| 1930/1931 | international | LTC Praha
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| 1931/1932 | international | LTC Praha
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| 1932/1933 | international | SK Prostějov
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| 1932/1933 | national | Skiklub Bratislava
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| 1933/1934 | international | Slavia Praha
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| 1933/1934 | national | AC Nitra
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| 1934/1935 | international |  EKE Wien
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| 1934/1935 | national | ŠK Vysoké Tatry
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| 1935/1936 | national | Unfinished due to adverse weather conditions and ineligible ice |
| 1935/1936 | international | AC Sparta Praha
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| 1936/1937 | national | HC Tatry
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| 1937/1938 | national | HC Tatry
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| 1938/1939 | national | HC Tatry
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| 1940/1941 | international | ŠK Slávia Prešov
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| 1941/1942 | national | HC Tatry
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| 1942/1943 | Tournament not held[2] | |
| 1945/1946 | national | SK Prostějov
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| 1946/1947 | national | HC Tatry
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| 1949/1950 | national | LTC Praha
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| 1950/1951 | national | Sparta Praha Sokolovo
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| 1951/1952 | national | SK Prostějov
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| 1958/1959 | international | Sparta Praha Sokolovo
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| 1959/1960 | international | Sparta Praha Sokolovo
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| 1968/1969 | international | VŽKG Ostrava
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| 1969/1970 | international | Slovak National Team
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| 1974 | international | Slovan CHZJD Bratislava
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| 1975 | national | Slovan CHZJD Bratislava
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| 1976 | international | Czechoslovak National Team
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| 1977 | international | Czechoslovak National Team
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| 1978 | international | VSŽ Košice
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| 1979 | international | VSŽ Košice
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| 1980 | international | Sparta Praha
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| 1981 | international | Slezan STS Opava
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| 1982 | international | VSŽ Košice
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| 1983 | international |  Dinamo Riga
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| 1984 | international | Tesla Pardubice
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| 1985 | international | HC Dukla Trenčín
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| 1986 | international | VSŽ Košice
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| 1987 | international | VSŽ Košice
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| 1988 | international | VSŽ Košice
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| 1989 | international | HK Sokol Kiev
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| 1990 | international | ŠK Slovan Bratislava
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| 1991 | international | Czechoslovakia U-20
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| 1992 | international | HC Košice
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| 1993 | international | HC Košice
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| 1994 | international | Slovakia U-20
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| 1995 | international | HC ŠKP PS Poprad
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| 1996 | international | HC Dukla Trenčín
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| 1997 | international | HC Slovan Bratislava
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| 1998 | international | HC Slovan Bratislava
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| 1999 | international | Slovak Olympic Team
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| 2000 | international | HC ŠKP Poprad
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| 2001 | international | HC ŠKP Poprad
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| 2002 | international | HC Vítkovice
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| 2003 | international |  HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
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| 2004 | international | Slovakia U-23
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| 2005 | international | HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad
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| 2006 | international | HC Vítkovice
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| 2007 | international | HC Vítkovice
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| 2008 | international | HC Košice
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| 2009 | international | HC Vítkovice Steel
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| 2010 | international | HC Oceláři Třinec
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| 2011 | international |  Kölner Haie
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| 2012 | national | HK Poprad
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| 2013 | international | Graz 99ers
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| 2014 | international | HK Poprad
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| 2015 | international | Graz 99ers
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| 2016 | international |  Lahti Pelicans
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| 2017 | international | HC Košice
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| 2018 | international | HK Poprad
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| 2019 | international |  DVTK Jegesmedvék
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| 2020 | national | HK Poprad
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| 2021 | international |  HC Pustertal
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| 2022 | international | HC '05 Banská Bystrica
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| 2023 | international | HK Poprad
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Performances edit
By club (international tournaments) edit
| Club | Won | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| HC Košice
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10 | 1978, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2008, 2017 |
| HK Poprad
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7 | 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023 |
| HC Vítkovice
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5 | 1968/1969, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| Slovak National Team
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4 | 1969/1970, 1994, 1999, 2004 |
| HC Slovan Bratislava
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4 | 1974, 1990, 1997, 1998 |
| HC Sparta Praha
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4 | 1935/1936, 1958/1959, 1959/1960, 1980 |
| Czechoslovak National Team
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3 | 1976, 1977, 1991 |
| HC Slavia Praha
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2 | 1929/1930, 1933/1934 |
| LTC Praha
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2 | 1930/1931, 1931/1932 |
| HK Dukla Trenčín
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2 | 1985, 1996 |
| Graz 99ers
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2 | 2013, 2015 |
| SK Prostějov
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1 | 1932/1933 |
| EKE Wien
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1 | 1934/1935 |
| ŠK Slávia Prešov
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1 | 1940/1941 |
| Slezan STS Opava
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1 | 1981 |
 Dinamo Riga
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1 | 1983 |
| Tesla Pardubice
|
1 | 1984 |
 HC Sokol Kiev
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1 | 1989 |
| HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
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1 | 2003 |
| HC Oceláři Třinec
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1 | 2010 |
| Kölner Haie
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1 | 2011 |
| Lahti Pelicans
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1 | 2016 |
| DVTK Jegesmedvék
|
1 | 2019 |
| HC Pustertal
|
1 | 2021 |
| HC '05 Banská Bystrica
|
1 | 2022 |
By club (national tournaments) edit
| Club | Won | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| HC Tatry
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5 | 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1941/1942, 1946/1947 |
| HK Poprad
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3 | 2012, 2020, 2023 |
| SK Prostějov
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2 | 1945/46, 1951/1952 |
| Skiklub Bratislava
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1 | 1932/1933 |
| AC Nitra
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1 | 1933/1934 |
| ŠK Vysoké Tatry
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1 | 1934/1935 |
| LTC Praha
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1 | 1949/1950 |
| HC Sparta Praha
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1 | 1950/1951 |
| Slovan CHZJD Bratislava
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1 | 1975 |
By country (international tournaments) edit
| Nation | Winners |
|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia
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27 |
| Slovakia
|
17 |
| Czech Republic
|
5 |
| Austria
|
3 |
| Soviet Union
|
2 |
| Russia
|
1 |
| Germany
|
1 |
| Finland
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1 |
| Hungary
|
1 |
| Italy
|
1 |
References edit
- ^ "History of Tatra Cup". tatranskypohar.estranky.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "Tatra cup in 1942/1943" (in Slovak). www.tatranskypohar.estranky.sk.
External links edit
- Tatra Cup (in Slovak)
- History
- Seasons of Tatra Cup