OK Liga explained

OK Liga
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Sport:Roller hockey
Teams:16
Confed:WSE
Confed Cup:European League
WS Europe Cup
Current Season:2024–25 OK Liga
Last Season:2023–24 OK Liga
Champion:Barcelona (34th title)
(2023–24)
Most Champs:Barcelona (34 titles)
Relegation:OK Liga Plata
Website:hockeypatines.fep.es

The OK Liga is the Spanish rink hockey league.

History

The league was founded in 1969 as División de Honor as an expansion to all the Spanish territory of the Catalan Championship. Until 1971 teams from outside Catalonia did not join the competition.

The league changed its name to OK Liga in 2003 and in 2009 the playoffs for the title, that were established in the 2000–01 season, were abolished while several rules from other sports were approved.

In April 2017, a new name change for the 2017–18 season was approved and the top tier would be renamed as the OK Liga Oro while the second tier as OK Liga Plata. Also, a new national third tier competition OK Liga Bronce (with four interregional groups) was foreseen,[1] but due to the lack of interested teams, it wasn't created and the third tier remained at regional level.

All titles were won by Catalan teams except the editions achieved by Liceo. Barcelona is the most successful team.

Competition format

The championship is played through 30 matchdays in a round-robin format, a format quite common in other sports, such as football. The top team when finished to play the 30 matchdays is the champion.

Conversely, the last team qualified is relegated to Primera División.

Points are awarded as follows:

Champions by year

División de Honor

Year Champion Runner-up
1969–70 Reus Deportiu Noia
1970–71 Reus Deportiu Noia
1971–72 Reus Deportiu Barcelona
1972–73 Reus Deportiu Sentmenat
1973–74 Barcelona Voltregà
1974–75 Voltregà Barcelona
1975–76 Voltregà Vilanova
1976–77 Barcelona Reus Deportiu
1977–78 Barcelona Voltregà
1978–79 Barcelona Reus Deportiu
1979–80 Barcelona Tordera
1980–81 Barcelona Noia
1981–82 Barcelona Liceo
1982–83 Liceo Barcelona
1983–84 Barcelona Tordera
1984–85 Barcelona Liceo
1985–86 LiceoBarcelona
Year Champion Runner-up
1986–87 LiceoBarcelona
1987–88 Noia Liceo
1988–89 Igualada Liceo
1989–90 LiceoIgualada
1990–91 LiceoIgualada
1991–92 Igualada Liceo
1992–93 LiceoIgualada
1993–94 Igualada Barcelona
1994–95 Igualada Barcelona
1995–96 Barcelona Liceo
1996–97 Igualada Barcelona
1997–98 Barcelona Vic
1998–99 Barcelona Liceo
1999–00 Barcelona Liceo
2000–01 Barcelona Vic
Barcelona Igualada

OK Liga

Year Champion Runner-up
Barcelona Noia
Barcelona Igualada
Barcelona Reus Deportiu
Barcelona Reus Deportiu
Barcelona Reus Deportiu
Barcelona Reus Deportiu
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona Liceo
Reus Deportiu Liceo
Barcelona Liceo
Liceo Barcelona
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona Vic
Barcelona Reus Deportiu
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona Liceo
Liceo Reus Deportiu
Barcelona Liceo
Barcelona[2] Noia

Performance by club

ClubTitlesYears winners
34 91974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Liceo8 181983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2013, 2022
5 81970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 2011
Igualada5 51989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997
Voltregà2 21975, 1976
Noia1 51988
Vic0 3
Tordera0 2
Sentmenat0 1
Vilanova0 1

Champions by Autonomous Communities

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46 Catalonia
8 Galicia
54TOTAL

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celebrada la reunión de Federaciones Autonómicas. es. FEP.es. 22 April 2017. 2 May 2017.
  2. Web site: 23 June 2024 . Noia Freixenet 1-5 Barça: League champions! . 24 June 2024 . FC Barcelona.