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The Austrian Hockey League ((ドイツ語:Österreichische Eishockey-Liga)), called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga ((英語:Erste Bank Hockey League)) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria. ==History== The roots of the EBEL league go back to 1923 and various Championships, whose winner is officially recognized as the Austrian Champion. There was no Austrian competition between 1939 and 1945. During World War II, a number of Austrian teams competed in the German Ice Hockey Championship, which is why the EK Engelmann Wien and Vienna EV list German Championships in their history. The league exists in today's form since the 1965-66 season. Until 2005-06 the league consisted solely of Austrian teams. Since then the league has added teams from Slovenia (starting 2006-07 and 2007–08), Hungary (starting 2007-08), Croatia (starting 2009-10 season), the Czech Republic (starting in 2011-12)〔http://www.eurohockey.com/article/628-znojmo-to-join-austrian-ebel.html〕 and Italy (starting 2013-14 season).〔(12 teams - 5 countries - HC Bozen affiliated )〕 The non-Austrian teams are competing for the "EBEL Champion" title. Only Austrian teams in this league are additionally eligible for the "Austrian Champion" title. The league has had different sponsors, and the current naming rights have been held by "Sparkasse Bank" and its Erste Bank brand since the 2003-04 season. In 2013-14, Italy's Bolzano Foxes became the first non-Austrian team to win the EBEL title when they beat the Salzburg Red Bulls 3 games to 2 in their best-of-five final. Such success is not unheard of for an Italian outfit, but previous similar results took place in the Alpenliga and the Cup of the European Leagues, standalone competitions whose postseason tournaments were distinct from the Austrian playoffs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Austrian Hockey League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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