WSE Champions League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 WSE Champions League
SportRoller hockey
Founded1965 (1965) (rebranded in 2022)
Organising bodyWorld Skate Europe - Rink Hockey
No. of teams32 (since 2022–23)
Most recent
champion(s)
Portugal Porto (3rd title)
Most titlesSpain Barcelona (22 titles)
TV partner(s)WSE TV
Related
competitions
Official websiteOfficial website

The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by the World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. It is the top-level European club competition and its winner earns the right to play the Continental Cup, against the winners of the second-tier World Skate Europe Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup, against the winners of the South American Club Championship.

The current champions are Portuguese side Porto, having beaten Portuguese side Valongo in the 2023 final to secure their third title in the competition.

History

Since its foundation in 1965, under the name of European Cup, the competition has been dominated by teams from Spain (mainly from Catalonia), Portugal and Italy. In 1997, the European Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup were merged to create the Champions League. In 2007, the competition name and format was changed to form the European League, a 16-team competition with no preliminary rounds. In 2020, the format was changed to a 9-team competition with no preliminary rounds. In 2021, the format was changed to an 8-team competition with no preliminary rounds. In 2023, along with a renaming back to Champions League, the format was again changed to accommodate 32 teams and two preliminary rounds.

The most successful team is Barcelona, having won a record 22 titles, including eight consecutive between 1978 and 1985. Barcelona are followed by four other Spanish teams, making Spain the most successful country in the competition, with 44 titles. Four Portuguese teams have won the trophy by nine times, while two Italian teams have won the trophy by two times.

Format

Since 2023, the competition is composed by 16 teams placed into 4 groups. The first 2 teams of each group play the final-eight.

Finals

Trophy given to the winners from the 2012–13 to the 2021–22 seasons.
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue (finals)
1965–66 Spain Voltregà 3–1, 6–2 Italy HC Monza Two-legged finals
1966–67 Spain Reus Deportiu 3–3, 6–3 Italy HC Monza
1967–68 Spain Reus Deportiu (2) 2–0, 6–2 Italy Triestina
1968–69 Spain Reus Deportiu (3) 7–1, 0–3 Portugal Benfica
1969–70 Spain Reus Deportiu (4) 12–5, 8–6 Spain Voltregà
1970–71 Spain Reus Deportiu (5) 7–7, 9–4 Italy Novara
1971–72 Spain Reus Deportiu (6) 2–10, 11–0 Italy Novara
1972–73 Spain Barcelona 5–3, 7–7 Portugal Benfica
1973–74 Spain Barcelona (2) 8–5, 4–5 Portugal Lourenço Marques
1974–75 Spain Voltregà (2) 5–5, 6–4 Spain Barcelona
1975–76 Spain Voltregà (3) 2–2, 3–1 Spain Barcelona
1976–77 Portugal Sporting CP 6–0, 6–3 Spain Vilanova
1977–78 Spain Barcelona (3) 8–3, 5–1 Belgium Royal Sunday
1978–79 Spain Barcelona (4) 1–3, 6–2 Spain Reus Deportiu
1979–80 Spain Barcelona (5) 5–2, 6–3 Portugal Benfica
1980–81 Spain Barcelona (6) 6–1, 6–2 Italy Giovinazzo
1981–82 Spain Barcelona (7) 4–1, 6–4 Italy Amatori Lodi
1982–83 Spain Barcelona (8) 9–1, 14–6 Spain Sentmenat
1983–84 Spain Barcelona (9) 2–3, 6–2 Spain Liceo
1984–85 Spain Barcelona (10) 4–5, 6–4 Portugal Porto
1985–86 Portugal Porto 5–3, 7–5 Italy Novara
1986–87 Spain Liceo 4–2, 4–3 Portugal Porto
1987–88 Spain Liceo (2) 1–2, 4–1 Italy Novara
1988–89 Spain Noia 7–4, 3–1 Portugal Sporting CP
1989–90 Portugal Porto (2) 6–0, 5–2 Spain Noia
1990–91 Portugal Barcelos 4–4, 4–3 Italy Roller Monza
1991–92 Spain Liceo (3) 7–6, 2–2 Italy Seregno
1992–93 Spain Igualada 4–1, 8–3 Portugal Benfica
1993–94 Spain Igualada (2) 7–4, 2–3 Portugal Barcelos
1994–95 Spain Igualada (3) 3–4, 3–1 Portugal Benfica
1995–96 Spain Igualada (4) 0–0, 2–2 (a) Spain Barcelona
1996–97 Spain Barcelona (11) 4–3 Portugal Porto Spain Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
1997–98 Spain Igualada (5) 8–1 Italy Amatori Vercelli Italy PalaPregnolato, Vercelli
1998–99 Spain Igualada (6) 6–5 Portugal Porto Spain Pavelló Poliesportiu de Les Comes, Igualada
1999–2000 Spain Barcelona (12) 3–2 Portugal Porto Portugal Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
2000–01 Spain Barcelona (13) 4–2 Spain Liceo Spain Palacio de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
2001–02 Spain Barcelona (14) 2–1 Portugal Barcelos Portugal Pavilhão Multiusos, Guimarães
2002–03 Spain Liceo (4) 4–3 Spain Igualada Spain Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor, A Coruña
2003–04 Spain Barcelona (15) 3–0 Portugal Porto Italy PalaBarsacchi, Viareggio
2004–05 Spain Barcelona (16) 3–2 Portugal Porto Spain Palau d'Esports del Reus Deportiu, Reus
2005–06 Italy Follonica League Portugal Porto Portugal Palácio dos Desportos, Torres Novas
2006–07 Spain Barcelona (17) 5–2 Italy Bassano Italy PalaBassano, Bassano del Grappa
2007–08 Spain Barcelona (18) 5–2 Spain Reus Deportiu Spain Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
2008–09 Spain Reus Deportiu (7) 2–2 (2–1 p) Spain Vic Italy PalaBassano, Bassano del Grappa
2009–10 Spain Barcelona (19) 4–1 Spain Vic Italy PalaLido, Valdagno
2010–11 Spain Liceo (5) 7–4 Spain Reus Deportiu Andorra Poliesportiu d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella
2011–12 Spain Liceo (6) 4–2 Spain Barcelona Italy PalaCastellotti, Lodi
2012–13 Portugal Benfica 6–5 (a.e.t.) Portugal Porto Portugal Dragão Caixa, Porto
2013–14 Spain Barcelona (20) 3–1 Portugal Porto Spain Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
2014–15 Spain Barcelona (21) 4–3 Spain Vic Italy PalaSind, Bassano del Grappa
2015–16 Portugal Benfica (2) 5–3 Portugal Oliveirense Portugal Pavilhão Fidelidade, Lisbon
2016–17 Spain Reus Deportiu (8) 4–1 Portugal Oliveirense Spain Pavelló Barris Nord, Lleida
2017–18 Spain Barcelona (22) 4–2 Portugal Porto Portugal Dragão Caixa, Porto
2018–19 Portugal Sporting CP (2) 5–2 Portugal Porto Portugal Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
2019–20 Abandoned (due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe).
2020–21 Portugal Sporting CP (3) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Portugal Porto Portugal Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo Municipal, Luso
2021–22 Italy GSH Trissino 4–4 (3–1 p) Portugal Valongo Portugal Palácio dos Desportos, Torres Novas
2022–23 Portugal Porto (3) 5–1 Portugal Valongo Portugal Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo

Performances

By club

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Spain Barcelona 22 4 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018 1975, 1976, 1996, 2012
Spain Reus Deportiu 8 3 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2009, 2017 1979, 2008, 2011
Spain Liceo 6 2 1987, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2012 1984, 2001
Spain Igualada 6 1 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 2003
Portugal Porto 3 13 1986, 1990, 2023 1985, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
Spain Voltregà 3 1 1966, 1975, 1976 1970
Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 1977, 2019, 2021 1989
Portugal Benfica 2 5 2013, 2016 1969, 1973, 1980, 1993, 1995
Portugal Barcelos 1 2 1991 1994, 2002
Spain Noia 1 1 1989 1990
Italy Follonica 1 0 2006
Italy GSH Trissino 1 0 2022
Italy Novara 0 4 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988
Spain Vic 0 3 2009, 2010, 2015
Italy HC Monza 0 2 1966, 1967
Portugal Oliveirense 0 2 2016, 2017
Portugal Valongo 0 2 2022, 2023
Italy Triestina 0 1 1968
Portugal Lourenço Marques 0 1 1974
Spain Vilanova 0 1 1977
Belgium Royal Sunday 0 1 1978
Italy Giovinazzo 0 1 1981
Italy Amatori Lodi 0 1 1982
Spain Sentmenat 0 1 1983
Italy Roller Monza 0 1 1991
Italy Seregno 0 1 1992
Italy Amatori Vercelli 0 1 1998
Italy Bassano 0 1 2007

By country

Country Winners Runners-up Winners Runners-up
 Spain 46 17 Barcelona (22), Reus Deportiu (8), Liceo (6), Igualada (6), Voltregà (3), Noia Barcelona (4), Vic (3), Reus Deportiu (3), Liceo (2), Voltregà, Vilanova, Sentmenat, Noia, Igualada
 Portugal 9 26 Sporting CP (3), Porto (3), Benfica (2), Barcelos Porto (13), Benfica (5), Barcelos (2), Oliveirense (2), Valongo (2), Lourenço Marques, Sporting CP
 Italy 2 13 Follonica, Trissino Novara (4), HC Monza (2), Triestina, Giovinazzo, Amatori Lodi, Roller Monza, Seregno, Amatori Vercelli, Bassano
 Belgium 0 1 Royal Sunday
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