Bílí Tygři Liberec
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Lokomotiva Liberec (1956 - 1961) HC Stadion Liberec (1961 - 1994) HC Liberec (1994 - 2000) HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (since 2000) |
Nickname | The white tigers |
Club colors | dark blue and white |
league | Tipsport Extraliga |
Venue | Home Credit Arena |
capacity | 7,500 seats |
executive Director | Ctibor Jech |
Head coach | Patrik Augusta |
captain | Petr Jelínek |
Season 2018/19 | 1st place (main round) 2nd place (final) |
The Bílí Tygři Liberec are a Czech ice hockey club from Liberec that has played in the Czech Extra League since the 2002/03 season and plays its home games in the Home Credit Arena .
Club history
After the Second World War, there were three associations in Liberec, two of which merged in 1956 to form "Lokomotiva Liberec". In 1961 the club name was changed to "Stadion Liberec". The club's first team played in the second and third Czechoslovak leagues between 1961 and the early 1990s.
The local construction company Syner has been actively involved as a sponsor and in the management of the association since 1994 . In the 1994/95 season the promotion to the first division (second class) could be celebrated. In the new millennium, the association was given a new image by signing a cooperation agreement with the Liberec Zoo and henceforth called Bílí Tygři after the white tigers . Two years later, in the play-offs against HC Vagnerplast Kladno, promotion to the extra league was achieved. The club was able to establish itself in the top Czech league and has reached the play-offs every year since 2004.
In the 2004/05 play-offs , Liberec won the series against Slavia Prague 4-3 and lost 1-4 in the semi-finals against the future champions from Pardubice . Thanks to the good starting position, third place in the overall ranking was achieved. The club finished the main round of the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons in first place on the table.
Since the beginning of the 2005/06 season , coach Josef Paleček's team in the Tipsport Arena has been almost undefeated. After the 2006/07 season , coach Josef Paleček resigned to work as assistant coach for the Czech national team . His successor at the club was the Slovak Dušan Gregor .
In the 2015/16 season , the team under the coach Filip Pešán was first placed in the main round and also Czech champions with a 4-2 in the final of the play-offs against HC Sparta Prague . Also in the following season 2016/17 the main round could be finished in first place in the table, but the final was lost 4-0 against HC Kometa Brno . In the 2018/19 season , the main round was won again, which was the fifth time since promotion to the Extraliga in 2002. In the final, however, the Bílí Tygři Liberec lost 2: 4 against HC Oceláři Třinec . In the following season , four games before the end of the main round, the winner of the main round was again certain. For the first time since the founding of the Extraliga, a team managed to win the President's Cup six times.
Since the 2014/15 season , the club has participated in the Champions Hockey League four times and reached the round of 16 in 2015/16 and 2016/17 . In the 2017/18 season , the team made it to the semi-finals, but lost to the Växjö Lakers .
Home ground
The Home Credit Arena was built in 2005 based on the American model. The arena equipment meets the highest requirements. The arena was inaugurated on the occasion of the Euro Hockey Tour in August 2005. The capacity for ice hockey games is 7500 spectators.
Season statistics 1993 to 2002
season | league | Main round | Points | placement | comment |
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1993/1994 | 2nd league | 4th Place | 35 | 4th Place | previously 2nd division since 1986/1987 |
1994/1995 | 2nd league | 2nd place | 48 | 2nd place | 3rd place in the promotion relegation promotion to the 1st division |
1995/1996 | 1st League | 13th place | 27 | 13th place | |
1996/1997 | 1st League | 9th place | 51 | 9th place | |
1997/1998 | 1st League | 2nd place | 66 | 2nd place | |
1998/1999 | 1st League | 11th place | 43 | 11th place | |
1999/2000 | 1st League | 11th place | 36 | 9th place | |
2000/2001 | 1st League | 2nd place | 53 | 2nd place | |
2001/2002 | 1st League | 1st place | 93 | 1st place | Final 3: 1 win against HC Dukla Jihlava relegation 4: 1 win against HC Vagnerplast Kladno Promotion to the extra league |
Seasonal statistics since 2002
season | Main round | Points | placement | captain | Head coach |
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2002/2003 | 12th place | 63 | 12th place | Michal Straka | Josef Jandač , Jaroslav Nedvěd senior and Karel Dvořák |
2003/2004 | 11th place | 63 | 11th place | Michal Straka | Josef Jandač, later Josef Paleček , Karel Dvořák and Jaroslav Nedvěd senior |
2004/2005 | 5th place | 93 | 3rd place | Václav Novák | Josef Paleček , Karel Dvořák and Miroslav Kapoun |
2005/2006 | 1st place | 106 | 5th place | Václav Novák, later Stanislav Procházka | Josef Paleček, Karel Dvořák |
2006/2007 | 1st place | 100 | 3rd place | Stanislav Procházka | Josef Paleček, Vladimír Čermák and Miroslav Kapoun |
2007/2008 | 3rd place | 91 | 4th Place | Stanislav Procházka | Dušan Gregor , Vladimír Čermák and Miroslav Kapoun |
2008/2009 | 9th place | 74 | 9th place |
Jaroslav Modrý , Petr Nedvěd (A) |
Dušan Gregor, from October 23, 2008 Filip Pešán , Vladimír Čermák and Miroslav Kapoun |
2009/2010 | 8th place | 72 | 4th Place | Petr Nedvěd | Jiří Kalous , Filip Pešán and Miroslav Kapoun |
2010/2011 | 2nd place | 94 | 5th place | Petr Nedvěd | Jiří Kalous, Filip Pešán and Miroslav Kapoun |
2011/2012 | 4th Place | 84 | 4th Place | Petr Nedvěd | Jiří Kalous, Filip Pešán and Miroslav Kapoun |
2012/2013 | 13th place | 63 | 14th place | Petr Nedvěd | Marian Jelínek , Filip Pešán and Miroslav Kapoun; from November 12, 2012 Filip Pešán , Milan Černý and Miroslav Kapoun; from January 21, 2013 Pavel Hynek , Milan Černý and Miroslav Kapoun |
2013/2014 | 9th place | 78 | 9th place | Petr Nedvěd | Pavel Hynek , Milan Černý and Miroslav Kapoun |
2014/2015 | 11th place | 69 | 12th place |
Jan Výtisk , Martin Bartek |
Pavel Hynek , Milan Černý and Martin Láska; from October 10, 2014 Rostislav Čada , Milan Černý and Martin Láska |
2015/2016 | 1st place | 118 | 1st place | Jan Výtisk | Filip Pešán |
2016/2017 | 1st place | 103 | 2nd place | Branko Radivojevič | Filip Pešán |
2017/2018 | 7th place | 76 | 7th place | Martin Ševc | Filip Pešán |
2018/2019 | 1st place | 101 | 2nd place | Petr Jelínek | Filip Pešán |
2019/2020 | 1st place | Petr Jelínek | Patrik Augusta |
player
Master squad 2015/16
Goalkeepers: Ján Lašák , Marek Schwarz
Defenders: Jan Výtisk , Lukáš Derner , Michal Plutnar , Ondřej Vitásek , Radim Šimek , Martin Ševc , David Kajínek , Tomáš Mojžíš Forward: Petr Vampola , Michal Birner , Daniel Špaček , Vít Jonák , Petr Jelinek , Lukáš Krenzelok , Dominik Lakatoš , Jaroslav Vlach , Dominik Hrníčko , Michal Řepík , Jakub Valsky , Martin Bakoš , Michal Bulíř , January Stránský , Branko Radivojevič Coaching staff: Filip Pešán , Vladimír Čermák |
Well-known former players
- Milan Hnilička , Olympic champion at the 1998 Olympics , multiple world champion
- Jiří Fischer 2004/05
- Aleš Kotalík 2004/05
- Ladislav Šmíd
- Radim Vrbata 2004/05
- Petr Nedvěd 2008-2014
- Radim Šimek 2009–2017
- Pavel Zacha 2010-2014