When was the Erste Liga founded?

The Erste Liga was founded in 2008.

How many teams play in the Erste Liga?

The Erste Liga currently consists of 10 teams.

Which country is the Erste Liga based in?

The Erste Liga is based in Hungary.

Who won the most recent Erste Liga championship?

Gyergyói HK won the most recent Erste Liga championship in 2026.

Erste Liga Erste Liga 2023-2024

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League naming history:

2017 - currentErste Liga
2008 - 2017MOL Liga

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Ferencvárosi TC finished first in the 2023-24 Erste Liga standings with 89 points. CSM Corona Brasov (83 points) and Gyergyói HK (81 points) followed.

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2023-2024 Erste Liga Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Ferencvárosi TC	44	25	-	10	5	4	168	113	55	89	2.02	Final loss
2.	CSM Corona Brasov	44	25	-	14	3	2	143	113	30	83	1.89	Champion
3.	Gyergyói HK	44	22	-	12	5	5	165	134	31	81	1.84	Semifinal loss
4.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	44	21	-	15	4	4	152	131	21	75	1.70	Quarterfinal loss
5.	SC Csíkszereda	44	21	-	14	3	6	160	139	21	72	1.64	Semifinal loss
6.	UTE	44	19	-	17	4	4	138	133	5	69	1.57	Quarterfinal loss
7.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	44	17	-	17	7	3	139	140	-1	68	1.55	Qualification loss
8.	DEAC	44	15	-	22	4	3	136	147	-11	56	1.27	Quarterfinal loss
9.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	44	8	-	28	1	7	100	178	-78	33	0.75	Did not make playoffs
10.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	44	5	-	29	6	4	84	157	-73	31	0.70	Did not make playoffs

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2023-2024 Erste Liga Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Christopher Bodó (F)	44	36	39	75	8
2.	David Levin (F)	37	26	33	59	17
3.	Radim Valchar (F)	44	29	29	58	8
4.	Adam Brady (F)	43	26	30	56	14
5.	Brance Orbán (F)	43	25	31	56	25

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2023-2024 Erste Liga Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Miklós Rajna (G)	37	2.54	.937
2.	Gergely Arany (G)	28	2.36	.934
3.	Kristóf Nagy (G)	19	2.45	.931
4.	Alex Dubeau (G)	36	2.56	.927
5.	Zoltán Hetényi (G)	31	2.98	.926

Erste Liga Stories

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2023-2024 Erste Liga Demographics

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date	home	visiting	score
09/20/2026 12:05 PM UTC	UTE	SC Csíkszereda	-
09/18/2026 04:30 PM UTC	DEAC	SC Csíkszereda	4 - 2
09/18/2026 04:00 PM UTC	UTE	Gyergyói HK	4 - 1
09/18/2026 03:30 PM UTC	CSM Corona Brasov	Háromszéki Ágyúsok	3 - 4 (OT 63:31)
09/18/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	DVTK Jegesmedvék	4 - 5

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2026-2027 Erste Liga Free Agents

Team	Player
UTE	Anthony Luciani (F)
DEAC	Yevgeni Mozer (F)
CSM Corona Brasov	Albert Zagidullin (F)
Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	Valentin Razumnyak (F)
DVTK Jegesmedvék	Colin Doyle (F)

2027-2028 Erste Liga Free Agents

Team	Player
DVTK Jegesmedvék	Boldizsar Szalay (D)
DEAC	Brúnó Kreisz (F)
Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	Kolos Feher (F)
SC Csíkszereda	Tihamer Becze (F)
CSM Corona Brasov	Radim Valchar (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Erste Liga Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	28	3 176	6'1"	190 lbs	24.71
2.	CSM Corona Brasov	29	11 779	6'0"	185 lbs	29.38
3.	DEAC	31	3 142	6'0"	185 lbs	26.00
4.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	38	2 519	6'0"	179 lbs	24.16
5.	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	40	3 311	6'0"	179 lbs	23.98
6.	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19	40	2 504	6'0"	174 lbs	21.73
7.	Ferencvárosi TC	27	8 928	6'0"	185 lbs	28.07
8.	Gyergyói HK	33	8 376	6'0"	183 lbs	28.18
9.	SC Csíkszereda	31	9 139	6'0"	192 lbs	28.58
10.	UTE	36	2 865	5'11"	181 lbs	24.94

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	5	5	3	8	4
2.	Jan Dalecký (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Sokolov	1. liga	4	3	5	8	2
3.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2026-2027	Tre Kannor	IAHL	1	3	1	4	-
4.	Taavi Tiala (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	3	3	1	4	4
5.	Stepan Csamango (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Sokolov	1. liga	4	2	2	4	0
6.	Leo Ring (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	5	1	3	4	0
7.	Pauls Svars (D)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	3	0	4	4	2
8.	Bence Baróti (F)	2026-2027	Hungary U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	2	1	3	0
9.	Luke Santerno (F)	2026-2027	Bordeaux	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	0
10.	Ugnius Cizas (F)	2026-2027	EV Füssen	Oberliga	1	1	2	3	2

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Erste Liga All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	611	294	328	622
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	Gergö Nagy (F)	413	204	308	512
4.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489
5.	Zsolt Azari Jr. (F)	465	178	303	481

Erste Liga All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	611	294	328	622
2.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
3.	David Szappanos (F)	509	209	224	433
4.	Gergö Nagy (F)	413	204	308	512
5.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489

Erste Liga All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	611	294	328	622
2.	Gergö Nagy (F)	413	204	308	512
3.	Zsolt Azari Jr. (F)	465	178	303	481
4.	Nikandrosz Galanisz (F)	382	198	291	489
5.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tihamer Becze (F)	611	294	622	906
2.	Attila Pavuk (F)	425	129	350	762
3.	Yevgeni Piszarenko (D)	195	37	111	704
4.	Patrik Popovics (F)	315	44	112	676
5.	Akos Kiss (F)	336	99	224	618

Erste Liga All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Csanád Fodor (F)	661	126	154	280
2.	Tihamer Becze (F)	611	294	328	622
3.	Tamás Farkas (D)	569	39	112	151
4.	Adrian Toth (F)	552	234	286	520
5.	Adam Hegyi (D)	510	49	200	249

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kolos Feher (F)	1	2	3	3.00
2.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	37	50	81	2.19
3.	David Booth (F)	8	10	17	2.13
4.	Brock Trotter (F)	11	9	23	2.09
5.	Johan Ramstedt (F)	37	23	76	2.05

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ian McDonald (F)	2015-2016	47	25	93
2.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	2008-2009	37	50	81
3.	Árpád Mihály (F)	2008-2009	39	40	79
4.	Hugo Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	48	33	77
5.	Tomas Klempa (F)	2015-2016	48	25	76

Erste Liga All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Patrik Wallenberg (F)	2008-2009	37	50	81
2.	Árpád Mihály (F)	2008-2009	39	40	79
3.	Jeff Hayes (F)	2015-2016	48	39	72
4.	Mitch Holmberg (F)	2015-2016	48	37	68
5.	Christopher Bodó (F)	2023-2024	44	36	75

Erste Liga All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ian McDonald (F)	2015-2016	47	68	93
2.	Johan Ramstedt (F)	2008-2009	37	53	76
3.	Tomas Klempa (F)	2015-2016	48	51	76
4.	Hugo Turcotte (F)	2018-2019	48	44	77
5.	Ladislav Sikorcin (F)	2008-2009	33	44	75

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kevin Wehrs (D)	2012-2013	47	42	234
2.	Rory Rawlyk (D)	2012-2013	37	42	211
3.	Attila Tolnai (D)	2010-2011	26	11	211
4.	Yevgeni Piszarenko (D)	2008-2009	31	23	205
5.	Csaba Gergely (F)	2012-2013	39	18	188

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2023-2024 Erste Liga Player Stats

2023-2024 Erste Liga Goalie Stats

Erste Liga Stories

2023-2024 Erste Liga Demographics

Erste Liga Games

Erste Liga Transactions

2026-2027 Erste Liga Free Agents

2027-2028 Erste Liga Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Erste Liga Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

Erste Liga All-Time Points

Erste Liga All-Time Goals

Erste Liga All-Time Assists

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min.

Erste Liga All-Time Games Played

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Game

Erste Liga All-Time Points Per Season

Erste Liga All-Time Goals Per Season

Erste Liga All-Time Assists Per Season

Erste Liga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of Erste Liga Champions

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