The Turkish Ice Hockey Women’s League is a women’s semi-professional ice hockey

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 league in Turkey

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. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation

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, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation

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. Each team is allowed to carry 2 import players per season. The season typically starts in late November – early December and finishes in April.

The 2009-2010 season consists of 11 teams split up into three groups; Orta (Center) A and B consisting of teams from Ankara whereas the Marmara + Doğu (East) group consists of teams from Istanbul, İzmit and Erzurum.

Champion of the league qualifies for the IIHF European Women’s Champion Cup.

IIHF European Women’s Champion Cup

2009 League Champions Milenyum SK traveled to the Czech Republic to compete in the first round of the European Women’s Champion Cup  in November. The winner of each group qualifies for the next round.

2009 Group C EWCC Final Standings

Team	Country	W	L	PTS
Slavia Prague		3	0	9
Terme Maribor		2	1	6
MHK Martin		1	2	3
Milenyum SK		0	3	0

2010 Group B EWCC

2010 League Champions Milenyum SK will be hosting the first round of the European Women’s Champion Cup  in November 2010. The winner of each group qualifies for the next round.

Team	Country	W	L	PTS
Aisulu Almaty		3	0	9
Les Bruleurs de Loups		2	1	6
Terme Maribor		1	1	3
Milenyum SK		0	3	0

2009-2010 Teams

Orta (Center) A Group

Club	Home town	Arena
Milenyum SK	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
Başkent Yıldızları SK	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
Ankara University SK Ankara University SK The sports club Ankara University is a professional men’s and women’s ice hockey team from Ankara, Turkey. The men's team participated in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig for the first time in the season , and became champion....	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
ABBA SK ABBA SK The ABBA S.K., acronym for "Amatör Buz Pateni ve Buz Hokeyi Ankara İhtisas Spor Kulübü" , is a sports club established 2005 in Ankara, Turkey specializing in ice hockey, Figure skating and roller skating...	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....

Orta (Center) B Group

Club	Home town	Arena
Polis Akademisi SK Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. Men's Ice Hockey The Polis Akademisi ve Koleji Spor Kulübü - Erkekler Buz Hokeyi Takımı was a ice hockey team of the sports club of the Police Academy and College of Turkey. Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. is a major sports club in Ankara, Turkey...	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
ODTÜ Spor Kulübü	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
Truva Paten Spor Kulübü	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....
Başkent İl Müdürlüğü SK	Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....	Bel-Pa Ankara Ice Palace Ankara Ice Palace is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people....

Marmara + Doğu (East) C Group

Club	Home town	Arena
ATAK SK	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	Istanbul Ice Arena
Erzurum Gençlik SK	Erzurum Erzurum Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the...	Erzurum GSIM Ice Arena
Erzurum Polis Gücü SK	Erzurum Erzurum Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the...	Erzurum GSIM Ice Arena
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt S.K. Men's Ice Hockey Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü is an ice hockey team in Izmit, Turkey. They play in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the highest level of Turkish ice hockey...	Izmit Izmit İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...	Kocaeli Ice Rink Kocaeli Ice Rink Kocaeli Ice Rink is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in Izmit, Turkey. It was opened in 1999 and has a seating capacity of 3600 spectators....

Champions

Season	Champion	Runner Up
2006–2007	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2007–2008	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Milenyum Paten
2008–2009	Milenyum SK	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
2009–2010	Milenyum SK	Ankara University SK Ankara University SK The sports club Ankara University is a professional men’s and women’s ice hockey team from Ankara, Turkey. The men's team participated in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig for the first time in the season , and became champion....