This is a list of seasons completed by the Belfast Giants ice hockey team presently of the British Elite League. This list documents the season-by-season records of the Belfast Giants from their foundation as members of the Ice Hockey Superleague in 2000 to the present day.
The Giants have won two league titles, in 2001–02 and 2005–06 and one Playoff Championship, in 2002–03.
| Regular Season Champions | Playoff Champions | Challenge Cup Winners | Finished bottom of standings |
| Season | League | Regular season[1] | Post season | Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Super League | 6th | 48 | 23 | 16 | - | 9 | 158 | 159 | 72 | Finished third in qualifying group[2] | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 2-8 (Sheffield) | ||
| 2001–02 | Super League | 1st | 48 | 31 | 9 | 8 | - | 177 | 119 | 70 | Finished fifth in qualifying group[3] | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 9-6 (Bracknell) Lost in Final, 0-5 (Ayr) | ||
| 2002–03 | Super League | 2nd | 32 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 78 | 41 | Finished first in qualifying group[4] Won in Semi Final, 1-0 (Sheffield) Won British Championship, 5-3 (London) |
Finished third in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 2-3 (Nottingham)[5] | ||
| 2003–04 | Elite League | 4th | 56 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 218 | 185 | 62 | Finished third in qualifying group[6] | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 5-11 (Nottingham)[7] | ||
| 2004–05 | Elite League | 2nd | 50 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 170 | 104 | 71 | Finished third in qualifying group | Finished third in qualifying group | ||
| 2005–06 | Elite League | 1st | 42 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 155 | 100 | 61 | Finished second in qualifying group[8] Lost in Semi Final, 2-4 (Newcastle) |
Did not enter | ||
| 2006–07 | Elite League | 2nd | 54 | 34 | 17 | - | 3 | 192 | 153 | 71 | Won in Quarter Final, 8-4 (Basingstoke)[9] Lost in Semi Final, 1-2 (Nottingham) |
Lost in Quarter Final, 3-5 (Manchester) | ||
| 2007–08 | Elite League | 4th | 54 | 33 | 19 | - | 2 | 184 | 150 | 68 | Lost in Quarter Final, 6-7 (Newcastle) | Finished fifth in qualifying group | ||
| Regular season totals | 384 | 224 | 109 | 32 | 19 | 1365 | 898 | 1048 | 2 Regular Season Titles | |||||
Footnotes
edit- ^ Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points
- ^ The top eight teams in the league qualified and were divided into two groups of four determined on league standing. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals with the winners playing each other in the final. The semifinals and final were one off games played over a single weekend.
- ^ All seven teams qualified into a single group. A team played each of its opponents once with home games and away games determined by league standing. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals
- ^ All five teams qualified. The group stage saw each team play their opponents four times. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals
- ^ Initially Belfast failed to qualify for the semifinals of the competition after finishing third in their qualifying group. Following the collapse of the Ayr Scottish Eagles, who finished second in the group, the Giants were entered into the semifinals in their place
- ^ The top six teams qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of three. The top two in each group advanced to the semifinals
- ^ Knockout rounds of the Challenge Cup have been played over two legs since the inauguration of the Elite League in 2003–04.
- ^ All eight teams qualified for the playoffs. Teams were divided into two groups of four with the top two in each group qualifying for the semifinals
- ^ In 2006–07, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs which were played on a knockout basis. The quarterfinals were played over two legs with a team's quarter final opponent determined on their league standing (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). The semifinal and final remained as one off games played over a single weekend.