ESV Kaufbeuren (ESVK) is a professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...
team based in
Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren (; Bavarian: ''Kaufbeiren'') is an independent town in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia, Bavaria. The town is an enclave within the district of Ostallgäu.
Districts
Kaufbeuren consists of nine districts:
* Kaufbeuren (town core i ...
, Germany. They currently play in
DEL2
DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ahead of the '' Oberliga''. Founded in 2013 to replace the defunct '' 2nd Bundesliga'', DEL2 is administered by ESBG, u ...
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the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the
2nd Bundesliga.
The club was founded in 1946. In the first years, home matches were held on a natural ice field at the Kaiserweiher, before the club's first stadium with artificial ice was opened in 1956. On basis of this professional homestead the team became more successful and was relegated to the German highest league (Oberliga) for the first time.
In the sequel, the team has started continuously in Germany's highest leagues (Oberliga and Bundesliga) with various interruptions in the second division. In 1997, the professional hockey in Kaufbeuren collapsed when the Kaufbeurer Adler went bankrupt and had to stop gaming operation during the running DEL season 1997/1998.
With the 1998 new beginning in the lower-league (2. Liga Süd), the team's nicknamed ''Buron Joker''. Since 2009 of Germany's second highest league (2. Bundesliga and later DEL2). Since 2017 the team is hosted in the new Erdgas Schwaben Arena.
Season records
Tournament results
Achievements
*2nd Bundesliga champion : 1959, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1991.
References
External links
esvk.de – ESV Kaufbeuren official website
Ice hockey teams in Germany
Ice hockey clubs established in 1946
Kaufbeuren
Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams
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