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Füchse Duisburg
The ''Füchse Duisburg'' are a German ice hockey team formerly a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and currently plays in the Oberliga. History Known in English as the "Duisburg Foxes," the team was founded in 1971. In 2005, they earned promotion to Germany's top league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ..., where they would play the next four seasons. On March 16, 2009, it was announced that the team would leave the DEL and will play in the Regionalliga NRW for the 2009-10 season. Names * Duisburger SC (1971–1987) * Duisburger SV (1987–1991) * EV Duisburg (1991–2004) * Füchse Duisburg (2004–present) References Ice hockey teams in Germany Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams Sport in Duisburg {{europe-icehockey-tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 15th-largest city in Germany. In the Middle Ages, it was a city-state and a member of the Hanseatic League, and later became a major centre of iron, steel, and chemicals industries. For this reason, it was heavily bombed in World War II. Today it boasts the world's largest inland port, with 21 docks and 40 kilometres of wharf. Status Duisburg is a c |
