ESV Kaufbeuren
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ESV Kaufbeuren (ESVK) is a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Kaufbeuren, Germany. The club currently plays in the Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany, after having competed in the 2nd Bundesliga prior to the 2013–14 season. It is notable for its long history in German hockey, including multiple second-division championships and a period of professional collapse in the late 1990s.
Background
The club was founded in 1946. In its early years, home matches were held on a natural ice surface at the Kaiserweiher, before the club's first stadium with artificial ice was opened in 1956. This new home contributed to the team's success, leading to its first promotion to the German highest league, the Oberliga.
The team has competed continuously in Germany's highest leagues (Oberliga and Bundesliga) with various stints in the second division. In 1997, professional hockey in Kaufbeuren collapsed when the Kaufbeurer Adler went bankrupt and had to suspend operations in the middle of the 1997/1998 DEL season. With a new beginning in the 2. Liga Süd in 1998, the revived team was nicknamed Buron Joker.
Since 2009 it has competed in Germany's second-highest league, the 2. Bundesliga, later called DEL2. Since 2017 the team has played at the new Erdgas Schwaben Arena.
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- Wikipedia: ESV Kaufbeuren (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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