ESV Kaufbeuren

ESV Kaufbeuren
CityKaufbeuren, Germany
LeagueDEL2
Founded1946
Home arenaErdgas Schwaben Arena
(capacity: 3,100)
ColoursYellow, red
   
General managerMichael Kreitl
Head coachTray Tuomie
CaptainTyler Spurgeon
Websitewww.esvk.de
Franchise history
1946–1994ESV Kaufbeuren
1994–1998Kaufbeurer Adler
1998–presentESV Kaufbeuren

ESV Kaufbeuren (ESVK) is a professional ice hockey team based in Kaufbeuren, Germany. They currently play in the DEL2,[1] 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 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. As a result of this new home, the team became more successful and was promoted to the German highest league, the Oberliga, for the first time.

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.

Season records

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Season Games Won OTW SOW OTL SOL Lost Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Rank Playoffs
Oberliga Süd 2007-08 52 29 5 3 18 99 210 155 4 Lost in Quarterfinals
Oberliga Süd 2008-09 62 38 5 4 15 284 184 97 3 Champions/
Promoted
2nd Bundesliga 2009-10 52 16 3 1 4 7 21 67 151 181 10 Lost in Quarterfinals
2nd Bundesliga 2010–11 48 25 0 4 1 1 17 85 160 134 5 Lost in Quarterfinals
2nd Bundesliga 2011–12 48 22 3 1 3 1 18 78 159 155 5 Lost in Quarterfinals

Tournament results

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Year 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Eishockeypokal 2002–03 L, 1-3, Frankfurt Lions
Eishockeypokal 2003–04 L, 2-5, Frankfurt Lions
Eishockeypokal 2004–05 W, 3–0, Hamburg Freezers L, 0-4, Landshut Cannibals
Eishockeypokal 2005–06 L, 1–2, Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Eishockeypokal 2006–07 L, 5–7, Augsburger Panther
Eishockeypokal 2007–08 L, 1-5, Augsburger Panther
DEB-Pokal 2009–10 L, 1-4, EV Ravensburg
DEB-Pokal 2010–11 L, 3-4, EV Ravensburg
DEB-Pokal 2011–12 L, 1-4, Heilbronner Falken

Achievements

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  • 2nd Bundesliga champion : 1959, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1991.

References

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  1. ^ "Liga" [League] (in German). DEL2. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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