Füchse Duisburg

Füchse Duisburg

Full name	Füchse Duisburg
Nickname(s)	"Foxes"
Founded	1971
Based In	Duisburg
Arena	Scania Arena (Capacity: 4,800)
League	Regionalliga NRW 2009-present DEL 2005-2009
Team Colors
Owner(s)	Ralf Pape
Head Coach	Czesław Panek
Website	www.ev-duisburg.de

The Füchse Duisburg are a German ice hockey team formerly a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and currently plays in the Regionalliga.

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, 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.^[1]

Names

• Duisburger SC (1971–1987)
• Duisburger SV (1987–1991)
• EV Duisburg (1991–2004)
• Füchse Duisburg (2004–present)

References

1. ^ "Füchse ziehen sich aus der DEL zurück – der Eishockeystandort soll erhalten bleiben" (in German). www.ev-duisburg.de. 2009-03-16. http://www.ev-duisburg.de/component/content/article/1-aktuelle-nachrichten/1130-fuechse-ziehen-sich-aus-der-del-zurueck-der-eishockeystandort-soll-erhalten-bleiben. 

External links

• Official Team website (in German)
• Team listing on English-Language German Hockey database site