HC Fribourg-Gottéron
| Fribourg-Gottéron | |
|---|---|
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| City | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| League | National League |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Home arena | BCF Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Gerd Zenhausern |
| Head coach | Roger Rönnberg |
| Captain | Julien Sprunger |
| Affiliates | HC Thurgau |
| Website | www.gotteron.ch |
| Franchise history | |
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 Current season | |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015–16 season with 6,156 spectators.[1][2]
History
[edit]The club was originally started as HC Gottéron by the citizens of the town of Auge in 1938. They competed on an outdoor rink, most notably at Les Augustins, until 1982 when Patinoire St-Léonard was constructed.[3]
In 1980, the name HC Fribourg-Gottéron was adopted upon promotion into the National League (NL). In spite of the club's financial struggles for the better part of their existence in the NL, they managed to reach the league's championship finals three years in a row (1992–94).
The team was saved from bankruptcy in 2006.[3] Subsequently, HC Fribourg-Gottéron developed from a club that repeatedly had to fight for survival both on the ice and financially into a stable top team in the National League that regularly reaches the playoffs, has made several appearances in semifinals and finals, and ultimately crowned this development in the 2020s by winning the Spengler Cup in 2024 and securing the first Swiss championship title in the club’s history in April 2026.[4]
From 2019 to 2020, the BCF Arena was renovated and expanded. Since the 2020/21 season, the stadium has had a capacity of 9,000 seats and is regularly sold out.[5]
Honors
[edit]Champions
[edit]- National League (1): 2026
Runner-up
[edit]- National League (5): 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2013
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Updated 30 September 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ "NLA mit Zuschauerrekord". www.hockeyfans.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Internet extract from the Register of commerce of Fribourg Canton".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Fribourg-Gottéron Club Histoire". www.gotteron.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "1. Titel der Klubgeschichte - Wallmarks Knaller beendet Freiburgs Meistertrauma!". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-01.
- ^ "BCF Arena". implenia.com (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-01.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French and German)
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