Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
- Hungarian Champion in 1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Master of the Inter League 2003, 2007
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár is a Hungarian ice hockey team from Székesfehérvár, which was founded in 1960 as Budapesti Volan SC. So far succeeded twelve times the income of the Hungarian Championship, including the past nine seasons in series. Prior to the 2007/ 08 season, the club has filed a license application for the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League in Austria and managed to join the EBEL. Alba Volánbusz thus takes part in the EBEL since 2007, but continues to play with a second team in the Hungarian League and the international MOL League. In 2009, the club named after the main sponsor for Sapa Profiles Kft Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of a Swedish aluminum group in Sapa Fehérvár AV19.
- 2.1 cadres of the 2013/14 season
- 2.2 Known former players
- 4.1 club statistics
History
After the team for a long time had been found only in the middle of the Hungarian team, it increased at about the turn of the millennium of the top teams in the nation. This culminated in the series championship titles of the Hungarian league, the club finally motivated you to set the audio recording application for stronger Austrian league. This happened against the background, to better introduce the players of the national team in the A- group level. Although Alba Volánbusz still had to pay dearly in the first EBEL season and knocked off ended up in last place, the Hungarian national team succeeded in Hockey World Cup 2008 after seventy years back promotion to the highest international division.
In the 2008/ 09 season Alba Volánbusz started with a surprising winning streak and was also placed on championship beginning in mid-table. On 21 Matchday but the home game against the EC Red Bull Salzburg degenerated into a hardness battle. From then imposed by the Criminal Division long locks, the team recovered due to the decimated squad and the high forces no longer wear, so that the season was this time finished second to last place.
A shock broke just from after the season of death of Gábor Ocskay, who had been one of the leading players of the team and one of the most popular personalities on the team for years. Him, the association named in honor in allusion to his shirt number in Alba Volánbusz 19. In the summer of 2009, the team has been strengthened in many key positions, it also managed to commit another good local players and more experienced legionaries. The continuous development was first fruits in the 2009/10 season in which the team reached the playoffs for the first time the EBEL and the preliminaries finished in seventh place. In the quarterfinals, but was followed by an early off against the Vienna Capitals, while still the first game was won on Viennese ice.
Internationally
Since 2004 the team also takes part regularly in the IIHF Continental Cup. As host of the Finaltuniere since 2005, the team is set there, but to date only 2004/ 05 achieve a victory. The victory over the HC Milano Vipers took the third place in the tournament.
Stadium
The ice rink was founded in 1991 by roofing of the open ice. In 2002 the hall was reconstructed again and to a capacity of 3,500 spectators, including expanded 1,000 seats.
The stadium contains the changing rooms, a merchandise store, a fan - bar, a separate, secure guest area and also corresponds to other standards of a modern arena. The stadium hosted the IIHF World Championship 2002 Division 1, the final tournament of the IIHF Continental Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and was the venue for several international tournaments and friendly matches.
More Teams
In addition to various youth teams of the club also maintains a team that participates in the Hungarian League and the international MOL League. The players of the team EBEL triggered when the Schedule permitting, after completion of the EBEL season this team added.
Player
Squad of the 2013/14 season
Booth: 2013
Well-known former players
( Team membership and position in brackets)
- Hungary Gábor Ocskay (1993-2009, Striker )
- Hungary Levente Szuper (2008-2009, Goalkeeper )
- Hungary Krisztián Budai (1997-2008, Goalkeeper )
Coach history
Statistics and Records
Club statistics
Legend: W = Win, L = Loss in regulation time, NNV = Losses after Overtime or shootout, win % = percentage of the total possible points achieved, TVH = Goal difference
Average attendance
- Season 2004/2005: 1,550 spectators per home game
- Season 2005/2006: 1,326 spectators per home game
- 2006/2007 season: 0969 spectators per home game
- Season 2007/2008: 2,359 spectators per home game
- Season 2008/2009: 2,860 spectators per home game
- Season 2009/2010: 3,082 spectators per home game