Fehérvár AV19 made their debut in the Champions Hockey League in 2022/23 which marked the first time a team from Hungary participated in the competition.

From the town of Székesfehérvár some 70km south-west of Budapest, Fehérvár have a lengthy list of titles in their homeland. In 2007, they became the third foreign team to join Austria’s top-flight league where they have competed ever since.

The club traces its origins back to Székesfehérvári Volán Sports Club which was formed in 1960. With rinks only in Budapest and Dunaújváros, Budapesti Volán SC played in the capital from 1970 until 1977.

The team played their first season in Székesfehérvár in 1977, winning their first Hungarian Championship in 1981. The club later became known as Alba Volán Székesfehérvár until 2010, when it was changed to Fehérvár AV19.

The ‘AV’ part of the club’s name references ‘Alba Volán’, which comes from the city’s historic bus industry. ‘Alba Regia’ was the Latin name for Székesfehérvár during the Roman Empire.

Fehérvár will enter the 2023/24 season in a newly-constructed arena in Székesfehérvár.