ESV Kaufbeuren is an ice hockey team in Kaufbeuren, Germany. They currently play in the DEL2, 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. The club has also enjoyed long stints in the top-level German leagues, having played in the Oberliga, Eishockey-Bundesliga, and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga over the years.