The 2012–13 OB I bajnoksag season is the 76th season of the OB I bajnoksag, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. [1] The league proper was not contested this season, as four of the top Hungarian teams competed in the multi-national MOL Liga. The top-ranked Hungarian team in the league was crowned national champions. Dab.Docler, who won the MOL Liga, was recognized as Hungarian champion this year.
Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, it borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world. Hungary's capital and its largest city and metropolis is Budapest. Other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák, is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the MOL Liga. They play their home games at Dunaújvárosi Jégcsarnok, located in Dunaújváros.
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár, who played in the Austrian Hockey League, and was the Hungarian champion for ten straight years, was unable to participate in the Hungarian Championship, as they were required to enter their second team in the Erste Bank Junior League. They did not directly inform the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation of their decision. This led to re-fro[ citation needed ] However, the club still participated in the Hungarian Cup.
Fehérvár AV19 is a Hungarian ice hockey team that plays in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. They were founded in 1960 and played from 1978 in the Hungarian Országos Bajnokság I through sorts of affiliations until 2012, claiming the Championship on 13 occasions. They play their home games at Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall in Székesfehérvár. In 2009, the club was renamed after the main sponsor Sapa Profiles Kft Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of a Swedish aluminum group.
The Austrian Hockey League is the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria, although it currently features additional teams from Croatia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Italy.
The Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body of ice hockey in Hungary. The federation was founded in 1988, when it separate from the Hungarian Ice Sports Association, under the leadership of György Pásztor. He felt that to improve ice hockey in Hungary, a stronger national league was needed, which required more youths, more arenas, and proper leadership.