Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt (ice hockey)

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AC Boulogne-Billancourt
City Boulogne-Billancourt, France
League FFHG Division 3
Founded1952
Home arena Patinoire de Boulogne-Billancourt
ColoursGrey, Orange

AC Boulogne-Billancourt is an ice hockey team in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. ACBB currently plays in the FFHG Division 3, the fourth level of French ice hockey. They are a member of the Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt association. The hockey section was created in 1952.

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ACBB enjoyed success in the Ligue Magnus (then known as the 1re série) in the 1950s and 1960s, winning three league titles and finishing as runner-up seven times. They also won the Spengler Cup three years in a row from 1959 to 1961. The club forfeited the entire 1971-72 season after playing in only one game. [1] ACBB has participated solely in the lower-level French leagues since then.

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