The Pusterer Wolves and the Foxes from Bolzano meet for the first time this season. © HCP/HCB

Voting | Pustertal or Bolzano: Who has more fans?

There's no other matchup that captivates fans so much and simultaneously creates such a deep divide in South Tyrol's sporting world: the big ice hockey derby between HC Bozen and HC Pustertal. Before the first showdown, we want to know: What's the mood like in the region?

09 October 2025

From: fop

Here's the big city club that has amassed more trophies than any other in Italy since its founding back in 1933. There's the perennial underdog that hasn't yet won a single championship title, but whose cult club commands the hearts of fans across an entire valley. In short: HC Bozen vs. HC Pustertal – it's that time again!

On Friday evening (from 19.45 pm in the SportNewsThe first match of the season between the two most popular South Tyrolean ice hockey clubs will take place in the sold-out Intercable Arena in Bruneck. HC Falkensteiner Pustertal, fourth in the ICE Hockey League, will host league leaders HCB Südtirol Alperia. Beforehand, we want to know who's top of the fans' list.