HC Slovan Ústečti Lvi is an ice hockey team in the Czech 2nd League (2. národní hokejová liga) (the second division).

The birth of ice hockey in Ústí nad Labem dates back to the end of the Second World War.

In 1945 a group of enthusiasts got together with Jaroslav Kropáč as a leading figure and in 1946 they founded the hockey club, Sokol Ústí nad Labem.

However, in this year the chemical company ceased funding of the hockey club due to financial difficulties.

At that time TJ Slovan National Board came up with the solution to run hockey club as their main field of activities.

Slovan reached 5th place and then in the quarter-final of the playoffs, eliminated HC Slezan Opava with a 3 games to 1 victory.

The major financial issues that brought on the shocking '97 season and the sale of its stake in the 1st League to Piráti Chomutov was such a major setback for the team, that it took 10 years for HC Slovan to drag itself from the very bottom of the 2nd league back up among the top national teams.

The financial ability and international ringers in the Extra League made it almost impossible for HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi to survive being relegated back to the Czech 1. liga and at the end of the hard fought and well played season they were expectedly relegated back to the 1st League.