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The Club Hielo Sevilla or CH Sevilla, is an ice sports club founded in April 1976 in Seville, Spain, and continued its activities until April 1978. The primary sports supported by CH Sevilla were ice hockey and figure skating, however, the club also maintained others such as judo, horse riding and kart racing. CH Sevilla was the first ice club in Andalusia to provide sporting licenses to figure skaters and ice hockey players.
Sporting activities were developed in what was the first permanent Andalusian ice rink with regulation dimensions and known by the name "HIELOTRON". This sport arena was considered a futuristic, spectacular building and won the national prize of architecture in 1975.
The ice hockey team participated in the Spanish official competitions of the highest level in both senior Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo and junior categories. Several figure skaters participated in the 1978 Spanish Championship in different categories.
On February 23, 1978, a storm with high winds destroyed the sports arena's cover causing significant damage to the building, nevertheless, no personal injury occurred. The club's members supplied temporary repairs which allowed ice sporting activities to continue outdoors. The temporary fixes were short-lived because it was impractical to keep the facility open after the month of April without a covering. Funds were not available to make the necessary permanent repairs, and the facility closed, halting ice club activities. Unfortunately, while the facilities were in good condition, with exception of the roof, no other private or public organization was interested in maintaining the sports facility.