Fribourg-Gottéron were founded in 1938 as HC Gottéron in the historical city of Fribourg. The club made their way up to the 2nd division of Swiss hockey at the end of the 1952/53 season, where they stayed for several years.

In 1980, the club won the 2nd division championship and were promoted to the National League, Switzerland's top flight. This was also when they changed their full club name to Fribourg-Gottéron.

One of their most successful periods was between 1991 and 1994, when Fribourg-Gottéron made it all the way to the championship final three times in a row, finishing runners-up on all three occasions.

They have finished runners-up five times throughout their history, most recently in the 2012/13 season, but have never won the NL championship.

Their recently reconstructed arena, the BCF-Arena, was finished ahead of the start of the 2020/21 NL season and holds nearly 9,000 fans.

Fribourg-Gottéron have participated in the CHL six times, qualifying for the Playoffs in all but one of those seasons. They featured in the inaugural season of 2014/15 and finished top of their group but were eliminated in the Round of 16. 

The Swiss side made the CHL Semi-Finals in the 2016/17 season - their best-ever finish in the pan-European club ice hockey competition.

In 2021/22, they made CHL history by becoming the first team to end the Group Stage unbeaten and with a maximum 18 points.