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Continental Cup

The Continental Cup is the grass-roots level of European international competition. A number of teams from every hockey-playing country in Europe are invited to the tournament which takes place from September to December. There are less strict regulations for admission than in the EHL.

The format is simple. The teams are seeded into four-team groups, based on previous results of that nation in international competition. The winners of each group advance to the next round. Each group is played on a long weekend (Friday-Sunday) at one venue. It is the traditional format used by the European Cup in the last 15 years of its existence.

Round 1 was played September 26-28, Round 2 October 17-19 and Round 3 November 21-23. Find scores and standings in the right column.

The Continental Cup Super Final will be played in Gomel, Belarus January 8-11.

Group M			Group N
	HC Gomel			Severstal Cherepovets
	HC Lugano			Slovan Bratislava
	Rouen Dragons			Keramin Minsk

Latest News

ECC Final Day Report
Metallurg Magnitogorsk European club champion.
13th January 2008 at 18:40 GMT

Champions Hockey League marks a new era in European club hockey; 12 teams, 30 games in Year 1
The International Ice Hockey Federation today announced the formation of the Champions Hockey League.
13th January 2008 at 15:09 GMT

ECC Day Three Report
Metallurg Magnitogorsk is the second finalist.
13th January 2008 at 09:32 GMT

ECC Day One Report
Sparta Prague and Metallurg Magnitogorsk earn victories in the opening day of the European Champions Cup
10th January 2008 at 23:29 GMT

2008 IIHF European Champions Cup Draw in St. Petersburg
2008 ECC preliminary round groups determined after draw.
14th June 2007 at 17:36 GMT

New host for Continental Cup final. Latvia puts in bid for WC 2013
After having hosted the IIHF Continental Cup Super Final for three consecutive years the tournament could move out of Hungary as of next year
16th January 2007 at 22:11 GMT

European Hockey League revival?
Recent European Champions Cup success could be the start of a re-start of a European Hockey League.
16th January 2007 at 22:00 GMT

Russians make their claim
Lopsided 6-0 victory over HPK Hämeenlinna in IIHF European Champions Cup final has Ak Bars Kazan continue Russian supremacy of European hockey.
14th January 2007 at 16:54 GMT

IIHF European Champions Cup, December break update
HC Lugano jumps from 5 to 3 among 2007 ECC clubs with strong December effort. Ak Bars Kazan still tops all ECC clubs.
13th December 2006 at 22:37 GMT

2007 IIHF Continental Cup
Three teams advance to third round
24th October 2006 at 11:19 GMT

IIHF Continental Cup 2007 off the mark
Romanian Steaua Bucharesti and Serbian Partizan Beograd advance to next round.
27th September 2006 at 19:18 GMT

2006-2007 IIHF Continental Cup groups & Super Final determined
Finals once again held in Hungary.
20th June 2006 at 18:20 GMT

Draw for the 2007 IIHF European Champions Cup
ECC Draw done - AK Bars faces tough challenge
3rd June 2006 at 10:38 GMT

2007 IIHF European Champions Cup Draw in St. Petersburg
Europe’s Super Six Clubs to find their match in European Champions Cup draw in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
30th May 2006 at 21:09 GMT

IIHF Continental Cup Super Final: Russian Lada Togliatti win three straight to claim the cup
Narrow 1-0 victory over Swiss ZSC Lions enough for the Russians. Hosts Alba Volan finish first after being downed by Latvian HK Riga 2000.
16th January 2006 at 07:09 GMT

Hungarians close to upset, Latvians shock Swiss.
Hungarian hosts Alba Volan concede tough loss against on day two of the IIHF Continental Cup Super Final while Latvian HK Riga 2000 upsets ZSC Lions.
15th January 2006 at 12:22 GMT

Favourites off to winning start on Continental Cup Super Final opening day
Hosts Alba Volan unable to hold 2-1 lead in final period as Swiss ZSC Lions prevent an early upset
14th January 2006 at 15:46 GMT

European Champions Cup awards
An overview of the All-Star team and the directorate top three awarded players of the most recent European Champions Cup.
8th January 2006 at 22:04 GMT

Russia claims second consecutive European Champions Cup
After overtime win last year, the 2006 edition gets decided after penalty shots.
8th January 2006 at 21:58 GMT

Russia and Finland to battle it out again in European Champion contest
As was the case last year, the Russian and Finnish champions will meet each other on the ice tomorrow to decide who will be crowned European Champions.
7th January 2006 at 12:49 GMT

IIHF president aiming for world club championship match-up
IIHF President Rene Fasel: "The IIHF European Champions Cup has a great future. Our next goal is for the ECC Champion to play the Stanley Cup winner."
7th January 2006 at 12:46 GMT

Davos rebounds on day two of the IIHF European Club Championship
Davos rebounded from yesterday's loss against Kärpät to claim a comfortable victory over Swedish champions Västra Frölunda. Slovan Bratislava are eliminated after second straight loss.
7th January 2006 at 12:39 GMT

Russian and Finnish victories on opening day of European Champions Cup
The second IIHF European Champions Cup kicked off this week in St.Petersburg, Russia. Dynamo Moskva and Kärpät Oulu made no mistakes in their opening games on their quest to be crowned best european club team.
7th January 2006 at 12:22 GMT

Continental Cup 2nd round - Group D - Day 3
Home team Grenoble defeats Coventry and advances to third round
17th October 2005 at 00:54 GMT

Continental Cup 2nd round - Group D - Day 2
Grenoble and Coventry get first wins and prepare to play decisive game.
16th October 2005 at 01:53 GMT

Continental Cup 2nd round - Group D - Day 1
No winner on day 1, both games end up in a 2-2 tie
15th October 2005 at 01:07 GMT

Romanian and Spanish success in first Continental Cup round
Steaua Bucharest and CH Jaca advance.
27th September 2005 at 16:11 GMT

2006 IIHF European Champions Cup groups drawn
Divisions and schedule for 2006 ECC determined today in St. Petersburg.
13th June 2005 at 15:39 GMT

European Womens Champions Cup - day 1
The finals of the European Womens Champions Cup are played in Solna, Sweden this weekend.
18th December 2004 at 11:53 GMT

IIHF Continental Cup 2004/2005, second round
Milan, Kiev and Ust-Kamenogorsk go on
21st October 2004 at 16:10 GMT

Continental Cup 2004/2005
Results of the first round
28th September 2004 at 11:18 GMT

2004-2005 Continental Cup format approved. Dynamo Moscow seeded directly to Super Final in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.
The city of Szekesfehervar, Hungary and its national champion Alba Volan will be hosting the final of the 2004-2005 IIHF Continental Cup on January 7 – 9, 2005. This was approved by the IIHF and the participating national associations and teams in Vienna on June 19. The Hungarian champion will be joined by the Russian league powerhouse Dynamo Moscow and by HKm Zvolen, the finalist of the Slovak league playoffs
21st June 2004 at 15:04 GMT

Continental Cup Final day 4 recap
Slovan Bratislava claims the gold and HC Lugano gets the bronze.
12th January 2004 at 21:22 GMT

Continental Cup Final day 3 recap
HK Gomel create upset in front of ecstatic home crowd and meet Slovan Bratislava in final.
11th January 2004 at 19:01 GMT

Continental Cup Final day 2 recap
Results set up semi-final match-ups
10th January 2004 at 20:56 GMT

Continental Cup Final day 1 recap
Hosts leave it late, while Slovan were given a genuine run for their money.
9th January 2004 at 21:39 GMT

Continental Cup Final weekend has begun
The only pan-European club competition will have its climax this weekend.
9th January 2004 at 21:10 GMT

Continental Cup Round 3, Group J, day 3
Rouen won the group and qualified for the Super Final.
23rd November 2003 at 18:19 GMT

Continental Cup Round 3, Group K, day 3
Keramin-Minsk to the Super Final.
23rd November 2003 at 18:19 GMT

Continental Cup Round 3, Group J, day 2
Polish side Unia Oswiecim leads the group with one round left to play.
22nd November 2003 at 22:43 GMT

Continental Cup Round 3, day 1
Herning and Keramin/Minsk top groups after first day of play.
22nd November 2003 at 12:28 GMT

From highlight to damper
Croatian side KHL Zagreb reached a highlight in national ice hockey history by reaching the second round of the Continental Cup, however in the end the success had a sour taste.
23rd October 2003 at 20:44 GMT

Continental Cup, Round 2, Group H, day 3
Torpedo advances after thrilling last day.
20th October 2003 at 09:20 GMT

Continental Cup, Round 2, Group F, day 3
Unia Oswiecim to the third round.
19th October 2003 at 17:56 GMT

Continental Cup round 2, Group G day 3
Rouen seals ticket to third round after comfortable win vs Asiago. Amsterdam sees its mission fail in final game vs Amiens.
19th October 2003 at 17:35 GMT

Continental Cup Round 2, Group I, day 3
Jukurit Mikkeli beat Zvolen 5-0 and advance to Round 3.
19th October 2003 at 16:52 GMT

Continental Cup Round 2, Group I, day 2
Important win for Sokol Kiev.
19th October 2003 at 14:06 GMT

Continental Cup, Round 2, Group H, day 2
Alba Volán draws with "Team Kazahstan", Olimpija saves a point too.
18th October 2003 at 20:05 GMT

Continental Cup, Round 2, Group F, day 2
Milano Vipers and Unia Oswiecim victorious on day 2.
18th October 2003 at 17:45 GMT

Continental Cup round 2, Group G day 2
Amsterdam convinces against Italian giants Asiago. Rouen beat rivals Amiens to keep hopes on advancing to next round alive.
18th October 2003 at 16:42 GMT

Continental Cup Round 2, Group I, day 1
Zvolen and Jukurit are day one's winners.
18th October 2003 at 01:06 GMT

Continental Cup Round 2, Group H, day 1
Torpedo and Alba Volán win their first game.
17th October 2003 at 20:46 GMT

Continental Cup Round 2, Group G, day 1
Amiens beat Asiago while hosts Rouen are held blank by Amsterdam.
17th October 2003 at 16:50 GMT

Continental Cup Round 2, Group F, day 1
Metalurgs beat Vipers 4-2 and the hosts from Oswiecim beat Zagreb 13-1.
17th October 2003 at 13:55 GMT

Favourites cope with pressure - advance to 2nd round
Favourites prevailed as the first round of the 2003-2004 IIHF Continental Cup was played on September 26 – 28 in five European cities.
29th September 2003 at 12:09 GMT

”Riga 2000” won Continental Cup Group E
Three games, two wins and place in next round for HC "Riga 2000".
29th September 2003 at 09:42 GMT

Phantoms' Head Coach Kept His Word
Eddy De Clerck, Head Coach of Phantoms Deurne (BEL) told us in a previous interview, that the club from Antwerp was aiming for a 2nd spot in the first round of the Continental Cup. Well, he kept his promise…
28th September 2003 at 21:43 GMT

Photo courtesy www.sokol.kiev.ua:
Action from the 2000/01 Continental Cup season, with Berkut Kiev's captain, defenceman Igor Yurchenko and goalie Evgeny Brul combining to thwart Ambri-Piotta's forward Daniel Marois in front of goal.

Schedules and Scores

Standings

Continental Cup History:
2003/04 Slovan Bratislava
2002/03 Jokerit Helsinki
2001/02 ZSC Lions
2000/01 ZSC Lions
1999/00 HC Ambri-Piotta
1998/99 HC Ambri-Piotta
1997/98 VSZ Košice

In 1997, a different tournament was run as a forerunner to the Continental Cup.