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{{Short description|European ice hockey tournament}}

:''For the curling tournament see [[Continental Cup of Curling]]''

{{Infobox Sports league

| title = IIHF Continental Cup

| last_season = 2024–25 IIHF Continental Cup

| logo = ContinentalCupLogo.jpg

| pixels = 190px

| caption =

| Formerly = [[IIHF European Cup]]

| sport = Ice hockey

| founded = 1997

| fame =

| motto =

| inaugural =

| teams =

| countries =

| venue =

| champion = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Devils]] <br> (1st title)

| most_champs = {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Yunost Minsk]] (3)

| qualification = [[Champions Hockey League]]

| folded =

| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5450/continental-cup iihf.com]

| ceo =

| tv =

| related_comps =

| Founder = [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]

}}

The '''Continental Cup''' is ana second-level [[ice hockey]] tournament for European clubs (behind [[Champions Hockey League]]), begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the [[European Cup (ice hockey)|European Cup]]. It was intended for teams from countries without representatives in the [[European Hockey League]], with participating teams chosen by the countries' respective ice hockey associations. [[Hans Dobida]] served as chairman of the Continental Cup until 2018.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3234/congress-approves-statutes-changes|title=Congress approves Statutes changes|last=Merk|first=Martin|date=19 May 2018|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=27 February 2019|___location=Copenhagen, Denmark|url-status=live|archive-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20190710110713/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3234/congress-approves-statutes-changes}}</ref>

==Format==

===IIHF Federation Cup===

The competition began in 1997-98 with 42 clubs from 26 countries, which expanded to 48 teams for the next two years. The tournament was played in seeded rounds of qualifying groups. There were three rounds of qualifiying groups, with winners of qualifiying groups progressing to the next round. The three winners of the third round groups entered the semifinals, along with the host club. The first round was held in September, the second in October, the third in November and the finals in December.

The Federation Cup was an official European ice hockey club competition created in 1995. It was the second European competition for club teams, intended for those teams who could not qualify for the [[IIHF European Cup|European Cup]], especially for those from [[Eastern European]] countries. It was the direct predecessor of the IIHF Continental Cup, which was played two seasons later.

In the first year of competition, 13 Eastern European teams from twelve countries participated in the tournament. In a KO-system with three qualifying groups, which qualifies the four participants in the finals. The following year was played in the same mode. Due to the increased number of participants (some Western European clubs had registered for the competition), an additional qualifying round was introduced.

In the 2000-01 season, with the European Hockey League on hiatus, the Continental Cup became the de facto European club championship. The format remained the same, with 36 teams from 27 countries.

===IIIHF Continental Cup===

With the beginning of the [[IIHF European Champions Cup]] from 2004-05, participants included national champions of countries not in the Super Six (the top six European nations according to the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF world ranking]]) as well as teams from Super Six leagues, which included [[HC Dynamo Moscow]], [[HKm Zvolen]] and the [[Nottingham Panthers]].

The competition began in 1997–98 with 42 clubs from 26 countries, which expanded to 48 teams for the next two years. The tournament was played in seeded rounds of qualifying groups. There were three rounds of qualifying groups, with winners of qualifying groups progressing to the next round. The three winners of the third round groups entered the semifinals, along with the host club. The first round was held in September, the second in October, the third in November and the finals in December.

In the 2000–01 season, with the European Hockey League on hiatus, the Continental Cup became the [[de facto]] European club championship. The format remained the same, with 36 teams from 27 countries.

With the beginning of the [[IIHF European Champions Cup]] from 2004 to 2005, participants included national champions of countries not in the Super Six (the top six European nations according to the [[IIHF World Ranking]]), as well as teams from Super Six leagues, which included [[HC Dynamo Moscow]] and [[HKm Zvolen]].

==Winners==

===Federation Cup winners===

{|

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! width=250 | Winner

! width=200 | Host city

|-

!width=2%|#

|1997-98

!width=5%|Season

|[[HC Košice]] {{flagicon|SVK}}

!width=20%|Winner

|[[Tampere, Finland]]

!width=15%|Score

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

!width=20%|Runner-up

| 1998-99

!width=20%|Third

| [[HC Ambri-Piotta]] {{flagicon|SUI}}

!width=17%|Host

| [[Košice|Košice, Slovakia]]

|-

|1

| 1999-00

|[[1994–95 IIHF Federation Cup|1994–95]]

| HC Ambri-Piotta {{flagicon|SUI}}

|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]'''

| [[Berlin, Germany]]

|'''4–1'''

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Pardubice]]

| 2000-01

|{{SLO}}

| [[ZSC Lions]] {{flagicon|SUI}}

|[[Ljubljana]], {{SLO}}

| [[Zurich, Switzerland]]

|-

|2

| 2001-02

|[[1995–96 IIHF Federation Cup|1995–96]]

| ZSC Lions {{flagicon|SUI}}

|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[HC Varese|AS Mastini Varese]]'''

|

|'''4–3'''

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]

| 2002-03

|{{RUS}}

| [[Jokerit]] {{flagicon|FIN}}

|[[Trenčín]], {{SVK}}

| [[Zurich, Switzerland]]

|}

===Continental Cup winners===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!#

| 2003-04

!Season

| [[Slovan Bratislava]] {{flagicon|SVK}}

!Winner

|

!Runner-up

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

!Third

| 2004-05

!width=1% rowspan=24|

| [[HKm Zvolen]] {{flagicon|SVK}}

!Host

| [[Székesfehérvár|Székesfehérvár, Hungary]]

|-

|align=center|1

| 2005-06

|align=center|[[1997–98 IIHF Continental Cup|1997–98]]

| [[HC Lada Togliatti]] {{flagicon|RUS}}

|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[HC Košice|TJ VSŽ Košice]]'''

| [[Székesfehérvár|Székesfehérvár, Hungary]]

|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eisbären Berlin]]

|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ilves]]

|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tampere]]

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|[[1998–99 IIHF Continental Cup|1998–99]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[HC Ambrì-Piotta]]'''

|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HC Košice]]

|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Avangard Omsk]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Košice]]

|-

|align=center|3

|align=center|[[1999–2000 IIHF Continental Cup|1999–2000]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[HC Ambrì-Piotta]]'''

|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eisbären Berlin]]

|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ak Bars Kazan]]

|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]]

|-

|align=center|4

|align=center|[[2000–01 IIHF Continental Cup|2000–01]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[ZSC Lions]]'''

|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Knights (UK)|London Knights]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Zürich]]

|-

|align=center|5

|align=center|[[2001–02 IIHF Continental Cup|2001–02]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[ZSC Lions]]'''

|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Milano Vipers]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HKm Zvolen]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Zürich]]

|-

|align=center|6

|align=center|[[2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup|2002–03]]

|{{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Jokerit]]'''

|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[HC Lugano]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lugano]] & {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Milan]]

|-

|align=center|7

|align=center|[[2003–04 IIHF Continental Cup|2003–04]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]'''

|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[HK Gomel]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[HC Lugano]]

|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Gomel]]

|-

|align=center|8

|align=center|[[2004–05 IIHF Continental Cup|2004–05]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[HKm Zvolen]]'''

|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]

|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Alba Volán Székesfehérvár]]

|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Székesfehérvár]]

|-

|align=center|9

|align=center|[[2005–06 IIHF Continental Cup|2005–06]]

|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]]'''

|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[HK Riga 2000]]

|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[ZSC Lions]]

|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Székesfehérvár]]

|-

|align=center|10

|align=center|[[2006–07 IIHF Continental Cup|2006–07]]

|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} '''[[Yunost Minsk]]'''

|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Avangard Omsk]]

|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ilves]]

|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Székesfehérvár]]

|-

|align=center|11

|align=center|[[2007–08 IIHF Continental Cup|2007–08]]

|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Ak Bars Kazan]]'''

|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[HK Riga 2000]]

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazzinc-Torpedo]]

|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Riga]]

|-

|align=center|12

|align=center|[[2008–09 IIHF Continental Cup|2008–09]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[MHC Martin]]'''

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dragons de Rouen]]

|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[HCB South Tyrol|HC Bolzano]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rouen]]

|-

|align=center|13

|align=center|[[2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup|2009–10]]

|{{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[EC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]'''

|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Yunost Minsk]]

|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sheffield Steelers]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grenoble]]

|-

|align=center|14

|align=center|[[2010–11 IIHF Continental Cup|2010–11]]

|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} '''[[Yunost Minsk]]'''

|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[EC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]

|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Minsk]]

|-

|align=center|15

|align=center|[[2011–12 IIHF Continental Cup|2011–12]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Dragons de Rouen]]'''<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6382&cHash=c054da872e799610d6ce3cf5538466ad |title=Le Miracle de Rouen |first=Martin |last=Merk |date=15 January 2012 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=dead |___location=Rouen, France |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211939/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6382&cHash=c054da872e799610d6ce3cf5538466ad |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref>

|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Yunost Minsk]]

|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Donbass]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rouen]]

|-

|align=center|16

|align=center|[[2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup|2012–13]]

|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[HC Donbass]]'''

|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Metallurg Zhlobin]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dragons de Rouen]]

|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Donetsk]]

|-

|align=center|17

|align=center|[[2013–14 IIHF Continental Cup|2013–14]]

|{{flagicon|NOR}} '''[[Stavanger Oilers]]'''

|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Donbass]]

|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Asiago Hockey 1935|HC Asiago]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rouen]]

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|[[2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup|2014–15]]

|{{flagicon|BLR}} '''[[HK Neman Grodno|Neman Grodno]]'''

|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Fischtown Pinguins]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ducs d'Angers]]

|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bremerhaven]]

|-

|align=center|19

|align=center|[[2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup|2015–16]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Dragons de Rouen]]'''

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Herning Blue Fox]]

|{{flagicon|POL}} [[GKS Tychy (ice hockey)|GKS Tychy]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rouen]]

|-

|align=center|20

|align=center|[[2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup|2016–17]]

|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Nottingham Panthers]]'''

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Beibarys Atyrau]]

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Odense Bulldogs]]

|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ritten]]

|-

|align=center|21

|align=center|[[2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup|2017–18]]

|{{flagicon|BLR}} '''[[Yunost Minsk]]'''

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Nomad Astana]]

|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sheffield Steelers]]

|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Minsk]]

|-

|align=center|22

|align=center|[[2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup|2018–19]]

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} '''[[Arlan Kokshetau]]'''

|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Belfast Giants]]

|{{flagicon|POL}} [[GKS Katowice (ice hockey)|GKS Katowice]]

|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Belfast]]

|-

|align=center|23

|align=center|[[2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup|2019–20]]

|{{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]'''

|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nottingham Panthers]]

|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Neman Grodno|Neman Grodno]]

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vojens]]

|-

|align=center| -

|align=center|[[2020–21 IIHF Continental Cup|2020–21]]

|colspan=5 align=center|Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite news|title=IIHF cancels Continental Cup|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/20364/iihf-cancels-continental-cup|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|date=25 August 2020|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>

|-

|align=center|24

|align=center|[[2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup|2021–22]]

|{{flagicon|POL}} '''[[KS Cracovia (ice hockey)|Cracovia]]'''

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Saryarka Karagandy]]

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg Pirates]]

! rowspan="5" width="1%" |

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg]]

|-

|align=center|25

|align=center|[[2022–23 IIHF Continental Cup|2022–23]]

|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[HK Nitra]]'''

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ducs d'Angers]]

|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Devils]]

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Angers]]

|-

|align=center|26

|align=center|[[2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup|2023–24]]

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} '''[[Nomad Astana]]'''

|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Herning Blue Fox]]

|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Devils]]

|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff]]

|-

|align=center|27

|align=center|[[2024–25 IIHF Continental Cup|2024–25]]

|{{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Cardiff Devils]]'''

|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Brûleurs de Loups]]

|{{flagicon|POL}} [[GKS Katowice (ice hockey)|GKS Katowice]]

|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff]]

|-

|align=center|28

|align=center|[[2025–26 IIHF Continental Cup|2025–26]]

|

|

|

|}

==Medals==

[[Category:Ice hockey tournaments]]

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_SVK = 5 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 2

| gold_BLR = 4 | silver_BLR = 4 | bronze_BLR = 1

| gold_SUI = 4 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 3

|gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 4

| gold_KAZ = 2 | silver_KAZ = 3 | bronze_KAZ = 1

| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 2

| gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 2

| gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 3

| gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 1

| gold_AUT = 1 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0

| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 2

| gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 3

| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 0

| gold_LAT = 0 | silver_LAT = 2 | bronze_LAT = 0

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 2

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1

}}

''Note: Great Britain's medal total includes three teams from [[England]], one from [[Northern Ireland]], and one from [[Wales]].''

==See also==

* [[Champions Hockey League]]

* [[IIHF Super Cup]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://eurohockey.com/league/178-continental-cup.html Continental Cup at Eurohockey.com]

{{IIHF Continental Cup}}

{{European Club Ice Hockey Tournaments}}

{{Ice Hockey Leagues}}

{{IIHF}}

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