IIHF Continental Cup

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IIHF Continental Cup
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Hockey current event.svg 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup
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Formerly IIHF European Cup
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1997
Founder IIHF
CEO Hans Dobida
Most recent
champion(s)		 Flag of Poland.svg Cracovia
(1st title)
Most titles Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk (3)
Official website iihf.com

The Continental Cup is an ice hockey tournament for European clubs, begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the 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. [1]

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Format

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

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdHost
1997–98 Flag of Slovakia.svg TJ VSŽ Košice Flag of Germany.svg Eisbären Berlin Flag of Finland.svg Ilves Flag of Finland.svg Tampere
1998–99 Flag of Switzerland.svg HC Ambrì-Piotta Flag of Slovakia.svg HC Košice Flag of Russia.svg Avangard Omsk Flag of Slovakia.svg Košice
1999–2000 Flag of Switzerland.svg HC Ambrì-Piotta Flag of Germany.svg Eisbären Berlin Flag of Russia.svg Ak Bars Kazan Flag of Germany.svg Berlin
2000–01 Flag of Switzerland.svg ZSC Lions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Knights Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Zurich
2001–02 Flag of Switzerland.svg ZSC Lions Flag of Italy.svg Milano Vipers Flag of Slovakia.svg HKm Zvolen Flag of Switzerland.svg Zurich
2002–03 Flag of Finland.svg Jokerit Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Flag of Switzerland.svg HC Lugano Flag of Switzerland.svg Lugano
Flag of Italy.svg Milan
2003–04 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg HK Gomel Flag of Switzerland.svg HC Lugano Flag of Belarus.svg Gomel
2004–05 Flag of Slovakia.svg HKm Zvolen Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow Flag of Hungary.svg Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Flag of Hungary.svg Székesfehérvár
2005–06 Flag of Russia.svg Lada Togliatti Flag of Latvia.svg HK Riga 2000 Flag of Switzerland.svg ZSC Lions Flag of Hungary.svg Székesfehérvár
2006–07 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Yunost Minsk Flag of Russia.svg Avangard Omsk Flag of Finland.svg Ilves Flag of Hungary.svg Székesfehérvár
2007–08 Flag of Russia.svg Ak Bars Kazan Flag of Latvia.svg HK Riga 2000 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo Flag of Latvia.svg Riga
2008–09 Flag of Slovakia.svg MHC Martin Flag of France.svg Dragons de Rouen Flag of Italy.svg HC Bolzano Flag of France.svg Rouen
2009–10 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Yunost Minsk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield Steelers Flag of France.svg Grenoble
2010–11 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Yunost Minsk Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Denmark.svg SønderjyskE Ishockey Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk
2011–12 Flag of France.svg Dragons de Rouen [2] Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Yunost Minsk Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Donbass Flag of France.svg Rouen
2012–13 Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Donbass Flag of Belarus.svg Metallurg Zhlobin Flag of France.svg Dragons de Rouen Flag of Ukraine.svg Donetsk
2013–14 Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Donbass Flag of Italy.svg HC Asiago Flag of France.svg Rouen
2014–15 Flag of Belarus.svg Neman Grodno Flag of Germany.svg Fischtown Pinguins Flag of France.svg Ducs d'Angers Flag of Germany.svg Bremerhaven
2015–16 Flag of France.svg Dragons de Rouen Flag of Denmark.svg Herning Blue Fox Flag of Poland.svg GKS Tychy Flag of France.svg Rouen
2016–17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nottingham Panthers Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Beibarys Atyrau Flag of Denmark.svg Odense Bulldogs Flag of Italy.svg Ritten
2017–18 Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nomad Astana Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield Steelers Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk
2018–19 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arlan Kokshetau Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belfast Giants Flag of Poland.svg GKS Katowice Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belfast
2019–20 Flag of Denmark.svg SønderjyskE Ishockey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nottingham Panthers Flag of Belarus.svg Neman Grodno Flag of Denmark.svg Vojens
2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3]
2021–22 Flag of Poland.svg Cracovia Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Saryarka Karagandy Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg Pirates Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg

Medals (1997-2022)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 4419
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4127
3Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 4037
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2327
5Flag of France.svg  France 2125
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1326
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1315
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1135
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1113
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1102
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1023
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1023
13Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1001
14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0303
15Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0202
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0123
17Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0011
Totals (17 nations)24242472

IIHF Federation Cup

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, especially for those from Eastern European countries. It was the direct predecessor of the IIHF Continental Cup, which was played two seasons later.

Format

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.

Federation Cup winners

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upHost
1994–95 Flag of Russia.svg Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Pardubice Ljubljana, Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
1995–96 Flag of Italy.svg AS Mastini Varese 4–3 Flag of Russia.svg Metallurg Magnitogorsk Trenčín, Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

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References

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  2. ↑ Merk, Martin (15 January 2012). "Le Miracle de Rouen" (Press release). Rouen, France: International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". IIHF. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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