The 1985–86 European Cup was the 21st edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 10, 1985, and finished on August 30, 1986.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.
Preliminary round edit
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Deko Builders Amsterdam 
|
10:1, 8:1 |  Slavia Sofia
|
Durham Wasps 
|
6:7, 3:8 |  HK Jesenice
|
First round edit
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Dynamo Berlin 
|
11:1, 8:1 |  Újpesti Dózsa
|
SC Saint Gervais 
|
5:3, 3:3 |  GKS Zaglębie Sosnowiec
|
| HK Jesenice
|
5:8, 2:9 |  HC Davos
|
CHH Txuri Urdin 
|
1:5, 0:18 |  HC Bolzano
|
| Deko Builders Amsterdam
|
2:4, 5:9 |  EC KAC
|
Ilves,
Södertälje SK,
SB Rosenheim,
Dukla Jihlava,
CSKA Moscow : bye
Second round edit
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| HC Bolzano
|
1:11, 2:11 | CSKA Moscow
|
| EC KAC
|
1:4, 2:10 | Dukla Jihlava
|
| HC Davos
|
5:9, 5:9 | Södertälje SK
|
| Dynamo Berlin
|
1:3, 4:3 | SB Rosenheim
|
| SC Saint Gervais
|
w/o | Ilves
|
Final Group edit
(Rosenheim, Bavaria, West Germany)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| SB Rosenheim
|
1:3 | Södertälje SK
|
| Dukla Jihlava
|
10:2 | SC Saint Gervais
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
10:2 | Södertälje SK
|
| SB Rosenheim
|
9:4 | SC Saint Gervais
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
19:1 | SC Saint Gervais
|
| SB Rosenheim
|
6:4 | Dukla Jihlava
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
9:3 | Dukla Jihlava
|
| Södertälje SK
|
11:0 | SC Saint Gervais
|
| SB Rosenheim
|
0:8 | CSKA Moscow
|
| Södertälje SK
|
5:4 | Dukla Jihlava
|
Final group standings edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
|
8 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Södertälje SK
|
6 |
| 3 | SB Rosenheim
|
4 |
| 4 | Dukla Jihlava
|
2 |
| 5 | SC Saint Gervais
|
0 |