2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2019–20 Continental Cup was the 23rd edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 20 September 2019 and the final tournament was played from 10 to 12 January 2020.[1]

2019–2020 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates20 September 2019 – 12 January 2020
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey (1st title)
Runner-up United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
Third place Belarus Neman Grodno
Fourth placePoland Cracovia
Tournament statistics
Games played42

Qualified teams edit

Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
  Neman Grodno 2018 Belarusian Cup winners
  SønderjyskE Ishockey 2018–19 Metal Ligaen runners-up
  Gothiques d'Amiens 2018–19 Coupe de France winners
  Nottingham Panthers 2018–19 EIHL season third place
  Beibarys Atyrau 2018–19 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
  Cracovia 2018–19 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
  Ferencvárosi TC 2018–19 OB I bajnokság champions
  Ritten Sport 2018–19 IHL - Elite champions
  Mogo Riga 2018–19 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions
  Corona Brașov 2018–19 Romanian Hockey League champions
  Olimpija Ljubljana 2018–19 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
  HC Donbass 2018–19 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
Enter in the first round
  HYC Herentals 2018–19 BeNe League champions
  Irbis-Skate Sofia 2018–19 Bulgarian Hockey League champions
  KHL Zagreb 2018–19 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
  Skautafélag Akureyrar 2018–19 Icelandic Hockey League champions
  HC Bat Yam 2018–19 Israeli Hockey League champions
  Crvena Zvezda 2018–19 Serbian Hockey League champions
  Txuri Urdin 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
  Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 2018–19 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

First round edit

Group A edit

The Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 to 22 September 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Crvena Zvezda 3 3 0 0 0 17 6 +11 9 Second round
2   Zeytinburnu Belediyespor (H) 3 2 0 0 1 11 12 −1 6
3   Irbis-Skate Sofia 3 1 0 0 2 9 10 −1 3
4   Skautafélag Akureyrar 3 0 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

20 September 2019
16:00
Skautafélag Akureyrar  1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)
  Crvena ZvezdaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 80
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
14Shots36
20 September 2019
20:00
Irbis-Skate Sofia  3–5
(1–1, 1–2, 1–2)
  Zeytinburnu BelediyesporSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 220
Game reference
16 minPenalties14 min
27Shots30
21 September 2019
14:00
Irbis-Skate Sofia  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  Skautafélag AkureyrarSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 92
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots28
21 September 2019
18:00
Crvena Zvezda  6–2
(1–1, 2–1, 3–0)
  Zeytinburnu BelediyesporSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 140
Game reference
12 minPenalties18 min
32Shots26
22 September 2019
14:00
Crvena Zvezda  5–3
(0–0, 4–2, 1–1)
  Irbis-Skate SofiaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 64
Game reference
14 minPenalties26 min
30Shots28
22 September 2019
18:00
Zeytinburnu Belediyespor  4–3
(0–0, 1–3, 3–0)
  Skautafélag AkureyrarSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 172
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
35Shots35

Group B edit

The Group B tournament was played in Mechelen, Belgium, from 20 to 22 September 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Txuri Urdin 3 3 0 0 0 17 7 +10 9 Second round
2   KHL Zagreb 3 2 0 0 1 17 13 +4 6
3   HYC Herentals (H) 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 −2 3
4   HC Bat Yam 3 0 0 0 3 12 24 −12 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

20 September 2019
16:00
Txuri Urdin  7–1
(5–0, 0–1, 2–0)
  KHL ZagrebIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 111
Game reference
20 minPenalties10 min
37Shots41
20 September 2019
20:00
HYC Herentals  7–4
(1–3, 2–0, 4–1)
  HC Bat YamIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 280
Game reference
33 minPenalties18 min
56Shots26
21 September 2019
16:00
KHL Zagreb  12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)
  HC Bat YamIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 200
Game reference
12 minPenalties22 min
64Shots31
21 September 2019
20:00
HYC Herentals  2–5
(0–3, 0–1, 2–1)
  Txuri UrdinIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 320
Game reference
14 minPenalties14 min
36Shots52
22 September 2019
16:00
HC Bat Yam  4–5
(0–1, 3–1, 1–3)
  Txuri UrdinIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 180
Game reference
43 minPenalties6 min
28Shots65
22 September 2019
20:00
KHL Zagreb  4–2
(1–0, 3–2, 0–0)
  HYC HerentalsIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 295
Game reference
42 minPenalties16 min
33Shots38

Second round edit

Group C edit

The Group C tournament was played in Brovary, Ukraine, from 18 to 20 October 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   HC Donbass (H) 3 2 1 0 0 17 3 +14 8 Third round
2   Mogo Riga 3 2 0 1 0 13 7 +6 7
3   Corona Brașov 3 1 0 0 2 11 16 −5 3
4   Crvena Zvezda 3 0 0 0 3 5 20 −15 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

18 October 2019
16:00
Corona Brașov  3–5
(0–2, 0–1, 3–2)
  Mogo RigaTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 254
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
20Shots41
18 October 2019
19:30
HC Donbass  7–0
(2–0, 2–0, 3–0)
  Crvena ZvezdaTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,328
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
51Shots11
19 October 2019
14:30
Mogo Riga  6–1
(2–0, 1–1, 3–0)
  Crvena ZvezdaTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 311
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
53Shots25
19 October 2019
18:30
HC Donbass  7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
  Corona BrașovTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,514
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
42Shots29
20 October 2019
14:30
Crvena Zvezda  4–7
(0–2, 2–3, 2–2)
  Corona BrașovTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 329
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
23Shots38
20 October 2019
18:30
Mogo Riga  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  HC DonbassTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,933
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
28Shots29

Group D edit

The Group D tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 18 to 20 October 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ferencvárosi TC 3 3 0 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Third round
2   Ritten Sport (H) 3 1 1 0 1 13 5 +8 5
3   Olimpija Ljubljana 3 1 0 1 1 9 6 +3 4
4   Txuri Urdin 3 0 0 0 3 2 22 −20 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

18 October 2019
16:00
Ferencvárosi TC  6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  Txuri UrdinArena Ritten
Attendance: 250
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
65Shots16
18 October 2019
20:00
Olimpija Ljubljana  1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
  Ritten SportArena Ritten
Attendance: 678
Game reference
16 minPenalties20 min
27Shots26
19 October 2019
16:00
Ferencvárosi TC  3–2
(2–2, 1–0, 0–0)
  Olimpija LjubljanaArena Ritten
Attendance: 225
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
23Shots22
19 October 2019
20:00
Ritten Sport  10–1
(1–1, 4–0, 5–0)
  Txuri UrdinArena Ritten
Attendance: 837
Game reference
2 minPenalties28 min
60Shots15
20 October 2019
14:00
Txuri Urdin  1–6
(0–0, 0–3, 1–3)
  Olimpija LjubljanaArena Ritten
Attendance: 100
Game reference
26 minPenalties54 min
19Shots47
20 October 2019
18:00
Ritten Sport  1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)
  Ferencvárosi TCArena Ritten
Attendance: 1,278
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
24Shots31

Third round edit

Group E edit

The Group E tournament was played in Vojens, Denmark, from 15 to 17 November 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nottingham Panthers 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6[a] Final round
2   SønderjyskE Ishockey (H) 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6[a]
3   Gothiques d'Amiens 3 1 0 0 2 8 8 0 3[b]
4   Ferencvárosi TC 3 1 0 0 2 5 10 −5 3[b]
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Nottingham Panthers 4–2 SønderjyskE Ishockey
  2. ^ a b Ferencvárosi TC 1–5 Gothiques d'Amiens

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 November 2019
16:00
Gothiques d'Amiens  2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)
  Nottingham PanthersFrøs Arena
Attendance: 749
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
29Shots32
15 November 2019
19:30
SønderjyskE Ishockey  3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
  Ferencvárosi TCFrøs Arena
Attendance: 2,217
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
33Shots17
16 November 2019
16:00
Nottingham Panthers  2–3
(1–1, 0–2, 1–0)
  Ferencvárosi TCFrøs Arena
Attendance: 678
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
41Shots24
16 November 2019
19:30
SønderjyskE Ishockey  3–1
(0–0, 0–1, 3–0)
  Gothiques d'AmiensFrøs Arena
Attendance: 2,519
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots31
17 November 2019
15:00
Ferencvárosi TC  1–5
(0–0, 0–2, 1–3)
  Gothiques d'AmiensFrøs Arena
Attendance: 521
Game reference
10 minPenalties18 min
34Shots34
17 November 2019
18:30
Nottingham Panthers  4–2
(1–0, 3–1, 0–1)
  SønderjyskE IshockeyFrøs Arena
Attendance: 2,640
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
24Shots42

Group F edit

The Group F tournament was played in Kraków, Poland, from 15 to 17 November 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Neman Grodno 3 1 1 0 1 10 8 +2 5[a] Final round
2   Cracovia (H) 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 −1 5[a]
3   HC Donbass 3 1 0 2 0 9 9 0 5[a]
4   Beibarys Atyrau 3 1 0 0 2 9 10 −1 3
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Neman Grodno 5 Pts; Cracovia 2 Pts; HC Donbass 2 Pts. Cracovia defeated HC Donbass 2–1 in shootouts.

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 November 2019
14:00
Neman Grodno  4–3 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 1–2)
(OT: 1–0)
  HC DonbassAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 400
Game reference
6 minPenalties22 min
18Shots19
15 November 2019
19:00
Cracovia  3–2
(2–1, 0–0, 1–1)
  Beibarys AtyrauAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
27Shots30
16 November 2019
14:00
Beibarys Atyrau  3–5
(1–1, 1–3, 1–1)
  HC DonbassAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 900
Game reference
18 minPenalties10 min
29Shots34
16 November 2019
19:00
Neman Grodno  4–1
(0–0, 4–0, 0–1)
  CracoviaAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
30Shots11
17 November 2019
14:00
Beibarys Atyrau  4–2
(2–2, 2–0, 0–0)
  Neman GrodnoAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 300
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
18Shots12
17 November 2019
19:00
HC Donbass  1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  CracoviaAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots24

Final round edit

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Vojens, Denmark, from 10 to 12 January 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   SønderjyskE Ishockey (H) 3 1 2 0 0 9 5 +4 7[a] Champions Hockey League
2   Nottingham Panthers 3 2 0 1 0 9 8 +1 7[a]
3   Neman Grodno 3 1 0 1 1 8 8 0 4
4   Cracovia 3 0 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b SønderjyskE Ishockey 2–1 (GWS) Nottingham Panthers

All times are local (UTC+1).

10 January 2020
16:00
Neman Grodno  2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
  CracoviaFrøs Arena
Attendance: 673
Game reference
Vitali TrusGoaliesMiroslav KopřivaReferees:
  Adam Kika
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Danny Beresford
  Rene Jensen
Hurri (Hiltunen) – 20:571–0
Kisly (Grishanov, Remezov) (PP) – 26:022–0
8 minPenalties6 min
29Shots32
10 January 2020
19:30
SønderjyskE Ishockey  2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  Nottingham PanthersFrøs Arena
Attendance: 3,368
Game reference
Nicolaj HenriksenGoaliesKevin CarrReferees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Clément Goncalves
  Elias Seewald
0–138:29 – Connelly (Hansen, Matheson) (PP)
Frank (Sharp, Galbraith) – 56:511–1
Frank  
MacDonald  
Maylan  
Bjerrum  
Shootout  Perlini
  Herr
  Hansen
  Connelly
6 minPenalties16 min
54Shots24
11 January 2020
16:00
Nottingham Panthers  4–3
(0–2, 1–1, 3–0)
  CracoviaFrøs Arena
Attendance: 879
Game reference
Kevin CarrGoaliesMiroslav KopřivaReferees:
  Christian Persson
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Andreas Hofer
  Rene Jensen
0–103:26 – Kapica (Bahenský)
0–215:56 – Vachovec (Jáchym, Bryniczka) (PP)
0–321:47 – Kapica (Gula) (PP)
Hansen (Malmquist, Matheson) – 27:191–3
Talbot (Herr, Matheson) (PP) – 50:452–3
Herr (Matheson, Hansen) (PP) – 55:253–3
Herr (Hansen) (ENG) – 59:594–3
8 minPenalties6 min
47Shots22
11 January 2020
19:30
Neman Grodno  3–4 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)
  SønderjyskE IshockeyFrøs Arena
Attendance: 3,190
Game reference
Vitali TrusGoaliesAdam OhreReferees:
  Adam Kika
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Danny Beresford
  Elias Seewald
0–125:23 – Frank (Sharp) (PP)
Levsha (Hiltunen, Turkin) – 30:311–1
1–243:52 – Little (Maylan)
Malyavko – 48:062–2
Savinov (Varivonchik) – 49:163–2
3–355:34 – Sharp (Little) (PP)
3–463:18 – Little
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots29
12 January 2020
15:30
Cracovia  1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
  SønderjyskE IshockeyFrøs Arena
Attendance: 4,107
Game reference
Miroslav KopřivaGoaliesNicolaj HenriksenReferees:
  Aaro Brännare
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Clément Goncalves
  Andreas Hofer
0–103:26 – Sharp (Bjerrum, Frank)
0–225:24 – Nielsen (Hansen)
0–340:50 – Nielsen (Mäkinen)
Domogała (Bepierszcz) – 58:141–3
8 minPenalties8 min
29Shots41
12 January 2020
19:00
Nottingham Panthers  4–3
(0–2, 3–1, 1–0)
  Neman GrodnoFrøs Arena
Attendance: 1,118
Game reference
Jackson WhistleGoaliesVitali TrusReferees:
  Christian Persson
  Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
  Rene Jensen
  Elias Seewald
0–101:31 – Kisly (Remezov)
0–215:10 – Malinovski (Kisly) (PP)
Hansen (Herr) – 26:381–2
1–329:57 – Kisly (Remezov, Levsha)
Horvat (Fick) – 33:332–3
Herr (Lachowicz, Hansen) – 37:013–3
Golovkovs (Perlini) – 58:504–3
14 minPenalties6 min
29Shots27

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Continental Cup". IIHF. Retrieved 22 July 2019.