2024–25 Champions Hockey League

2024–25 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates	5 September 2024 – 18 February 2025
Teams	24
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Champions Hockey League will be the 10th season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament will be competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues will be represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" will be represented by one team each.

Team allocation

A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues are scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Genève-Servette HC, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom.^[2]^[3]

The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:^[4]

CHL champions
National league champions (play-off winners)
Regular season winners
Regular season runners-up
Regular season third-placed team

Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are distinct from the national champions, who are determined in play-offs following the regular season.^[5]

Teams

Team	City/Area	League	Qualification	Participation	Previous best
Genève-Servette HC	Geneva	National League	2024 CHL winners	4th	Champion
Skellefteå AIK	Skellefteå	Swedish Hockey League	Play-off winners	9th	Final
Färjestad BK	Karlstad	Swedish Hockey League	Regular season winners	7th	Quarter-finals
Växjö Lakers	Växjö	Swedish Hockey League	Regular season runners-up	8th	Final
ZSC Lions	Zürich	National League	Play-off winners	8th	Quarter-finals
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Fribourg	National League	Regular season runners-up	6th	Semi-finals
Lausanne HC	Lausanne	National League	Regular season third place	3rd	Quarter-finals
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Play-off winners	7th	Round of 16
Fischtown Pinguins	Bremerhaven	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Regular season winners	2nd	Group stage
Straubing Tigers	Straubing	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Regular season third	2nd	Round of 16
Tappara	Tampere	Liiga	Play-off winners	10th	Champion
Ilves	Tampere	Liiga	Regular season runners-up	3rd	Round of 16
Pelicans	Lahti	Liiga	Regular season third place	3rd	Round of 16
Oceláři Třinec	Třinec	Czech Extraliga	Play-off winners	9th	Semi-finals
Dynamo Pardubice	Pardubice	Czech Extraliga	Regular season winners	5th	Quarter-finals
Sparta Praha	Prague	Czech Extraliga	Regular season runners-up	6th	Final
Red Bull Salzburg	Salzburg	ICE Hockey League	Play-off winners	9th	Semi-finals
EC KAC	Klagenfurt	ICE Hockey League	Regular season winners	5th	Round of 16
Fehérvár AV19	Székesfehérvár	ICE Hockey League	Regular season runners-up	2nd	Group stage
Sheffield Steelers	Sheffield	Elite Ice Hockey League	Regular season winners	3rd	Group stage
Dragons de Rouen	Rouen	Ligue Magnus	Play-off winners	5th	Quarter-finals
Storhamar	Hamar	EliteHockey Ligaen	Play-off winners	3rd	Round of 16
SønderjyskE Ishockey	Vojens	Metal Ligaen	Play-off winners	4th	Group stage
Unia Oświęcim	Oświęcim	Polska Hokej Liga	Play-off winners	1st	First appearance

Tampere

Tampere teams
Tappara
Ilves

Teams in the 2024–25 Champions Hockey League.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.^[1]^[6]

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Group stage	Matchday 1	22 May 2024	5–6 September 2024
	Matchday 2		7–8 September 2024
	Matchday 3		12–13 September 2024
	Matchday 4		14–15 September 2024
	Matchday 5		8–9 October 2024
	Matchday 6		15–16 October 2024
Playoff	Round of 16	No draw	12–13 November 2024	19–20 November 2024
	Quarter-finals		3–4 December 2024	17 December 2024
	Semi-finals		14–15 January 2025	21–22 January 2025
	Final		18 February 2025

Regular season

In the regular season the 24 teams will be combined into one table. Each team will play home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16.

The draw of the regular season will take place on 22 May 2024 in Prague, Czechia.^[6]

Pots

The participating teams are seeded into Pots A to D according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. The reigning CHL champions Genève-Servette HC are the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contains the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Finland and Czechia). Pot D contains 2023–24 ICE Hockey League regular season runners-up Fehérvár AV19 and champions of five challenger leagues.^[7]

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Genève-Servette HC Skellefteå AIK ZSC Lions Eisbären Berlin Tappara Oceláři Třinec	Red Bull Salzburg Färjestad BK HC Fribourg-Gottéron Fischtown Pinguins Ilves Dynamo Pardubice	EC KAC Växjö Lakers Lausanne HC Straubing Tigers Pelicans Sparta Praha	Fehérvár AV19 Sheffield Steelers Dragons de Rouen Storhamar SønderjyskE Ishockey Unia Oświęcim

Grid

A1	Tappara	A2	Skellefteå AIK	A3	Eisbären Berlin	A4	ZSC Lions	A5	Oceláři Třinec	A6	Genève-Servette HC
B1	Fischtown Pinguins	B2	Dynamo Pardubice	B3	Red Bull Salzburg	B4	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	B5	Ilves	B6	Färjestad BK
C1	Pelicans	C2	Sparta Praha	C3	Straubing Tigers	C4	Växjö Lakers	C5	EC KAC	C6	Lausanne HC
D1	Fehérvár AV19	D2	SønderjyskE Ishockey	D3	Sheffield Steelers	D4	Unia Oświęcim	D5	Storhamar	D6	Dragons de Rouen

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Genève-Servette HC	Qualification to playoffs
2	Skellefteå AIK
3	ZSC Lions
4	Eisbären Berlin
5	Tappara
6	Oceláři Třinec
7	Red Bull Salzburg
8	Färjestad BK
9	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
10	Fischtown Pinguins
11	Ilves
12	Dynamo Pardubice
13	EC KAC
14	Växjö Lakers
15	Lausanne HC
16	Straubing Tigers
17	Pelicans
18	Sparta Praha
19	Fehérvár AV19
20	Sheffield Steelers
21	Dragons de Rouen
22	Storhamar
23	SønderjyskE Ishockey
24	Unia Oświęcim

First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: Champions Hockey League

Regular season tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):^[8]

Greater number of wins in regulation time (3 point wins);
Greater number of wins in total (regulation time wins + overtime and shootout wins);
Better goal difference;
More goals scored;
More away goals scored;
The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation.

Results

Home \ Away	ROU	KLA	BER	FBK	FEH	BRE	GEN	PAR	FRI	ILV	LAU	TŘI	PEL	RBS	SHE	SKE	SØN	PRA	STO	STR	TAP	UNI	VÄX	ZSC
Dragons de Rouen		6 Sep								9 Oct		8 Sep
EC KAC									12 Sep													15 Sep		16 Oct
Eisbären Berlin								13 Sep									16 Oct	15 Sep
Färjestad BK		8 Sep										8 Oct							15 Oct
Fehérvár AV19				12 Sep			15 Oct				14 Sep
Fischtown Pinguins	14 Sep						6 Sep				8 Sep
Genève-Servette HC		9 Oct								14 Sep									12 Sep
Dynamo Pardubice					5 Sep								9 Oct								7 Sep
HC Fribourg-Gottéron			8 Oct												5 Sep					15 Oct
Ilves																						5 Sep	15 Oct	7 Sep
Lausanne HC										12 Sep		6 Sep							9 Oct
Oceláři Třinec									14 Sep													16 Oct	12 Sep
Pelicans	16 Oct			6 Sep			8 Sep
Red Bull Salzburg																6 Sep	8 Sep	15 Oct
Sheffield Steelers								16 Oct								15 Sep		13 Sep
Skellefteå AIK					8 Oct	15 Oct							13 Sep
SønderjyskE Ishockey						12 Sep							15 Sep								8 Oct
Sparta Praha					7 Sep	9 Oct															5 Sep
Storhamar									7 Sep														14 Sep	5 Sep
Straubing Tigers								15 Sep								8 Sep	6 Sep
Tappara	12 Sep			14 Sep							16 Oct
Unia Oświęcim			7 Sep											13 Sep						9 Oct
Växjö Lakers			5 Sep											8 Oct	7 Sep
ZSC Lions														15 Sep	8 Oct					13 Sep

First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: Champions Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

References

^ ^a ^b "Playing Dates for 2024/25 Published!". championshockeyleague.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "Who's Qualified for 2024/25?". championshockeyleague.com. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "Places for Challenger Leagues in 2024/25 Confirmed". championshockeyleague.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "New CHL competition format for 2023/24 revealed". championshockeyleague.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "The CHL Format". championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The 2024/25 line-up is complete!". championshockeyleague.com. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ "Draw Pots for 2024/25 CHL Draw Announced!". championshockeyleague.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Tie Breaking Formula Regular Season Standings" (PDF). championshockeyleague.com. Champions Hockey League. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[schedule-1] "Playing Dates for 2024/25 Published!". championshockeyleague.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

[2] "Who's Qualified for 2024/25?". championshockeyleague.com. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[3] "Places for Challenger Leagues in 2024/25 Confirmed". championshockeyleague.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[qualification_criteria-4] "New CHL competition format for 2023/24 revealed". championshockeyleague.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[auto-5] "The CHL Format". championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[regular_season_draw-6] "The 2024/25 line-up is complete!". championshockeyleague.com. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

[7] "Draw Pots for 2024/25 CHL Draw Announced!". championshockeyleague.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[regulations-8] "Tie Breaking Formula Regular Season Standings" (PDF). championshockeyleague.com. Champions Hockey League. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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Tournament details
Dates	5 September 2024 – 18 February 2025^[1]
Teams	24
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