2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup

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2019–2020 IIHF Continental Cup

Tournament details
Dates	20 September 2019 – 12 January 2020
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	SønderjyskE Ishockey (1st title)
Runner-up	Nottingham Panthers
Third place	Neman Grodno
Fourth place	Cracovia
Tournament statistics
Games played	42
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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]

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

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

All times are local (UTC+3).

20 September 2019 16:00

Skautafélag Akureyrar

1–6 (1–2, 0–2, 0–2)

Crvena Zvezda

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Attendance: 80

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	36

20 September 2019 20:00

Irbis-Skate Sofia

3–5 (1–1, 1–2, 1–2)

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Attendance: 220

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	27	Shots	30

21 September 2019 14:00

Irbis-Skate Sofia

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Skautafélag Akureyrar

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Attendance: 92

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	28

21 September 2019 18:00

Crvena Zvezda

6–2 (1–1, 2–1, 3–0)

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Attendance: 140

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	32	Shots	26

22 September 2019 14:00

Crvena Zvezda

5–3 (0–0, 4–2, 1–1)

Irbis-Skate Sofia

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Attendance: 64

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	30	Shots	28

22 September 2019 18:00

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

4–3 (0–0, 1–3, 3–0)

Skautafélag Akureyrar

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall Attendance: 172

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	35

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

All times are local (UTC+2).

20 September 2019 16:00

Txuri Urdin

7–1 (5–0, 0–1, 2–0)

KHL Zagreb

Ice Skating Center Mechelen Attendance: 111

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	41

20 September 2019 20:00

HYC Herentals

7–4 (1–3, 2–0, 4–1)

HC Bat Yam

Ice Skating Center Mechelen Attendance: 280

Game reference
	33 min	Penalties	18 min
	56	Shots	26

21 September 2019 16:00

KHL Zagreb

12–4 (4–0, 5–2, 3–2)

HC Bat Yam

Ice Skating Center Mechelen Attendance: 200

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	64	Shots	31

21 September 2019 20:00

HYC Herentals

2–5 (0–3, 0–1, 2–1)

Txuri Urdin

Ice Skating Center Mechelen Attendance: 320

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	36	Shots	52

22 September 2019 16:00

HC Bat Yam

4–5 (0–1, 3–1, 1–3)

Txuri Urdin

Ice Skating Center Mechelen Attendance: 180

Game reference
	43 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	65

22 September 2019 20:00

KHL Zagreb

4–2 (1–0, 3–2, 0–0)

HYC Herentals

Ice Skating Center Mechelen Attendance: 295

Game reference
	42 min	Penalties	16 min
	33	Shots	38

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

All times are local (UTC+3).

18 October 2019 16:00

Corona Brașov

3–5 (0–2, 0–1, 3–2)

Mogo Riga

Terminal Ice Arena Attendance: 254

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	41

18 October 2019 19:30

HC Donbass

7–0 (2–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Crvena Zvezda

Terminal Ice Arena Attendance: 1,328

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	51	Shots	11

19 October 2019 14:30

Mogo Riga

6–1 (2–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Crvena Zvezda

Terminal Ice Arena Attendance: 311

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	53	Shots	25

19 October 2019 18:30

HC Donbass

7–1 (2–0, 2–1, 3–0)

Corona Brașov

Terminal Ice Arena Attendance: 1,514

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	42	Shots	29

20 October 2019 14:30

Crvena Zvezda

4–7 (0–2, 2–3, 2–2)

Corona Brașov

Terminal Ice Arena Attendance: 329

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	38

20 October 2019 18:30

Mogo Riga

2–3 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

HC Donbass

Terminal Ice Arena Attendance: 1,933

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	29

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

All times are local (UTC+2).

18 October 2019 16:00

Ferencvárosi TC

6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Txuri Urdin

Arena Ritten Attendance: 250

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	65	Shots	16

18 October 2019 20:00

Olimpija Ljubljana

1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Ritten Sport

Arena Ritten Attendance: 678

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	20 min
	27	Shots	26

19 October 2019 16:00

Ferencvárosi TC

3–2 (2–2, 1–0, 0–0)

Olimpija Ljubljana

Arena Ritten Attendance: 225

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	22

19 October 2019 20:00

Ritten Sport

10–1 (1–1, 4–0, 5–0)

Txuri Urdin

Arena Ritten Attendance: 837

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	28 min
	60	Shots	15

20 October 2019 14:00

Txuri Urdin

1–6 (0–0, 0–3, 1–3)

Olimpija Ljubljana

Arena Ritten Attendance: 100

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	54 min
	19	Shots	47

20 October 2019 18:00

Ritten Sport

1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Ferencvárosi TC

Arena Ritten Attendance: 1,278

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	31

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]

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 November 2019 16:00

Gothiques d'Amiens

2–4 (1–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Nottingham Panthers

Frøs Arena Attendance: 749

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	32

15 November 2019 19:30

SønderjyskE Ishockey

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Ferencvárosi TC

Frøs Arena Attendance: 2,217

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	17

16 November 2019 16:00

Nottingham Panthers

2–3 (1–1, 0–2, 1–0)

Ferencvárosi TC

Frøs Arena Attendance: 678

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	24

16 November 2019 19:30

SønderjyskE Ishockey

3–1 (0–0, 0–1, 3–0)

Gothiques d'Amiens

Frøs Arena Attendance: 2,519

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	31

17 November 2019 15:00

Ferencvárosi TC

1–5 (0–0, 0–2, 1–3)

Gothiques d'Amiens

Frøs Arena Attendance: 521

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	34	Shots	34

17 November 2019 18:30

Nottingham Panthers

4–2 (1–0, 3–1, 0–1)

SønderjyskE Ishockey

Frøs Arena Attendance: 2,640

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	42

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

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 Donbass

Adam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink Attendance: 400

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	22 min
	18	Shots	19

15 November 2019 19:00

Cracovia

3–2 (2–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Beibarys Atyrau

Adam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink Attendance: 1,000

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	30

16 November 2019 14:00

Beibarys Atyrau

3–5 (1–1, 1–3, 1–1)

HC Donbass

Adam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink Attendance: 900

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	34

16 November 2019 19:00

Neman Grodno

4–1 (0–0, 4–0, 0–1)

Cracovia

Adam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	11

17 November 2019 14:00

Beibarys Atyrau

4–2 (2–2, 2–0, 0–0)

Neman Grodno

Adam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink Attendance: 300

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	12

17 November 2019 19:00

HC Donbass

1–2 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Cracovia

Adam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	24

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

All times are local (UTC+1).

10 January 2020 16:00

Neman Grodno

2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Cracovia

Frøs Arena Attendance: 673

Game reference
	Vitali Trus	Goalies	Miroslav Kopřiva	Referees: Adam Kika Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Danny Beresford Rene Jensen
	Hurri (Hiltunen) – 20:57 1–0 Kisly (Grishanov, Remezov) (PP) – 26:02 2–0
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	32

10 January 2020 19:30

SønderjyskE Ishockey

2–1 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Nottingham Panthers

Frøs Arena Attendance: 3,368

Game reference
	Nicolaj Henriksen	Goalies	Kevin Carr	Referees: Aaro Brännare Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Clément Goncalves Elias Seewald
	0–1 38:29 – Connelly (Hansen, Matheson) (PP) Frank (Sharp, Galbraith) – 56:51 1–1
	Frank MacDonald Maylan Bjerrum	Shootout	Perlini Herr Hansen Connelly
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	54	Shots	24

11 January 2020 16:00

Nottingham Panthers

4–3 (0–2, 1–1, 3–0)

Cracovia

Frøs Arena Attendance: 879

Game reference
	Kevin Carr	Goalies	Miroslav Kopřiva	Referees: Christian Persson Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Andreas Hofer Rene Jensen
	0–1 03:26 – Kapica (Bahenský) 0–2 15:56 – Vachovec (Jáchym, Bryniczka) (PP) 0–3 21:47 – Kapica (Gula) (PP) Hansen (Malmquist, Matheson) – 27:19 1–3 Talbot (Herr, Matheson) (PP) – 50:45 2–3 Herr (Matheson, Hansen) (PP) – 55:25 3–3 Herr (Hansen) (ENG) – 59:59 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	47	Shots	22

11 January 2020 19:30

Neman Grodno

3–4 OT (0–0, 1–1, 2–2) (OT: 0–1)

SønderjyskE Ishockey

Frøs Arena Attendance: 3,190

Game reference
	Vitali Trus	Goalies	Adam Ohre	Referees: Adam Kika Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Danny Beresford Elias Seewald
	0–1 25:23 – Frank (Sharp) (PP) Levsha (Hiltunen, Turkin) – 30:31 1–1 1–2 43:52 – Little (Maylan) Malyavko – 48:06 2–2 Savinov (Varivonchik) – 49:16 3–2 3–3 55:34 – Sharp (Little) (PP) 3–4 63:18 – Little
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	29

12 January 2020 15:30

Cracovia

1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1)

SønderjyskE Ishockey

Frøs Arena Attendance: 4,107

Game reference
	Miroslav Kopřiva	Goalies	Nicolaj Henriksen	Referees: Aaro Brännare Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Clément Goncalves Andreas Hofer
	0–1 03:26 – Sharp (Bjerrum, Frank) 0–2 25:24 – Nielsen (Hansen) 0–3 40:50 – Nielsen (Mäkinen) Domogała (Bepierszcz) – 58:14 1–3
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	41

12 January 2020 19:00

Nottingham Panthers

4–3 (0–2, 3–1, 1–0)

Neman Grodno

Frøs Arena Attendance: 1,118

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Vitali Trus	Referees: Christian Persson Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Rene Jensen Elias Seewald
	0–1 01:31 – Kisly (Remezov) 0–2 15:10 – Malinovski (Kisly) (PP) Hansen (Herr) – 26:38 1–2 1–3 29:57 – Kisly (Remezov, Levsha) Horvat (Fick) – 33:33 2–3 Herr (Lachowicz, Hansen) – 37:01 3–3 Golovkovs (Perlini) – 58:50 4–3
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	29	Shots	27

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