2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup

The Continental Cup 2009–10 was the 13th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 25, 2009, and finished on January 15, 2010.

The tournament was won by Red Bull Salzburg, who led the final group.

The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.

First Group Stage

Group A

(Ankara, Turkey)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Polis Akademisi Turkey 3:7 Bulgaria HC Slavia Sofia
FC Barcelona Spain 14:1 Israel Ice Time Herzliya
Polis Akademisi Turkey 8:3 Israel Ice Time Herzliya
FC Barcelona Spain 3:1 Bulgaria HC Slavia Sofia
HC Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 11:2 Israel Ice Time Herzliya
Polis Akademisi Turkey 1:13 Spain FC Barcelona

Group A standings

Rank Team Points
1 Spain FC Barcelona 9
2 Bulgaria HC Slavia Sofia 6
3 Turkey Polis Akademisi 3
4 Israel Ice Time Herzliya 0

Second Group Stage

Group B

(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Újpesti TE Hungary 9:3 Spain FC Barcelona
SC Miercurea Ciuc Romania 3:4 Netherlands HYS The Hague
Újpesti TE Hungary 2:6 Netherlands HYS The Hague
SC Miercurea Ciuc Romania 11:2 Spain FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Spain 1:9 Netherlands HYS The Hague
SC Miercurea Ciuc Romania 5:0 Hungary Újpesti TE

Group B standings

Rank Team Points
1 Netherlands HYS The Hague 9
2 Romania SC Miercurea Ciuc 6
3 Hungary Újpesti TE 3
4 Spain FC Barcelona 0

Group C

(Kraków, Poland)

Team #1 Score Team #2
SC Energija Lithuania 2:3 (OT) Estonia Tartu Välk 494
Cracovia Poland 3:2 Kazakhstan Saryarka Karaganda
Saryarka Karaganda Kazakhstan 4:1 Lithuania SC Energija
Cracovia Poland 9:3 Estonia Tartu Välk 494
Saryarka Karaganda Kazakhstan 8:0 Estonia Tartu Välk 494
Cracovia Poland 7:5 Lithuania SC Energija

Group C standings

Rank Team Points
1 Poland Cracovia 9
2 Kazakhstan Saryarka Karaganda 6
3 Estonia Tartu Välk 494 2
4 Lithuania SC Energija 1

United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers, Slovenia HDK Maribor, Italy HC Bolzano, Austria Red Bull Salzburg, Ukraine Sokil Kiev, Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs : bye

Third Group Stage

Group D

(Bolzano, Italy)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Sheffield Steelers United Kingdom 4:3 Netherlands HYS The Hague
HC Bolzano Italy 6:2 Slovenia HDK Maribor
HDK Maribor Slovenia 4:5 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
HC Bolzano Italy 3:0 Netherlands HYS The Hague
HYS The Hague Netherlands 4:1 Slovenia HDK Maribor
HC Bolzano Italy 3:4 (SO) United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers

Group D standings

Rank Team Points
1 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 8
2 Italy HC Bolzano 7
3 Netherlands HYS The Hague 3
4 Slovenia HDK Maribor 0

Group E

(Liepāja, Latvia)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 6:5 Ukraine Sokil Kiev
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 6:5 Poland Cracovia
Cracovia Poland 2:1 (OT) Ukraine Sokil Kiev
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3:4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 5:2 Poland Cracovia
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3:5 Ukraine Sokil Kiev

Group E standings

Rank Team Points
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 9
2 Ukraine Sokil Kiev 4
3 Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 3
4 Poland Cracovia 2

France Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups, Belarus Yunost Minsk  : bye

Final stage

Final Group

(Grenoble, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 5:3 Belarus Yunost Minsk
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups France 2:5 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 6:1 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups France 3:2 (SO) Belarus Yunost Minsk
Yunost Minsk Belarus 4:1 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups France 4:9 Austria Red Bull Salzburg

Final Group standings

Rank Team Points
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 9
2 Belarus Yunost Minsk 4
3 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 3
4 France Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups 2

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