2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup

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

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]

Qualified teams

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

First round

Group A

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 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 3 3 0 0 0 17 6 +11 9 Second round
2 Turkey Zeytinburnu Belediyespor (H) 3 2 0 0 1 11 12 −1 6
3 Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia 3 1 0 0 2 9 10 −1 3
4 Iceland 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 Iceland1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 80
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
14Shots36
20 September 2019
20:00		Irbis-Skate Sofia Bulgaria3–5
(1–1, 1–2, 1–2)		Turkey Zeytinburnu BelediyesporSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 220
Game reference
16 minPenalties14 min
27Shots30
21 September 2019
14:00		Irbis-Skate Sofia Bulgaria3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		Iceland Skautafélag AkureyrarSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 92
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots28
21 September 2019
18:00		Crvena Zvezda Serbia6–2
(1–1, 2–1, 3–0)		Turkey Zeytinburnu BelediyesporSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 140
Game reference
12 minPenalties18 min
32Shots26
22 September 2019
14:00		Crvena Zvezda Serbia5–3
(0–0, 4–2, 1–1)		Bulgaria Irbis-Skate SofiaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 64
Game reference
14 minPenalties26 min
30Shots28
22 September 2019
18:00		Zeytinburnu Belediyespor Turkey4–3
(0–0, 1–3, 3–0)		Iceland Skautafélag AkureyrarSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Attendance: 172
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
35Shots35

Group B

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 Spain Txuri Urdin 3 3 0 0 0 17 7 +10 9 Second round
2 Croatia KHL Zagreb 3 2 0 0 1 17 13 +4 6
3 Belgium HYC Herentals (H) 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 −2 3
4 Israel 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 Spain7–1
(5–0, 0–1, 2–0)		Croatia KHL ZagrebIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 111
Game reference
20 minPenalties10 min
37Shots41
20 September 2019
20:00		HYC Herentals Belgium7–4
(1–3, 2–0, 4–1)		Israel HC Bat YamIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 280
Game reference
33 minPenalties18 min
56Shots26
21 September 2019
16:00		KHL Zagreb Croatia12–4
(4–0, 5–2, 3–2)		Israel HC Bat YamIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 200
Game reference
12 minPenalties22 min
64Shots31
21 September 2019
20:00		HYC Herentals Belgium2–5
(0–3, 0–1, 2–1)		Spain Txuri UrdinIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 320
Game reference
14 minPenalties14 min
36Shots52
22 September 2019
16:00		HC Bat Yam Israel4–5
(0–1, 3–1, 1–3)		Spain Txuri UrdinIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 180
Game reference
43 minPenalties6 min
28Shots65
22 September 2019
20:00		KHL Zagreb Croatia4–2
(1–0, 3–2, 0–0)		Belgium HYC HerentalsIce Skating Center Mechelen
Attendance: 295
Game reference
42 minPenalties16 min
33Shots38

Second round

Group C

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 Ukraine HC Donbass (H) 3 2 1 0 0 17 3 +14 8 Third round
2 Latvia Mogo Riga 3 2 0 1 0 13 7 +6 7
3 Romania Corona Brașov 3 1 0 0 2 11 16 −5 3
4 Serbia 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 Romania3–5
(0–2, 0–1, 3–2)		Latvia Mogo RigaTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 254
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
20Shots41
18 October 2019
19:30		HC Donbass Ukraine7–0
(2–0, 2–0, 3–0)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,328
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
51Shots11
19 October 2019
14:30		Mogo Riga Latvia6–1
(2–0, 1–1, 3–0)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 311
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
53Shots25
19 October 2019
18:30		HC Donbass Ukraine7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)		Romania Corona BrașovTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,514
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
42Shots29
20 October 2019
14:30		Crvena Zvezda Serbia4–7
(0–2, 2–3, 2–2)		Romania Corona BrașovTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 329
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
23Shots38
20 October 2019
18:30		Mogo Riga Latvia2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Ukraine HC DonbassTerminal Ice Arena
Attendance: 1,933
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
28Shots29

Group D

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 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 3 3 0 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Third round
2 Italy Ritten Sport (H) 3 1 1 0 1 13 5 +8 5
3 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3 1 0 1 1 9 6 +3 4
4 Spain 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 Hungary6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Spain Txuri UrdinArena Ritten
Attendance: 250
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
65Shots16
18 October 2019
20:00		Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		Italy Ritten SportArena Ritten
Attendance: 678
Game reference
16 minPenalties20 min
27Shots26
19 October 2019
16:00		Ferencvárosi TC Hungary3–2
(2–2, 1–0, 0–0)		Slovenia Olimpija LjubljanaArena Ritten
Attendance: 225
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
23Shots22
19 October 2019
20:00		Ritten Sport Italy10–1
(1–1, 4–0, 5–0)		Spain Txuri UrdinArena Ritten
Attendance: 837
Game reference
2 minPenalties28 min
60Shots15
20 October 2019
14:00		Txuri Urdin Spain1–6
(0–0, 0–3, 1–3)		Slovenia Olimpija LjubljanaArena Ritten
Attendance: 100
Game reference
26 minPenalties54 min
19Shots47
20 October 2019
18:00		Ritten Sport Italy1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		Hungary Ferencvárosi TCArena Ritten
Attendance: 1,278
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
24Shots31

Third round

Group E

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 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6[a] Final round
2 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey (H) 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6[a]
3 France Gothiques d'Amiens 3 1 0 0 2 8 8 0 3[b]
4 Hungary 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 France2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)		United Kingdom Nottingham PanthersFrøs Arena
Attendance: 749
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
29Shots32
15 November 2019
19:30		SønderjyskE Ishockey Denmark3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		Hungary Ferencvárosi TCFrøs Arena
Attendance: 2,217
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
33Shots17
16 November 2019
16:00		Nottingham Panthers United Kingdom2–3
(1–1, 0–2, 1–0)		Hungary Ferencvárosi TCFrøs Arena
Attendance: 678
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
41Shots24
16 November 2019
19:30		SønderjyskE Ishockey Denmark3–1
(0–0, 0–1, 3–0)		France Gothiques d'AmiensFrøs Arena
Attendance: 2,519
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots31
17 November 2019
15:00		Ferencvárosi TC Hungary1–5
(0–0, 0–2, 1–3)		France Gothiques d'AmiensFrøs Arena
Attendance: 521
Game reference
10 minPenalties18 min
34Shots34
17 November 2019
18:30		Nottingham Panthers United Kingdom4–2
(1–0, 3–1, 0–1)		Denmark SønderjyskE IshockeyFrøs Arena
Attendance: 2,640
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
24Shots42

Group F

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 Belarus Neman Grodno 3 1 1 0 1 10 8 +2 5[a] Final round
2 Poland Cracovia (H) 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 −1 5[a]
3 Ukraine HC Donbass 3 1 0 2 0 9 9 0 5[a]
4 Kazakhstan 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 Belarus4–3 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 1–2)
(OT: 1–0)		Ukraine HC DonbassAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 400
Game reference
6 minPenalties22 min
18Shots19
15 November 2019
19:00		Cracovia Poland3–2
(2–1, 0–0, 1–1)		Kazakhstan Beibarys AtyrauAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
27Shots30
16 November 2019
14:00		Beibarys Atyrau Kazakhstan3–5
(1–1, 1–3, 1–1)		Ukraine HC DonbassAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 900
Game reference
18 minPenalties10 min
29Shots34
16 November 2019
19:00		Neman Grodno Belarus4–1
(0–0, 4–0, 0–1)		Poland CracoviaAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
30Shots11
17 November 2019
14:00		Beibarys Atyrau Kazakhstan4–2
(2–2, 2–0, 0–0)		Belarus Neman GrodnoAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 300
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
18Shots12
17 November 2019
19:00		HC Donbass Ukraine1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Poland CracoviaAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots24

Final round

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 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey (H) 3 1 2 0 0 9 5 +4 7[a] Champions Hockey League
2 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3 2 0 1 0 9 8 +1 7[a]
3 Belarus Neman Grodno 3 1 0 1 1 8 8 0 4
4 Poland 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 Belarus2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)		Poland CracoviaFrøs Arena
Attendance: 673
Game reference
Vitali TrusGoaliesMiroslav KopřivaReferees:
Czech Republic Adam Kika
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Danny Beresford
Denmark 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 Denmark2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		United Kingdom Nottingham PanthersFrøs Arena
Attendance: 3,368
Game reference
Nicolaj HenriksenGoaliesKevin CarrReferees:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
France Clément Goncalves
Austria Elias Seewald
0–138:29 – Connelly (Hansen, Matheson) (PP)
Frank (Sharp, Galbraith) – 56:511–1
Frank MISS
MacDonald MISS
Maylan GOAL
Bjerrum GOAL		ShootoutMISS Perlini
MISS Herr
MISS Hansen
MISS Connelly
6 minPenalties16 min
54Shots24
11 January 2020
16:00		Nottingham Panthers United Kingdom4–3
(0–2, 1–1, 3–0)		Poland CracoviaFrøs Arena
Attendance: 879
Game reference
Kevin CarrGoaliesMiroslav KopřivaReferees:
Norway Christian Persson
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Germany Andreas Hofer
Denmark 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 Belarus3–4 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)		Denmark SønderjyskE IshockeyFrøs Arena
Attendance: 3,190
Game reference
Vitali TrusGoaliesAdam OhreReferees:
Czech Republic Adam Kika
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Danny Beresford
Austria 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 Poland1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		Denmark SønderjyskE IshockeyFrøs Arena
Attendance: 4,107
Game reference
Miroslav KopřivaGoaliesNicolaj HenriksenReferees:
Finland Aaro Brännare
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
France Clément Goncalves
Germany 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 United Kingdom4–3
(0–2, 3–1, 1–0)		Belarus Neman GrodnoFrøs Arena
Attendance: 1,118
Game reference
Jackson WhistleGoaliesVitali TrusReferees:
Norway Christian Persson
Switzerland Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Austria 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

References

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