2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup
The 2015–16 Continental Cup was the 19th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 2 October 2015 and the Super Final was played on 8–10 January 2016. Dragons de Rouen won the competition for the second time and also qualified for the 2016–17 Champions Hockey League.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 October 2015 – 10 January 2016 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  |
Runner-up  |  |
Third place  |  |
| Fourth place |  |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Qualified teams
Location map
List of teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Enter in the third round | |
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2014–15 Metal Ligaen regular season winners |
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2014–15 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners |
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2014–15 Serie A winners |
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2014–15 Belarusian Extraleague winners |
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2014–15 Ligue Magnus regular season runners-up |
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2014–15 Ukrainian Hockey Championship runners-up |
| Enter in the second round | |
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2014–15 Latvian Hockey League winners |
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2014–15 Slovenian Hockey League winners |
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2014–15 OB I bajnokság winners |
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2014–15 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners |
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2014–15 Elite League Play-Off winners |
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2014–15 Polska Liga Hokejowa winners |
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2014–15 Romanian Hockey League winners |
| Enter in the first round | |
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2014–15 Serbian Hockey League winners |
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2014–15 Israeli Hockey League winners |
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2014–15 Bulgarian Hockey League winners |
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2014–15 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners |
First round
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia from 2–4 October 2015 with all games held at the Pionir Ice Hall.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 (Group C) | — | 9–5 | 12–4 | 7–1 | |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 | 5–9 | — | 4–1 | 14–4 | ||
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 3 | 4–12 | 1–4 | — | 9–1 | ||
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | 1–7 | 4–14 | 1–9 | — |
Second round
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Miskolc, Hungary from 23–25 October 2015 with all games held at the Miskolc Arena.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 3 (Group D) | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–2 | ||
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | 3–6 | 2–10 | 1–3 | — |
Group C
The Group C tournament was played in Tychy, Poland from 23–25 October 2015 with all games held at the Tychy Winter Stadium.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 9 | Advance to Round 3 (Group E) | — | 3–2 | 8–3 | 26–0 | |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 7–2 | 12–1 | ||
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | 3–8 | 2–7 | — | 10–1 | ||
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 48 | −46 | 0 | 0–26 | 1–12 | 1–10 | — |
Notes:
- CSKA Sofia, the winners of Group A renounced its participation due to financial problems and were replaced by Group A third-placed team Partizan Belgrade after Group A runners-up Zeytinburnu Belediyespor declined the invitation.[1]
Third round
Third round games will be played on 20–22 November 2015. The top-two ranked teams of each third round group will be promoted for the Super final.
Group D
The Group D tournament is being played in Asiago, Italy from 20–22 November 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Qualification to Super Final | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 11–2 | ||
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 2–11 | — |
Group E
The Group E tournament is being played in Rouen, France from 20–22 November 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Qualification to Super Final | — | 5–3 | 1–0 | 7–3 | |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 3–7 | 1–3 | 0–6 | — |
Super final
Super final was played in Rouen, France on 8–10 January 2016.
Final group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | — | 4–0 | 6–5 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | 5–6 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | — |
See also
References
- "CSKA Sofia won't travel to Tychy". European Ice Hockey Online. 2015-10-20. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-26.