2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup

2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates	22 September 2023 – 14 January 2024
Teams	19
Final positions
Champions	Nomad Astana (1st title)
Runner-up	GKS Katowice
Third place	Cardiff Devils
Fourth place	Herning Blue Fox
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Continental Cup was the 26th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 22 September 2023 and the final tournament was played from 12 to 14 January 2024.^[1]

Qualified teams[]

Team	Qualification
Enter in the third round
Herning Blue Fox	2022–23 Metal Ligaen runners-up
Brûleurs de Loups	2022–23 Coupe de France champions
SG Cortina	2022–23 IHL – Elite champions
Cardiff Devils	2022–23 Fourth place finish in EIHL ^{[Note EIHL]}
Nomad Astana	2022–23 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
GKS Katowice	2022–23 Polska Hokej Liga champions
Enter in the second round
Ferencvárosi TC	2022–23 OB I bajnokság champions
HK Zemgale/LLU	2022–23 Latvian Hockey League champions
CMS Corona Brasov	2022–23 Romanian Hockey League champions
Sokil Kyiv	2022–23 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
HK Celje	2022–23 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
SKHL Crvena zvezda	2022–23 Serbian Hockey League champions
Enter in the first round
Bulldogs Liège	2022–23 BeNe League champions
Kaunas City	2022–23 Lithuania Hockey League champions
KHL Zagreb	2022–23 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Skautafelag Reykjavikur	2022–23 Icelandic Hockey League champions
HC Panter	2022–23 Meistriliiga champions
Irbis-Skate Sofia	2022–23 Bulgarian Hockey League champions
CH Jaca	2022–23 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
~~Buzadam Istanbul~~	2022–23 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

^[1]

^

Playoff winners Belfast Giants won the EIHL season qualifying them for Champions Hockey League, league runners-up Guildford Flames declined invitation to play, as did third-place team Sheffield Steelers. The fourth-place finish Cardiff Devils were named as the replacement.

First round[]

Group A[]

The Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 22 to 24 September 2023.

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 September 2023
21:00

CH Jaca

15–2
(3–1, 5–0, 7–1)

Irbis-Skate Sofia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 568




6 min	Penalties	18 min
77	Shots	10

24 September 2023
17:00^{[N 1]}

CH Jaca

1–6
(1–0, 0–2, 0–4)

Bulldogs Liège

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca
Attendance: 465




12 min	Penalties	11 min
35	Shots	36

24 September 2023
17:00

Bulldogs Liège

Cancelled

Irbis-Skate Sofia

Pabellón de Hielo, Jaca

Game reference

^ The game was originally supposed to be played on 23 September 2023 but was stopped after first period and was rescheduled to 24 September 2023. Tournament Directorate Members agreed that this game will declare the winner of Group A.^[2]

Group B[]

The Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 22 to 24 September 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kaunas City (H)	3	3	0	30	5	+25	9	Second round
2	HC Panter	3	2	1	24	13	+11	6
3	KHL Zagreb	3	1	2	9	20	−11	3
4	Skautafélag Reykjavíkur	3	0	3	4	29	−25	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+3).

22 September 2023
15:00

HC Panter

14–0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)

Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 250




7 min	Penalties	35 min
57	Shots	7

22 September 2023
18:30

KHL Zagreb

0–11
(0–5, 0–4, 0–2)

Kaunas City

Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 412




6 min	Penalties	6 min
11	Shots	37

23 September 2023
13:00

Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

3–5
(1–0, 1–3, 1–2)

KHL Zagreb

Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 115




14 min	Penalties	8 min
26	Shots	35

23 September 2023
16:30

HC Panter

4–9
(1–1, 1–2, 2–6)

Kaunas City

Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 521




35 min	Penalties	16 min
35	Shots	34

24 September 2023
13:00

KHL Zagreb

4–6
(1–2, 1–2, 2–2)

HC Panter

Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 107




12 min	Penalties	16 min
24	Shots	34

24 September 2023
16:30

Kaunas City

10–1
(2–0, 3–0, 5–1)

Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 360




4 min	Penalties	8 min
39	Shots	22

Second round[]

Group C[]

The Group C tournament was played in Jelgava, Latvia, from 13 to 15 October 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HK Zemgale/LBTU (H)	3	3	0	9	3	+6	9	Third round
2	CSM Corona Brașov	3	2	1	16	7	+9	6
3	HK RST-Pellet Celje	3	1	2	12	11	+1	3
4	Bulldogs Liège	3	0	3	6	22	−16	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+3).

13 October 2023
15:30

HK RST-Pellet Celje

9–3
(2–1, 2–2, 5–0)

Bulldogs Liège

Jelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
Attendance: 247




10 min	Penalties	10 min
38	Shots	14

13 October 2023
19:30

HK Zemgale/LBTU

3–1
(2–0, 1–0, 0–1)

CSM Corona Brașov

Jelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
Attendance: 679




6 min	Penalties	16 min
34	Shots	28

14 October 2023
15:30

HK RST-Pellet Celje

2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)

CSM Corona Brașov

Jelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
Attendance: 230




8 min	Penalties	12 min
30	Shots	40

14 October 2023
19:30

Bulldogs Liège

1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

HK Zemgale/LBTU

Jelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
Attendance: 655




6 min	Penalties	6 min
15	Shots	52

15 October 2023
15:00

CSM Corona Brașov

11–2
(4–0, 2–2, 5–0)

Bulldogs Liège

Jelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
Attendance: 247




6 min	Penalties	6 min
71	Shots	28

15 October 2023
19:00

HK Zemgale/LBTU

4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

HK RST-Pellet Celje

Jelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
Attendance: 678




12 min	Penalties	6 min
35	Shots	25

Group D[]

The Group D tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 15 October 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ferencvárosi TC	3	3	0	0	0	21	1	+20	9	Third round
2	Kaunas City	3	1	0	1	1	8	10	−2	4
3	Sokil Kyiv	3	1	0	0	2	6	13	−7	3
4	SKHL Crvena zvezda (H)	3	0	1	0	2	6	17	−11	2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+2).

13 October 2023
16:00

Ferencvárosi TC

5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Kaunas City

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 47




12 min	Penalties	2 min
40	Shots	23

13 October 2023
19:30

Sokil Kyiv

4–2
(0–1, 3–0, 1–1)

SKHL Crvena zvezda

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 236




6 min	Penalties	10 min
26	Shots	19

14 October 2023
16:00

Kaunas City

5–1
(3–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Sokil Kyiv

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 39




14 min	Penalties	4 min
24	Shots	28

14 October 2023
19:30

Ferencvárosi TC

10–0
(1–0, 7–0, 2–0)

SKHL Crvena zvezda

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 348




6 min	Penalties	12 min
38	Shots	16

15 October 2023
13:30

Sokil Kyiv

1–6
(1–5, 0–1, 0–0)

Ferencvárosi TC

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 73




4 min	Penalties	2 min
20	Shots	41

15 October 2023
17:00

SKHL Crvena zvezda

4–3 GWS
(0–2, 2–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Kaunas City

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 336




60 min	Penalties	39 min
29	Shots	21

Third round[]

Group E[]

The Group E tournament was played in Grenoble, France, from 17 to 19 November 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nomad Astana	3	3	0	11	5	+6	9	Final round
2	Cardiff Devils	3	2	1	10	7	+3	6	Final round
3	HK Zemgale/LBTU	3	1	2	6	10	−4	3
4	Brûleurs de Loups (H)	3	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+1).

17 November 2023
16:00

Cardiff Devils

4–5
(0–0, 2–3, 2–2)

Nomad Astana

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 1,523




12 min	Penalties	8 min
45	Shots	29

17 November 2023
20:15

Brûleurs de Loups

1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)

HK Zemgale/LBTU

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 3,653




6 min	Penalties	2 min
50	Shots	28

18 November 2023
16:00

HK Zemgale/LBTU

2–5
(1–3, 0–1, 1–1)

Cardiff Devils

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 2,154




14 min	Penalties	8 min
18	Shots	46

18 November 2023
20:15

Brûleurs de Loups

0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Nomad Astana

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 3,724




10 min	Penalties	10 min
52	Shots	16

19 November 2023
15:00

Nomad Astana

4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)

HK Zemgale/LBTU

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 2,074




8 min	Penalties	6 min
23	Shots	33

19 November 2023
19:15

Cardiff Devils

1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Brûleurs de Loups

Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 3,454




6 min	Penalties	8 min
25	Shots	31

Group F[]

The Group F tournament was played in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 17 to 19 November 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	GKS Katowice	3	2	0	1	0	15	7	+8	7	Final round
2	Herning Blue Fox	3	1	1	0	1	10	7	+3	5	Final round
3	SG Cortina (H)	3	1	0	1	1	8	16	−8	4
4	Ferencvárosi TC	3	0	1	0	2	10	13	−3	2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC+1).

17 November 2023
16:30

GKS Katowice

5–4
(1–1, 2–0, 2–3)

Ferencvárosi TC

Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 955




8 min	Penalties	10 min
28	Shots	21

17 November 2023
20:30

Herning Blue Fox

3–4
(2–1, 1–3, 0–0)

SG Cortina

Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 955




16 min	Penalties	8 min
24	Shots	31

18 November 2023
16:30

Ferencvárosi TC

1–4
(0–0, 1–3, 0–1)

Herning Blue Fox

Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 1,117




6 min	Penalties	6 min
21	Shots	36

18 November 2023
20:30

GKS Katowice

8–0
(5–0, 2–0, 1–0)

SG Cortina

Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 1,340




4 min	Penalties	16 min
39	Shots	16

19 November 2023
16:30

Herning Blue Fox

3–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)

GKS Katowice

Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 1,004




2 min	Penalties	10 min
36	Shots	26

19 November 2023
20:30

SG Cortina

4–5 OT
(1–1, 2–0, 1–3)
(OT: 0–1)

Ferencvárosi TC

Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 1,004




6 min	Penalties	10 min
29	Shots	42

Final round[]

The final tournament will be played in Cardiff, United Kingdom, from 12 to 14 January 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nomad Astana	3	3	0	0	0	15	5	+10	9	Continental Cup winners
2	Herning Blue Fox	3	1	0	1	1	10	15	−5	4
3	Cardiff Devils (H)	3	1	0	0	2	8	11	−3	3
4	GKS Katowice	3	0	1	0	2	8	10	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host.

All times are local (UTC).

12 January 2024
16:00

GKS Katowice

5–4 GWS
(1–2, 1–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Herning Blue Fox

Vindico Arena, Cardiff

Game reference

12 January 2024
20:00

Nomad Astana

5–2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Cardiff Devils

Vindico Arena, Cardiff

Game reference

13 January 2024
15:00

Herning Blue Fox

2–7
(0–4, 1–2, 1–1)

Nomad Astana

Vindico Arena, Cardiff

Game reference

13 January 2024
19:00

GKS Katowice

2–3
(1–2, 0–0, 1–1)

Cardiff Devils

Vindico Arena, Cardiff

Game reference

14 January 2024
15:00

Nomad Astana

3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

GKS Katowice

Vindico Arena, Cardiff

Game reference

14 January 2024
19:00

Cardiff Devils

3–4
(2–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Herning Blue Fox

Vindico Arena, Cardiff

Game reference

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 IIHF – 2024 IIHF Continental Cup groups are set (en).
↑ First Round – Group A – Competition Schedule. IIHF (24 September 2023).

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 IIHF – 2024 IIHF Continental Cup groups are set (en).

[2] First Round – Group A – Competition Schedule. IIHF (24 September 2023).

[1]

[Note EIHL]

[2]

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