2024–25 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2024–25 Continental Cup is the 27th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition began on 20 September 2024 and the final tournament will be played from 16 to 19 January 2025.

2024–2025 IIHF Continental Cup

Tournament details
Dates	20 September 2024 – 19 January 2025
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	Cardiff Devils (1st title)
Runner-up	Brûleurs de Loups
Third place	GKS Katowice
Fourth place	HC Arlan
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Qualified teams

Team[1]	Qualification
Enter in the third round
Aalborg Pirates	2023–24 Metal Ligaen champions
Brûleurs de Loups	2023–24 Coupe de France champions
HC Arlan	2023–24 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
GKS Katowice	2023–24 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Vlci Zilina	2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga champions
Cardiff Devils	2023–24 Second place finish in EIHL
Enter in the second round
Ferencvárosi TC	2023–24 OB I bajnokság champions
Rittner Buam	2023-24 IHL – Elite champions
HK Mogo	2023–24 Latvian Hockey League champions
CSM Corona Brasov	2023–24 Romanian Hockey League champions
Sokil Kyiv	2023–24 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
Acroni Jesenice	2023–24 Slovenian Ice Hockey League runners-up
Enter in the first round
Bulldogs Liège	2023–24 BeNe League champions
Irbis-Skate Sofia	2023–24 Bulgarian Hockey League champions
KHL Sisak	2023–24 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Narva PSK	2023–24 Meistriliiga champions
Skautafelag Reykjavikur	2023–24 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Energija/GV Elektrėnai	2023–24 Lithuania Hockey League champions
SKHL Crvena zvezda	2023–24 Serbian Hockey League champions
CH Jaca	2023–24 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions

First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 20 to 22 September 2024.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	KHL Sisak	3	3	0	0	0	28	3	+25	9	Second round
2	Bulldogs Liège	3	2	0	0	1	22	9	+13	6
3	SKHL Crvena zvezda	3	1	0	0	2	8	10	−2	3
4	Irbis-Skate Sofia (H)	3	0	0	0	3	4	40	−36	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

20 September 2024 15:30

SKHL Crvena zvezda

1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2)

Bulldogs Liège

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 50

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	42

20 September 2024 19:00

KHL Sisak

15–1 (4–0, 7–0, 4–1)

Irbis-Skate Sofia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 250

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	28 min
	72	Shots	7

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21 September 2024 15:30

Irbis-Skate Sofia

1–6 (0–4, 1–1, 0–1)

SKHL Crvena zvezda

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 100

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	20	Shots	33

21 September 2024 19:00

KHL Sisak

6–1 (3–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Bulldogs Liège

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 80

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	53 min
	47	Shots	18

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22 September 2024 15:30

SKHL Crvena zvezda

1–7 (0–1, 0–2, 1–4)

KHL Sisak

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 66

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	17	Shots	56

22 September 2024 19:00

Bulldogs Liège

19–2 (7–0, 6–1, 6–1)

Irbis-Skate Sofia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 250

Game reference
	0 min	Penalties	16 min
	56	Shots	15

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, from 20 to 22 September 2024.^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Energija/GV Elektrėnai	3	3	0	0	0	17	4	+13	9	Second round
2	CH Jaca	3	1	0	1	1	11	13	−2	4
3	Narva PSK (H)	3	1	0	0	2	12	15	−3	3
4	Skautafelag Reykjavikur	3	0	1	0	2	10	18	−8	2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

20 September 2024 15:00

Energija/GV Elektrėnai

5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Skautafelag Reykjavikur

Narva Ice Hall, Narva Attendance: 104

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	61	Shots	18

20 September 2024 19:00

Narva PSK

1–5 (0–2, 0–1, 1–2)

CH Jaca

Narva Ice Hall, Narva Attendance: 893

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	27

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21 September 2024 13:00

CH Jaca

1–6 (0–2, 0–0, 1–4)

Energija/GV Elektrėnai

Narva Ice Hall, Narva Attendance: 145

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	45

21 September 2024 17:00

Narva PSK

8–4 (1–0, 3–1, 4–3)

Skautafelag Reykjavikur

Narva Ice Hall, Narva Attendance: 991

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	45	Shots	29

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22 September 2024 13:00

Skautafelag Reykjavikur

6–5 OT (3–2, 1–2, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

CH Jaca

Narva Ice Hall, Narva Attendance: 83

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	33 min
	28	Shots	44

22 September 2024 17:00

Energija/GV Elektrėnai

6–3 (0–1, 3–0, 3–2)

Narva PSK

Narva Ice Hall, Narva Attendance: 1,156

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	57	Shots	26

Second round

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 18 to 20 October 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rittner Buam (H)	3	3	0	0	0	20	9	+11	9	Third round
2	Acroni Jesenice	3	2	0	0	1	11	8	+3	6
3	KHL Sisak	3	1	0	0	2	7	15	−8	3
4	Sokil Kyiv	3	0	0	0	3	8	14	−6	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

18 October 2024 16:00

Acroni Jesenice

3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)

KHL Sisak

Arena Ritten, Ritten Attendance: 162

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	12 min
	44	Shots	20

18 October 2024 20:00

Rittner Buam

5–4 (1–1, 3–1, 1–2)

Sokil Kyiv

Arena Ritten, Ritten Attendance: 621

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	27

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19 October 2024 16:00

Acroni Jesenice

5–2 (2–1, 3–1, 0–0)

Sokil Kyiv

Arena Ritten, Ritten Attendance: 176

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	28

19 October 2024 20:00

KHL Sisak

2–10 (1–5, 0–2, 1–3)

Rittner Buam

Arena Ritten, Ritten Attendance: 893

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	39

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20 October 2024 16:00

Sokil Kyiv

2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1)

KHL Sisak

Arena Ritten, Ritten Attendance: 176

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	22

20 October 2024 20:00

Rittner Buam

5–3 (1–1, 2–2, 2–0)

Acroni Jesenice

Arena Ritten, Ritten Attendance: 738

Game reference
	21 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	35

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 18 to 20 October 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CSM Corona Brașov (H)	3	1	2	0	0	15	10	+5	7[a]	Third round
2	Mogo Riga	3	2	0	1	0	14	11	+3	7[a]
3	Ferencvárosi TC	3	1	0	1	1	12	10	+2	4
4	Energija/GV Elektrėnai	3	0	0	0	3	8	18	−10	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Mogo Riga 3–4 (OT) CSM Corona Brașov

All times are local (UTC+3).

18 October 2024 14:30

Ferencvárosi TC

6–0 (5–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Energija/GV Elektrėnai

Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 154

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	34	Shots	27

18 October 2024 18:30

Mogo Riga

3–4 OT (2–0, 1–3, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

CSM Corona Brașov

Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 1,157

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	30

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19 October 2024 14:30

Energija/GV Elektrėnai

5–6 (0–2, 3–3, 2–1)

Mogo Riga

Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 167

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	31	Shots	41

19 October 2024 18:30

Ferencvárosi TC

4–5 OT (1–0, 2–2, 1–2) (OT: 0–1)

CSM Corona Brașov

Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 1,238

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	53	Shots	44

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20 October 2024 14:30

Mogo Riga

5–2 (3–0, 2–1, 0–1)

Ferencvárosi TC

Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 147

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	25

20 October 2024 18:30

CSM Corona Brașov

6–3 (1–0, 2–1, 3–2)

Energija/GV Elektrėnai

Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 1,144

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	43	Shots	44

Third round

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Žilina, Slovakia, from 15 to 17 November 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HC Arlan	3	2	0	1	0	11	8	+3	7	Final round
2	Cardiff Devils	3	2	0	0	1	12	8	+4	6
3	Vlci Žilina (H)	3	1	1	0	1	10	7	+3	5
4	Rittner Buam	3	0	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 November 2024 14:00

Cardiff Devils

5–1 (2–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Rittner Buam

Žilina Ice Stadium, Žilina Attendance: 220

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	27

15 November 2024 18:00

HC Arlan

3–4 OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Vlci Žilina

Žilina Ice Stadium, Žilina Attendance: 1,846

Game reference
	56 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	28

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16 November 2024 13:00

Rittner Buam

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

HC Arlan

Žilina Ice Stadium, Žilina Attendance: 148

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	57

16 November 2024 17:00

Cardiff Devils

4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Vlci Žilina

Žilina Ice Stadium, Žilina Attendance: 2,015

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	29 min
	23	Shots	21

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17 November 2024 14:00

HC Arlan

6–3 (1–1, 2–2, 3–0)

Cardiff Devils

Žilina Ice Stadium, Žilina Attendance: 231

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	79 min
	26	Shots	25

17 November 2024 18:00

Vlci Žilina

5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Rittner Buam

Žilina Ice Stadium, Žilina Attendance: 1,493

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	21

Group F

The Group F tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 15 to 17 November 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	GKS Katowice	3	2	0	0	1	15	7	+8	6[a]	Final round
2	Brûleurs de Loups	3	2	0	0	1	18	8	+10	6[a]
3	Aalborg Pirates (H)	3	2	0	0	1	9	9	0	6[a]
4	CSM Corona Brașov	3	0	0	0	3	5	23	−18	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. GKS Katowice 3 Pts, +1 GD; Brûleurs de Loups 3 Pts, 0 GD; Aalborg Pirates 3 Pts, –1 GD

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 November 2024 15:00

GKS Katowice

9–2 (2–1, 3–1, 4–0)

CSM Corona Brașov

Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 475

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	51	Shots	19

15 November 2024 19:00

Aalborg Pirates

5–3 (0–2, 3–0, 2–1)

Brûleurs de Loups

Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 2,187

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	45	Shots	36

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16 November 2024 14:00

GKS Katowice

2–4 (2–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Brûleurs de Loups

Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 656

Game reference
	35 min	Penalties	31 min
	22	Shots	42

16 November 2024 18:00

CSM Corona Brașov

2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Aalborg Pirates

Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 2,169

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	14	Shots	27

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17 November 2024 14:00

Brûleurs de Loups

11–1 (5–0, 3–1, 3–0)

CSM Corona Brașov

Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 352

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	27

17 November 2024 18:00

Aalborg Pirates

1–4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2)

GKS Katowice

Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 2,365

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	29

Final round

The final tournament took place in Cardiff, United Kingdom, from 16 to 19 January 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff Devils (H)	2	2	0	0	0	12	4	+8	6	Continental Cup winners
2	Brûleurs de Loups	2	0	1	0	1	4	8	−4	2
3	GKS Katowice	2	0	0	1	1	5	9	−4	1
–	HC Arlan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn[4]

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC±0).

16 January 2025 19:30

GKS Katowice

3–6 (0–0, 1–5, 2–1)

Cardiff Devils

Vindico Arena, Cardiff Attendance: 2,874

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	49

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18 January 2025 18:00

Brûleurs de Loups

3–2 SO (1–0, 0–2, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

GKS Katowice

Vindico Arena, Cardiff Attendance: 2,765

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	39

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19 January 2025 18:00

Cardiff Devils

6–1 (1–1, 4–0, 1–0)

Brûleurs de Loups

Vindico Arena, Cardiff Attendance: 3,110

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	46	Shots	19