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  |  Dragons de Rouen (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Herning Blue Fox |
Third place  |  GKS Tychy |
| Fourth place |  Asiago |
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Enter in the third round | |
| Herning Blue Fox |
2014–15 Metal Ligaen regular season winners |
 Yertis Pavlodar |
2014–15 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners |
| Asiago |
2014–15 Serie A winners |
 Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
2014–15 Belarusian Extraleague winners |
| Dragons de Rouen |
2014–15 Ligue Magnus regular season runners-up |
 Kremenchuk |
2014–15 Ukrainian Hockey Championship runners-up |
| Enter in the second round | |
 Mogo Riga |
2014–15 Latvian Hockey League winners |
 Jesenice |
2014–15 Slovenian Hockey League winners |
 Miskolci Jegesmedve |
2014–15 OB I bajnokság winners |
 Jaca |
2014–15 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners |
 Coventry Blaze |
2014–15 Elite League Play-Off winners |
| GKS Tychy |
2014–15 Polska Liga Hokejowa winners |
 Dunărea Galați |
2014–15 Romanian Hockey League winners |
| Enter in the first round | |
 Partizan Belgrade |
2014–15 Serbian Hockey League winners |
 Rishon Devils |
2014–15 Israeli Hockey League winners |
 CSKA Sofia |
2014–15 Bulgarian Hockey League winners |
 Zeytinburnu Belediyespor |
2014–15 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners |
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 | SOF |
ZEY |
BEL |
RIS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 (Group C) | — | 9–5 | 12–4 | 7–1 | |
| 2 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 | 5–9 | — | 4–1 | 14–4 | ||
| 3 | Partizan Belgrade |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 3 | 4–12 | 1–4 | — | 9–1 | ||
| 4 | Rishon Devils |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | 1–7 | 4–14 | 1–9 | — |
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 | RIG |
MIS |
ACJ |
JAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogo Riga |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 3 (Group D) | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| 2 | Miskolci Jegesmedve |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–2 | ||
| 3 | Jesenice |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Jaca |
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 | TYC |
COV |
DUN |
BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GKS Tychy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 9 | Advance to Round 3 (Group E) | — | 3–2 | 8–3 | 26–0 | |
| 2 | Coventry Blaze |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 7–2 | 12–1 | ||
| 3 | Dunărea Galați |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | 3–8 | 2–7 | — | 10–1 | ||
| 4 | Partizan Belgrade[lower-alpha 1] |
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 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 | HER |
ASI |
PAV |
RIG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herning Blue Fox |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Qualification to Super Final | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | Asiago |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Yertis Pavlodar |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 11–2 | ||
| 4 | Mogo Riga |
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 | ROU |
TYC |
SOL |
KRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons de Rouen |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Qualification to Super Final | — | 5–3 | 1–0 | 7–3 | |
| 2 | GKS Tychy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Kremenchuk |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 3–7 | 1–3 | 0–6 | — |
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 | ROU |
HER |
TYC |
ASI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons de Rouen |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | — | 4–0 | 6–5 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Herning Blue Fox |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | GKS Tychy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | 5–6 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | |
| 4 | Asiago |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | — |
- "CSKA Sofia won't travel to Tychy". European Ice Hockey Online. 2015-10-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-26.