2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 October 2015 – 10 January 2016 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | France Dragons de Rouen (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Denmark Herning Blue Fox |
| Third place | Poland GKS Tychy |
| Fourth place | Italy Asiago |
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.
Qualified teams
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(not on map)
First round
[edit ]Group A
[edit ]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 | Bulgaria SOF | Turkey ZEY | Serbia BEL | Israel RIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria CSKA Sofia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 (Group C) | — | 9–5 | 12–4 | 7–1 |
| 2 | Turkey Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 | 5–9 | — | 4–1 | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Serbia Partizan Belgrade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 3 | 4–12 | 1–4 | — | 9–1 | |
| 4 | Israel Rishon Devils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | 1–7 | 4–14 | 1–9 | — |
Second round
[edit ]Group B
[edit ]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 | Latvia RIG | Hungary MIS | Slovenia ACJ | Spain JAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia Mogo Riga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 3 (Group D) | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–3 |
| 2 | Hungary Miskolci Jegesmedve | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–2 | |
| 3 | Slovenia Jesenice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Spain Jaca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | 3–6 | 2–10 | 1–3 | — |
Group C
[edit ]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 | Poland TYC | United Kingdom COV | Romania DUN | Serbia BEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland GKS Tychy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 9 | Advance to Round 3 (Group E) | — | 3–2 | 8–3 | 26–0 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Coventry Blaze | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 7–2 | 12–1 | |
| 3 | Romania Dunărea Galați | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | 3–8 | 2–7 | — | 10–1 | |
| 4 | Serbia Partizan Belgrade [a] | 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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 | Denmark HER | Italy ASI | Kazakhstan PAV | Latvia RIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Herning Blue Fox | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Qualification to Super Final | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Italy Asiago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 11–2 | |
| 4 | Latvia Mogo Riga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 2–11 | — |
Group E
[edit ]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 | France ROU | Poland TYC | Belarus SOL | Ukraine KRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Dragons de Rouen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Qualification to Super Final | — | 5–3 | 1–0 | 7–3 |
| 2 | Poland GKS Tychy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | |
| 4 | Ukraine Kremenchuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 3–7 | 1–3 | 0–6 | — |
Super final
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Super final was played in Rouen, France on 8–10 January 2016.
Final group
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | France ROU | Denmark HER | Poland TYC | Italy ASI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Dragons de Rouen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | — | 4–0 | 6–5 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Denmark Herning Blue Fox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Poland GKS Tychy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | 5–6 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 |
| 4 | Italy Asiago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | — |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "CSKA Sofia won't travel to Tychy". European Ice Hockey Online. 2015年10月20日. Archived from the original on 2016年03月04日. Retrieved 2015年10月26日.