# 2022–23 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2022–23 Continental Cup was the 25th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 23 September 2022 and the final tournament was played from 13 to 15 January 2023.
HK Nitra won the tournament for the first time thus becoming the fifth Slovak team in history to win the trophy.
For the first time since the 2014–15 season, the IIHF Continental Cup winners did not get a wild card spot for the next season of the Champions Hockey League due to the reduction in the number of teams participating in the latter beginning from the 2023–24 season.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Enter in the third round ||
| HC Kremenchuk | 2021–22 Ukrainian Hockey League runners-up |
| HK Zemgale/LLU | 2021–22 Latvian Hockey League champions |
| HK Nitra | 2021–22 Slovak Extraliga runners-up |
| Cardiff Devils | 2021–22 EIHL playoff champions |
| Saryarka Karagandy | 2021–22 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions |
| Unia Oświęcim | 2021–22 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up |
| Enter in the second round ||
| Ferencvárosi TC | 2021–22 OB I bajnokság champions |
| Asiago Hockey | 2021–22 IHL - Elite champions |
| HSC Csíkszereda | 2021–22 Romanian Hockey League champions |
| Ducs d'Angers | 2021–22 Coupe de France winners |
| HDD Jesenice | 2021–22 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions |
| HK Vojvodina | 2021–22 Serbian Hockey League champions |
| Enter in the first round ||
| Bulldogs Liège | 2021–22 BeNe League champions |
| Hockey Punks Vilnius | 2021–22 Lithuania Hockey League champions |
| KHL Sisak | 2021–22 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions |
| Skautafélag Akureyrar | 2021–22 Icelandic Hockey League champions |
| Tartu Välk 494 | 2021–22 Meistriliiga champions |
| NSA Sofia | 2021–22 Bulgarian Hockey League champions |
| FC Barcelona | 2021–22 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions |
| Buzadam Istanbul | 2021–22 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions |

### Notes
## First round
### Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 23 to 25 September 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | KHL Sisak | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | Second round |
| 2 | Tartu Välk 494 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Skautafélag Akureyrar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | |
| 4 | NSA Sofia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 1 | |
All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 23 to 25 September 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Buzadam İstanbul (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | Second round |
| 2 | Bulldogs Liège | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hockey Punks Vilnius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | FC Barcelona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC+3).

## Second round
### Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Angers, France, from 14 to 16 October 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ducs d'Angers (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 9 | Third round |
| 2 | SC Miercurea Ciuc | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ferencvárosi TC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | KHL Sisak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 14 to 16 October 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Asiago Hockey (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 9 | Third round |
| 2 | Acroni Jesenice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 | Third round |
| 3 | Buzadam İstanbul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | HK Vojvodina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D | Acroni Jesenice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 | Third round |
| 2 | C | SC Miercurea Ciuc | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |

## Third round
### Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Cardiff, Great Britain, from 18 to 20 November 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cardiff Devils (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Acroni Jesenice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 | HK Zemgale/LLU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | |
All times are local (UTC±0).

### Group F

The Group F tournament was played in Nitra, Slovakia, from 18 to 20 November 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | HK Nitra (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Asiago Hockey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Unia Oświęcim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | HC Kremenchuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC+1).

## Final round

The final tournament was played in Angers, France, from 13 to 15 January 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | HK Nitra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Continental Cup winners |
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cardiff Devils | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Asiago Hockey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Cardiff Devils 1–2 (GWS) Ducs d'Angers
All times are local (UTC+1).