# 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2018–19 Continental Cup was the 22nd edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 28 September 2018 and the final tournament was played from 11 to 13 January 2019.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Enter in the third round ||
| HK Gomel | 2017 Belarusian Cup winners |
| Medveščak Zagreb | 2017–18 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions |
| Lyon Lions | 2017–18 Coupe de France winners |
| Belfast Giants | 2017–18 Challenge Cup winners |
| Arlan Kokshetau | 2017–18 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions |
| GKS Katowice | 2017–18 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up |
| Enter in the second round ||
| MAC Budapest | 2017–18 Erste Liga champions |
| Ritten Sport | 2017–18 IHL - Elite champions |
| Kurbads Riga | 2017–18 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions |
| Crvena Zvezda | 2017–18 Serbian Hockey League champions |
| HDD Jesenice | 2017–18 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions |
| Txuri Urdin | 2017–18 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions |
| HC Donbass | 2017–18 Ukrainian Hockey League champions |
| Enter in the first round ||
| Irbis-Skate Sofia | 2017–18 Bulgarian Hockey League champions |
| Vikingar Akureyri | 2017–18 Icelandic Hockey League champions |
| HC Bat Yam | 2017–18 Israeli Hockey League champions |
| Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 2017–18 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions |

## First round
### Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 28 to 30 September 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vikingar Akureyri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Irbis-Skate Sofia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | HC Bat Yam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC+3).

## Second round
### Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 19 to 21 October 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ritten Sport (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 | HDD Jesenice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |
| 3 | MAC Budapest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 | |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 19 to 21 October 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kurbads Riga (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 | HC Donbass | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vikingar Akureyri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Txuri Urdin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 | |
All times are local (UTC+3).

## Third round
### Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Lyon, France, from 16 to 18 November 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arlan Kokshetau | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | HK Gomel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 3 | Kurbads Riga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lyon Lions (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 15 to 17 November 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belfast Giants (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | GKS Katowice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 3 | Medveščak Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ritten Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Belfast Giants 3 Pts, +2 GD; GKS Katowice 3 Pts, +1 GD; Medveščak Zagreb 3 Pts, –3 GD
All times are local (UTC±0).

## Final round

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 11 to 13 January 2019.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arlan Kokshetau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
| 2 | Belfast Giants (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | GKS Katowice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | HK Gomel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC±0).