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 	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	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 	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.
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.
All times are local (UTC+2).
===Group C===
The Group C tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 19 to 21 October 2018.
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.
All times are local (UTC+1).
===Group E===
The Group E tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 15 to 17 November 2018.
All times are local (UTC±0).
==Final round==
Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 11 to 13 January 2019.
All times are local (UTC±0).
==See also==
* 2018–19 Champions Hockey League
==References==
==External links==
* Official IIHF tournament page
Category:IIHF Continental Cup
Category:2018–19 in European ice hockey