The tournament will follow the usual format
Today, at Crown Plaza Hotel in Wien, the representatives of a lot of European Clubs met with IIHF to approve the program of the next edition of the IIHF Continental Cup
The program of the tournament will be the same of the last year: three preliminary rounds and a Superfinal that will be held in Minsk or Gomel , Belarus.
These are the dates of the four rounds:
First Round – 26 - 28 September 2003
Second Round – 17 - 19 October 2003
Third Round – 21 - 23 November 2003
SuperFinal – 8 - 11 January, 2004
These are the approved groups:
First round
GROUP A - Novi Sad (YUG)
KHL Zagreb - CRO
Ankara BB - TUR
Miercurea Ciuc - ROM
HK Vojvodina - YUG
GROUP B - Amiens (FRA)
Odense IK - DEN
Gothiques Amiens - FRA
Slavia Ljubljana - SLO
Steaua Bucarest - ROM
GROUP C - Barcelona (ESP)
Tigers Amsterdam - NED
FC Barcelona - ESP
CH Jaca 2010 - ESP
Phantoms Deurne - BEL
GROUP D - Zagreb (CRO)
Levski Sofia - BUL
Dunaferr Dunaujvaros - HUN
Maalot/Maccabi - ISR
Medvescak Zagreb - CRO
GROUP E - Riga (LAT)
Energija Elektrenai - LTU
Stoczniowiec Gdansk - POL
Kazakhmys Karaganda - KAZ
HK Riga 2000 - LAT
Second Round (Organizers are written in capital letters)
GROUP F
Milano Vipers - ITA
UNIA OSWIECIM - POL
Liepajas Metalurgs - LAT
Winner A
GROUP G
ROUEN - FRA
HC Asiago - ITA
Winner B
Winner C
GROUP H
ALBA VOLAN - HUN
Olimpija Ljubljana - SLO
Torpedo Kazzinc - KAZ
Winner D
GROUP I
Jukurit Mikkeli - FIN
Sokol Kiev - UKR
HKM ZVOLEN - SVK
Winner E
Third Round
GROUP J
Valerenga Oslo - NOR
HERNING IK - DEN
Winner F
Winner G
GROUP K
BLACK WINGS LINZ - AUT
Keramin Minsk - BLR
Winner H
Winner I
Super Final
(at Minsk or Gomel, BLR - still TBD)
GROUP M
HC Gomel BLR
HC Lugano SUI
Winner J
GROUP N
Severstal Cherepovets RUS
Slovan Bratislava SVK
Winner K
Today, at Crown Plaza Hotel in Wien, the representatives of a lot of European Clubs met with IIHF to approve the program of the next edition of the IIHF Continental Cup
The program of the tournament will be the same of the last year: three preliminary rounds and a Superfinal that will be held in Minsk or Gomel , Belarus.
These are the dates of the four rounds:
First Round – 26 - 28 September 2003
Second Round – 17 - 19 October 2003
Third Round – 21 - 23 November 2003
SuperFinal – 8 - 11 January, 2004
These are the approved groups:
First round
GROUP A - Novi Sad (YUG)
KHL Zagreb - CRO
Ankara BB - TUR
Miercurea Ciuc - ROM
HK Vojvodina - YUG
GROUP B - Amiens (FRA)
Odense IK - DEN
Gothiques Amiens - FRA
Slavia Ljubljana - SLO
Steaua Bucarest - ROM
GROUP C - Barcelona (ESP)
Tigers Amsterdam - NED
FC Barcelona - ESP
CH Jaca 2010 - ESP
Phantoms Deurne - BEL
GROUP D - Zagreb (CRO)
Levski Sofia - BUL
Dunaferr Dunaujvaros - HUN
Maalot/Maccabi - ISR
Medvescak Zagreb - CRO
GROUP E - Riga (LAT)
Energija Elektrenai - LTU
Stoczniowiec Gdansk - POL
Kazakhmys Karaganda - KAZ
HK Riga 2000 - LAT
Second Round (Organizers are written in capital letters)
GROUP F
Milano Vipers - ITA
UNIA OSWIECIM - POL
Liepajas Metalurgs - LAT
Winner A
GROUP G
ROUEN - FRA
HC Asiago - ITA
Winner B
Winner C
GROUP H
ALBA VOLAN - HUN
Olimpija Ljubljana - SLO
Torpedo Kazzinc - KAZ
Winner D
GROUP I
Jukurit Mikkeli - FIN
Sokol Kiev - UKR
HKM ZVOLEN - SVK
Winner E
Third Round
GROUP J
Valerenga Oslo - NOR
HERNING IK - DEN
Winner F
Winner G
GROUP K
BLACK WINGS LINZ - AUT
Keramin Minsk - BLR
Winner H
Winner I
Super Final
(at Minsk or Gomel, BLR - still TBD)
GROUP M
HC Gomel BLR
HC Lugano SUI
Winner J
GROUP N
Severstal Cherepovets RUS
Slovan Bratislava SVK
Winner K