Twenty teams hunting for the silver plate

The 23th edition of Continental Cup will begin next September with a record of 20 teams partecipants, forcing organizers to creating a new group for the first round. As in the last editions, the Super Finals venue will be played at the arena of one of the finalists in next January, while the other seeds are determined according to the ranking of nations partecipants. Vojens, Denmark and Krakow, Poland will host the semifinal groups, with just a spot each allocated for a qualified team and the two top-teams of each group advancing to finals

Here the complete fixtures:

First round, 20-22 September 2019:

Group A in Istanbul, Turkey: Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (SRB), Irbis-Skate Sofia (BUL), Skautafelag Akureyrar (ISL), Zeytinburnu Istanbul (TUR).

Group B in Mechelen, Belgium: KHL Zagreb (CRO), HYC Herentals (BEL), Txuri Urdin San Sebastian (ESP), HC Bat Yam  (ISR).

Second round, 18-20 October 2019:

Group C in Brovary, Ukraine: Mogo Riga (LAT), HC Donbass (UKR), Corona Brasov (ROU), Winner Group A.

Group D in Collalbo, Italy: Ritten Sport (ITA), Ferencvarosi TC (HUN), Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO), Winner Group B.

Third round, 15-17 November 2019:

Group E in Vojens, Denmark: Nottingham Panthers (GBR), Amiens Gothiques (FRA), SonderjyskE Vojens (DEN), Winner Group D.

Group F in Krakow, Poland: Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ), Neman Grodno (BLR), Cracovia Krakow (POL), Winner Group C.

Final, 10-12 January 2020:

Final: The top-two teams of Group D and the top-two teams of Group E

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