The 2021–22 Continental Cup was the 24th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 24 September 2021 and the final tournament was scheduled to be played from 4 to 6 March 2022.
The Polish team Cracovia won the tournament for the first time, thanks to which they got the right to participate in the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League.
Qualified teams TeamQualificationEnter in the third round HK Gomel2020–21 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up Aalborg Pirates2020–21 Metal Ligaen runners-up HK Poprad2020–21 Slovak Extraliga runners-up Sheffield Steelers2019–20 EIHL season second place Saryarka Karagandy2020–21 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions Cracovia2020–21 Polska Hokej Liga runners-upEnter in the second round Ferencvárosi TC2020–21 OB I bajnokság champions Asiago Hockey2020–21 IHL - Elite champions HK Olimp/Venta 20022020–21 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions Gothiques d'Amiens2019–20 Coupe de France winners HDD Jesenice2020–21 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions Sokil Kyiv2020–21 Ukrainian Hockey League runners-upEnter in the first round Corona Brașov2020–21 Romanian Hockey League champions Hockey Punks Vilnius2020–21 Lithuania Hockey League champions KHL Mladost2020–21 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions Skautafélag Akureyrar2020–21 Icelandic Hockey League champions Tartu Välk 4942020–21 Meistriliiga champions Crvena zvezda2020–21 Serbian Hockey League champions FC Barcelona2020–21 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions Buz Beykoz Istanbul2020–21 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions
First round Group A The Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 24 to 26 September 2021.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group B The Group B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 24 to 26 September 2021.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Second round Group C The Group C tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 22 to 24 October 2021.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group D The Group D tournament was played in Amiens, France, from 22 to 24 October 2021.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Third round Group E The Group E tournament was played in Kraków, Poland, from 19 to 21 November 2021.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group F The Group F tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 19 to 21 November 2021.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Final round The final tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 4 to 6 March 2022.
All times are local (UTC+1).
See also 2021–22 Champions Hockey League
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