title: 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup
text: # 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup
  
  The 2016–17 Continental Cup was the 20th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 30 September 2016 and the final tournament was played on 13–15 January 2017.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Team | Qualification |
  | - | - |
  | Enter in the third round ||
  | Odense Bulldogs | 2015–16 Metal Cup winners |
  | Beibarys Atyrau | 2015–16 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners |
  | Ritten Sport | 2015–16 Serie A winners |
  | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2015–16 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up |
  | Ducs d'Angers | 2015–16 Ligue Magnus runners-up |
  | HC Donbass | 2015–16 Ukrainian Extra League winners |
  | Enter in the second round ||
  | HK Liepāja | 2015–16 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners |
  | Acroni Jesenice | 2015–16 Slovenian Ice Hockey League runners-up |
  | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 2015–16 MOL Liga winners |
  | CH Jaca | 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners |
  | Nottingham Panthers | 2015–16 Elite League Play-Off winners |
  | GKS Tychy | 2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up |
  | Dunărea Galați | 2015–16 Romanian Hockey League winners |
  | Enter in the first round ||
  | Partizan Belgrade | 2015–16 Serbian Hockey League winners |
  | HC Bat Yam | 2015–16 Israeli Hockey League winners |
  | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 2015–16 Bulgarian Hockey League winners |
  | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 2015–16 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Group A
  
  The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 30 September – 2 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Sports Palace. Zeytinburnu Belediyespor won the tournament, the first time for a Turkish team, and advanced to Group B in the Second round.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 9 | Advance to Second round |
  | 2 | Partizan Belgrade | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
  | 3 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | |
  | 4 | HC Bat Yam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 0 | |
  
  All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Group B
  
  The Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the Pabellón de Hielo.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
  | 2 | HK Liepāja | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 6 | |
  | 3 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 | |
  | 4 | CH Jaca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 0 | |
  
  All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)
  
  ### Group C
  
  The Group C tournament was played in Tychy, Poland from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Stadium.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 7 | Advance to Third round |
  | 2 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
  | 3 | Acroni Jesenice | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Dunărea Galați | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 1 | |
  
  All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)
  
  ## Third round
  
  ### Group D
  
  The Group D tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Odense Isstadion.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
  | 2 | Odense Bulldogs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
  | 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
  | 4 | HC Donbass | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
  
  All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
  
  ### Group E
  
  The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Arena Ritten.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ritten Sport | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Final round |
  | 2 | Beibarys Atyrau | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
  | 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
  | 4 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | |
  
  All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
  
  ## Final round
  
  Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 13–15 January 2017 with all games held at the Arena Ritten.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | Qualification to Champions Hockey League |
  | 2 | Beibarys Atyrau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
  | 3 | Odense Bulldogs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Ritten Sport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | |
  
  All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
  
  