The Continental Cup 2008–09 was the 12th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 19, 2008, and finished on January 18, 2009.
The tournament was won by MHC Martin, who led the final group.
The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.
Preliminary round Group A (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2KHL Mladost 13:4 Dundalk BullsHK Novi Sad 4:4 (0:1 PS) HC Slavia SofiaKHL Mladost 11:2 HC Slavia SofiaHK Novi Sad 4:2 Dundalk BullsDundalk Bulls 6:4 HC Slavia SofiaHK Novi Sad 4:1 KHL Mladost
Group A standings RankTeamPoints 1 HK Novi Sad 7 2 KHL Mladost 6 3 Dundalk Bulls 3 4 HC Slavia Sofia 2
First Group Stage Group B (Elektrėnai, Lithuania)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Sokil Kiev 6:3 Tilburg TrappersSC Energija 2:3 CracoviaCracovia 4:1 Tilburg TrappersSC Energija 1:6 Sokil KievSokil Kiev 7:4 CracoviaSC Energija 6:5 Tilburg Trappers
Group B standings RankTeamPoints 1 Sokil Kiev 9 2 Cracovia 6 3 SC Energija 3 4 Tilburg Trappers 0
Group C (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 8:4 HK Novi SadSC Miercurea Ciuc 12:1 Club Gel PuigcerdàDunaújvárosi Acélbikák 8:1 Club Gel PuigcerdàSC Miercurea Ciuc 8:1 HK Novi SadClub Gel Puigcerdà 6:5 HK Novi SadSC Miercurea Ciuc 1:4 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Group C standings RankTeamPoints 1 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 9 2 SC Miercurea Ciuc 6 3 Club Gel Puigcerdà 3 4 HK Novi Sad 0
HK Liepājas Metalurgs, Keramin Minsk, HDK Stavbar Maribor, Gornyak Rudny, HC Bolzano, Coventry Blaze : bye
Second Group Stage Group D (Liepāja, Latvia)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Sokil Kiev 4:2 Keramin MinskHK Liepājas Metalurgs 5:2 Gornyak RudnyKeramin Minsk 4:0 Gornyak RudnyHK Liepājas Metalurgs 3:1 Sokil KievSokil Kiev 7:2 Gornyak RudnyHK Liepājas Metalurgs 2:5 Keramin Minsk
Group D standings RankTeamPoints 1 Keramin Minsk 6(GF:7;GA:6) 2 Sokil Kiev 6(GF:5;GA:5) 3 HK Liepājas Metalurgs 6(GF:5;GA:6) 4 Gornyak Rudny 0
Group E (Bolzano, Italy)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Coventry Blaze 6:3 HDK Stavbar MariborHC Bolzano 5:2 Dunaújvárosi AcélbikákCoventry Blaze 6:4 Dunaújvárosi AcélbikákHC Bolzano 4:2 HDK Stavbar MariborHDK Stavbar Maribor 3:2 Dunaújvárosi AcélbikákHC Bolzano 1:0 Coventry Blaze
Group E standings RankTeamPoints 1 HC Bolzano 9 2 Coventry Blaze 6 3 HDK Stavbar Maribor 3 4 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 0
Dragons de Rouen, MHC Martin : bye
Final stage Final Group (Rouen, France)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2MHC Martin 5:1 Keramin MinskDragons de Rouen 1:3 HC BolzanoMHC Martin 7:3 HC BolzanoDragons de Rouen 6:4 Keramin MinskHC Bolzano 7:1 Keramin MinskDragons de Rouen 5:4 MHC Martin
Final Group standings RankTeamPoints 1 MHC Martin 6(GF:11;GA:8) 2 Dragons de Rouen 6(GF:6;GA:7) 3 HC Bolzano 6(GF:6;GA:8) 4 Keramin Minsk 0
References Official IIHF tournament page