1998–99 IIHF Continental Cup
# 1998–99 IIHF Continental Cup

The Continental Cup 1998–99 was the second edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 18, 1998, and finished on December 29, 1998.

The tournament was won by HC Ambrì-Piotta, who won the final group.

## Preliminary round

### Group A

(Lyon, France)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Frisk Tigers | 25:1 | Chiefs Leuven |
| Lyon HC | 5:2 | Esbjerg IK |
| Frisk Tigers | 5:0 | Esbjerg IK |
| Lyon HC | 15:1 | Chiefs Leuven |
| Esbjerg IK | 18:0 | Chiefs Leuven |
| Lyon HC | 4:4 | Frisk Tigers |

### Group A standings

| Rank | Team | Points | DIF |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frisk Tigers | 5 | +29 |
| 2 | Lyon HC | 5 | +17 |
| 3 | Esbjerg IK | 2 | |
| 4 | Chiefs Leuven | 0 | |

### Group B

(Jaca, Spain)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 9:1 | SC Energija |
| CH Jaca | 6:1 | CG Puigcerdà |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 26:1 | CG Puigcerdà |
| CH Jaca | 3:2 | SC Energija |
| SC Energija | 5:0 | CG Puigcerdà |
| CH Jaca | 1:20 | HK Dukla Trenčín |

### Group B standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | HK Dukla Trenčín | 6 |
| 2 | CH Jaca | 4 |
| 3 | SC Energija | 2 |
| 4 | CG Puigcerdà | 0 |

### Group C

(Novi Sad, Yugoslavia)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HC Berkut-Kiev | 9:1 | Tartu Välk 494 |
| HK Vojvodina | 3:0 | KHK Crvena zvezda |
| KHK Crvena zvezda | 0:9 | HC Berkut-Kiev |
| HK Vojvodina | 2:6 | Tartu Välk 494 |
| KHK Crvena zvezda | 3:9 | Tartu Välk 494 |
| HK Vojvodina | 4:9 | HC Berkut-Kiev |

### Group C standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | HC Berkut-Kiev | 6 |
| 2 | Tartu Välk 494 | 4 |
| 3 | HK Vojvodina | 2 |
| 4 | KHK Crvena zvezda | 0 |

### Group D

(Nowy Targ, Poland)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Podhale Nowy Targ | 6:2 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | 6:3 | HK Sportina Bled |
| Podhale Nowy Targ | 11:0 | HK Sportina Bled |

### Group D standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 4 |
| 2 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | 2 |
| 3 | HK Sportina Bled | 0 |

### Group E

(Bucharest, Romania)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Akademika Sofia | 2:1 | KHL Mladost |
| HC Steaua București | 13:1 | İstanbul Paten SK |
| İstanbul Paten SK | 4:3 | KHL Mladost |
| HC Steaua București | 9:0 | Akademika Sofia |
| İstanbul Paten SK | 5:3 | Akademika Sofia |
| HC Steaua București | 15:0 | KHL Mladost |

### Group E standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | HC Steaua București | 6 |
| 2 | İstanbul Paten SK | 4 |
| 3 | Akademika Sofia | 2 |
| 4 | KHL Mladost | 0 |

### Group F

(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HC Slavia Sofia | 5:1 | Maccabi Amos Lod |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc | 32:0 | Ankara Büyükşehir |
| HC Slavia Sofia | 8:1 | Ankara Büyükşehir |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc | 8:1 | Maccabi Amos Lod |
| Maccabi Amos Lod | 5:0 | Ankara Büyükşehir |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc | 12:2 | HC Slavia Sofia |

### Group F standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | SC Miercurea Ciuc | 6 |
| 2 | HC Slavia Sofia | 4 |
| 3 | Maccabi Amos Lod | 2 |
| 4 | Ankara Büyükşehir | 0 |

## First Group Stage

### Group G

(Amiens, France)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Storhamar Dragons | 6:4 | Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen |
| Gothiques d'Amiens | 4:2 | Frisk Tigers |
| Storhamar Dragons | 3:2 | Frisk Tigers |
| Gothiques d'Amiens | 6:1 | Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen |
| Frisk Tigers | 7:2 | Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen |
| Gothiques d'Amiens | 3:4 | Storhamar Dragons |

### Group G standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Storhamar Dragons | 6 |
| 2 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 4 |
| 3 | Frisk Tigers | 2 |
| 4 | Agio Huys Tigers Nijmegen | 0 |

### Group H

(Poprad, Slovakia)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 6:0 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| ŠKP Poprad | 4:2 | Herning Blue Fox |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 5:2 | Herning Blue Fox |
| ŠKP Poprad | 5:2 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Herning Blue Fox | 4:1 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| ŠKP Poprad | 1:5 | HK Dukla Trenčín |

### Group H standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | HK Dukla Trenčín | 6 |
| 2 | ŠKP Poprad | 4 |
| 3 | Herning Blue Fox | 2 |
| 4 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | 0 |

### Group J

(Novopolotsk, Belarus)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Sokil Kiev | 8:1 | Narva Kreenholm |
| Polymir Novopolotsk | 6:2 | HC Berkut-Kiev |
| Sokil Kiev | 6:0 | HC Berkut-Kiev |
| Polymir Novopolotsk | 14:1 | Narva Kreenholm |
| HC Berkut-Kiev | 11:2 | Narva Kreenholm |
| Polymir Novopolotsk | 5:3 | Sokil Kiev |

### Group J standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Polymir Novopolotsk | 6 |
| 2 | Sokil Kiev | 4 |
| 3 | HC Berkut-Kiev | 2 |
| 4 | Narva Kreenholm | 0 |

### Group K

(Cardiff, United Kingdom)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Podhale Nowy Targ | 5:0 | Dunaferr SE |
| Cardiff Devils | 2:3 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 5:2 | Podhale Nowy Targ |
| Cardiff Devils | 2:4 | Dunaferr SE |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 2:2 | Dunaferr SE |
| Cardiff Devils | 5:3 | Podhale Nowy Targ |

### Group K standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 5 |
| 2 | Dunaferr SE | 3 |
| 3 | Cardiff Devils | 2 |
| 4 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 2 |

### Group L

(Oświęcim, Poland)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| KHL Medveščak | 5:3 | HC Steaua București |
| KS Unia Oświęcim | 6:1 | SC Miercurea Ciuc |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc | 6:5 | KHL Medveščak |
| KS Unia Oświęcim | 6:1 | HC Steaua București |
| HC Steaua București | 9:2 | SC Miercurea Ciuc |
| KS Unia Oświęcim | 11:0 | KHL Medveščak |

### Group L standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | KS Unia Oświęcim | 6 |
| 2 | HC Steaua București | 2 |
| 3 | KHL Medveščak | 2 |
| 4 | SC Miercurea Ciuc | 2 |

### Group M

(Omsk, Russia)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Kazzinc-Torpedo | 4:4 | Sheffield Steelers |
| Avangard Omsk | 2:2 | Lada Togliatti |
| Lada Togliatti | 6:3 | Kazzinc-Torpedo |
| Avangard Omsk | 5:1 | Sheffield Steelers |
| Lada Togliatti | 3:1 | Sheffield Steelers |
| Avangard Omsk | 2:0 | Kazzinc-Torpedo |

### Group M standings

| Rank | Team | Points | DIF |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Avangard Omsk | 5 | +6 |
| 2 | Lada Togliatti | 5 | +5 |
| 3 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | 1 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Steelers | 1 | |

Düsseldorfer EG, HC Liberec, EHC Graz HC Ambrì-Piotta, Torpedo Yaroslavl, HK Neman Grodno : bye

## Second Group Stage

### Group N

(Düsseldorf, Germany)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 2:1 | Storhamar Dragons |
| Düsseldorfer EG | 4:4 | HC Liberec |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | 6:3 | HC Liberec |
| Düsseldorfer EG | 7:4 | Storhamar Dragons |
| Storhamar Dragons | 6:2 | HC Liberec |
| Düsseldorfer EG | 3:1 | HK Dukla Trenčín |

### Group N standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Düsseldorfer EG | 5 |
| 2 | HK Dukla Trenčín | 4 |
| 3 | Storhamar Dragons | 2 |
| 4 | HC Liberec | 1 |

### Group O

(Ambri, Switzerland)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 5:1 | KS Unia Oświęcim |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | 2:0 | EHC Graz |
| KS Unia Oświęcim | 5:1 | EHC Graz |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | 6:5 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 5:2 | EHC Graz |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | 3:1 | KS Unia Oświęcim |

### Group O standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 6 |
| 2 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 4 |
| 3 | KS Unia Oświęcim | 2 |
| 4 | EHC Graz | 0 |

### Group P

(Yaroslavl, Russia)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| Avangard Omsk | 5:2 | HK Neman Grodno |
| Torpedo Yaroslavl | 10:0 | Polymir Novopolotsk |
| Avangard Omsk | 3:2 | Polymir Novopolotsk |
| Torpedo Yaroslavl | 3:0 | HK Neman Grodno |
| Polymir Novopolotsk | 1:0 | HK Neman Grodno |
| Torpedo Yaroslavl | 0:4 | Avangard Omsk |

### Group P standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Avangard Omsk | 6 |
| 2 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | 4 |
| 3 | Polymir Novopolotsk | 2 |
| 4 | HK Neman Grodno | 0 |

HC Košice : bye

## Final Group Stage

(Košice, Slovakia)

| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| - | - | - |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | 6:4 | Düsseldorfer EG |
| HC Košice | 2:3 | Avangard Omsk |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta | 5:3 | Avangard Omsk |
| HC Košice | 5:0 | Düsseldorfer EG |
| Avangard Omsk | 4:1 | Düsseldorfer EG |
| HC Košice | 2:1 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |

### Final Group standings

| Rank | Team | Points | |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 4 | (GF:6;GA:5) |
| 2 | HC Košice | 4 | (GF:4;GA:4) |
| 3 | Avangard Omsk | 4 | (GF:6;GA:7) |
| 4 | Düsseldorfer EG | 0 | |
