The Continental Cup 1997–98 was the first edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 19, 1997, and finished on December 28, 1997.
The tournament was won by HC Košice, who won the final group.
Preliminary round
Group A
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Alba Volán Székesfehérvár HUN | 11:2 | ESP FC Barcelona |
| HK Sportina Bled SLO | 13:0 | ESP FC Barcelona |
| Alba Volán Székesfehérvár HUN | 6:5 | SLO HK Sportina Bled |
Group A standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | 4 | | | | |
| SLO HK Sportina Bled | 2 | | | | |
| ESP FC Barcelona | 0 | | | | |
Group B
(Jesenice, Slovenia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| KS Unia Oświęcim POL | 9:2 | CRO KHL Medveščak |
| HK Acroni Jesenice SLO | 5:2 | CRO KHL Medveščak |
| HK Acroni Jesenice SLO | 2:3 | POL KS Unia Oświęcim |
Group B standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| POL KS Unia Oświęcim | 4 | | | | |
| SLO HK Acroni Jesenice | 2 | | | | |
| CRO KHL Medveščak | 0 | | | | |
Group C
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 8:2 | ESP CH Jaca |
| KHK Crvena zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 3:18 | HUN Dunaferr SE |
| KHK Crvena zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 4:7 | ESP CH Jaca |
Group C standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| HUN Dunaferr SE | 4 | | | | |
| ESP CH Jaca | 2 | | | | |
| FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena zvezda | 0 | | | | |
Group D
(Riga, Latvia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Tivali Minsk BLR | 11:2 | LIT SC Energija |
| Juniors Riga LAT | 12:0 | EST Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik |
| Tivali Minsk BLR | 4:2 | EST Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik |
| Juniors Riga LAT | 7:1 | LIT SC Energija |
| SC Energija LIT | 4:2 | EST Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik |
| Juniors Riga LAT | 1:1 | BLR Tivali Minsk |
Group D standings
| Rank | Team | Points | DIF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| LAT Juniors Riga | 5 | +18 | | | | | |
| BLR Tivali Minsk | 5 | +11 | | | | | |
| LIT SC Energija | 2 | | | | | | |
| EST Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik | 0 | | | | | | |
Group E
(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Lions Jerusalem ISR | 5:3 | BUL HC Slavia Sofia |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc ROU | 11:0 | TUR Ankara Büyükşehir |
| HC Slavia Sofia BUL | 12:0 | TUR Ankara Büyükşehir |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc ROU | 7:2 | ISR Lions Jerusalem |
| Lions Jerusalem ISR | 6:2 | TUR Ankara Büyükşehir |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc ROU | 4:1 | BUL HC Slavia Sofia |
Group E standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| ROU SC Miercurea Ciuc | 6 | | | | | |
| ISR Lions Jerusalem | 4 | | | | | |
| BUL HC Slavia Sofia | 2 | | | | | |
| TUR Ankara Büyükşehir | 0 | | | | | |
First Group Stage
Group F
(Herning, Denmark)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Vålerenga NOR | 4:3 | FRA Reims HC |
| Herning IK DEN | 3:4 | HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| Vålerenga NOR | 11:1 | HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| Herning IK DEN | 2:2 | FRA Reims HC |
| Reims HC FRA | 8:6 | HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| Herning IK DEN | 2:2 | NOR Vålerenga |
Group F standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| NOR Vålerenga | 5 | | | | | |
| FRA Reims HC | 3 | | | | | |
| HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | 2 | | | | | |
| DEN Herning IK | 2 | | | | | |
Group G
(Nijmegen, Netherlands)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Tilburg Trappers NED | 3:4 | NOR Trondheim Black Panthers |
| Van Heumen Tigers Nijmegen NED | 7:6 | DEN Esbjerg IK |
| Trondheim Black Panthers NOR | 4:2 | DEN Esbjerg IK |
| Van Heumen Tigers Nijmegen NED | 2:5 | NED Tilburg Trappers |
| Tilburg Trappers NED | 3:3 | DEN Esbjerg IK |
| Van Heumen Tigers Nijmegen NED | 1:1 | NOR Trondheim Black Panthers |
Group G standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| NOR Trondheim Black Panthers | 5 | | | | | |
| NED Tilburg Trappers | 3 | | | | | |
| NED Van Heumen Tigers Nijmegen | 3 | | | | | |
| DEN Esbjerg IK | 1 | | | | | |
Group H
(Ljubljana, Slovenia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| EC KAC AUT | 5:3 | HUN Ferencvárosi TC |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 1:7 | POL KS Unia Oświęcim |
| EC KAC AUT | 3:3 | POL KS Unia Oświęcim |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 2:2 | HUN Ferencvárosi TC |
| KS Unia Oświęcim POL | 4:0 | HUN Ferencvárosi TC |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 0:9 | AUT EC KAC |
Group H standings
| Rank | Team | Points | GF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| AUT EC KAC | 5 | 17 | | | | | |
| POL KS Unia Oświęcim | 5 | 14 | | | | | |
| HUN Ferencvárosi TC | 1 | | | | | | |
| SLO HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 1 | | | | | | |
Group J
(Nowy Targ, Poland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| ŠKP Poprad SVK | 6:6 | HUN Dunaferr SE |
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 3:2 | LAT Essamika Ogre |
| ŠKP Poprad SVK | 9:2 | LAT Essamika Ogre |
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 4:1 | HUN Dunaferr SE |
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 8:1 | LAT Essamika Ogre |
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 4:3 | SVK ŠKP Poprad |
Group J standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| POL Podhale Nowy Targ | 6 | | | | | |
| SVK ŠKP Poprad | 3 | | | | | |
| HUN Dunaferr SE | 3 | | | | | |
| LAT Essamika Ogre | 0 | | | | | |
Group K
(Tartu, Estonia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Juniors Riga LAT | 2:1 | UKR Sokil Kiev |
| Tartu Kalev-Välk EST | 6:2 | ROU SC Miercurea Ciuc |
| Sokil Kiev UKR | 4:0 | ROU SC Miercurea Ciuc |
| Tartu Kalev-Välk EST | 2:2 | LAT Juniors Riga |
| Juniors Riga LAT | 10:2 | ROU SC Miercurea Ciuc |
| Tartu Kalev-Välk EST | 2:6 | UKR Sokil Kiev |
Group K standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| LAT Juniors Riga | 5 | | | | | |
| UKR Sokil Kiev | 4 | | | | | |
| EST Tartu Kalev-Välk | 3 | | | | | |
| ROU SC Miercurea Ciuc | 0 | | | | | |
Group L
(Magnitogorsk, Russia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUS | 5:1 | RUS Avangard Omsk |
| Avangard Omsk RUS | 6:2 | KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUS | 3:1 | KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
Group L standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 4 | | | | |
| RUS Avangard Omsk | 2 | | | | |
| KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 0 | | | | |
GER Eisbären Berlin,
FRA Grenoble MH,
SVK HC Košice,
CZE HC Železárny Třinec,
BLR Polymir Novopolotsk,
RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa, : bye
Second Group Stage
Group M
(Berlin, Germany)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Grenoble MH FRA | 3:2 | NOR Vålerenga |
| Eisbären Berlin GER | 7:0 | NOR Trondheim Black Panthers |
| Vålerenga NOR | 8:3 | NOR Trondheim Black Panthers |
| Eisbären Berlin GER | 3:2 | FRA Grenoble MH |
| Grenoble MH FRA | 15:3 | NOR Trondheim Black Panthers |
| Eisbären Berlin GER | 4:1 | NOR Vålerenga |
Group M standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| GER Eisbären Berlin | 6 | | | | | |
| FRA Grenoble MH | 4 | | | | | |
| NOR Vålerenga | 2 | | | | | |
| NOR Trondheim Black Panthers | 0 | | | | | |
Group N
(Třinec, Czech Republic)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Košice SVK | 5:1 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| HC Železárny Třinec CZE | 10:2 | AUT EC KAC |
| HC Košice SVK | 2:2 | AUT EC KAC |
| HC Železárny Třinec CZE | 0:5 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| EC KAC AUT | 4:3 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| HC Železárny Třinec CZE | 1:2 | SVK HC Košice |
Group N standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SVK HC Košice | 5 | | | | | |
| AUT EC KAC | 3 | | | | | |
| POL Podhale Nowy Targ | 2 | | | | | |
| CZE HC Železárny Třinec | 2 | | | | | |
Group O
(Novopolotsk, Belarus)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUS | 3:2 | RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| Polymir Novopolotsk BLR | 2:5 | LAT Juniors Riga |
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUS | 2:0 | LAT Juniors Riga |
| Polymir Novopolotsk BLR | 1:4 | RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUS | 7:3 | LAT Juniors Riga |
| Polymir Novopolotsk BLR | 2:5 | RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
Group O standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 6 | | | | | |
| RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 4 | | | | | |
| LAT Juniors Riga | 2 | | | | | |
| BLR Polymir Novopolotsk | 0 | | | | | |
FIN Ilves : bye
Final Group Stage
(Tampere, Finland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Košice SVK | 5:2 | GER Eisbären Berlin |
| Ilves FIN | 6:3 | RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| HC Košice SVK | 2:2 | RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Ilves FIN | 4:5 | GER Eisbären Berlin |
| Eisbären Berlin GER | 4:3 | RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Ilves FIN | 4:5 | SVK HC Košice |
Final Group standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SVK HC Košice | 5 | | | | | |
| GER Eisbären Berlin | 4 | | | | | |
| FIN Ilves | 2 | | | | | |
| RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 1 | | | | | |