The Continental Cup 2000–01 was the fourth edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 22, 2000, and finished on January 14, 2001.
The tournament was won by ZSC Lions, who won the final group.
Preliminary round
Group A
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Slavia Sofia BUL | 8:2 | TUR Ankara Büyükşehir |
| Sokil Kyiv UKR | 15:1 | FR Yugoslavia HK Vojvodina |
| HC Slavia Sofia BUL | 4:5 | FR Yugoslavia HK Vojvodina |
| Sokil Kyiv UKR | 22:1 | TUR Ankara Büyükşehir |
| HC Slavia Sofia BUL | 0:19 | UKR Sokil Kyiv |
| HK Vojvodina FR Yugoslavia | 8:3 | TUR Ankara Büyükşehir |
Group A standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| UKR Sokil Kyiv | 6 | | | | | |
| FR Yugoslavia HK Vojvodina | 4 | | | | | |
| BUL HC Slavia Sofia | 2 | | | | | |
| TUR Ankara Büyükşehir | 0 | | | | | |
Group B
(Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| KHK Crvena Zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 13:1 | TUR İstanbul Paten SK |
| HC Levski Sofia BUL | 7:2 | ISR HC Ma'alot |
| KHK Crvena Zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 6:0 | BUL HC Levski Sofia |
| HC Ma'alot ISR | 11:4 | TUR İstanbul Paten SK |
| KHK Crvena Zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 15:3 | ISR HC Ma'alot |
| HC Levski Sofia BUL | 7:0 | TUR İstanbul Paten SK |
Group B standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda | 6 | | | | | |
| BUL HC Levski Sofia | 4 | | | | | |
| ISR HC Ma'alot | 2 | | | | | |
| TUR İstanbul Paten SK | 0 | | | | | |
Group C
(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Ferencvárosi TC HUN | 5:2 | ESP CH Jaca |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc ROU | 1:8 | KAZ Kazzinc-Torpedo |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc ROU | 3:1 | ESP CH Jaca |
| Kazzinc-Torpedo KAZ | 9:0 | HUN Ferencvárosi TC |
| Kazzinc-Torpedo KAZ | 14:0 | ESP CH Jaca |
| SC Miercurea Ciuc ROU | 4:5 | HUN Ferencvárosi TC |
Group C standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| KAZ Kazzinc-Torpedo | 6 | | | | | |
| HUN Ferencvárosi TC | 4 | | | | | |
| ROU SC Miercurea Ciuc | 2 | | | | | |
| ESP CH Jaca | 0 | | | | | |
Group D
(Volán, Hungary)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HK Slavija Ljubljana SLO | 9:3 | ROU HC Rapid București |
| Alba Volán Székesfehérvár HUN | 4:1 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| Alba Volán Székesfehérvár HUN | 8:2 | SLO HK Slavija Ljubljana |
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 5:3 | ROU HC Rapid București |
| HK Slavija Ljubljana SLO | 3:0 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| Alba Volán Székesfehérvár HUN | 12:0 | ROU HC Rapid București |
Group D standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | 6 | | | | | |
| SLO HK Slavija Ljubljana | 4 | | | | | |
| POL Podhale Nowy Targ | 2 | | | | | |
| ROU HC Rapid București | 0 | | | | | |
Group E
(Caen, France)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Caen FRA | 7:2 | Netherlands Nijmegen Tigers |
| Herning Blue Fox DEN | 17:0 | ESP CHH Txuri Urdin |
| HC Caen FRA | 20:3 | ESP CHH Txuri Urdin |
| Herning Blue Fox DEN | 13:1 | Netherlands Nijmegen Tigers |
| HC Caen FRA | 2:6 | DEN Herning Blue Fox |
| Nijmegen Tigers Netherlands | 11:1 | ESP CHH Txuri Urdin |
Group E standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| DEN Herning Blue Fox | 6 | | | | | |
| FRA HC Caen | 4 | | | | | |
| Netherlands Nijmegen Tigers | 2 | | | | | |
| ESP CHH Txuri Urdin | 0 | | | | | |
First Group Stage
Group F
(Milan, Italy)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Lugano SUI | 3:0 | UKR Sokil Kyiv |
| HC Milano Vipers ITA | 3:2 | AUT EC Villacher SV |
| HC Milano Vipers ITA | 1:3 | SUI HC Lugano |
| Sokil Kyiv UKR | 7:3 | AUT EC Villacher SV |
| HC Milano Vipers ITA | 2:2 | UKR Sokil Kyiv |
| HC Lugano SUI | 4:1 | AUT EC Villacher SV |
Group F standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SUI HC Lugano | 6 | | | | | |
| UKR Sokil Kyiv | 3 | | | | | |
| ITA HC Milano Vipers | 3 | | | | | |
| AUT EC Villacher SV | 0 | | | | | |
Group G
(Ljubljana, Slovenia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 0:8 | UKR HC Berkut-Kyiv |
| EC KAC AUT | 6:0 | FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 7:3 | FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda |
| HC Berkut-Kyiv UKR | 3:0 | AUT EC KAC |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 0:3 | AUT EC KAC |
| HC Berkut-Kyiv UKR | 10:3 | FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda |
Group G standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| UKR HC Berkut-Kyiv | 6 | | | | | |
| AUT EC KAC | 4 | | | | | |
| SLO HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | | | | | |
| FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda | 0 | | | | | |
Group H
(Dunaújváros, Hungary)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HKm Zvolen SVK | 5:1 | CRO KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 5:2 | KAZ Kazzinc-Torpedo |
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 2:2 | CRO KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| HKm Zvolen SVK | 3:1 | KAZ Kazzinc-Torpedo |
| Kazzinc-Torpedo KAZ | 11:3 | CRO KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 2:5 | SVK HKm Zvolen |
Group H standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SVK HKm Zvolen | 6 | | | | | |
| HUN Dunaferr SE | 3 | | | | | |
| KAZ Kazzinc-Torpedo | 2 | | | | | |
| CRO KHL Medveščak Zagreb | 1 | | | | | |
Group J
(Oświęcim, Poland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| IHC Písek CZE | 8:0 | SLO HK Acroni Jesenice |
| Dwory Unia Oświęcim POL | 5:0 | HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| IHC Písek CZE | 3:3 | HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| Dwory Unia Oświęcim POL | 4:1 | SLO HK Acroni Jesenice |
| HK Acroni Jesenice SLO | 10:4 | HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár |
| Dwory Unia Oświęcim POL | 6:1 | CZE IHC Písek |
Group J standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| POL Dwory Unia Oświęcim | 6 | | | | | |
| CZE IHC Písek | 3 | | | | | |
| SLO HK Acroni Jesenice | 2 | | | | | |
| HUN Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | 1 | | | | | |
Group K
(Liepājas, Latvia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Keramin Minsk BLR | 12:5 | LIT SC Energija |
| HK Liepājas Metalurgs LAT | 4:7 | LAT HK Riga 2000 |
| HK Riga 2000 LAT | 1:6 | BLR Keramin Minsk |
| HK Liepājas Metalurgs LAT | 5:3 | LIT SC Energija |
| HK Riga 2000 LAT | 4:6 | LIT SC Energija |
| HK Liepājas Metalurgs LAT | 2:2 | BLR Keramin Minsk |
Group K standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| BLR Keramin Minsk | 5 | | | | | |
| LAT HK Liepājas Metalurgs | 3 | | | | | |
| LAT HK Riga 2000 | 2 | | | | | |
| LIT SC Energija | 2 | | | | | |
Group L
(Frederikshavn, Denmark)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Herning Blue Fox DEN | 5:7 | NOR Vålerenga |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN | 3:3 | FRA HC Reims |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN | 4:3 | DEN Herning Blue Fox |
| Vålerenga NOR | 3:3 | FRA HC Reims |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN | 1:4 | NOR Vålerenga |
| Herning Blue Fox DEN | *** | FRA HC Reims |
***: Match was suspended and never played
Group L standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| NOR Vålerenga | 6 | | | | | |
| DEN Frederikshavn White Hawks | 3 | | | | | |
| FRA HC Reims | 2 | | | | | |
| DEN Herning Blue Fox | 0 | | | | | |
SUI HC Ambrì-Piotta,
GER München Barons,
CZE HC Oceláři Třinec,
SVK HC Slovan Bratislava,
NOR Storhamar Dragons,
GBR London Knights : bye
Second Group Stage
Group M
(Ambrì, Switzerland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Lugano SUI | 1:1 | GER München Barons |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta SUI | 4:2 | UKR HC Berkut-Kyiv |
| München Barons GER | 5:4 | UKR HC Berkut-Kyiv |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta SUI | 2:2 | SUI HC Lugano |
| HC Lugano SUI | 7:4 | UKR HC Berkut-Kyiv |
| HC Ambrì-Piotta SUI | 1:3 | GER München Barons |
Group M standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| GER München Barons | 5 | | | | | |
| SUI HC Lugano | 4 | | | | | |
| SUI HC Ambrì-Piotta | 3 | | | | | |
| UKR HC Berkut-Kyiv | 0 | | | | | |
Group N
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Oceláři Třinec CZE | 7:3 | POL Dwory Unia Oświęcim |
| HC Slovan Bratislava SVK | 0:3 | SVK HKm Zvolen |
| HKm Zvolen SVK | 4:6 | CZE HC Oceláři Třinec |
| HC Slovan Bratislava SVK | 7:2 | POL Dwory Unia Oświęcim |
| HKm Zvolen SVK | 5:5 | POL Dwory Unia Oświęcim |
| HC Slovan Bratislava SVK | 5:2 | CZE HC Oceláři Třinec |
Group N standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SVK HC Slovan Bratislava | 4 | (GF:5;GA:2) | | | | |
| CZE HC Oceláři Třinec | 4 | (GF:2;GA:5) | | | | |
| SVK HKm Zvolen | 3 | | | | | |
| POL Dwory Unia Oświęcim | 1 | | | | | |
Group O
(Hamar, Norway)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Vålerenga NOR | 1:1 | GBR London Knights |
| Storhamar Dragons NOR | 5:2 | BLR Keramin Minsk |
| London Knights GBR | 5:0 | BLR Keramin Minsk |
| Storhamar Dragons NOR | 5:7 | NOR Vålerenga |
| Vålerenga NOR | 9:3 | BLR Keramin Minsk |
| Storhamar Dragons NOR | 1:9 | GBR London Knights |
Group O standings
| Rank | Team | Points | DIF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| GBR London Knights | 5 | +13 | | | | | |
| NOR Vålerenga | 5 | +8 | | | | | |
| NOR Storhamar Dragons | 2 | | | | | | |
| BLR Keramin Minsk | 0 | | | | | | |
SUI ZSC Lions : bye
Final Group Stage
(Zürich, Switzerland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Slovan Bratislava SVK | 2:2 | GER München Barons |
| ZSC Lions SUI | 1:0 | GBR London Knights |
| ZSC Lions SUI | 4:1 | GER München Barons |
| London Knights GBR | 5:2 | SVK HC Slovan Bratislava |
| London Knights GBR | 4:1 | GER München Barons |
| ZSC Lions SUI | 1:5 | SVK HC Slovan Bratislava |
Final Group standings
| Rank | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SUI ZSC Lions | 4 | (GF:1;GA:0) | | | | |
| GBR London Knights | 4 | (GF:1;GA:0) | | | | |
| SVK HC Slovan Bratislava | 3 | | | | | |
| GER München Barons | 1 | | | | | |