CHL determined ranking for the draw
The 48 teams were divided in 3 baskets to form the 16 groups during the draw of May, 13 in Prague
The 48 clubs partecipants in next
Champions Hockey League were organized in three big groups of 16 teams each, according to the classification of the country in which they playing and to their performance in the play-offs. Thus the ranking is determined by following criteria:
- The champions of Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria and Germany
- The regular-season winners of same six countries. If national champion and regular season winner are the same team, the second-placed team enters in this group
- All the other teams with the 10 teams that received a wild-card ranked from 39 to 48
The 16 groups drawn will be formed with one team from each pot, the top two teams from each group of three teams will qualify for the knockout stages, which will be played on home/away system with the exception of the final. The group phase will last from 20 August to 6 September. The final will take place on 9 February.
Pot A (1–16) | Pot B (17–32) | Pot C (33–48) |
1. Växjö Lakers SWE | 17. Vienna Capitals AUT | 33.HC Fribourg-Gottéron SUI |
2. Kärpät Oulu FIN | 18. ERC Ingolstadt GER | 34. Krefeld Pinguine GER |
3. HC Litvínov CZE | 19. Linköping HC SWE | 35. Färjestad Karlstad SWE |
4. HC Davos SUI | 20. JYP Jyväskylä FIN | 36. IFK Helsinki FIN |
5. Red Bull Salzburg AUT | 21. HC Pardubice CZE | 37. Djurgården Stockholm SWE |
6. Adler Mannheim GER | 22.Genève-Servette SUI | 38. TPS Turku FIN |
7. Skellefteå AIK SWE | 23. KAC Klagenfurt AUT | 39. HC Košice SVK |
8. Tappara Tampere FIN | 24. Düsseldorfer EG GER | 40. Stavanger Oilers NOR |
9. Oceláři Třinec CZE | 25. HV 71 Jönköping SWE | 41. SønderjyskE Vojens DEN |
10. ZSC Lions SUI | 26. Espoo Blues FIN | 42. Sheffield Steelers GBR |
11. Black Wings Linz AUT | 27. Vítkovice Ostrava CZE | 43. Gap Rapaces FRA |
12. Red Bull Munich GER | 28. EV Zug SUI | 44. HK Nitra SVK |
13. Frölunda Gothenburg SWE | 29. Eisbären Berlin GER | 45. Storhamar Hamar NOR |
14. Lukko Rauma FIN | 30. Luleå Hockey SWE | 46. Braehead Clan GBR |
15. Sparta Prague CZE | 31. KalPa Kuopio FIN | 47. Grenoble FRA |
16. CP Bern SUI | 32. Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE | 48. Neman Grodno BLR |