2026–27 Champions Hockey League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2026 – 2027 |
| Teams | 24 |
The 2026–27 Champions Hockey League will be the 12th season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament will be competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only.
Team allocation
A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues will participate in the league. Besides the title holders, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from five yet-to-be-announced "challenge leagues" will participate.
The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[1]
- CHL champions
- National league champions (play-off winners)
- Regular season winners
- Regular season runners-up
- Regular season third-placed team
Teams
| Team | City/Area | League | Qualification | Participation | Previous best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Swedish Hockey League | 2026 CHL winners | 10th | Champion |
| TBA | TBA | Swedish Hockey League | Play-off winners | TBA | TBA |
| Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season winners | 10th | Final |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season third-place | 9th | Final |
| TBA | TBA | National League | Play-off winners | TBA | TBA |
| HC Davos | Davos | National League | Regular season winners | 5th | Semi-finals |
| HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | National League | Regular season runners-up | 7th | Semi-finals |
| TBA | TBA | Liiga | Play-off winners | TBA | TBA |
| Tappara | Tampere | Liiga | Regular season winners | 11th | Champion |
| KooKoo | Kouvola | Liiga | Regular season runners-up | 1st | — |
| TBA | TBA | Czech Extraliga | Play-off winners | TBA | TBA |
| Dynamo Pardubice | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga | Regular season winners | 6th | Quarter-finals |
| HC Plzeň | Plzeň | Czech Extraliga | Regular season runners-up | 4th | Semi-Finals |
| TBA | TBA | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Play-off winners | TBA | TBA |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season winners | 2nd | Group stage |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season runners-up | 8th | Round of 16 |
| TBA | TBA | ICE Hockey League | Play-off winners | TBA | TBA |
| Graz 99ers | Graz | ICE Hockey League | Regular season winners | 2nd | Group stage |
| EC KAC | Klagenfurt | ICE Hockey League | Regular season runners-up | 7th | Round of 16 |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
- ^ "New CHL competition format for 2023/24 revealed". championshockeyleague.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.