The countdown to the 2025/26 Champions Hockey League season has begun, with the full schedule now confirmed. Czech teams Sparta Prague, Kometa Brno and Mountfield HK will kick off their campaigns at the end of August, as the race for the European title gets underway.
With the fixtures now confirmed, excitement is building for the 2025/26 Champions Hockey League season. Czech teams Sparta Prague, Kometa Brno and Mountfield HK will hit the ice at the end of August as the European competition gets underway. The regular season runs from 28 August to 15 October, with 72 games scheduled and 16 Playoff spots up for grabs.
The opening matchdays will feature 12 games, evenly split across 28 and 29 August 2025. The season officially gets underway on Thursday, 28 August at 19:00 CEST, with two opening fixtures: Luleå Hockey vs EV Zug and Storhamar Hamar vs Eisbären Berlin.
A total of 72 games will be played during the regular season. The top 16 teams will qualify for the Playoffs, which are set to begin on 11 November 2025.
Opening Fixtures for Czech Teams:
- 28.08.2025 – KAC Klagenfurt vs Sparta Prague
- 29.08.2025 – Mountfield HK vs Odense Bulldogs
- 29.08.2025 – Kometa Brno vs Brynäs IF
2025/26 Format Overview
The CHL regular season will follow the same structure as in recent years. Each of the 24 participating teams will face six different opponents. Teams are ranked in a single league table from 1st to 24th, with every point potentially decisive—either for Playoff qualification or for seeding advantages in the knockout stage.
The top 16 teams will advance to the Playoffs, where the match-ups are determined by overall rankings: 1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th, and so on. The knockout phase includes four rounds. The first three are played over two legs, with aggregate scoring deciding the winner. The competition culminates in a single-match Final on 3 March 2026.
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