Race for 2018/19 - who's qualified?
Austria: HC Bolzano
EBEL Champions
Austria: Vienna Capitals
EBEL Regular Season Winners
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg
EBEL Pick Round Runners-Up
Belarus: Neman Grodno
Belarusian Champions
Belarus: Yunost Minsk
Continental Cup Champions
Czech Republic: Kometa Brno
Extraliga Champions
Czech Republic: HC Pilsen
Czech Extraliga Regular Season Winners
Czech Republic: Mountfield HK
Czech Extraliga Regular Season Runners-Up
Czech Republic: Oceláři Třinec
Czech Playoff Finalists
Denmark: Aalborg Pirates
Danish Champions
Finland: JYP Jyväskylä
CHL Champions
Finland: Kärpät Oulu
Liiga Champions
Finland: TPS Turku
Liiga Regular Season Runners-Up
Finland: Tappara Tampere
Liiga Playoff Finalists
Finland: IFK Helsinki
Liiga Semi-Finalists
France: Rouen Dragons
French Champions
Germany: Red Bull Munich
DEL Champions
Germany: Eisbären Berlin
DEL Regular Season Runners-Up
Germany: Nuremberg Ice Tigers
DEL Semi-Finalists
Great Britain: Cardiff Devils
Elite League Winners
Norway: Storhamar Hamar
Norwegian Champions
Poland: GKS Tychy
Polish Champions
Slovakia: HC05 Banská Bystrica
Slovak Champions
Sweden: Växjö Lakers
SHL Champions
Djurgården IF
Regular Season Runners-Up
Skellefteå AIK
SHL Semi-Finalists
Sweden: Malmö Redhawks
SHL Semi-Finalists
Sweden: Frölunda Indians
SHL Third Place
Switzerland: ZSC Lions
National League Champions
Switzerland: EV Zug
National League Regular Season Runners-Up
Switzerland: SC Bern
National League Regular Season Winners
Switzerland: HC Lugano
Playoff Finalists
With most leagues now having crowned their Champions, we finally know the full list of 32 teams taking part in next season's Champions Hockey League!
- HC Bolzano (EBEL champions)
- Vienna Capitals (Regular season winners)
- Red Bull Salzburg (Pick round runners-up)
Belarus (1 place)
- Neman Grodno (Champions)
- Kometa Brno (Champions)
- HC Pilsen (Regular season winners)
- Mountfield HK (Regular season runners-up)
- Oceláři Třinec (Playoff finalists)
Denmark (1 place)
- Aalborg Priates (Champions)
- JYP Jyväskylä (CHL champions)
- Kärpät Oulu (Champions)
- TPS Turku (Regular season runners-up)
- Tappara Tampere (Playoff finalists)
- IFK Helsinki (Playoff semi-finalists)
France (1 place)
- Rouen Dragons (Champions)
- Red Bull Munich (Champions)
- Eisbären Berlin (Regular season runners-up)
- THOMAS SABO Ice Tigers (Playoff semi-finalists)
Great Britain (1 place)
- Cardiff Devils (Champions)
Norway (1 place)
- Storhamar Hamar (Champions)
Poland (1 place)
- GKS Tychy (Champions)
Slovakia (1 place)
- HC05 Banská Bystrica (Champions)
- Växjö Lakers (Champions)
- Djurgården Stockholm (Regular season runners-up)
- Skellefteå AIK (Playoff finalists)
- Malmö Redhawks (Playoff semi-finalists)
- Frölunda Indians (Regular season 3rd place)
- ZSC Lions (Champions)
- SC Bern (Regular season winners)
- EV Zug (Regular season runners-up)
- HC Lugano (Playoff finalists)
Continental Cup Winners
- Yunost Minsk
The Draw for next season's CHL will take place on 16 May at 16:00 CET, live on the CHL website and on our social media channels.
How do teams qualify?
Teams earn their place in the CHL according to the following ranking in their own league:
- National league champions (play-off winners)
- Regular season winners
- Regular season runner-up
- Losing playoff finalist
- Higher regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
- Lower regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
- Third-placed team in regular season
- Fourth-placed team in regular season
- Fifth-placed team in regular season.