The complete list of teams qualified for the 2021/22 CHL season.

Austria (ICE Hockey League) 

• KAC Klagenfurt (Champions)
• HC Bolzano (Regular Season winners)
• Red Bull Salzburg (Higher ranked semi-finalist)

Czech Republic 

• Oceláři Třinec (Champions)
• Sparta Prague (Regular Season winners)
• BK Mladá Boleslav (Regular Season 3rd place)

Denmark 

• SønderjyskE Vojens (Last Continental Cup winners)
• Rungsted Seier Capital (Champions)

Finland 

• Lukko Rauma (Champions)
• IFK Helsinki (Regular Season runners-up)
• TPS Turku (Regular Season 3rd place)
• Tappara Tampere (Regular Season 4th place)

France 

• Rouen Dragons (Champions)

Germany 

• Eisbären Berlin (Champions)
• Adler Mannheim (Regular Season Group South winner)
• Red Bull Munich (Regular Season runner-up higher PPG)
• Pinguins Bremerhaven (Regular Season runner-up lower PPG)

Norway 

• Frisk Asker (Regular Season winner)

Poland 

• JKH GKS Jastrzębie (Champions)

Slovakia 

• Slovan Bratislava (Wild card)

Sweden 

• Frölunda Indians (CHL Champions)
• Växjö Lakers (Champions)
• Rögle Ängelholm (Regular Season runners-up)
• Leksands IF (Regular Season 3rd place)
• Skellefteå AIK (Regular Season 4th place)

Switzerland 

• EV Zug (Champions)
• HC Lugano (Regular Season runners-up)
• Fribourg-Gottéron (Regular Season 3rd place)
• Lausanne HC (Regular Season 4th place)
• ZSC Lions Zurich (Regular Season 5th place)

Ukraine 

• HC Donbass Donetsk (Champions)

United Kingdom 

• Cardiff Devils (Regular Season 1st place)

The number of places given to each league is decided by the League Ranking.