| Tourney Name: | IIHF Continental Cup |
| Year: | 2016–2017 |
| Size: | 155px |
| Num Teams: | 17 |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: |  Nottingham Panthers |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: |  Beibarys Atyrau |
| Third: | Odense Bulldogs |
| Fourth: |  Ritten Sport |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Continental Cup was the 20th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 30 September 2016 and the final tournament was played on 13–15 January 2017.[1]
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Enter in the third round | ||
| Odense Bulldogs | 2015–16 Metal Cup winners | |
| Beibarys Atyrau | 2015–16 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners | |
| Ritten Sport | 2015–16 Serie A winners | |
 Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2015–16 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up | |
 Ducs d'Angers | 2015–16 Ligue Magnus runners-up | |
 HC Donbass | 2015–16 Ukrainian Extra League winners | |
| Enter in the second round | ||
| HK Liepāja | 2015–16 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners | |
| Acroni Jesenice | 2015–16 Slovenian Ice Hockey League runners-up | |
 DVTK Jegesmedvék | 2015–16 MOL Liga winners | |
 CH Jaca | 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners | |
| Nottingham Panthers | 2015–16 Elite League Play-Off winners | |
 GKS Tychy | 2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up | |
| Dunărea Galați | 2015–16 Romanian Hockey League winners | |
| Enter in the first round | ||
 Partizan Belgrade | 2015–16 Serbian Hockey League winners | |
 HC Bat Yam | 2015–16 Israeli Hockey League winners | |
| Irbis-Skate Sofia | 2015–16 Bulgarian Hockey League winners | |
 Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 2015–16 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners | |
The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 30 September – 2 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Sports Palace. Zeytinburnu Belediyespor won the tournament, the first time for a Turkish team, and advanced to Group B in the Second round.[2] All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)
The Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the Pabellón de Hielo.
All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)
The Group C tournament was played in Tychy, Poland from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Stadium.
All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)
The Group D tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Odense Isstadion.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Arena Ritten.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 13–15 January 2017 with all games held at the Arena Ritten.[3] All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)