| Tourney Name: | Champions Hockey League |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Dates: | [1] |
| Num Teams: | 24 |
| Type: | other |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 Champions Hockey League will be the 10th 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. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues will be represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" will be represented by one team each.
A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues are scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Genève-Servette HC, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom.[2] [3]
The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[4]
Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are distinct from the national champions, who are determined in play-offs following the regular season.[5]
| Team | City/Area | League | Qualification | Participation | Previous best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genève-Servette HC | Geneva | National League | 2024 CHL winners | 4th | data-sort-value="1" | Champion | |
 Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Swedish Hockey League | Play-off winners | 9th | data-sort-value="2" | Final | |
| Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season winners | 7th | data-sort-value="4" | Quarter-finals | |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Swedish Hockey League | Regular season runners-up | 8th | data-sort-value="2" | Final | |
| Zürich | National League | Play-off winners | 8th | data-sort-value="4" | Quarter-finals | ||
| Fribourg | National League | Regular season runners-up | 6th | data-sort-value="3" | Semi-finals | ||
| Lausanne | National League | Regular season third place | 3rd | data-sort-value="4" | Quarter-finals | ||
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Play-off winners | 7th | data-sort-value="5" | Round of 16 | |
| Fischtown Pinguins | Bremerhaven | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season winners | 2nd | data-sort-value="7" | Group stage | |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Regular season third | 2nd | data-sort-value="5" | Round of 16 | |
 Tappara | Tampere | Liiga | Play-off winners | 10th | data-sort-value="1" | Champion | |
| Ilves | Tampere | Liiga | Regular season runners-up | 3rd | data-sort-value="5" | Round of 16 | |
| Pelicans | Lahti | Liiga | Regular season third place | 3rd | data-sort-value="5" | Round of 16 | |
 Oceláři Třinec | Třinec | Czech Extraliga | Play-off winners | 9th | data-sort-value="3" | Semi-finals | |
| Dynamo Pardubice | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga | Regular season winners | 5th | data-sort-value="4" | Quarter-finals | |
| Sparta Praha | Prague | Czech Extraliga | Regular season runners-up | 6th | data-sort-value="2" | Final | |
 Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | ICE Hockey League | Play-off winners | 9th | data-sort-value="3" | Semi-finals | |
| EC KAC | Klagenfurt | ICE Hockey League | Regular season winners | 5th | data-sort-value="5" | Round of 16 | |
 Fehérvár AV19 | Székesfehérvár | ICE Hockey League | Regular season runners-up | 2nd | data-sort-value="7" | Group stage | |
| Sheffield Steelers | Sheffield | Elite Ice Hockey League | Regular season winners | 3rd | data-sort-value="7" | Group stage | |
 Dragons de Rouen | Rouen | Ligue Magnus | Play-off winners | 5th | data-sort-value="4" | Quarter-finals | |
 Storhamar | Hamar | EliteHockey Ligaen | Play-off winners | 3rd | data-sort-value="5" | Round of 16 | |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | Vojens | Metal Ligaen | Play-off winners | 4th | data-sort-value="7" | Group stage | |
 Unia Oświęcim | Oświęcim | Polska Hokej Liga | Play-off winners | 1st | data-sort-value="9" | First appearance |
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[6]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 May 2024 | 5–6 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 7–8 September 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 12–13 September 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 14–15 September 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 8–9 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 15–16 October 2024 | |||
| Playoff | Round of 16 | No draw | ||
| Quarter-finals | 3–4 December 2024 | 17 December 2024 | ||
| Semi-finals | 14–15 January 2025 | 21–22 January 2025 | ||
| Final | 18 February 2025 | |||
In the regular season the 24 teams will be combined into one table. Each team will play home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16.
The draw of the regular season will take place on 22 May 2024 in Prague, Czechia.
The participating teams are seeded into Pots A to D according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. The reigning CHL champions Genève-Servette HC are the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contains the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Finland and Czechia). Pot D contains 2023–24 ICE Hockey League regular season runners-up Fehérvár AV19 and champions of five challenger leagues.[7]
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[8]