Seeding for 2022/23 Group Stage Draw!
(Photo: André Burri)
After completing the line-up of qualified teams for the 2022/23 season, the Champions Hockey League can now announce the seeding for the Group Stage Draw which will take place on Wednesday, 25 May, at 16:00 CEST (broadcasted live on both, the CHL website and on the league’s official social media channels).
The participating teams have been seeded into Pots 1 to 4 according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL League Ranking:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rögle Ängelholm (CHLW/SWE1) | Fribourg-Gottéron (SUI2) | Ilves Tampere (FIN3) | Belfast Giants (UK1) |
| Färjestad Karlstad (SWE2) | Red Bull Munich (GER2) | Sparta Prague (CZE3) | Grenoble (FRA1) |
| EV Zug (SUI1) | Jukurit Mikkeli (FIN2) | Fehérvár AV19 (HUN/ICE3) | Slovan Bratislava (SVK1) |
| Eisbären Berlin (GER1) | Mountfield HK (CZE2) | Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE5) | Stavanger Oilers (NOR1) |
| Tappara Tampere (FIN1) | Villach SV (AUT/ICE2) | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (SUI4) | GKS Katowice (POL1) |
| Oceláři Třinec (CZE1) | Skellefteå AIK (SWE4) | Straubing Tigers (GER4) | Aalborg Pirates (DEN1) |
| Red Bull Salzburg (AUT/ICE1) | ZSC Lions Zurich (SUI3) | TPS Turku (FIN4) | Olimpija Ljubljana (WC/ICE/SLO1) |
| Luleå Hockey (SWE3) | Grizzlys Wolfsburg (GER3) | HC Davos (SUI5) | Comarch Cracovia (CCW/POL2) |
CHL ranking criteria: A) CHL Champions B) National league champions, C) Regular season winners, D) Regular season runners-up, E) Regular season third-placed team, F) Regular season fourth-placed team, G) Regular season fifth-placed team
Draw rules
- There will be four pots containing eight teams each.
- Pot 1: Teams ranked 1-8 | Pot 2: Teams ranked 9-16 | Pot 3: Teams ranked 17-24 |
Pot 4: Teams ranked 25-32; the CHL ranking criteria apply. - Draw order: Teams from Pot 4 will be drawn first, teams from Pot 1 last.
- The Draw will provide eight groups of four teams each.
- Clubs from the same league cannot be drawn into the same group.
- Should a league conflict occur then the club in question will be placed in the next possible group available, determined by the help of software.