| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Finland Czech Republic Sweden Italy Lithuania Russia |
| Dates | Round 1 24–26 October 2008 31 October–2 November 2008 Round 2 5–7 December 2008 Finals 30 January–2 February 2009 |
| Format | Round-robin |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod(1st title) |
Runners-up  | Segeltorps IF |
Third place  | Espoo Blues |
| Fourth place |  Aisulu Almaty |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Finals Josefine Jakobsen, Segeltorps IF (6 points) |
The2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the fifth holding of theIIHF European Women Champions Cup (EWCC). Russian teamSKIF Nizhny Novgorod of theRussian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the first time, ending the four-year championship reign of Swedish teamAIK Hockey.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Slavia Praha | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | +71 | 9 |
| 2 |  Terme Maribor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 6 |
| 3 |  Polis Akademisi Ankara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 43 | −38 | 3 |
| 4 |  Ferencvárosi TC Budapest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | −47 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ESC Planegg/Würmtal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 9 |
| 2 |  SG Sabres/Flyers United Wien | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Agordo Hockey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 |  KHL Grič Zagreb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Herlev Hornets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 |  SHK Laima Riga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Vålerenga Oslo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 |  Slough Phantoms | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | +34 | 6 |
| 2 |  HC Cergy-Pontoise | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 |  SC Miercurea Ciuc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | −37 | 0 |
| 4 |  HC Slovan Bratislava(W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espoo Blues | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 |
| 2 | Aisulu Almaty | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | HC Slavia Praha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 | Herlev Hornets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | −32 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 9 |
| 2 | Segeltorps IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  DHC Langenthal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | ESC Planegg/Würmtal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Segeltorps IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Espoo Blues | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | Aisulu Almaty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |
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