2024–25 UEFA Conference League
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The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League will be the fourth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.
This will be the first UEFA Conference League played under a new format involving a 36-team League stage.[1] From this season, the competition is renamed to UEFA Conference League from the UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]
The final will be played in Stadion Wrocław in Wrocław, Poland.[3] The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league stage, unless they qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League through their league performance.
Association team allocation
A total of 167 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[4]
- Associations 1–12 each have one team.
- Associations 13–33 and 51–55 (except Russia)[Note RUS] each have two teams.
- Associations 34–50 each have three teams (except Liechtenstein, which has one)[Note LIE].
- 15 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and 41 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will be transferred to the Conference League.
Association ranking
For the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.[5]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below:
- (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
- (UEL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League
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Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.
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| First qualifying round (52 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (102 teams) |
Champions path (14 teams) |
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| League path (88 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (60 teams) |
Champions path (8 teams) |
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| League path (52 teams) |
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| Play-off round (48 teams) |
Champions path (10 teams) |
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| League path (38 teams) |
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| League stage (36 teams) |
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The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the access list have been made:
- The cup winners of associations 39 to 44 (Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland) will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- CW: Domestic cup winners
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position of the previous season
- LC: League cup winners
- RW: Regular season winners
- PW: End-of-season Conference League play-offs winners
- UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
- Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
- UEL: Transferred from the Europa League
- PO: Losers from the play-off round
- CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)
- MP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
- MP Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round (Main Path)
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League or 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.
CC: 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[6]
Notes
- ^ Champions League (UCL Q1): One of the Champions League first qualifying round losers will be drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as one fewer loser was transferred to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to suspension of Russia from the 2024–25 European season.
- ^ Belarus (BLR): As the top four teams from the 2023 Belarusian Premier League qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023–24 Belarusian Cup, Isloch Minsk Raion have qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League. The cup winners (Isloch Minsk Raion or Neman Grodno) will enter in the second qualifying round; the losing team will enter in the first qualifying round.
- ^ Georgia (GEO): Georgian Cup winners FC Saburtalo Tbilisi changed their name to FC Iberia 1999 on 27 February 2024.
- ^ Latvia (LVA): Valmiera, who finished 4th in the 2023 Latvian Higher League, were denied a UEFA license. As a result, their place in the competition was passed onto the 5th-placed team, Liepāja.
- ^ Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all play in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV is the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Conference League for the 2024–25 season.
- ^ Lithuania (LTU): Cup winners FK TransINVEST have been granted an exception to the three year rule.[7]
- ^ Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[9]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[10][1] Matches are scheduled for Thursdays, with an exclusive day of December 19, apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.[11][12][13]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 | 11 July 2024 | 18 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 | 25 July 2024 | 1 August 2024 | |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 | 8 August 2024 | 15 August 2024 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 5 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| League stage | Matchday 1 | 30 August 2024 | 3 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 24 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 7 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 28 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 12 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 19 December 2024 | |||
| Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 20 December 2024 | 13 February 2025 | 20 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 6 March 2025 | 13 March 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 10 April 2025 | 17 April 2025 | ||
| Semi-finals | 1 May 2025 | 8 May 2025 | ||
| Final | 28 May 2025 at Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path second qualifying round. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Velež Mostar  | 2–6 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes | 1–1 | 1–5 |
Floriana  | 4–2 |  Tre Penne | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino  | 2–4 |  Milsami Orhei | 2–4 | 0–0 |
Šiauliai  | 0–2 |  FCI Levadia | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Bala Town  | 2–3 | Paide Linnameeskond | 1–2 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| La Fiorita | 1–1 (4–2 p)[a] | Isloch Minsk Raion | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Caernarfon Town | 3–3 (8–7 p) |  Crusaders | 2–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Tallinna Kalev | 1–4 |  Urartu | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Valur  | 6–2 |  Vllaznia | 2–2 | 4–0 |
Bruno's Magpies  | 3–2 |  Derry City | 2–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Malisheva  | 1–3 |  Budućnost | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Atlètic Club d'Escaldes | 0–3 |  F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Partizani | 3–2[a] | Marsaxlokk | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Auda  | 3–0 |  B36 Tórshavn | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Stjarnan | 4–3 | Linfield | 2–0 | 2–3 |
Torpedo Kutaisi  | 2–1 | Tirana | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Shelbourne | 3–2 | St Joseph's | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Aktobe  | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Sarajevo | 0–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Bravo  | 2–1 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Liepāja | 1–3[a] | Víkingur | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Noah | 4–1 |  Shkëndija | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Tikvesh | 4–5 | Breiðablik | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Mornar Bar | 3–2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| UNA Strassen | 0–5 |  KuPS | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| VPS | 1–3 | Žalgiris | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024. The first legs were played on 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 30, 31 July and 1 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| HJK | Bye | N/A | — | — |
| Larne | Bye | N/A | — | — |
| Differdange 03 | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Ordabasy | 1–0 | 3–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–1 | Egnatia | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Virtus | 2–5 | Flora | 0–0 | 2–5 (a.e.t.) |
| Struga | 3–4 | Pyunik | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 0–2 | Dečić | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Ballkani | 2–0 | Ħamrun Spartans | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024. The first legs were played on 6, 7 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 14 and 15 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Víkingur Reykjavík | 3–2 | Flora | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Ordabasy | 0–2 | Pyunik | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ballkani | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Larne | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| HJK | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Dečić | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mladá Boleslav  | 5–3 |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Kilmarnock  | 3–2 |  Tromsø | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 3–4 |  Puskás Akadémia | 0–1 | 3–3 |
Zürich  | 0–5 |  Vitória de Guimarães | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Paks | 5–2 | Mornar | 3–0 | 2–2 |
BK Häcken  | 7–2 | Paide Linnameeskond | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Maribor | 2–2 (4–2 p) |  Vojvodina | 2–1 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Spartak Trnava  | 4–4 (11–12 p) |  Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 |  Sabah | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| St Mirren | 2–4 | Brann | 1–1 | 1–3 |
CSKA 1948  | 2–5 |  Pafos | 2–1 | 0–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Ilves | 2–4 | Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Corvinul Hunedoara  | 2–8 | Astana | 1–2 | 1–6 |
| Ružomberok | 1–0 |  Hajduk Split | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Noah | 3–2 |  AEK Athens | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Auda | 2–3 | Drita | 1–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Iberia 1999 | 0–3 |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Brøndby  | 3–4 | Legia Warsaw | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–2 | CFR Cluj | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Silkeborg | 4–5 |  Gent | 2–2 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Osijek | 3–3 (1–2 p) | Zira | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| St. Gallen | 4–3 | Śląsk Wrocław | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–3 | Zrinjski Mostar | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Omonia | 3–0 | Fehérvár | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Copenhagen | 1–1 (2–1 p) | Baník Ostrava | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 4–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024. The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Lincoln Red Imps | 3–4 | Larne | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Pyunik | 2–4 | Celje | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 5–0 | UE Santa Coloma | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Panevėžys | 0–3 | The New Saints | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| KÍ | 3–4 | HJK | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Omonia | 6–1 | Zira | 6–0 | 0–1 |
| St. Gallen | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Trabzonspor | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Lens  | 2–3 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| BK Häcken | 3–5 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Copenhagen | 3–1 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 7–0 | Zrinjski Mostar | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Brann | 2–3 | Astana | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–0 | Drita | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Rijeka | 1–6 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | 0–5 |
Fiorentina  | 4–4 (5–4 p) | Puskás Akadémia | 3–3 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–0 | Maribor | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Wisła Kraków | 5–7 | Cercle Brugge | 1–6 | 4–1 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 5–2 | Paks | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Chelsea  | 3–2 | Servette | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| CFR Cluj | 1–3 | Pafos | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Partizan | 0–2 | Gent | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih  | 0–5 |  Real Betis | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Noah | 4–3 | Ružomberok | 3–0 | 1–3 |
League stage
Qualified teams
- 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
- 19 winners from the play-off round (Main Path)
- 12 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round
Final
TBD  | v | TBD |
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See also
- 2024–25 UEFA Champions League
- 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
- 2025 UEFA Super Cup
- 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2024–25 UEFA Youth League
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