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Dates | Qualifying: 10 July β 29 August 2024 Competition proper: 3 October 2024 β 28 May 2025 |
Teams | Competition proper: 36 (from 54 associations) |
The 2024β25 UEFA Conference League is 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] The new format also does not allow teams to transfer from the Europa League to the Conference League knockout stage, and thus Conference League winners ( Olympiacos in the 2023β24 edition) cannot defend their title. 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 WrocΕaw in WrocΕaw, Poland. [3] The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2025β26 UEFA Europa League league stage, unless they qualify for the 2025β26 UEFA Champions League through their league performance.
A total of 164 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2024β25 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]
For the 2024β25 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 2018β19 to 2022β23. [5]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below:
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The following is the access list for this season.
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Teams transferred from Champions League | Teams transferred from Europa League | ||
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First qualifying round (50 teams) |
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Second qualifying round (98 teams) |
Champions path (12 teams) |
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League path (86 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 default access list have been made:
As the Champions League title holders ( Real Madrid) qualified for the Champions League via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list have been made:
As the Europa Conference League title holders ( Olympiacos) entered the Europa League, the berth they qualified for via league position (Conference League second qualifying round) was vacated, and the following changes to the default access list have been made:
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Notes
The schedule of the competition is as follows. [9] [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. [10] [11] [12]
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 phase | 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 Stadion WrocΕaw, WrocΕaw |
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.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024. The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs will be played on 31 July and 1 August 2024.
The winners of the ties will advance to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers will be eliminated from European competitions for the season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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HJK | Bye | N/A | β | β |
Larne | Bye | N/A | β | β |
Differdange 03 | Match 1 | Ordabasy | 23 July | 1 Aug |
VΓkingur ReykjavΓk | Match 2 | Egnatia | 25 July | 1 Aug |
Virtus | Match 3 | Flora | 23 July | 30 July |
Struga | Match 4 | Pyunik | 24 July | 30 July |
Dinamo Batumi | Match 5 | DeΔiΔ | 24 July | 30 July |
Ballkani | Match 6 | Δ¦amrun Spartans | 23 July | 30 July |
The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 22 July 2024.
A total of 60 teams will play in the third qualifying round β eight in the Champions Path and 52 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [13] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Europa League second qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
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The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.
A total of 48 teams will play in the play-off round β 10 in the Champions Path and 38 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [13] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying: 10 July β 29 August 2024 Competition proper: 3 October 2024 β 28 May 2025 |
Teams | Competition proper: 36 (from 54 associations) |
The 2024β25 UEFA Conference League is 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] The new format also does not allow teams to transfer from the Europa League to the Conference League knockout stage, and thus Conference League winners ( Olympiacos in the 2023β24 edition) cannot defend their title. 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 WrocΕaw in WrocΕaw, Poland. [3] The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2025β26 UEFA Europa League league stage, unless they qualify for the 2025β26 UEFA Champions League through their league performance.
A total of 164 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2024β25 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]
For the 2024β25 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 2018β19 to 2022β23. [5]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below:
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The following is the access list for this season.
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Teams transferred from Champions League | Teams transferred from Europa League | ||
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First qualifying round (50 teams) |
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Second qualifying round (98 teams) |
Champions path (12 teams) |
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League path (86 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 default access list have been made:
As the Champions League title holders ( Real Madrid) qualified for the Champions League via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list have been made:
As the Europa Conference League title holders ( Olympiacos) entered the Europa League, the berth they qualified for via league position (Conference League second qualifying round) was vacated, and the following changes to the default access list have been made:
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Notes
The schedule of the competition is as follows. [9] [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. [10] [11] [12]
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 phase | 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 Stadion WrocΕaw, WrocΕaw |
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.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024. The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs will be played on 31 July and 1 August 2024.
The winners of the ties will advance to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers will be eliminated from European competitions for the season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Champions Path | ||||
HJK | Bye | N/A | β | β |
Larne | Bye | N/A | β | β |
Differdange 03 | Match 1 | Ordabasy | 23 July | 1 Aug |
VΓkingur ReykjavΓk | Match 2 | Egnatia | 25 July | 1 Aug |
Virtus | Match 3 | Flora | 23 July | 30 July |
Struga | Match 4 | Pyunik | 24 July | 30 July |
Dinamo Batumi | Match 5 | DeΔiΔ | 24 July | 30 July |
Ballkani | Match 6 | Δ¦amrun Spartans | 23 July | 30 July |
The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 22 July 2024.
A total of 60 teams will play in the third qualifying round β eight in the Champions Path and 52 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [13] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Europa League second qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
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Seeded | Unseeded |
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The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.
A total of 48 teams will play in the play-off round β 10 in the Champions Path and 38 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. [13] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.
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