The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League was the fourth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.
From this season, the competition was renamed from the UEFA Europa Conference League to the UEFA Conference League. This was also the first edition of the tournament played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase. This increased the total number of matches played in the competition proper from 141 to 153. The new format also did not allow teams to transfer from the Europa League league or knockout phase to the Conference League knockout phase, and thus Conference League winners (Olympiacos in the 2023–24 edition) could no longer defend their title as the winner of the Conference League automatically qualified for the Europa League league phase.
The final was played at the Wrocław Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, between Chelsea and Real Betis, with Chelsea winning the match 4–1. The victory made Chelsea the first club to win all four major European trophies, including all three of the current European competitions. Chelsea’s triumph marked the first English team to beat a Spanish team in a European final since Liverpool defeated Alavés in the 2001 UEFA Cup final.
Association team allocation A total of 164 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: Associations 1–12 each had one team. Associations 13–33 and 51–55 (except Russia) each had two teams. Associations 34–50 each had three teams (except Liechtenstein, which had one). 14 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and 41 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League were transferred to the Conference League.
Association ranking For the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below: – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League – Additional/vacated teams transferred from/to the UEFA Europa League
+Association ranking for 2024–25 UEFA Conference LeagueRankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes1109.5701292.998382.481481.926561.164659.900756.216842.200936.4001034.0001132.3751232.1001331.67521429.5001529.0501629.0001727.8251826.21501925.4002RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes2025.2252 2125.0002224.4752323.7502420.7502520.6252620.5002720.0002819.7502916.6253012.6253112.5003212.2503311.0413411.00013510.62533610.3753710.2503810.000RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes399.8753409.875419.750429.000438.750448.583458.250468.000477.582487.250496.250506.166515.7912525.500535.165544.750551.999
Distribution The following is the access list for this season.
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Champions LeagueTeams transferred from Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round (50 teams)9 domestic cup winners from associations 47–55 21 domestic league runners-up from associations 34–55 (except Liechtenstein) 20 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 30–50 (except Liechtenstein)Second qualifying round (98 teams)Champions Path(12 teams)12 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying roundLeague Path(86 teams)13 domestic cup winners from associations 34–46 17 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–33 (except Russia) 15 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–29 (except Russia and title holders) 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 625 winners from the first qualifying round6 teams eliminated from Europa League first qualifying roundThird qualifying round (60 teams)Champions Path(8 teams)6 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)2 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round League Path(52 teams)43 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)9 teams eliminated from Europa League second qualifying roundPlay-off round (48 teams)Champions Path(10 teams)4 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)6 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path)League Path(38 teams)5 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–5 (EFL Cup winners for England)26 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)7 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (League Path)League phase (36 teams)5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path) 19 winners from the play-off round (League Path)12 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off roundKnockout phase play-offs(16 teams) 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phaseRound of 16(16 teams) 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs
The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:
The cup winners of associations 39 to 44 (Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round. As a result of corresponding changes to the Champions League access list, there was one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round transferred to the Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path) so one transferred team received a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
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 were made:
As a result of corresponding changes to the Champions League access list, there was one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round (two fewer in total) transferred to the Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path), so one transferred team (two in total) received a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
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 were made:
The cup winners of associations 45 (Malta) and 46 (Georgia) entered 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) Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
+Qualified teams for 2024–25 UEFA Conference LeagueEntry roundTeamsLeague phase Heart of Midlothian LASK Rapid Wien TSC Lugano Molde APOEL Jagiellonia Białystok Petrocub Hîncești Shamrock Rovers Dinamo Minsk Borac Banja Luka Play-off round Celje Panevėžys KÍ The New Saints Lincoln Red Imps UE Santa Coloma Chelsea Real Betis 1. FC Heidenheim Fiorentina Lens Cercle Brugge Partizan Trabzonspor Servette Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Rijeka Panathinaikos Third qualifying round HJK Larne Kilmarnock Vojvodina Silkeborg Maccabi Petah Tikva Wisła Kraków Corvinul Hunedoara Botev Plovdiv Ružomberok Sheriff Tiraspol Second qualifying round Ordabasy Ballkani Pyunik Differdange 03 Hamrun Spartans Dinamo Batumi Flora Víkingur Reykjavík Egnatia Struga Dečić Virtus Pafos Paks Zira Tobol Maribor Llapi Go Ahead Eagles Vitória de Guimarães Gent St Mirren Austria Wien Radnički 1923 İstanbul Başakşehir Zürich St. Gallen Dnipro-1 Polissya Zhytomyr Baník Ostrava Mladá Boleslav Brann Tromsø Brøndby Copenhagen Hajduk Split Osijek AEK Athens Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Be'er Sheva AEK Larnaca Omonia BK Häcken Djurgårdens IF Śląsk Wrocław Legia Warsaw Puskás Akadémia Fehérvár CFR Cluj Universitatea Craiova Cherno More CSKA 1948 DAC Dunajská Streda Spartak Trnava Sabah Sumgayit Astana Olimpija Ljubljana Zimbru Chișinău Drita Vaduz Riga St Patrick's Athletic Ilves TransINVEST Ararat-Armenia Neman Grodno Zrinjski Mostar Progrès Niederkorn HB Cliftonville Sliema Wanderers Iberia 1999 First qualifying round Aktobe Bravo Milsami Orhei Malisheva Auda Liepāja Derry City Shelbourne KuPS VPS Žalgiris Šiauliai Noah Urartu Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Isloch Minsk Raion Velež Mostar Sarajevo F91 Dudelange UNA Strassen Víkingur Gøta B36 Linfield Crusaders Floriana Marsaxlokk Dinamo Tbilisi Torpedo Kutaisi FCI Levadia Tallinna Kalev Paide Linnameeskond Valur Stjarnan Breiðablik Partizani Vllaznia Tirana Connah's Quay Nomads Bala Town Caernarfon Town St Joseph's FCB Magpies Tikvesh Shkëndija Inter Club d'Escaldes Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Budućnost Podgorica Mornar La Fiorita Tre Penne Three teams not playing in a national top division took part in the competition: Corvinul Hunedoara (2nd tier), Vaduz (2nd tier) and Wisła Kraków (2nd tier).
Notes
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Thursdays, with an exclusive day of 19 December, apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.
+Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Conference LeaguePhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingFirst qualifying round18 June 202411 July 202418 July 2024Second qualifying round19 June 202425 July 20241 August 2024Third qualifying round22 July 20248 August 202415 August 2024Play-offsPlay-off round5 August 202422 August 202429 August 2024League phaseMatchday 130 August 20243 October 2024Matchday 224 October 2024Matchday 37 November 2024Matchday 428 November 2024Matchday 512 December 2024Matchday 619 December 2024Knockout phaseKnockout phase play-offs20 December 202413 February 202520 February 2025Round of 1621 February 20256 March 202513 March 2025Quarter-finals10 April 202517 April 2025Semi-finals1 May 20258 May 2025Final28 May 2025 at Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
League phase
The league phase draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 30 August 2024, 14:30 CEST. The 36 teams were divided into six pots of six teams each based on their UEFA club coefficient.
The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software digitally drew their six different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away. Each team faced one opponent from each of the six pots. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.