2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

The 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League is the third season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
The Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
12 July – 31 August 2023
Competition proper:
20 September 2023 – 29 May 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 135+43 (from 54 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored150 (3.19 per match)
Attendance698,841 (14,869 per match)
Top scorer(s)Five players
3 goals each

The final will be played at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens, Greece.[1] The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage, unless they qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League through their league performance.

This edition will be the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating at the group stage, after UEFA announced that a brand new format would be introduced for the following edition.[2] Due to the change, no clubs can be transferred from the Europa League group stage to the UEFA Europa Conference League under the Swiss format, and this edition's winners onwards will no longer be able to defend their title.[3] This will also be the final season under its current name as it is renamed as the UEFA Conference League from the 2024–25 season onwards. According to UEFA, the new denomination of the competition will enable further development as a stand-alone competition in their research amongst fans and commercial partners.[4][5]

As the title holders, West Ham United have qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.

Association team allocation

A total of 178 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations (excluding Russia) will participate in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[6]

  • Associations 1–5 each have one team qualify.
  • Associations 6–16 (except Russia)[Note RUS] and 51–55 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 17–50 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
  • Liechtenstein has only one team that qualifies as they organize only a domestic cup and no domestic league.
  • Moreover, 18 teams eliminated from the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League and 25 teams eliminated from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League are transferred to the Europa Conference League.

Association ranking

For the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[7]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa Conference League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
  • (UEL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League
Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 106.641 1
2  Spain 96.141
3  Italy 76.902
4  Germany 75.213
5  France 60.081
6  Portugal 53.382 2
7  Netherlands 49.300
8  Austria 38.850
9  Scotland 36.900 +1 (UEL)
10  Russia 34.482 0 [Note RUS]
11  Serbia 33.375 2 +1 (UEL)
12  Ukraine 31.800 +2 (UEL)
13  Belgium 30.600 +1 (UEL)
14  Switzerland 29.675 +1 (UEL)
15  Greece 28.200
16  Czech Republic 27.800
17  Norway 27.250 3
18  Denmark 27.175
19  Croatia 27.150 +1 (UEL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Turkey 27.100 3
21  Cyprus 26.375
22  Israel 24.375
23  Sweden 22.875
24  Bulgaria 19.500 +1 (UEL)
25  Romania 17.150 +1 (UCL)
26  Azerbaijan 17.000
27  Hungary 16.375 +1 (UCL)
28  Poland 15.875
29  Kazakhstan 15.750 +1 (UEL)
30  Slovakia 15.625 +1 (UEL)
31  Slovenia 15.000 +1 (UEL)
32  Belarus 12.500 +1 (UEL)
33  Moldova 11.250
34  Lithuania 10.000 +1 (UEL)
35  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.125 +1 (UEL)
36  Finland 8.875 +1 (UEL)
37  Luxembourg 8.750 +1 (UCL)
38  Latvia 8.625 +1 (UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Kosovo 8.166 3 +1 (UCL)
40  Republic of Ireland 8.125 +1 (UCL)
41  Armenia 8.125 +1 (UCL)
42  Northern Ireland 8.083 +1 (UCL)
43  Albania 8.000 +1 (UCL)
44  Faroe Islands 7.250 +1 (UEL)
45  Estonia 7.041 +1 (UCL)
46  Malta 7.000 +1 (UCL)
47  Georgia 7.000 +1 (UCL)
48  North Macedonia 7.000 +1 (UCL)
49  Liechtenstein 6.500 1 [Note LIE]
50  Wales 5.500 3 +1 (UCL)
51  Gibraltar 5.416 2 +1 (UCL)
52  Iceland 5.375 +1 (UEL)
53  Montenegro 4.875 +1 (UCL)
54  Andorra 4.665 +1 (UCL)
55  San Marino 1.332 +1 (UCL)

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[8]

Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League Teams transferred from Europa League
First qualifying round
(62 teams)
  • 16 domestic cup winners from associations 40–55
  • 25 domestic league runners-up from associations 30–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 21 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 29–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
 — —
Second qualifying round
(106 teams)		 Champions Path
(16 teams)		 — —
  • 13 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League preliminary round
Main Path
(90 teams)
  • 20 domestic cup winners from associations 20–39
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–29
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–28
  • 8 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6
  • 31 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(64 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)		 —
  • 8 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(54 teams)
  • 3 domestic cup winners from associations 17–19
  • 5 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6
  • 45 winners from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
Play-off round
(44 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)		 —
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
 —
  • 5 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(34 teams)
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 5
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 2–4
  • 1 league cup winner from England
  • 27 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
 —
  • 2 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)		 —
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 17 winners from the play-off round for (Main Path)
 —
  • 10 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round
Preliminary knockout round
(16 teams)		 —
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
 —
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Europa League group stage
Knockout phase
(16 teams)		 —
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round

Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list have been made:

  • The cup winners of association 16 (Czech Republic) enter the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 17 to 19 (Norway, Denmark and Croatia) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 30 to 39 (Slovakia, Slovenia, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Luxembourg, Latvia and Kosovo) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Combining with the Champions League title holder (Manchester City) qualifying for the Champions League group stage via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list have been made:

  • Two of the Champions League first qualifying round losers receive byes and enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: 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 Europa Conference League play-offs winners
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
    • PR: Losers from the preliminary round (F: final; SF: semi-finals)
  • UEL: Transferred from the Europa League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

CC: 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[9]

Qualified teams for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Entry round Teams
Knockout round play-offs (UEL GS) (UEL GS) (UEL GS) (UEL GS)
(UEL GS) (UEL GS) (UEL GS) (UEL GS)
Group stage Scotland Aberdeen (UEL PO) Serbia Čukarički (UEL PO) Ukraine Zorya Luhansk (UEL PO) Switzerland Lugano (UEL PO)
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (UEL PO) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (UEL PO) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (UEL PO) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (UEL PO)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (UEL PO) Faroe Islands KÍ (UEL PO)
Play-off round CH Kazakhstan Astana (UEL CH Q3) Belarus BATE Borisov (UEL CH Q3) Lithuania Žalgiris (UEL CH Q3) Finland HJK (UEL CH Q3)
Iceland Breiðablik (UEL CH Q3)
MP England Aston Villa (7th) Spain Osasuna (7th) Italy Fiorentina (8th)[Note ITA] Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (7th)
France Lille (5th) Ukraine Dnipro-1 (UEL MP Q3) Belgium Genk (UEL MP Q3)
Third qualifying round CH Estonia Flora (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1] Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP Portugal Arouca (5th) Netherlands AZ (4th) Austria Rapid Wien (4th) Scotland Heart of Midlothian (4th)
Serbia Partizan (4th) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (4th)[Note UKR] Norway Brann (CW) Denmark Nordsjælland (2nd)
Croatia Hajduk Split (CW)
Second qualifying round CH Romania Farul Constanța (UCL Q1) Hungary Ferencváros (UCL Q1) Luxembourg Swift Hesperange (UCL Q1) Latvia Valmiera (UCL Q1)
Kosovo Ballkani (UCL Q1) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (UCL Q1) Armenia Urartu (UCL Q1) Northern Ireland Larne (UCL Q1)
Albania Partizani (UCL Q1) Malta Ħamrun Spartans (UCL Q1) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (UCL Q1) North Macedonia Struga (UCL Q1)
Wales The New Saints (UCL Q1) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (UCL PR F) Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (UCL PR SF) San Marino Tre Penne (UCL PR SF)
MP Portugal Vitória de Guimarães (6th) Netherlands Twente (PW) Austria Austria Wien (PW) Scotland Hibernian (5th)
Serbia Vojvodina (5th) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (5th)[Note UKR] Belgium Club Brugge (4th) Belgium Gent (5th)
Switzerland Luzern (4th) Switzerland Basel (5th) Greece PAOK (4th) Greece Aris (5th)
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (3rd) Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 (4th) Norway Bodø/Glimt (2nd) Norway Rosenborg (3rd)
Denmark AGF (3rd) Denmark Midtjylland (PW) Croatia Osijek (3rd) Croatia Rijeka (4th)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (CW) Turkey Beşiktaş (3rd) Turkey Adana Demirspor (4th) Cyprus Omonia (CW)
Cyprus APOEL (2nd) Cyprus AEK Larnaca (3rd) Israel Beitar Jerusalem (CW) Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2nd)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd) Sweden Djurgårdens IF (2nd) Sweden Hammarby IF (3rd) Sweden Kalmar FF (4th)
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd) Bulgaria CSKA 1948 (3rd) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (PW) Romania Sepsi OSK (CW)
Romania FCSB (2nd) Romania CFR Cluj (PW) Azerbaijan Gabala (CW) Azerbaijan Sabah (2nd)
Azerbaijan Neftçi (3rd) Hungary Zalaegerszeg (CW) Hungary Kecskemét (2nd) Hungary Debrecen (3rd)
Poland Legia Warsaw (CW) Poland Lech Poznań (3rd) Poland Pogoń Szczecin (4th) Kazakhstan Ordabasy (CW)
Kazakhstan Aktobe (2nd) Slovakia Spartak Trnava (CW) Slovenia Celje (2nd) Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (CW)
Moldova Petrocub Hîncești (2nd) Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (2nd) Finland KuPS (CW)
Luxembourg Differdange 03 (CW) Latvia Auda (CW) Kosovo Drita (2nd)[Note KOS]
First qualifying round Kazakhstan Tobol (3rd) Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda (2nd) Slovakia Žilina (PW) Slovenia Maribor (3rd)
Slovenia Domžale (4th) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (4th)[Note BLR] Belarus Neman Grodno (9th)[Note BLR] Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (3rd)
Moldova Milsami Orhei (4th) Lithuania Panevėžys (3rd) Lithuania Hegelmann (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (3rd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (4th) Finland Honka (3rd) Finland Haka (4th) Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn (2nd)
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (3rd) Latvia Riga (2nd) Latvia RFS (3rd) Kosovo Gjilani (3rd)
Kosovo Dukagjini (4th)[Note KOS] Republic of Ireland Derry City (CW) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (3rd) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic (4th)
Armenia Pyunik (2nd) Armenia Ararat-Armenia (3rd) Armenia Alashkert (4th) Northern Ireland Crusaders (CW)
Northern Ireland Linfield (2nd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (PW) Albania Egnatia (CW) Albania Tirana (2nd)
Albania Vllaznia (4th) Faroe Islands Víkingur (2nd) Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn (3rd) Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn (4th)
Estonia Narva Trans (CW) Estonia FCI Levadia (2nd) Estonia Paide Linnameeskond (3rd) Malta Birkirkara (CW)
Malta Gżira United (3rd) Malta Balzan (4th) Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi (CW) Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi (2nd)
Georgia (country) Dila Gori (3rd) North Macedonia Makedonija (CW) North Macedonia Shkupi (2nd) North Macedonia Shkëndija (3rd)
Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) Wales Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd) Wales Penybont (3rd) Wales Haverfordwest County (PW)
Gibraltar Bruno's Magpies (CW) Gibraltar Europa (2nd) Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík (CW) Iceland KA (2nd)
Montenegro Sutjeska (CW) Montenegro Arsenal Tivat (3rd) Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes (CW) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (3rd)
San Marino Cosmos (2nd)[Note SMR] San Marino La Fiorita (3rd)[Note SMR]

One team not playing in a national top division will take part in the competition: Vaduz (2nd tier).

Notes

  1. ^
    Champions League (UCL Q1): Two of the Champions League first qualifying round losers were drawn to receive byes to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as two fewer losers were transferred to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to Champions League group stage berths vacated following the UCL Title Holders qualifying via league position and the suspension of Russia from the 2023–24 European season.
  2. ^
    Belarus (BLR): The winners (Shakhtyor Soligorsk) and runners-up (Energetik-BGU Minsk) of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League were both found guilty of match-fixing by the Football Federation of Belarus and were denied UEFA licenses. Fifth-placed Isloch Minsk Raion were also denied a UEFA license due to their involvement in another match-fixing scandal. The sixth- and seventh-placed teams, Minsk and Gomel did not apply for UEFA licences. As eighth-placed Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino had already qualified for the second qualifying round as cup winners, the Europa Conference League berth reserved for the usual third-placed team was passed down to the highest-placed team who were granted a UEFA license, Neman Grodno, who finished ninth.[10][11][12]
  3. ^
    Italy (ITA): Due to a violation of UEFA's financial regulations, the seventh-placed Juventus were excluded from UEFA men’s club competitions. Subsequently, Fiorentina, the eighth-placed team, took its place in the Europa Conference League.[13]
  4. ^
    Kosovo (KOS): Prishtina would have qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the winners of the 2022–23 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license. As a result, the berth reserved for the second qualifying round was given to the runner-up of the 2022–23 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Drita, who originally entered the first qualifying round, and the berth reserved for the first qualifying round was given to the fourth-placed team, Dukagjini.[14]
  5. ^
    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 Europa Conference League.
  6. ^
    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.[15] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[16]
  7. ^
    San Marino (SMR): Cup winners Virtus were found guilty of match-fixing and denied a UEFA license. The third-placed team of the league, La Fiorita, were selected as their replacement by the San Marino Football Federation.[17]
  8. ^
    Ukraine (UKR): The 2022–23 Ukrainian Cup was abandoned due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The berths reserved for the third and fourth-placed teams in the league were transferred to the fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league respectively.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[18][19][20] Matches are scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 June 2023 13 July 2023 20 July 2023
Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 27 July 2023 3 August 2023
Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 10 August 2023 17 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 24 August 2023 31 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 1 September 2023 21 September 2023
Matchday 2 5 October 2023
Matchday 3 26 October 2023
Matchday 4 9 November 2023
Matchday 5 30 November 2023
Matchday 6 14 December 2023
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 18 December 2023 15 February 2024 22 February 2024
Round of 16 23 February 2024 7 March 2024 14 March 2024
Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 11 April 2024 18 April 2024
Semi-finals 2 May 2024 9 May 2024
Final 29 May 2024 at Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 20 June 2023. The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 20 July 2023.

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
Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro 2–1 San Marino Cosmos 1–0 1–1
Domžale Slovenia 4–5[upper-alpha 1] Malta Balzan 1–4 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Vaduz Liechtenstein 2–3 Belarus Neman Grodno 1–2 1–1
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 5–5 (4–2 p) Albania Egnatia 1–1 4–4 (a.e.t.)
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 3–3 (4–2 p) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Alashkert Armenia 7–2 Montenegro Arsenal Tivat 1–1 6–1
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–2 2–1
La Fiorita San Marino 1–2 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 0–1
Maribor Slovenia 3–2 Malta Birkirkara 1–1 2–1
Tirana Albania 3–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 1–1 2–1
Bruno's Magpies Gibraltar 1–3[upper-alpha 1] Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0–0 1–3
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra 3–2[upper-alpha 1] Faroe Islands Víkingur 2–1 1–1
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 4–2 Kosovo Gjilani 2–2 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 3–2 Albania Vllaznia 3–1 0–1
KA Iceland 4–0 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 2–0 2–0
Shkëndija North Macedonia 1–1 (2–3 p) Wales Haverfordwest County 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Haka Finland 2–3 Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–2 0–1
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 0–1 Republic of Ireland Derry City 0–0 0–1
Riga Latvia 2–1 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 2–0 0–1
Žilina Slovakia 4–2 Estonia FCI Levadia 2–1 2–1
Pyunik Armenia 5–0 Estonia Narva Trans 2–0 3–0
Panevėžys Lithuania 3–2 Moldova Milsami Orhei 2–2 1–0
Tobol Kazakhstan 2–1 Finland Honka 2–1 0–0
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia 2–3 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 0–2
Makedonija GP North Macedonia 1–5 Latvia RFS 0–1 1–4
Dukagjini Kosovo 5–3 Gibraltar Europa 2–1 3–2
Penybont Wales 1–3 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1–1 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Hegelmann Lithuania 0–5 North Macedonia Shkupi 0–5 0–0
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 5–3 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 3–2
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2–0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 0–0 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Gżira United Malta 3–3 (14–13 p) Northern Ireland Glentoran 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
  1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023. The first legs were played on 25, 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023.

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
Champions Path
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar Bye N/A — —
Flora Estonia Bye N/A — —
Tre Penne San Marino 0–10 Latvia Valmiera 0–3 0–7
Ferencváros Hungary 6–0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 4–0 2–0
The New Saints Wales 3–4 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 1–1 2–3
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Andorra 1–5 Albania Partizani 0–1 1–4
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 3–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–0
Farul Constanța Romania 6–4 Armenia Urartu 3–2 3–2
Struga North Macedonia 5–3 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 4–3
Ballkani Kosovo 7–1 Northern Ireland Larne 3–0 4–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Main Path
Dukagjini Kosovo 1–7[upper-alpha 1] Croatia Rijeka 0–1 1–6
Gżira United Malta 3–2 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–2
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–3 Switzerland Luzern 1–2 1–1
Celje Slovenia 4–4 (4–2 p) Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 3–4 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro 2–3 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–1 Lithuania Panevėžys 1–0 1–1
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 3–4 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 1–3
CFR Cluj Romania 2–3 Turkey Adana Demirspor 1–1 1–2
Ordabasy Kazakhstan 4–5 Poland Legia Warsaw 2–2 2–3
RFS Latvia 1–4 Azerbaijan Sabah 0–2 1–2
Beşiktaş Turkey 5–1 Albania Tirana 3–1 2–0
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–4 Azerbaijan Neftçi 2–2 0–2
APOEL Cyprus 4–2 Serbia Vojvodina 2–1 2–1
CSKA 1948 Bulgaria 2–4 Romania FCSB 0–1 2–3
Alashkert Armenia 2–2 (1–3 p) Hungary Debrecen 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Lech Poznań Poland 5–2 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 3–1 2–1
Kalmar FF Sweden 2–4 Armenia Pyunik 1–2 1–2
Bodø/Glimt Norway 7–2 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 3–0 4–2
Auda Latvia 2–5 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–4
Osijek Croatia 3–1 Hungary Zalaegerszeg 1–0 2–1
Twente Netherlands 2–1 Sweden Hammarby IF 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
KA Iceland 5–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 3–1 2–2
Club Brugge Belgium 3–1 Denmark AGF 3–0 0–1
Crusaders Northern Ireland 4–5 Norway Rosenborg 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra 3–7[upper-alpha 1] Scotland Hibernian 2–1 1–6
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–1 Kosovo Drita 0–0 2–1
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 3–2 Wales Haverfordwest County 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Basel Switzerland 3–4 Kazakhstan Tobol 1–3 2–1
Differdange Luxembourg 4–5 Slovenia Maribor 1–1 3–4 (a.e.t.)
Austria Wien Austria 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 1–0 2–1
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–6 Romania Sepsi OSK 0–2 0–4
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 1–2 Greece Aris 1–1 0–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 5–0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 3–0 2–0
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Belarus 3–4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–3 1–1
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 3–5 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–4 2–1
Midtjylland Denmark 3–2 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Derry City Republic of Ireland 5–4 Finland KuPS 2–1 3–3
Gent Belgium 10–3 Slovakia Žilina 5–1 5–2
Kecskemét Hungary 3–4 Latvia Riga 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Linfield Northern Ireland 4–8 Poland Pogoń Szczecin 2–5 2–3
PAOK Greece 4–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 4–1
Neman Grodno Belarus 2–0[upper-alpha 1] Malta Balzan 2–0 0–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey 9–0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 5–0 4–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 3–7 Cyprus Omonia 2–3 1–4
Shkupi North Macedonia 0–3 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–2 0–1

Notes

  1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023. The first legs were played on 9 and 10 August, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 August 2023.

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
Champions Path
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 2–8 Hungary Ferencváros 1–6 1–2
Farul Constanța Romania 5–0 Estonia Flora 3–0 2–0
Valmiera Latvia 1–3 Albania Partizani 1–2 0–1
Ballkani Kosovo 5–1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 3–1
Struga North Macedonia 4–3 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 3–1 1–2
    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Main Path
    AEK Larnaca Cyprus 1–2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 0–1
    Sabah Azerbaijan 2–2 (4–5 p) Serbia Partizan 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
    Sepsi OSK Romania 2–1 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–1 1–0
    Rapid Wien Austria 5–0 Hungary Debrecen 0–0 5–0
    Hajduk Split Croatia 0–3 Greece PAOK 0–0 0–3
    FC Santa Coloma Andorra 0–3 Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–2
    Celje Slovenia 5–1 Belarus Neman Grodno 1–0 4–1
    Neftçi Azerbaijan 2–5[upper-alpha 1] Turkey Beşiktaş 1–3 1–2
    Omonia Cyprus 2–5 Denmark Midtjylland 1–0 1–5
    Aris Greece 2–2 (5–6 p) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
    Legia Warsaw Poland 6–5 Austria Austria Wien 1–2 5–3
    Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 1–2
    Hibernian Scotland 5–3 Switzerland Luzern 3–1 2–2
    Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 6–0 Malta Gżira United 4–0 2–0
    Arouca Portugal 3–4 Norway Brann 2–1 1–3
    Gent Belgium 6–2 Poland Pogoń Szczecin 5–0 1–2
    Adana Demirspor Turkey 7–4 Croatia Osijek 5–1 2–3
    B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1–5 Croatia Rijeka 1–3 0–2
    Twente Netherlands 5–0 Latvia Riga 2–0 3–0
    Rosenborg Norway 3–4 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2–1 1–3
    Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–1 Slovenia Maribor 3–1 3–0
    Club Brugge Belgium 10–2 Iceland KA 5–1 5–1
    Dila Gori Georgia (country) 0–3 Cyprus APOEL 0–2 0–1
    Lech Poznań Poland 3–4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–1 1–3
    FCSB Romania 0–2 Denmark Nordsjælland 0–0 0–2
    Tobol Kazakhstan 1–1 (6–5 p) Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
    Bodø/Glimt Norway 6–0 Armenia Pyunik 3–0 3–0
    1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    Play-off round
    Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round

    The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023. The first legs were played on 23 and 24 August, and the second legs were played on 31 August 2023.

    The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

    In this season, the video assistant referee (VAR) was used from this stage.[21]

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Champions Path
    Ballkani Kosovo 4–2 Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 0–1
    Žalgiris Lithuania 0–7 Hungary Ferencváros 0–4 0–3
    Struga North Macedonia 0–2 Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 0–1
    Farul Constanța Romania 2–3 Finland HJK 2–1 0–2
    Astana Kazakhstan 2–1 Albania Partizani 1–0 1–1
      Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
      Main Path
      Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 0–2
      Gent Belgium 4–1[upper-alpha 1] Cyprus APOEL 2–0 2–1
      Spartak Trnava Slovakia 3–2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
      Sepsi OSK Romania 4–5 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
      Tobol Kazakhstan 1–5 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3
      Hibernian Scotland 0–8 England Aston Villa 0–5 0–3
      Midtjylland Denmark 4–4 (5–6 p) Poland Legia Warsaw 3–3 1–1 (a.e.t.)
      Lille France 3–2 Croatia Rijeka 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
      Genk Belgium 2–2 (5–4 p) Turkey Adana Demirspor 2–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)
      Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–1 Netherlands Twente 5–1 1–0
      Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–4 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–3 0–1
      AZ Netherlands 4–4 (6–5 p) Norway Brann 1–1 3–3 (a.e.t.)
      Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–0 0–2
      Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–6 Greece PAOK 1–2 0–4
      Nordsjælland Denmark 6–0 Serbia Partizan 5–0 1–0
      Osasuna Spain 3–4 Belgium Club Brugge 1–2 2–2
      Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 5–2 Slovenia Celje 4–1 1–1
      1. Order of legs reversed after original draw.

      Group stage
      Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
      Location of teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
      Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
      Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.
      Location of Benelux and nearby team of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
      Red: Group B; Yellow: Group D;
      Green: Group E; Blue: Group F.

      The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023, 14:30 CEST, in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on their Club coefficients (CC).[22] Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

      All teams besides AZ, Ballkani, Bodø/Glimt, Fiorentina, Gent, HJK, Maccabi Tel Aviv, PAOK, Slovan Bratislava and Zorya Luhansk made their debut appearances in the group stage. Breiðablik, Čukarički, KÍ, Olimpija Ljubljana and Zrinjski Mostar all made their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group stage. Breiðablik, KÍ and Zrinjski Mostar were the first teams from Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively, to play in a UEFA competition group stage. Breiðablik also became the first ever team to qualify for the group stages of a UEFA club competition after starting in a preliminary round.

      A total of 28 national associations were represented in the group stage.

      Group A
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOSC SLO KÍ LJU
      1 France Lille 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 14 Dec 2–0
      2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout round play-offs 9 Nov — 2–1 14 Dec
      3 Faroe Islands KÍ 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 0–0 30 Nov — 3–0
      4 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 30 Nov 0–1 9 Nov —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA

      Group B
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT ZOR MTA BRE
      1 Belgium Gent 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Advance to round of 16 — 30 Nov 2–0 5–0
      2 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 — 9 Nov 14 Dec
      3 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 14 Dec 25 Nov — 3–2
      4 Iceland Breiðablik 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 9 Nov 0–1 30 Nov —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA

      Group C
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PLZ DZG BAL AST
      1 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to round of 16 — 9 Nov 1–0 14 Dec
      2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 14 Dec 5–1
      3 Kosovo Ballkani 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 30 Nov 2–0 — 1–2
      4 Kazakhstan Astana 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 30 Nov 9 Nov —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
      Notes:
      1. Head-to-head goal difference: Dinamo Zagreb +2, Ballkani +1, Astana –3.

      Group D
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU BOD LUG BEŞ
      1 Belgium Club Brugge 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to round of 16 — 14 Dec 9 Nov 1–1
      2 Norway Bodø/Glimt 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 30 Nov 3–1
      3 Switzerland Lugano 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 1–3 0–0 — 14 Dec
      4 Turkey Beşiktaş 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 30 Nov 9 Nov 2–3 —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA

      Group E
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEG AVL ZRI AZ
      1 Poland Legia Warsaw 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to round of 16 — 3–2 9 Nov 14 Dec
      2 England Aston Villa 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout round play-offs 30 Nov — 1–0 9 Nov
      3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3[lower-alpha 2] 1–2 14 Dec — 4–3
      4 Netherlands AZ 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 1–4 30 Nov —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
      Notes:
      1. Head-to-head points: Legia Warsaw 3, Aston Villa 0.
      2. Head-to-head points: Zrinjski Mostar 3, AZ 0.

      Group F
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FIO FER GNK ČUK
      1 Italy Fiorentina 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 30 Nov 6–0
      2 Hungary Ferencváros 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout round play-offs 14 Dec — 9 Nov 3–1
      3 Belgium Genk 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 0–0 — 14 Dec
      4 Serbia Čukarički 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 9 Nov 30 Nov 0–2 —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
      Notes:
      1. Head-to-head points: Fiorentina 2, Ferencváros 2, Genk 2. Head-to-head goal difference: Fiorentina 0, Ferencváros 0, Genk 0. Head-to-head goals scored: Fiorentina 4, Ferencváros 2, Genk 2.

      Group G
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK FRA ABE HJK
      1 Greece PAOK 3 3 0 0 8 5 +3 9 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 9 Nov 14 Dec
      2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Advance to knockout round play-offs 30 Nov — 2–1 6–0
      3 Scotland Aberdeen 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 2–3 14 Dec — 1–1
      4 Finland HJK 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1 2–3 9 Nov 30 Nov —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA

      Group H
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEN NOR LUD TRN
      1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 3–1 14 Dec
      2 Denmark Nordsjælland 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6 Advance to knockout round play-offs 30 Nov — 7–1 9 Nov
      3 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3 9 Nov 14 Dec — 4–0
      4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 1–2 0–2 30 Nov —
      Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA

      Final
      Main article: 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final
      TBD v TBD

      Statistics

      Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

      Tables updated as of 26 October 2023.

      Top goalscorers
      Rank[23]PlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
      1 Belgium Hugo Cuypers Belgium Gent 3 147
      Egypt Omar Marmoush Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 213
      Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 268
      Morocco Tarik Tissoudali Belgium Gent 270
      Belgium Hans Vanaken Belgium Club Brugge
      6 27 players 2 —

      Top assists
      Rank[24]PlayerTeamAssistsMinutes played
      1 Brazil Fred Turkey Fenerbahçe 4 168
      2 Faroe Islands Árni Frederiksberg Faroe Islands KÍ 3 270
      3 Ukraine Bohdan Mykhaylichenko Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2 87
      Croatia Matija Malekinušić Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 94
      Denmark Philip Zinckernagel Belgium Club Brugge 133
      Algeria Farès Chaïbi Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 190
      Ghana Bernard Tekpetey Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 238
      Jamaica Leon Bailey England Aston Villa 266
      9 91 players 1 —

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