2024–25 UEFA Conference League

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 the new format of the Swiss-system.[1] From this season, the competition is renamed to UEFA Conference League from the UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]

2024–25 UEFA Conference League
The Stadion Wrocław in Wrocław will host the final.
Tournament details
TeamsLeague Stage: 36 (from 53 associations) (from 54 associations)

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 168 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league and Russia who is currently suspended). 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.
  • Association 13–34 and 51–55 (except Liechtenstein and Russia) each have two teams.
  • Association 35–50 each have three teams.

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 Champions League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
  • (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Association ranking for 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 109.570 1
2  Spain 92.998
3  Germany 82.481
4  Italy 81.926
5  France 61.164
6  Netherlands 59.900
7  Portugal 56.216
8  Belgium 42.200
9  Scotland 36.400
10  Austria 34.000
11  Serbia 32.375
12  Turkey 32.100
13  Switzerland 31.675 2
14  Ukraine 29.500
15  Czech Republic 29.050
16  Norway 29.000
17  Denmark 27.825
18  Russia 26.215 0 [Note RUS]
19  Croatia 25.400 2
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Greece 25.225 2
21  Israel 25.000
22  Cyprus 24.475
23  Sweden 23.750
24  Poland 20.750
25  Hungary 20.625
26  Romania 20.500
27  Bulgaria 20.000
28  Slovakia 19.750
29  Azerbaijan 16.625
30  Kazakhstan 12.625
31  Slovenia 12.500
32  Moldova 12.250
33  Kosovo 11.041
34  Liechtenstein 11.000 0 [Note LIE]
35  Latvia 10.625 3
36  Republic of Ireland 10.375
37  Finland 10.250
38  Lithuania 10.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Armenia 9.875 3
40  Belarus 9.875
41  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.750
42  Luxembourg 9.000
43  Faroe Islands 8.750
44  Northern Ireland 8.583
45  Malta 8.250
46  Georgia 8.000
47  Estonia 7.582
48  Iceland 7.250
49  Albania 6.250
50  Wales 6.166
51  Gibraltar 5.791 2
52  North Macedonia 5.500
53  Andorra 5.165
54  Montenegro 4.750
55  San Marino 1.999

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[6]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League Teams transferred from Europa League
First qualifying round
(52 teams)
  • 11 domestic cup winners from associations 45–55
  • 21 domestic league runners-up from associations 35–55
  • 20 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 30–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
 Champions
(14 teams)
  • 14 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Non-champions
(88 teams)
  • 10 domestic cup winners from associations 35–44
  • 17 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–34 (except Russia and Liechtenstein)[Note RUS][Note LIE]
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–29 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6
  • 26 winners from the first qualifying round
  • 9 teams eliminated from Europa League first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
 Champions
(8 teams)
  • 7 winners from the second qualifying round for champions
  • 1 team eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Non-champions
(52 teams)
  • 44 winners from the second qualifying round for non-champions
  • 8 teams eliminated from Europa League second qualifying round
Play-off round
 Champions
(10 teams)
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round for champions
  • 6 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round for champions
Non-champions
(38 teams)
  • 5 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–5 (EFL Cup winners for England)
  • 26 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions
  • 7 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round for non-champions
League stage
(36 teams)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for champions
  • 19 winners from the play-off round for non-champions
  • 12 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round

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 association 34 (Liechtenstein) will enter the Europa League first-qualifying round instead of the second-qualifying round.
  • 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: 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.[7]

Qualified teams for 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
Entry round Teams
League stage (UEL PO) (UEL PO) (UEL PO) (UEL PO)
(UEL PO) (UEL PO) (UEL PO) (UEL PO)
(UEL PO) (UEL PO) (UEL PO) (UEL PO)
Play-off round CH (UEL CH Q3) (UEL CH Q3) (UEL CH Q3) (UEL CH Q3)
(UEL CH Q3) (UEL CH Q3)
MP England (LC) Spain (6th) Italy (6th) Germany (6th)
France (6th) (UEL MP Q3) (UEL MP Q3) (UEL MP Q3)
(UEL MP Q3) (UEL MP Q3) (UEL MP Q3) (UEL MP Q3)
Third qualifying round CH (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP (UEL MP Q2) (UEL MP Q2) (UEL MP Q2) (UEL MP Q2)
(UEL MP Q2) (UEL MP Q2) (UEL MP Q2) (UEL MP Q2)
Second qualifying round CH (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1)
(UCL Q1) (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1)
(UCL Q1) (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1) (UCL Q1)
(UCL Q1) (UCL Q1)
MP (UEL MP Q1) (UEL MP Q1) (UEL MP Q1) (UEL MP Q1)
(UEL MP Q1) (UEL MP Q1) (UEL MP Q1) (UEL MP Q1)
(UEL MP Q1) Netherlands (PW) Portugal (4th) Belgium (PW)
Scotland (4th) Austria (PW) Serbia (4th) Turkey (4th)
Switzerland (3rd) Switzerland (4th) Ukraine (3rd) Ukraine (4th)
Czech Republic (3rd) Czech Republic (4th) Norway (2nd) Norway (3rd)
Denmark (2nd) Denmark (PW) Croatia (2nd) Croatia (3rd)
Greece (2nd) Greece (3rd) Israel (2nd) Israel (3rd)
Cyprus (2nd) Cyprus (3rd) Sweden (2nd) Sweden (3rd)
Poland (2nd) Poland (3rd) Hungary (2nd) Hungary (3rd)
Romania (2nd) Romania (PW) Bulgaria (2nd) Bulgaria (PW)
Slovakia (2nd) Slovakia (PW) Azerbaijan (2nd) Azerbaijan (3rd)
Kazakhstan (2nd) Slovenia (2nd) Moldova (2nd) Kosovo (2nd)
Latvia (2nd) Republic of Ireland (CW) Finland Ilves (CW) Lithuania Transinvest (CW)
Armenia (CW) Belarus (CW) Bosnia and Herzegovina (CW) Luxembourg (CW)
Faroe Islands (CW) Northern Ireland (CW)
First qualifying round Kazakhstan (3rd) Slovenia (3rd) Moldova (3rd) Kosovo (3rd)
Latvia (3rd) Latvia (4th) Republic of Ireland (2nd) Republic of Ireland (3rd)
Finland KuPS (2nd) Finland (PW) Lithuania Žalgiris (2nd) Lithuania (3rd)
Armenia (2nd) Armenia (3rd) Belarus (2nd) Belarus (3rd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd) Luxembourg (2nd) Luxembourg (3rd)
Faroe Islands (2nd) Faroe Islands (3rd) Northern Ireland (2nd) Northern Ireland (PW)
Malta (CW) Malta (2nd) Malta (3rd) Georgia (country) (CW)
Georgia (country) (2nd) Georgia (country) (3rd) Estonia (CW) Estonia (2nd)
Estonia (3rd) Iceland Valur (2nd) Iceland Stjarnan (3rd) Iceland Breiðablik (4th)
Albania (CW) Albania (2nd) Albania (3rd) Wales (CW)
Wales (2nd) Wales (PW) Gibraltar (CW) Gibraltar (2nd)
North Macedonia (CW) North Macedonia (2nd) Andorra (CW) Andorra (2nd)
Montenegro (CW) Montenegro (2nd) San Marino (CW) San Marino (2nd)

Notes

  1. ^
    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.
  2. ^
    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 League for the 2024–25 season.
  3. ^
    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] 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 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round TBD 11 July 2024 18 July 2024
Second qualifying round 25 July 2024 1 August 2024
Third qualifying round 8 August 2024 15 August 2024
Play-offs Play-off round 22 August 2024 29 August 2024
League stage Matchday 1 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 13 February 2025 20 February 2025
Round of 16 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 Wrocław, Wrocław

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

A total of 52 teams will play in the first qualifying round.

The winners of the ties will advance to the second qualifying round. The losers will be eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Second qualifying round

A total of 102 teams will play in the second qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

Champions Path

Main Path

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.

Third qualifying round

A total of 60 teams will play in the third qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

Champions Path

Main Path

The winners of the ties will advance to the play-off round of their respective path. The losers will be eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Play-off round

A total of 48 teams will play in the third qualifying round. They will be divided into two paths:

Champions Path

Main Path

The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage. The losers will be eliminated from European competitions for the season.

League stage

Qualified teams

  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 19 winners from the play-off round for (Main Path)
  • 12 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round

Final
Main article: 2025 UEFA Conference League final
TBD v TBD

See also

References
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  2. "UEFA Europa Conference League to be renamed UEFA Conference League next season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. "Athens and Wrocław to stage 2024 and 2025 finals". Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2023/24 Season". Nyon: UEFA. 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. "Association coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022.
  7. "Club coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  8. "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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