2024–25 UEFA Conference League

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 have one team. • Associations 13–33 and 51–55 (except Russia) each have two teams. • Associations 34–50 each have three teams (except Liechtenstein, which has 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 Distribution The following is the access list for this season. 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) will enter 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) 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) • 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). 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 is as follows. Matches are scheduled for Thursdays, with an exclusive day of 19 December, apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts. ==Qualifying rounds==

First qualifying round Second qualifying round Third qualifying round ==Play-off round==

{{Location map+|Europe|width=650|float=right |caption=Location of teams of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League 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. Borac Banja Luka, Celje, Cercle Brugge, 1. FC Heidenheim, Jagiellonia Białystok, Larne, Noah, Pafos, Petrocub Hîncești, The New Saints, and Víkingur Reykjavík all made their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group or league phase. In addition, Noah were the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification, while The New Saints and Larne were the first teams from the Wales and Northern Ireland associations, respectively, to play in a major UEFA competition group or league stage. A total of 29 national associations were represented in the league phase. Table The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th contested the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from the competition. Results ==Knockout phase==

In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The bracket structure for the knockout phase is partially fixed in advance using seeding, with teams' positions in the bracket determined by the final standings in the league phase. Bracket Knockout phase play-offs Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ==Statistics==

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round. Top goalscorers Team of the Season The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament. Player of the Season • Isco ( Real Betis) Young Player of the Season • Tobias Gulliksen ( Djurgårdens IF) ==See also==