The2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase began on 15 February with the knockout round play-offs and ended on 29 May 2024 with thefinal at theAgia Sophia Stadium inAthens, Greece, to decide the champions of the2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1] A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]
Times areCET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
The knockout phase involved 24 teams: the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in thegroup stage, and the eight third-placed teams from theEuropa League group stage.
| Group | Winners (advance to round of 16 and seeded in draw) | Runners-up (advance toKO play-offs and seeded in draw) |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| B | ||
| C | ||
| D | ||
| E | ||
| F | ||
| G | ||
| H |
| Group | Third-placed teams (advance toKO play-offs and unseeded in draw) |
|---|---|
| A | |
| B | |
| C | |
| D | |
| E | |
| F | |
| G | |
| H |
Each tie in theknockout phase, apart from the final, was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes ofextra time were played (theaway goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by apenalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.[2]
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland).[1]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout round play-offs | 18 December 2023, 14:00 | 15 February 2024 | 22 February 2024 |
| Round of 16 | 23 February 2024, 13:00 | 7 March 2024 | 14 March 2024 |
| Quarter-finals | 15 March 2024, 14:00 | 11 April 2024 | 18 April 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 2 May 2024 | 9 May 2024 | |
| Final | 29 May 2024 atAgia Sophia Stadium,Athens | ||
| Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023, 14:00CET.[3]
The first legs were played on 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturm Graz | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Servette | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Real Betis | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Ajax | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Molde | 6–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sturm Graz | 4–1 | |
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Sturm Graz won 5–1 on aggregate.
Servette won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | |
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Union Saint-Gilloise won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | |
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Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 2–2 | |
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Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Molde | 3–2 | |
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| Legia Warsaw | 0–3 | |
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Molde won 6–2 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 2–1 on aggregate.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, 13:00CET.[24]
The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servette | 0–0 (1–3p) | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
| Ajax | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Molde | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | |
| Sturm Graz | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Maccabi Haifa | 4–5 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |
| Olympiacos | 7–5 | 1–4 | 6–1 (a.e.t.) |
0–0 on aggregate; Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on penalties.
| Aston Villa | 4–0 | |
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Aston Villa won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Molde | 2–1 | |
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| Club Brugge | 3–0 | |
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Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–3 | |
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Fenerbahçe won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | |
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| PAOK | 5–1 | |
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PAOK won 5–3 on aggregate.
Lille won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–4 | |
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Fiorentina won 5–4 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 7–5 on aggregate.
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 14:00CET.[42]
The first legs were played on 11 April, and the second legs were played on 18 April 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Club Brugge | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Olympiacos | 3–3 (3–2p) | 3–2 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Aston Villa | 3–3 (4–3p) | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Club Brugge won 3–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Olympiacos won 3–2 on penalties.
3–3 on aggregate; Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties.
Fiorentina won 2–0 on aggregate.
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 14:00CET, after the quarter-final draw.[42]
The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 May 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2–6 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Fiorentina | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Olympiacos won 6–2 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 4–3 on aggregate.
The final was played on 29 May 2024 at theAgia Sophia Stadium inAthens, Greece. A draw was held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[42]
| Olympiacos | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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