TheWrocław Stadium inWrocław hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 10 July – 29 August 2024 Competition proper: 2 October 2024 – 28 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 24+12 Total: 110+54 (from 54 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 153 |
| Goals scored | 451 (2.95 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,068,045 (13,517 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia Białystok) 8 goals |
| Best player | Isco (Real Betis)[1] |
| Best young player | Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgårdens IF)[2] |
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The2024–25 UEFA Conference League was the fourth season of theUEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA.
From this season, the competition was renamed from the UEFA Europa Conference League to the UEFA Conference League.[3] This was also the first edition of the tournament played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase.[4] 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 the2023–24 edition) could no longer defend their title as the winner of the Conference League automatically qualified for the Europa League league phase.
Thefinal was played at theWrocław Stadium inWrocław, Poland, betweenChelsea andReal Betis, with Chelsea winning the match 4–1.[5][6] The victory made Chelsea the first club towin all four major European trophies, including all three of the current European competitions. Chelsea’s triumph over Betis also marked the first time a Spanish team had lost a final since Valencia lost to Bayern Munich in the 2001 Champions League final and marked the first English team to beat a Spanish team in a European final sinceLiverpool's UEFA Cup triumph, also in 2001.[7]
A total of 164 teams from 54 of the 55UEFA member associations participated in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on theUEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8]
For the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2023UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.[9]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below:
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The following is the access list for this season.
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| Second qualifying round (98 teams) | Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (60 teams) | Champions Path (8 teams) |
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| League Path (52 teams) |
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| Play-off round (48 teams) | Champions Path (10 teams) |
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The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:
As theChampions 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 theEuropa Conference League title holders (Olympiacos) entered theEuropa 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 labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting 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) andWisła Kraków (2nd tier).
Notes
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 18 June 2024 | 11 July 2024 | 18 July 2024 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2024 | 25 July 2024 | 1 August 2024 | |
| Third qualifying round | 22 July 2024 | 8 August 2024 | 15 August 2024 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 5 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 30 August 2024 | 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 phase play-offs | 20 December 2024 | 13 February 2025 | 20 February 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 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 atWrocław Stadium,Wrocław | |||
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024.[18]The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2024.
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 |
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| Velež Mostar | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Floriana | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | |
| Šiauliai | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Bala Town | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| La Fiorita | 1–1 (4–2p)[a] | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
| Caernarfon Town | 3–3 (8–7p) | 2–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Tallinna Kalev | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Valur | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| FCB Magpies | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Malisheva | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Atlètic Club d'Escaldes | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Partizani | 3–2[a] | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Auda | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Stjarnan | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Shelbourne | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Aktobe | 3–3 (3–4p) | 0–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Bravo | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
| Liepāja | 1–3[a] | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Noah | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tikvesh | 4–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Mornar | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| UNA Strassen | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 | |
| VPS | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024.The first legs were played on 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 30, 31 July and 1 August 2024.
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.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024.The first legs were played on 6, 7 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 14 and 15 August 2024.
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.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 August 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to theleague phase. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Champions Path | ||||
| Lincoln Red Imps | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Pyunik | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| Panevėžys | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| KÍ | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
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| Omonia | 6–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | |
| St. Gallen | 1–1 (5–4p) | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Lens | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| BK Häcken | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Copenhagen | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Brann | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rijeka | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| Fiorentina | 4–4 (5–4p) | 3–3 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 5–7 | 1–6 | 4–1 | |
| Mladá Boleslav | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| CFR Cluj | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Partizan | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Noah | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
The league phase draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League took place at theGrimaldi Forum inMonaco on 30 August 2024, 14:30CEST.[20][21] The 36 teams were divided into six pots of six teams each based on theirUEFA 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.[22][23]
Borac Banja Luka,Celje,Cercle Brugge,1. FC Heidenheim,Jagiellonia Białystok,Larne,Noah,Pafos,Petrocub Hîncești,The New Saints, andVíkingur 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 theWales andNorthern Ireland associations, respectively, to play in a major UEFA competition group or league stage.[note 1]
A total of 29 national associations were represented in the league phase.
The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 18 | Advance toround of 16 (seeded) | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13[a] | ||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13[a] | ||
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Advance toknockout phase play-offs (seeded) | |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Advance toknockout phase play-offs (unseeded) | |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | ||
| 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | ||
| 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 |
In theknockout phase, teams will play against each other overtwo 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 usingseeding, with teams' positions in the bracket determined by the final standings in the league phase.In the knockout phase, there is no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round. Teams can also face opponents they played during the league phase.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[8]
| Knockout phase play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024, 13:00CET.[25][26]The first legs were played on 13 February, and the second legs were played on 20 February 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gent | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| TSC | 2–6 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Celje | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Copenhagen | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Molde | 1–1 (5–4p) | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
| Omonia | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Borac Banja Luka | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025, 14:00CET.[27]The first legs were played on 6 March, and the second legs were played on 13 March 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Real Betis | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Celje | 5–5 (3–1p) | 1–0 | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | |
| Panathinaikos | 4–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Copenhagen | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Molde | 3–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Pafos | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Borac Banja Luka | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 14:00CET, after the round of 16 draw.[27]The first legs were played on 10 April, and the second legs were played on 17 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Real Betis | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Celje | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–4[a] | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 (a.e.t.) |
The draw for the order of the semi-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 14:00CET, after the round of 16 and quarter-final draws.[27]The first legs were played on 1 May, and the second legs were played on 8 May 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Real Betis | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1–5[a] | 1–4 | 0–1 |
The final was played on 28 May 2025 at theWrocław Stadium inWrocław. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
| Rank[30] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | 8 | 1005 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 1015 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 287 | ||
| 570 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 465 | ||
| 475 | ||||
| 520 | ||||
| 635 | ||||
| 847 | ||||
| 962 |
The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[31]