UEFA Europa Conference League

Publication date: 18 Nov 2024

About the UECL

The UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) is an annual international sports competition between football clubs belonging to the UEFA European Football Association (UEFA). This event is the third in level and importance after the Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Clubs qualify for the Conference League on the basis of their results in national leagues and cup competitions. A total of 170 teams from the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the competition. Some of these clubs have qualified for the Conference League from the Champions League and the Europa League. The winner receives an opportunity to qualify for the group stage of the next UEFA Europa League season.

The most titled club Conference League is FC Roma (Italy).

Conference League matches are played weekly on Thursdays.

 UEFA official website

2024-25 Conference League

The fourth season of the UEFA Europa Conference League kicked off on 11 July 2024 and will end with the final match on 28 May 2025 at the Stadion Wroclaw in Wroclaw. Traditionally, the final match of the Conference League takes place a week after the Europa League final.

Qualification: 11 July – 29 August. Main stage: 3 October – 28 May 2025.

This football tournament will be the first to be held under the Swiss system. The name of the tournament will also change – from the UEFA Europa Conference League to the UEFA Conference League.

History of the UEFA Europa Conference League

It is known UEFA has long planned to add a third-tier football competition. These competitions are a chance for many clubs not just to be relegated from the top tier competition, but to continue their football history at another level.

In 2018, UEFA announced that the new tournament would be called Europa League 2 and would take place in the 2021-24 seasons. It wasn’t until September 2019 that the official name, the UEFA Europa Conference League, became known. The format of the competition does not differ much from that of the other Leagues.

Results of the previous competitions

The year Venue of the final match Winning team
2023-24 Hagia Sophia Stadium in Athens (Greece) FC Olympiakos
2022-23 Fortuna Arena in Prague (Czech Republic) FC West Ham United 
2021-22 Arena Kombëtare stadium in Tirana (Albania) FC Roma

2025-26 UECL

At the moment, the dates for the next UEFA Conference League championship are not yet known.

Keep an eye on the dates of football matches and other events in our Sporting Events Calendar.

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