2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round will begin on 11 July and end on 29 August 2023.[1]

A total of 155 teams will compete in the qualifying system of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 21 teams in the Champions Path and 134 teams in the Main Path. The 24 winners of the play-off round advanced to the league stage, to join the 12 losers of the Europa League play-off round.[2]


Format edit

The qualifying phase and play-off round is split into two paths – the Champions Path and the Main Path. The Champions Path contains teams which were eliminated from the Champions League Champions Path and the Europa League Champions Path and the Main Path contains teams which qualify through their domestic league or as domestic cup winners as well as teams eliminated from Europa League Main Path.

Each tie will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs will advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time will be played, and if the same number of goals is scored by both teams during extra time, the tie will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[3]

In the draws for each round in the Main Path, teams will be seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round may not known at the time of the draws, the seeding will be carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to the subsequent round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient advances, it will simply take the seeding of its opponent.

In the draws for each round in the Champions Path, teams will be seeded based on the round in which they enter the Conference League. As a result, there will be no seeding in the second and third qualifying rounds.

Prior to the draws, UEFA can form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee purely for the convenience of the draw and not to resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA can not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie can be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are scheduled to be played on Thursdays.[1]

Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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-off round 5 August 2024 22 August 2024 29 August 2024

Teams edit

Champions Path edit

The Champions Path will include league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League and the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Europa League and consists of the following rounds:

  • Second qualifying round (14 teams): 14 of the 15 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round (one of the teams receives a bye to the third qualifying round).
  • Third qualifying round (8 teams): 5 winners of the second qualifying round and 3 loser of the Champions League first qualifying round which received a bye.
  • Play-off round (10 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round and 6 losers of the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round.

Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2024 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for the Champions Path, however),[4] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to league stage
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[4]
  [UEL CH Q3]
  [UEL CH Q3]
  [UEL CH Q3]
  [UEL CH Q3]
  [UEL CH Q3]
  [UEL CH Q3]
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
  [UCL Q1]
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
  [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]
Notes
  1. UEL CH Q3 Losers of Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  2. UCL Q1 Losers of Champions League first qualifying round.

Main Path edit

The Main Path will include league non-champions and domestic cup winners and consists of the following rounds:

Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2024 UEFA club coefficients),[4] grouped by their starting rounds. Teams in italic text may still qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League or the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advance to league stage
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[4]
  Chelsea 96.000
  Real Betis 33.000
  1899 Hoffenheim 12.000
  Lens 10.000
  Eighth place of the 2023–24 Serie A
  [UEL MP Q3]
  [UEL MP Q3]
  [UEL MP Q3]
  [UEL MP Q3]
  [UEL MP Q3]
  [UEL MP Q3]
  [UEL MP Q3]
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
  [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
Team Coeff.[4]
  Olympiacos ≥46.000
  CFR Cluj 26.500
  Legia Warsaw 18.000
  Maccabi Haifa 18.000
  Hapoel Be'er Sheva 17.000
  Djurgården 16.500
  Omonia 12.000
  Vitória de Guimarães 11.263
  Astana 11.000
  Riga 11.000
  AEK Athens 10.000
  Zrinjski Mostar 9.500
  Maribor 9.500
  Hajduk Split 9.000
  Osijek 8.500
  Spartak Trnava 8.000
  AEK Larnaca 8.000
  Ararat-Armenia 8.000
  Vaduz 8.000
  DAC Dunajská Streda 8.000
  Fehérvár 7.500
  St Mirren 7.210
  Zürich 6.595
  St. Gallen 6.595
  Brann 6.325
  Tromsø IL 6.325
  Häcken 6.000
  HB Tórshavn 6.000
  Progrès Niederkorn 4.500
  Puskás Akadémia 4.375
  St Patrick's Athletic 4.000
  Ilves 2.225
  Cliftonville 2.000
  TransINVEST 1.700
  Winners of the 2023–24 Eredivisie play-offs
  Winners of the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League play-offs
  Winners of the 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga play-offs
  Fifth place of the 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga
  Fourth place of the 2023–24 Süper Lig
  Fourth place of the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League
  Fifth place of the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League
  Third place of the 2023–24 Czech First League
  Fourth place of the 2023–24 Czech First League
  Runners-up of the 2023–24 Danish Superliga
  Winners of the 2023–24 Danish Superliga play-offs
  Runners-up of the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa
  Winners of the 2023–24 SuperLiga play-offs
  Runners-up of the 2023–24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
  Winners of the 2023–24 First Professional Football League play-offs
  Runners-up of the 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League
  Third place of the 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League
  Runners-up of the 2023–24 Moldovan Super Liga
  Runners-up of the 2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo
  Winners of the 2023–24 Belarusian Cup
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
  [UEL MP Q1]
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
  Žalgiris 11.500
  Olimpija Ljubljana 10.500
  Linfield 10.000
  KuPS 10.000
  Breiðablik 8.500
  F91 Dudelange 8.500
  Dinamo Tbilisi 8.000
  Shkëndija 8.000
  B36 Tórshavn 7.000
  Sarajevo 6.500
  Inter Club d'Escaldes 6.000
  FCI Levadia 6.000
  Tirana 5.500
  Tre Penne 5.500
  Connah's Quay Nomads 5.500
  Paide Linnameeskond 5.000
  Milsami Orhei 5.000
  Crusaders 4.500
  Liepāja 4.500
  Iberia 1999 4.500
  Derry City 4.000
  Vllaznia 4.000
  St Joseph's 4.000
  Urartu 3.500
  Velež Mostar 3.500
  Bala Town 3.500
  Swift Hesperange 3.000
  Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3.000
  Floriana 3.000
  Valur 3.000
  Torpedo Kutaisi 2.500
  Víkingur Gøta 2.500
  Stjarnan 2.500
  Aktobe 2.300
  VPS 2.225
  Shelbourne 2.175
  Auda 2.125
  Neman Grodno 2.000
  Bruno's Magpies 2.000
  Šiauliai 1.700
  Sliema Wanderers 1.650
  Marsaxlokk 1.650
  Tallinna Kalev 1.441
  Caernarfon Town 1.158
  Third place of the 2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo
  Runner-up of the 2023–24 Armenian Premier League
  Runner-up of the 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore
  Winners of the 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup
  Winners of the 2024 Copa Constitució
  Winners of the 2023–24 Montenegrin Cup
  Runner-up of the 2023–24 Montenegrin First League
  Winners of the 2023–24 Coppa Titano
Notes
  1. UEL MP Q3 Losers of Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path).
  2. UEL MP Q2 Losers of Europa League second qualifying round (Main Path).
  3. UEL MP Q1 Losers of Europa League first qualifying round (Main Path).

First qualifying round edit

The draw for the first qualifying round will be held on 18 June 2024.

Seeding edit

A total of 52 teams will play in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Seeded Seeding to be determined Unseeded

Second qualifying round edit

The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 19 June 2024.

Seeding edit

A total of 102 teams will be involved in the second qualifying round – 14 in the Champions Path and 88 in the Main Path. There will be no seeding in the Champions Path draw. Seeding of the teams in the Main Path will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Champions Path
  • 14 losers of the Champions League Champions Path first qualifying round[†]
Main Path
Seeded Seeding to be determined Unseeded
Notes
  1. Losers of the Champions League first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
  2. †† Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
  3. ††† Losers of the Europa League first qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.


Third qualifying round edit

The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 22 July 2024.

Seeding edit

A total of 60 teams will play in the third qualifying round – eight in the Champions Path and 52 in the Main Path. There will be no seeding in the Champions Path draw. Seeding of the teams in the Main Path will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Champions Path
  • 7 winners of the Champions Path second qualifying round[†]
  • 1 loser of the Champions League Champions Path first qualifying round which received a bye
Main Path
Seeding to be determined
Notes
  1. Winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
  2. †† Losers of the Europa League second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.


Play-off round edit

The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.

Seeding edit

A total of 48 teams will play in the third qualifying round – 10 in the Champions Path and 38 in the Main Path. In the Champions Path draw, the six losers of the Europa League third qualifying round will be seeded and the four winners of the Conference League third qualifying round will be unseeded. Seeding of the teams in the Main Path will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Champions Path
Seeded Unseeded
  • 4 winners of the third qualifying round[†]
Main Path
Seeding to be determined
Notes
  1. Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.
  2. †† Losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of draw.


References edit

  1. ^ a b "UEFA club competitions cycle 2024–27 ("Post 2024")". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 36/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ UEFA.com (25 October 2023). "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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