2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

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2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
12 July – 31 August 2023
Competition proper:
20 September 2023 – 29 May 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 135+43 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played141
Goals scored411 (2.91 per match)
Attendance2,327,520 (16,507 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
11 goals
Best player(s)Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)[1]
Best young playerIgor Thiago (Club Brugge)[2]

The 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League was the third season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens, Greece.[3] It was won by Olympiacos, who defeated Fiorentina 1–0 after extra time, and qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage as a result. This edition was the final season under its current name, as it was renamed to the UEFA Conference League from the 2024–25 season onwards. According to UEFA, the new denomination of the competition would enable further development as a stand-alone competition in their research amongst fans and commercial partners.[4][5] This was also the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, after UEFA announced that a brand-new Swiss-system format would be introduced for the following edition.[6] Due to the change, no clubs could be transferred from the Europa League group stage to the Conference League, so starting with this edition the winners would no longer be able to defend their title.[7] As the title holders, West Ham United qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. They were unable to defend their title after advancing to the Europa League knockout phase.

Association team allocation

A total of 178 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations (excluding Russia) participated in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8]

  • Associations 1–5 each had one team qualify.
  • Associations 6–16 (except Russia)[Note RUS] and 51–55 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 17–50 (except Liechtenstein) each had three teams qualify.
  • Liechtenstein had only one team that qualified as they organized only a domestic cup and no domestic league.
  • Moreover, 18 teams eliminated from the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League and 25 teams eliminated from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League were transferred to the Europa Conference League.

Association ranking

For the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[9] Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa Conference League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
  • (UEL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League
Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 File:Flag of England.svg England 106.641 1
2 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 96.141 +1 (UEL)
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 76.902
4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 75.213
5 File:Flag of France.svg France 60.081
6 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 53.382 2
7 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 49.300 +1 (UEL)
8 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 38.850 +1 (UEL)
9 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 36.900 +1 (UEL)
10 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 34.482 0 [Note RUS]
11 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 33.375 2 +1 (UEL)
12 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 31.800 +2 (UEL)
13 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 30.600 +2 (UEL)
14 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 29.675 +2 (UEL)
15 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 28.200 +1 (UEL)
16 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 27.800
17 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 27.250 3 +1 (UEL)
18 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 27.175
19 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 27.150 +1 (UEL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 27.100 3
21 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 26.375
22 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 24.375 +1 (UEL)
23 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 22.875
24 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 19.500 +1 (UEL)
25 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 17.150 +1 (UCL)
26 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 17.000
27 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 16.375 +1 (UCL)
28 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 15.875
29 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 15.750 +1 (UEL)
30 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 15.625 +1 (UEL)
31 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 15.000 +1 (UEL)
32 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 12.500 +1 (UEL)
33 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 11.250
34 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 10.000 +1 (UEL)
35 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.125 +1 (UEL)
36 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 8.875 +1 (UEL)
37 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 8.750 +1 (UCL)
38 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 8.625 +1 (UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39 File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 8.166 3 +1 (UCL)
40 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 8.125 +1 (UCL)
41 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 8.125 +1 (UCL)
42 File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 8.083 +1 (UCL)
43 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 8.000 +1 (UCL)
44 File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 7.250 +1 (UEL)
45 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 7.041 +1 (UCL)
46 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 7.000 +1 (UCL)
47 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 7.000 +1 (UCL)
48 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 7.000 +1 (UCL)
49 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 6.500 1 [Note LIE]
50 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 5.500 3 +1 (UCL)
51 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 5.416 2 +1 (UCL)
52 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 5.375 +1 (UEL)
53 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 4.875 +1 (UCL)
54 File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 4.665 +1 (UCL)
55 File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 1.332 +1 (UCL)

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[10]

Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League Teams transferred from Europa League
First qualifying round
(62 teams)
  • 16 domestic cup winners from associations 40–55
  • 25 domestic league runners-up from associations 30–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 21 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 29–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
(106 teams)
Champions Path
(16 teams)
  • 13 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League preliminary round
Main Path
(90 teams)
  • 20 domestic cup winners from associations 20–39
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–29
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–28
  • 8 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6
  • 31 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(64 teams)
Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 8 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(54 teams)
  • 3 domestic cup winners from associations 17–19
  • 5 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6
  • 45 winners from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
Play-off round
(44 teams)
Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 5 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(34 teams)
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 5
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 2–4
  • 1 league cup winner from England
  • 27 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 17 winners from the play-off round for (Main Path)
  • 10 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round
Preliminary knockout round
(16 teams)
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Europa League group stage
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round

Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The cup winners of association 16 (Czech Republic) entered the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 17 to 19 (Norway, Denmark and Croatia) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 30 to 39 (Slovakia, Slovenia, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Luxembourg, Latvia and Kosovo) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Combining with the Champions League title holder (Manchester City) qualifying for the Champions League group stage via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • Two of the Champions League first qualifying round losers received byes and entered the third qualifying round instead of the second 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 Europa Conference League play-offs winners
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
    • PR: Losers from the preliminary round (F: final; SF: semi-finals)
  • UEL: Transferred from the Europa League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP). CC: 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[11]

Qualified teams for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Entry round Teams
Knockout round play-offs File:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos (UEL GS) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax (UEL GS) File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis (UEL GS) File:Flag of Austria.svg Sturm Graz (UEL GS)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union Saint-Gilloise (UEL GS) File:Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Haifa (UEL GS) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette (UEL GS) File:Flag of Norway.svg Molde (UEL GS)
Group stage File:Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen (UEL PO) File:Flag of Serbia.svg Čukarički (UEL PO) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Zorya Luhansk (UEL PO) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano (UEL PO)
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb (UEL PO) File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets Razgrad (UEL PO) File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava (UEL PO) File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija Ljubljana (UEL PO)
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Zrinjski Mostar (UEL PO) File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg (UEL PO)
Play-off round CH File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana (UEL CH Q3) File:Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov (UEL CH Q3) File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris (UEL CH Q3) File:Flag of Finland.svg HJK (UEL CH Q3)
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik (UEL CH Q3)
MP File:Flag of England.svg Aston Villa (7th) File:Flag of Spain.svg Osasuna (7th) File:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina (8th)[Note ITA] File:Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt (7th)
File:Flag of France.svg Lille (5th) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Dnipro-1 (UEL MP Q3) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Genk (UEL MP Q3)
Third qualifying round CH File:Flag of Estonia.svg Flora (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1] File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Lincoln Red Imps (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP File:Flag of Portugal.svg Arouca (5th) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ (4th) File:Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien (4th) File:Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian (4th)
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan (4th) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv (4th)[Note UKR] File:Flag of Norway.svg Brann (CW) File:Flag of Denmark.svg Nordsjælland (2nd)
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk Split (CW)
Second qualifying round CH File:Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Swift Hesperange (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera (UCL Q1)
File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Ballkani (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Ireland.svg Shamrock Rovers (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Armenia.svg Urartu (UCL Q1) File:Ulster Banner.svg Larne (UCL Q1)
File:Flag of Albania.svg Partizani (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Malta.svg Ħamrun Spartans (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Georgia.svg Dinamo Tbilisi (UCL Q1) File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Struga (UCL Q1)
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg The New Saints (UCL Q1) File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Budućnost Podgorica (UCL PR F) File:Flag of Andorra.svg Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (UCL PR SF) File:Flag of San Marino.svg Tre Penne (UCL PR SF)
MP File:Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Guimarães (6th) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Twente (PW) File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wien (PW) File:Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian (5th)
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Vojvodina (5th) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Vorskla Poltava (5th)[Note UKR] File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge (4th) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent (5th)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luzern (4th) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel (5th) File:Flag of Greece.svg PAOK (4th) File:Flag of Greece.svg Aris (5th)
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň (3rd) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemians 1905 (4th) File:Flag of Norway.svg Bodø/Glimt (2nd) File:Flag of Norway.svg Rosenborg (3rd)
File:Flag of Denmark.svg AGF (3rd) File:Flag of Denmark.svg Midtjylland (PW) File:Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek (3rd) File:Flag of Croatia.svg Rijeka (4th)
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe (CW) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş (3rd) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Adana Demirspor (4th) File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia (CW)
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL (2nd) File:Flag of Cyprus.svg AEK Larnaca (3rd) File:Flag of Israel.svg Beitar Jerusalem (CW) File:Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2nd)
File:Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF (2nd) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby IF (3rd) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar FF (4th)
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA Sofia (2nd) File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA 1948 (3rd) File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia (PW) File:Flag of Romania.svg Sepsi OSK (CW)
File:Flag of Romania.svg FCSB (2nd) File:Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj (PW) File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gabala (CW) File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Sabah (2nd)
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftçi (3rd) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Zalaegerszeg (CW) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Kecskemét (2nd) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen (3rd)
File:Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw (CW) File:Flag of Poland.svg Lech Poznań (3rd) File:Flag of Poland.svg Pogoń Szczecin (4th) File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ordabasy (CW)
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe (2nd) File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava (CW) File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Celje (2nd) File:Flag of Belarus.svg Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (CW)
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Petrocub Hîncești (2nd) File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Kauno Žalgiris (2nd) File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Borac Banja Luka (2nd) File:Flag of Finland.svg KuPS (CW)
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Differdange 03 (CW) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Auda (CW) File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Drita (2nd)[Note KOS]
First qualifying round File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Tobol (3rd) File:Flag of Slovakia.svg DAC Dunajská Streda (2nd) File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Žilina (PW) File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor (3rd)
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Domžale (4th) File:Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo Minsk (4th)[Note BLR] File:Flag of Belarus.svg Neman Grodno (9th)[Note BLR] File:Flag of Moldova.svg Zimbru Chișinău (3rd)
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Milsami Orhei (4th) File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Panevėžys (3rd) File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Hegelmann (4th) File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Željezničar (3rd)
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo (4th) File:Flag of Finland.svg Honka (3rd) File:Flag of Finland.svg Haka (4th) File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Progrès Niederkorn (2nd)
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange (3rd) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Riga (2nd) File:Flag of Latvia.svg RFS (3rd) File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Gjilani (3rd)
File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Dukagjini (4th)[Note KOS] File:Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City (CW) File:Flag of Ireland.svg Dundalk (3rd) File:Flag of Ireland.svg St Patrick's Athletic (4th)
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Pyunik (2nd) File:Flag of Armenia.svg Ararat-Armenia (3rd) File:Flag of Armenia.svg Alashkert (4th) File:Ulster Banner.svg Crusaders (CW)
File:Ulster Banner.svg Linfield (2nd) File:Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran (PW) File:Flag of Albania.svg Egnatia (CW) File:Flag of Albania.svg Tirana (2nd)
File:Flag of Albania.svg Vllaznia (4th) File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur (2nd) File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn (3rd) File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn (4th)
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Narva Trans (CW) File:Flag of Estonia.svg FCI Levadia (2nd) File:Flag of Estonia.svg Paide Linnameeskond (3rd) File:Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara (CW)
File:Flag of Malta.svg Gżira United (3rd) File:Flag of Malta.svg Balzan (4th) File:Flag of Georgia.svg Torpedo Kutaisi (CW) File:Flag of Georgia.svg Dinamo Batumi (2nd)
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Dila Gori (3rd) File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Makedonija (CW) File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkupi (2nd) File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkëndija (3rd)
File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Vaduz (CW) File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd) File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Penybont (3rd) File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Haverfordwest County (PW)
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Bruno's Magpies (CW) File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Europa (2nd) File:Flag of Iceland.svg Víkingur Reykjavík (CW) File:Flag of Iceland.svg KA (2nd)
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Sutjeska (CW) File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Arsenal Tivat (3rd) File:Flag of Andorra.svg Inter Club d'Escaldes (CW) File:Flag of Andorra.svg FC Santa Coloma (3rd)
File:Flag of San Marino.svg Cosmos (2nd)[Note SMR] File:Flag of San Marino.svg La Fiorita (3rd)[Note SMR]

One team not playing in a national top division took part in the competition: Vaduz (2nd tier). Notes

  1. ^
    Champions League (UCL Q1): Two of the Champions League first qualifying round losers were drawn to receive byes to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as two fewer losers were transferred to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to Champions League group stage berths vacated following the UCL title holders qualifying via league position and the suspension of Russia from the 2023–24 European season.
  2. ^
    Belarus (BLR): The winners (Shakhtyor Soligorsk) and runners-up (Energetik-BGU Minsk) of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League were both found guilty of match-fixing by the Football Federation of Belarus and were denied UEFA licenses. Fifth-placed Isloch Minsk Raion were also denied a UEFA license due to their involvement in another match-fixing scandal. The sixth- and seventh-placed teams, Minsk and Gomel did not apply for UEFA licences. As eighth-placed Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino had already qualified for the second qualifying round as cup winners, the Europa Conference League berth reserved for the usual third-placed team was passed down to the highest-placed team who were granted a UEFA license, Neman Grodno, who finished ninth.[12][13][14]
  3. ^
    Italy (ITA): Due to a violation of UEFA's financial regulations, the seventh-placed Juventus were excluded from UEFA men’s club competitions. Subsequently, Fiorentina, the eighth-placed team, took its place in the Europa Conference League.[15]
  4. ^
    Kosovo (KOS): Prishtina would have qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the winners of the 2022–23 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license. As a result, the berth reserved for the second qualifying round was given to the runner-up of the 2022–23 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Drita, who originally entered the first qualifying round, and the berth reserved for the first qualifying round was given to the fourth-placed team, Dukagjini.[16]
  5. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
  6. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17] The tables reflected Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[18]
  7. ^
    San Marino (SMR): Cup winners Virtus were found guilty of match-fixing and denied a UEFA license. The third-placed team of the league, La Fiorita, were selected as their replacement by the San Marino Football Federation.[19]
  8. ^
    Ukraine (UKR): The 2022–23 Ukrainian Cup was abandoned due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The berths reserved for the third and fourth-placed teams in the league were transferred to the fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league respectively.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[20][21][22] Matches were scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 June 2023 13 July 2023 20 July 2023
Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 27 July 2023 3 August 2023
Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 10 August 2023 17 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 24 August 2023 31 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 1 September 2023 21 September 2023
Matchday 2 5 October 2023
Matchday 3 26 October 2023
Matchday 4 9 November 2023
Matchday 5 30 November 2023
Matchday 6 14 December 2023
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 18 December 2023 15 February 2024 22 February 2024
Round of 16 23 February 2024 7 March 2024 14 March 2024
Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 11 April 2024 18 April 2024
Semi-finals 2 May 2024 9 May 2024
Final 29 May 2024 at Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q1}}

Second qualifying round

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q2}}

Third qualifying round

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q3}}

Play-off round

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round|PO}}

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023, 14:30 CEST, in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on their Club coefficients (CC).[23] Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. All teams besides AZ, Ballkani, Bodø/Glimt, Fiorentina, Gent, HJK, Maccabi Tel Aviv, PAOK, Slovan Bratislava and Zorya Luhansk made their debut appearances in the group stage. Breiðablik, Čukarički, , Olimpija Ljubljana and Zrinjski Mostar all made their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group stage. Breiðablik, KÍ and Zrinjski Mostar were the first teams from Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively, to play in a UEFA competition group stage. Breiðablik also became the first ever team to qualify for the group stages of a UEFA club competition after starting in a preliminary round. A total of 28 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOSC SLO LJU
1 File:Flag of France.svg Lille 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 2–1 2–0 3–0
2 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 1–2 2–1
3 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija Ljubljana 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 0–2 0–1 2–0
4 File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–0 1–2 3–0
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTA GNT ZOR BRE
1 File:Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to round of 16 3–1 3–2 3–2
2 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 4–1 5–0
3 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–3 1–1 4–0
4 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik 6 0 0 6 5 18 −13 0 1–2 2–3 0–1
Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PLZ DZG AST BAL
1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň 6 6 0 0 9 1 +8 18 Advance to round of 16 1–0 3–0 1–0
2 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 0 3 10 5 +5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 5–1 3–0
3 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–2 0–0
4 File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Ballkani 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 2–0 1–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ranked on head-to-head points: Astana 4, Ballkani 1.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU BOD BEŞ LUG
1 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Advance to round of 16 3–1 1–1 2–0
2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Bodø/Glimt 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 3–1 5–2
3 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–5 1–2 2–3
4 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4[lower-alpha 1] 1–3 0–0 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Beşiktaş +1, Lugano –1.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AVL LEG AZ ZRI
1 File:Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 2–1 2–1 1–0
2 File:Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–2 2–0 2–0
3 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6 1–4 1–0 1–0
4 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Zrinjski Mostar 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 1–1 1–2 4–3
Source: UEFA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FIO FER GNK ČUK
1 File:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 6 3 3 0 14 6 +8 12 Advance to round of 16 2–2 2–1 6–0
2 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 1–1 3–1
3 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Genk 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 2–2 0–0 2–0
4 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Čukarički 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0 0–1 1–2 0–2
Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK FRA ABE HJK
1 File:Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 6 5 1 0 16 10 +6 16 Advance to round of 16 2–1 2–2 4–2
2 File:Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 2–1 6–0
3 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 2–3 2–0 1–1
4 File:Flag of Finland.svg HJK 6 0 2 4 7 17 −10 2 2–3 0–1 2–2
Source: UEFA

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEN LUD NOR TRN
1 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 6 4 0 2 13 11 +2 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to round of 16 3–1 3–1 4–0
2 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets Razgrad 6 4 0 2 11 11 0 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 1–0 4–0
3 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Nordsjælland 6 3 1 2 17 7 +10 10 6–1 7–1 1–1
4 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1 1–2 1–2 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as a tiebreaker.

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|Format}}

Bracket

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|Bracket}}

Knockout round play-offs

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|KRP}}

Round of 16

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|R16}}

Quarter-finals

File:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Quarter-Final game Fenerbahçe - Olympiacos FC penalty shootout.jpg
Fenerbahçe v Olympiacos penalty shoot-out.

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|QF}}

Semi-finals

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|SF}}

Final

{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|F}}

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Olympiacos forward Ayoub El Kaabi finished the tournament as the top scorer with 11 goals, and was named the inaugural Europa Conference League Player of the Season

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Rank[24] Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi File:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 11 845
2 File:Flag of Israel.svg Eran Zahavi File:Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 726
3 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Bruno Petković File:Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 7 608
4 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hans Vanaken File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge 6 990
5 File:Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Gulbrandsen File:Flag of Norway.svg Molde 5 349
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Benjamin Nygren File:Flag of Denmark.svg Nordsjælland 368
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Gift Orban File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent 389
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Yusuf Yazıcı File:Flag of France.svg Lille 663
File:Flag of Israel.svg Dor Peretz File:Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 750
File:Flag of England.svg Ollie Watkins File:Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 755
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Thiago File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge 758

Team of the Season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[25]

Pos. Player Team
GK File:Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Terracciano File:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
DF File:Flag of Brazil.svg Dodô File:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Hranáč File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň
File:Flag of Angola.svg David Carmo File:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
File:Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Biraghi File:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hans Vanaken File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge
File:Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Fortounis File:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
File:Flag of Scotland.svg John McGinn File:Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
FW File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Leon Bailey File:Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi File:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Daniel Podence File:Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos

Player of the Season

Young Player of the Season

See also

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