2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
The Arena Kombëtare in Tirana hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
6 July – 26 August 2021
Competition proper:
14 September 2021 – 25 May 2022
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 136+45 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Roma (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands Feyenoord
Tournament statistics
Matches played140
Goals scored401 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord)
10 goals
Best player(s)Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)
Best young playerLuis Sinisterra (Feyenoord)

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania.[1] The final was played between Roma and Feyenoord, the final was won by Roma 1–0, as a result they qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, although they had already done so through their league position.[2][3][4]

Schedule

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 15 June 2021 8 July 2021 15 July 2021
Second qualifying round 16 June 2021 22 July 2021 29 July 2021
Third qualifying round 19 July 2021 5 August 2021 12 August 2021
Play-offs Play-off round 2 August 2021 19 August 2021 26 August 2021
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2021 16 September 2021
Matchday 2 30 September 2021
Matchday 3 21 October 2021
Matchday 4 4 November 2021
Matchday 5 25 November 2021
Matchday 6 9 December 2021
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 25 February 2022 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
Final 25 May 2022 at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FCI Levadia Estonia 4–2 Gibraltar St Joseph's 3–1 1–1
Inter Turku Finland 1–3 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–1 0–2
Drita Kosovo 3–1 Montenegro Dečić 2–1 1–0
Sūduva Lithuania 2–1 Latvia Valmiera 2–1 0–0
Birkirkara Malta 2–1 San Marino La Fiorita 1–0 1–1
Mons Calpe Gibraltar 1–5 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1–1 0–4
Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–2 Northern Ireland Coleraine 2–1 2–1
Domžale Slovenia 2–1 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 1–0 1–1
Shkupi Republic of Macedonia 3–1 Kosovo Llapi 2–0 1–1
Tre Penne San Marino 0–7 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 0–4 0–3
Partizani Albania 8–4 Moldova Sfîntul Gheorghe 5–2 3–2
Maribor Slovenia 2–0 Armenia Urartu 1–0 1–0
Podgorica Montenegro 1–3 Albania Laçi 1–0 0–3 (aet)
Milsami Orhei Moldova 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–0 1–0
Noah Armenia 1–5 Finland KuPS 1–0 0–5
Žilina Slovakia 6–3 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 5–1 1–2
FH Iceland 3–1 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1–0 2–1
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia 1–4 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 1–2 0–2
RFS Latvia 6–5 Faroe Islands KÍ 2–3 4–2 (aet)
Bala Town Wales 0–2 Northern Ireland Larne 0–1 0–1
MOL Fehérvár Hungary 1–3 Armenia Ararat Yerevan 1–1 0–2
Sutjeska Montenegro 2–1 Georgia (country) Gagra 1–0 1–1
Sileks Republic of Macedonia 1–2 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 0–1
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–4 Albania Vllaznia 3–1 0–3
Stjarnan Iceland 1–4 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–1 0–3
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–3 Wales The New Saints 1–1 0–2
Sant Julià Andorra 1–1 (3–5 p) Malta Gżira United 0–0 1–1 (aet)
Europa Gibraltar 0–2 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 0–0 0–2
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 5–0 Wales Newtown 4–0 1–0
Mosta Malta 3–4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 3–2 0–2
Liepāja Latvia 5–2 Republic of Macedonia Struga 1–1 4–1
Racing Union Luxembourg 2–5 Iceland Breiðablik 2–3 0–2
Honka Finland 3–1 Faroe Islands NSÍ 0–0 3–1

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Bye N/A null null
Teuta Albania 3–2 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 0–2 3–0 (aet)
Riga Latvia 3–0 Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija 2–0 1–0
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–7 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–2 1–5
HB Faroe Islands 6–0 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 4–0 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 4–0 0–0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus 1–3 Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–2 0–1
Folgore San Marino 3–7 Malta Hibernians 1–3 2–4
Prishtina Kosovo 6–5 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4
Valur Iceland 0–6 Norway Bodø/Glimt 0–3 0–3
Main Path
KuPS Finland 5–4 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 2–2 3–2 (aet)
FCSB Romania 2–2 (3–5 p) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Arda Bulgaria 0–6 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 0–4
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–5 Slovakia Žilina 1–3 2–2
Čukarički Serbia 2–0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit 0–0 2–0
Sutjeska Montenegro 1–3 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3
Astana Kazakhstan 3–2 Greece Aris 2–0 1–2 (aet)
Petrocub Hîncești Moldova 0–2 Turkey Sivasspor 0–1 0–1
AEL Limassol Cyprus 2–0 Albania Vllaznia 1–0 1–0
Sochi Russia 7–2 Azerbaijan Keşla 3–0 4–2
IF Elfsborg Sweden 9–0 Moldova Milsami Orhei 4–0 5–0
RFS Latvia 5–0 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 3–0 2–0
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 4–2 Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 4–1
Partizan Serbia 3–0 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 1–0 2–0
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 4–3 Estonia FCI Levadia 2–2 2–1
Gżira United Malta 0–3 Croatia Rijeka 0–2 0–1
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 4–2 Belarus Dynamo Brest 2–1 2–1
Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania 1–10 Wales The New Saints 0–5 1–5
Domžale Slovenia 2–1 Finland Honka 1–1 1–0
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 (3–1 p) Latvia Liepāja 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Shkupi Republic of Macedonia 0–5 Portugal Santa Clara 0–3 0–2
Hibernian Scotland 5–1 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 3–0 2–1
Larne Northern Ireland 3–2 Denmark AGF 2–1 1–1
Gent Belgium 4–2 Norway Vålerenga 4–0 0–2
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 0–4 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 0–1 0–3
Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 (3–2 p) Greece AEK Athens 2–1 0–1 (aet)
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–0 Israel Ashdod 0–0 1–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria 1–1 (3–2 p) Czech Republic Slovácko 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Ararat Yerevan Armenia 5–7 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 2–4 3–3
Laçi Albania 1–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–0
Drita Kosovo 2–3 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–0 2–3
Basel Switzerland 5–0 Albania Partizani 3–0 2–0
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 0–1 Croatia Osijek 0–0 0–1
Austria Wien Austria 2–3 Iceland Breiðablik 1–1 1–2
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 (5–4 p) Malta Birkirkara 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Hammarby IF Sweden 4–1 Slovenia Maribor 3–1 1–0
Molde Norway 3–2 Switzerland Servette 3–0 0–2
Újpest Hungary 5–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz 2–1 3–1
Sūduva Lithuania 0–0 (3–4 p) Poland Raków Częstochowa 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 1–1 (4–3 p) Romania Sepsi OSK 0–0 1–1 (aet)
FH Iceland 1–6 Norway Rosenborg 0–2 1–4
Copenhagen Denmark 9–1 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 4–1 5–0
Panevėžys Lithuania 0–2 Serbia Vojvodina 0–1 0–1
Hajduk Split Croatia 3–4 Kazakhstan Tobol 2–0 1–4 (aet)
Aberdeen Scotland 5–3 Sweden BK Häcken 5–1 0–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Maccabi Haifa Israel 7–3 Faroe Islands HB 7–2 0–1
Linfield Northern Ireland 2–4 Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–2 1–2
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 3–0 Albania Teuta 1–0 2–0
Riga Latvia 4–2 Malta Hibernians 0–1 4–1 (aet)
Prishtina Kosovo 2–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2
Main Path
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 2–3 Turkey Sivasspor 1–2 1–1 (aet)
KuPS Finland 5–4 Kazakhstan Astana 1–1 4–3
Sochi Russia 3–3 (2–4 p) Serbia Partizan 1–1 2–2 (aet)
Śląsk Wrocław Poland 2–5 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–4
Santa Clara Portugal 3–0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 2–0 1–0
Újpest Hungary 1–6 Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–4
IF Elfsborg Sweden 5–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar 1–1 4–1
Kolos Kovalivka Ukraine 0–0 (1–3 p) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Paços de Ferreira Portugal 4–1 Northern Ireland Larne 4–0 0–1
Luzern Switzerland 0–6 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–3 0–3
Gent Belgium 3–2 Latvia RFS 2–2 1–0
Hibernian Scotland 2–5 Croatia Rijeka 1–1 1–4
Breiðablik Iceland 3–5 Scotland Aberdeen 2–3 1–2
Trabzonspor Turkey 4–4 (4–3 p) Norway Molde 3–3 1–1 (aet)
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 2–3 Greece PAOK 2–1 0–2
The New Saints Wales 5–5 (1–4 p) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 4–2 1–3 (aet)
Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–0 Russia Rubin Kazan 0–0 1–0 (aet)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria 3–5 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 2–4
Čukarički Serbia 4–6 Sweden Hammarby IF 3–1 1–5
Tobol Kazakhstan 0–6 Slovakia Žilina 0–1 0–5
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 5–3 Croatia Osijek 4–2 1–1
Vojvodina Serbia 1–7 Austria LASK 0–1 1–6
AEL Limassol Cyprus 1–2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 0–1
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 0–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 0–1
Rosenborg Norway 8–2 Slovenia Domžale 6–1 2–1
Laçi Albania 1–5 Belgium Anderlecht 0–3 1–2
Vitesse Netherlands 4–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2–2 2–1

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–2 0–1
Neftçi Azerbaijan 3–7 Israel Maccabi Haifa 3–3 0–4
Flora Estonia 5–2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 4–2 1–0
Riga Latvia 2–4 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1–1 1–3 (aet)
Fola Esch Luxembourg 2–7 Kazakhstan Kairat 1–4 1–3
Main Path
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 4–1 Scotland Aberdeen 1–0 3–1
Basel Switzerland 4–4 (4–3 p) Sweden Hammarby IF 3–1 1–3 (aet)
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Paços de Ferreira Portugal 1–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–3
Rennes France 5–1 Norway Rosenborg 2–0 3–1
Anderlecht Belgium 4–5 Netherlands Vitesse 3–3 1–2
LASK Austria 3–1 Scotland St Johnstone 1–1 2–0
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan 1–4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 0–2
PAOK Greece 3–1 Croatia Rijeka 1–1 2–0
KuPS Finland 0–4 Germany Union Berlin 0–4 0–0
Feyenoord Netherlands 6–3 Sweden IF Elfsborg 5–0 1–3
Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–3 Belgium Gent 1–0 0–3
Sivasspor Turkey 1–7 Denmark Copenhagen 1–2 0–5
Santa Clara Portugal 2–3 Serbia Partizan 2–1 0–2
Trabzonspor Turkey 1–5 Italy Roma 1–2 0–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–0 1–3
Jablonec Czech Republic 8–1 Slovakia Žilina 5–1 3–0

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LASK MTA HJK ALA
1 Austria LASK 6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 3–0 2–0
2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 14 4 +10 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 3–0 4–1
3 Finland HJK 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6 0–2 0–5 — 1–0
4 Armenia Alashkert 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1 0–3 1–1 2–4 —
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT PAR ANO FLO
1 Belgium Gent 6 4 1 1 6 2 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Serbia Partizan 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–1 2–0
3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–0 0–2 — 2–2
4 Estonia Flora 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 0–1 1–0 2–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM BOD ZOR CSS
1 Italy Roma 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 4–0 5–1
2 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 3 3 0 14 5 +9 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 6–1 — 3–1 2–0
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 2–3 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ RAN JAB CLJ
1 Netherlands AZ 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Denmark Randers 6 1 4 1 9 9 0 7 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 — 2–2 2–1
3 Czech Republic Jablonec 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 1–1 2–2 — 1–0
4 Romania CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 0–1 1–1 2–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEY SLA UNI MHA
1 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–1 2–1
2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 — 3–1 1–0
3 Germany Union Berlin 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 1–2 1–1 — 3–0
4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 1 1 4 2 7 −5 4 0–0 1–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COP PAO SLO LIN
1 Denmark Copenhagen 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 Advance to round of 16 — 1–2 2–0 3–1
2 Greece PAOK 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–3 0–0 — 2–0
4 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0 0–4 0–2 1–4 —
Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REN VIT TOT MUR
1 France Rennes 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–3 2–2 1–0
2 Netherlands Vitesse 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 1–0 3–1
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3[a] 3–2 — 5–1
4 Slovenia Mura 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–2 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.[5]

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAS QAR OMO KAI
1 Switzerland Basel 6 4 2 0 14 6 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 3–1 4–2
2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 — 2–2 2–1
3 Cyprus Omonia 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4 1–1 1–4 — 0–0
4 Kazakhstan Kairat 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2 2–3 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Bracket

Knockout round play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 6–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–1 3–0
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 1–1
Fenerbahçe Turkey 4–6 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–3 2–3
Midtjylland Denmark 2–2 (3–5 p) Greece PAOK 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Leicester City England 7–2 Denmark Randers 4–1 3–1
Celtic Scotland 1–5 Norway Bodø/Glimt 1–3 0–2
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–3 Serbia Partizan 0–1 1–2
Rapid Wien Austria 2–3 Netherlands Vitesse 2–1 0–2

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 4–2 Switzerland Basel 2–1 2–1
Leicester City England 3–2 France Rennes 2–0 1–2
PAOK Greece 3–1 Belgium Gent 1–0 2–1
Vitesse Netherlands 1–2 Italy Roma 0–1 1–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 8–4 Denmark Copenhagen 4–4 4–0
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 7–5 Austria LASK 4–1 3–4
Bodø/Glimt Norway 4–3 Netherlands AZ 2–1 2–2 (aet)
Partizan Serbia 3–8 Netherlands Feyenoord 2–5 1–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bodø/Glimt Norway 2–5 Italy Roma 2–1 0–4
Feyenoord Netherlands 6–4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 3–3 3–1
Marseille France 3–1 Greece PAOK 2–1 1–0
Leicester City England 2–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 2–1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leicester City England 1–2 Italy Roma 1–1 0–1
Feyenoord Netherlands 3–2 France Marseille 3–2 0–0

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Roma Italy 1–0 Netherlands Feyenoord

References

  1. ↑ "Tirana to host first UEFA Europa Conference League Final". uefa.com. UEFA. 3 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". uefa.com. UEFA. 25 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League: what is it? When does it start? Who's involved?". uefa.com. UEFA. 31 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham vs Rennes forfeited". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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