2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
The Fortuna Arena in Prague hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5 July – 25 August 2022
Competition proper:
8 September 2022 – 7 June 2023
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 134+43 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland West Ham United (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Fiorentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played141
Goals scored379 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zeki Amdouni (Basel)
Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina)
7 goals each
Best player(s)Declan Rice (West Ham United)
Best young playerAndy Diouf (Basel)

The 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League was the second season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played at Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[1] The final was played between West Ham United and Fiorentina, the final was won by West Ham United 2–1, as a result they qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage.[2]

Schedule

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 14 June 2022 7 July 2022 14 July 2022
Second qualifying round 15 June 2022 21 July 2022 28 July 2022
Third qualifying round 18 July 2022 4 August 2022 11 August 2022
Play-offs Play-off round 2 August 2022 18 August 2022 25 August 2022
Group stage Matchday 1 26 August 2022 8 September 2022
Matchday 2 15 September 2022
Matchday 3 6 October 2022
Matchday 4 13 October 2022
Matchday 5 27 October 2022
Matchday 6 3 November 2022
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 7 November 2022 16 February 2023 23 February 2023
Round of 16 24 February 2023 9 March 2023 16 March 2023
Quarter-finals 17 March 2023 13 April 2023 20 April 2023
Semi-finals 11 May 2023 18 May 2023
Final 7 June 2023 at Fortuna Arena, Prague

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alashkert Armenia 2–4 Malta Hamrun Spartans 1–0 1–4
Lechia Gdańsk Poland 6–2 Republic of Macedonia Akademija Pandev 4–1 2–1
Inter Turku Finland 1–3 Kosovo Drita 1–0 0–3
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 4–4 (5–6 p) Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 2–3 2–1 (aet)
Panevėžys Lithuania 0–2 Moldova Milsami Orhei 0–0 0–2
Laçi Albania 1–0 Montenegro Iskra 0–0 1–0
Gjilani Kosovo 2–3 Latvia Liepāja 1–0 1–3
Sfîntul Gheorghe Moldova 2–4 Slovenia Mura 1–2 1–2
KuPS Finland 2–0 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–0 0–0
Ružomberok Slovakia 2–0 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 2–0 0–0
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 4–2 Kosovo Llapi 2–0 2–2
Gżira United Malta 2–1 Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 1–1 1–0 (aet)
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–3 (3–4 p) Faroe Islands B36 2–0 1–3 (aet)
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 3–2 Luxembourg Differdange 03 1–1 2–1 (aet)
St Joseph's Gibraltar 1–0 Northern Ireland Larne 0–0 1–0
UE Santa Coloma Andorra 1–5 Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 1–4
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia 5–1 Northern Ireland Cliftonville 2–1 3–0
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 3–1 Gibraltar Europa 1–0 2–1
Bala Town Wales 2–2 (3–4 p) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1–2 1–0 (aet)
Fola Esch Luxembourg 1–4 San Marino Tre Fiori 0–1 1–3
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 3–2 Montenegro Dečić 1–1 2–1
Tre Penne San Marino 0–8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City 0–2 0–6
Saburtalo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 1–1 (5–4 p) Albania Partizani 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Shkëndija Republic of Macedonia 4–2 Armenia Ararat Yerevan 2–0 2–2
Floriana Malta 0–1 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 0–0 0–1
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 4–2 Iceland KR 4–1 0–1
HB Faroe Islands 2–2 (2–4 p) Wales Newtown 1–0 1–2 (aet)
FCB Magpies Gibraltar 3–4 Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–1 1–3
Flora Estonia 3–4 Finland SJK 1–0 2–4 (aet)
Derry City Republic of Ireland 0–4 Latvia Riga 0–2 0–2

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus Bye N/A null null
RFS Latvia Bye N/A null null
La Fiorita San Marino 0–10 Kosovo Ballkani 0–4 0–6
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 2–0 Wales The New Saints 2–0 0–0
Sutjeska Montenegro 0–1 Faroe Islands KÍ 0–0 0–1
Hibernians Malta 4–3 Estonia FCI Levadia 3–2 1–1
Tirana Albania 2–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 2–3
Lech Poznań Poland 6–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 5–0 1–1
CFR Cluj Romania 4–1 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 3–0 1–1
Tobol Kazakhstan 3–0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 1–0
Main Path
Gżira United Malta 5–5 (3–1 p) Serbia Radnički Niš 2–2 3–3 (aet)
Aris Greece 7–2 Belarus Gomel 5–1 2–1
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 0–2 Cyprus APOEL 0–0 0–2
MOL Fehérvár Hungary 5–3 Azerbaijan Gabala 4–1 1–2
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 2–1 Israel Maccabi Netanya 1–1 1–0
Aris Limassol Cyprus 2–3 Azerbaijan Neftçi 2–0 0–3
Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Malta Hamrun Spartans 0–1 0–1
Saburtalo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 3–4 Romania FCSB 1–0 2–4
Makedonija GP Republic of Macedonia 0–4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 0–4
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 3–1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–1 1–0
Zira Azerbaijan 0–3 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 0–0
Vllaznia Albania 1–4 Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–1 0–3
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 0–0 (3–5 p) Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Kairat Kazakhstan 0–2 Hungary Kisvárda 0–1 0–1
BATE Borisov Belarus 0–5 Turkey Konyaspor 0–3 0–2
Sepsi OSK Romania 3–3 (4–2 p) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3–1 0–2 (aet)
Kyzylzhar Kazakhstan 3–2 Croatia Osijek 1–2 2–0
Liepāja Latvia 0–4 Switzerland Young Boys 0–1 0–3
Rapid Wien Austria 2–1 Poland Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 2–1
SJK Finland 2–6 Norway Lillestrøm 0–1 2–5
Breiðablik Iceland 3–2 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 2–0 1–2
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 1–1 (6–5 p) Slovenia Mura 1–1 0–0 (aet)
St Joseph's Gibraltar 0–11 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–4 0–7
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 6–2 Wales Newtown 4–1 2–1
Sūduva Lithuania 0–2 Denmark Viborg 0–1 0–1
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 0–4 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 0–2 0–2
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 1–5 Denmark Brøndby 1–1 0–4
AZ Netherlands 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City 1–0 4–0
Motherwell Scotland 0–3 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 0–1 0–2
Molde Norway 6–2 Sweden IF Elfsborg 4–1 2–1
Koper Slovenia 1–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz 0–1 1–1 (aet)
B36 Faroe Islands 1–0 San Marino Tre Fiori 1–0 0–0
Ružomberok Slovakia 1–5 Latvia Riga 0–3 1–2
Basel Switzerland 3–1 Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–0 1–1
Antwerp Belgium 2–0 Kosovo Drita 0–0 2–0
Petrocub Hîncești Moldova 4–1 Albania Laçi 0–0 4–1
Racing Union Luxembourg 1–8 Serbia Čukarički 1–4 0–4
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 Greece PAOK 2–0 1–1
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 3–0 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 3–0 0–0
Rijeka Croatia 1–4 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1–2 0–2
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 3–4 Sweden AIK 3–2 0–2 (aet)
Valmiera Latvia 2–5 Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija 1–2 1–3
Raków Częstochowa Poland 6–0 Kazakhstan Astana 5–0 1–0
KuPS Finland 6–3 Moldova Milsami Orhei 2–2 4–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–2 Norway Viking 0–0 1–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 2–4 Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 1–4 (aet)
RFS Latvia 4–2 Malta Hibernians 1–1 3–1
Ballkani Kosovo 4–4 (4–3 p) Faroe Islands KÍ 3–2 1–2 (aet)
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Kazakhstan Tobol 1–0 1–1
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus 0–1 Romania CFR Cluj 0–0 0–1
Main Path
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 0–3 Poland Raków Częstochowa 0–2 0–1
AIK Sweden 2–2 (3–2 p) Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Viking Norway 5–2 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 5–1 0–1
Breiðablik Iceland 1–6 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 1–3 0–3
KuPS Finland 0–5 Switzerland Young Boys 0–2 0–3
Paide Linnameeskond Estonia 0–5 Belgium Anderlecht 0–2 0–3
Viborg Denmark 5–1 Faroe Islands B36 3–0 2–1
Hajduk Split Croatia 3–2 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 3–1 0–1
Brøndby Denmark 2–2 (1–3 p) Switzerland Basel 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Lillestrøm Norway 1–5 Belgium Antwerp 1–3 0–2
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 2–0
Dundee United Scotland 1–7 Netherlands AZ 1–0 0–7
APOEL Cyprus 1–0 Kazakhstan Kyzylzhar 1–0 0–0
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia 0–2 Romania FCSB 0–1 0–1
Riga Latvia 1–5 Portugal Gil Vicente 1–1 0–4
Wolfsberger AC Austria 4–0 Malta Gżira United 0–0 4–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 3–2 Greece Aris 2–0 1–2
Molde Norway 4–2 Hungary Kisvárda 3–0 1–2
Neftçi Azerbaijan 2–3 Austria Rapid Wien 2–1 0–2 (aet)
Lugano Switzerland 1–5 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 1–3
Hamrun Spartans Malta 2–2 (4–1 p) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–1 2–1 (aet)
Čukarički Serbia 2–7 Netherlands Twente 1–3 1–4
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–3 Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–3
Vaduz Liechtenstein 5–3 Turkey Konyaspor 1–1 4–2
Sepsi OSK Romania 2–6 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1–3 1–3
MOL Fehérvár Hungary 7–1 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 5–0 2–1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos 2–0 1–1

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Maribor Slovenia 0–1 Romania CFR Cluj 0–0 0–1
RFS Latvia 3–3 (4–2 p) Northern Ireland Linfield 2–2 1–1 (aet)
Lech Poznań Poland 3–1 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–1
Shkupi Republic of Macedonia 1–3 Kosovo Ballkani 1–2 0–1
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 (5–6 p) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Main Path
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Switzerland Basel 1–0 0–2
Vaduz Liechtenstein 2–1 Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 1–0
Raków Częstochowa Poland 2–3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–1 0–2 (aet)
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 5–3 Cyprus APOEL 3–0 2–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1–2 France Nice 1–0 0–2 (aet)
Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–2 (3–4 p) Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 1–1 (aet)
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 4–2 Belgium Antwerp 1–1 3–1
FCSB Romania 4–3 Norway Viking 1–2 3–1
Partizan Serbia 7–4 Malta Hamrun Spartans 4–1 3–3
Fiorentina Italy 2–1 Netherlands Twente 2–1 0–0
Villarreal Spain 6–2 Croatia Hajduk Split 4–2 2–0
1. FC Köln Germany 4–2 Hungary MOL Fehérvár 1–2 3–0
West Ham United England 6–1 Denmark Viborg 3–1 3–0
Young Boys Switzerland 1–1 (1–3 p) Belgium Anderlecht 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Slovácko Czech Republic 4–0 Sweden AIK 3–0 1–0
Molde Norway 4–1 Austria Wolfsberger AC 0–1 4–0
AZ Netherlands 6–1 Portugal Gil Vicente 4–0 2–1

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IBS FIO HEA RFS
1 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13[a] Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 3–1 3–0
2 Italy Fiorentina 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–1 — 5–1 1–1
3 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 6 2 0 4 6 16 −10 6 0–4 0–3 — 2–1
4 Latvia RFS 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 0–0 0–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: İstanbul Başakşehir +2, Fiorentina −2.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU AND SIL FCSB
1 England West Ham United 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
2 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 Denmark Silkeborg 6 2 0 4 12 7 +5 6 2–3 0–2 — 5–0
4 Romania FCSB 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 2 0–3 0–0 0–5 —
Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL LCH HBS AW
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 — 4–3 2–2 5–0
2 Poland Lech Poznań 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–0 — 0–0 4–1
3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 1 4 1 8 5 +3 7 1–2 1–1 — 4–0
4 Austria Austria Wien 6 0 2 4 2 15 −13 2 0–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NCE PRT KLN SVK
1 France Nice 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9[a] Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–1 1–2
2 Serbia Partizan 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
3 Germany 1. FC Köln 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 2–2 0–1 — 4–2
4 Czech Republic Slovácko 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 0–1 3–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Nice 4, Partizan 1.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ DNI APL VAD
1 Netherlands AZ 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–2 4–1
2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–0 1–3 — 1–0
4 Liechtenstein Vaduz 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2 1–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DJU GNT MOL SHR
1 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 6 5 1 0 12 6 +6 16 Advance to round of 16 — 4–2 3–2 1–0
2 Belgium Gent 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 4–0 3–0
3 Norway Molde 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7 2–3 0–0 — 3–0
4 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 6 0 2 4 1 10 −9 2 0–0 1–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIV CLJ SLP BLK
1 Turkey Sivasspor 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 1–1 3–4
2 Romania CFR Cluj 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8 1–1 0–1 — 3–2
4 Kosovo Ballkani 6 1 1 4 8 11 −3 4 1–2 1–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLO BSL PYU ZAL
1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11[a] Advance to round of 16 — 3–3 2–1 0–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 3–1 2–2
3 Armenia Pyunik 6 2 0 4 8 9 −1 6 2–0 1–2 — 2–0
4 Lithuania Žalgiris 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 1–2 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Slovan Bratislava 4, Basel 1.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Poland Lech Poznań235
Norway Bodø/Glimt000Sweden Djurgårdens IF000
Poland Lech Poznań134
Poland Lech Poznań011
Italy Fiorentina426
Italy Fiorentina145
Portugal Braga022Turkey Sivasspor011
Italy Fiorentina (aet)134
Italy Fiorentina437
Switzerland Basel213
Switzerland Basel (p)224 (4)
Turkey Trabzonspor101Slovakia Slovan Bratislava224 (1)
Switzerland Basel (aet)224
Switzerland Basel022
France Nice213
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol011
7 June – Prague
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol033France Nice134
Italy Fiorentina1
Serbia Partizan112
England West Ham United2
Belgium Gent145
Azerbaijan Qarabağ101 (3)Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir112
Belgium Gent112
Belgium Gent (p)011 (5)
England West Ham United145
Cyprus AEK Larnaca000
Cyprus AEK Larnaca101England West Ham United246
England West Ham United213
Ukraine Dnipro-1000
Netherlands AZ101
Belgium Anderlecht112
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad112 (0)Spain Villarreal101
Belgium Anderlecht202 (1)
Belgium Anderlecht (p)022 (3)
Netherlands AZ (p)022 (4)
Italy Lazio112
Italy Lazio101Netherlands AZ224
Romania CFR Cluj000

Knockout round play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–1 (3–5 p) Belgium Gent 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Trabzonspor Turkey 1–2 Switzerland Basel 1–0 0–2
Lazio Italy 1–0 Romania CFR Cluj 1–0 0–0
Bodø/Glimt Norway 0–1 Poland Lech Poznań 0–0 0–1
Braga Portugal 2–7 Italy Fiorentina 0–4 2–3
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 1–0 Ukraine Dnipro-1 1–0 0–0
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 3–2 Serbia Partizan 0–1 3–1
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2–2 (0–3 p) Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 1–2 (aet)

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 0–6 England West Ham United 0–2 0–4
Fiorentina Italy 5–1 Turkey Sivasspor 1–0 4–1
Lazio Italy 2–4 Netherlands AZ 1–2 1–2
Lech Poznań Poland 5–0 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2–0 3–0
Basel Switzerland 4–4 (4–1 p) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–2 2–2 (aet)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 1–4 France Nice 0–1 1–3
Anderlecht Belgium 2–1 Spain Villarreal 1–1 1–0
Gent Belgium 5–2 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 1–1 4–1

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 4–6 Italy Fiorentina 1–4 3–2
Gent Belgium 2–5 England West Ham United 1–1 1–4
Anderlecht Belgium 2–2 (1–4 p) Netherlands AZ 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Basel Switzerland 4–3 France Nice 2–2 2–1 (aet)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fiorentina Italy 4–3 Switzerland Basel 1–2 3–1 (aet)
West Ham United England 3–1 Netherlands AZ 2–1 1–0

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Fiorentina Italy 1–2 England West Ham United

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2024 match schedule approved". uefa.com. UEFA. 10 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League: what is it? When does it start? Who's involved?". uefa.com. UEFA. 31 October 2019.