2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
The Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens hosted the final
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
ChampionsGreece Olympiacos (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Fiorentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played141
Goals scored411 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
11 goals
Best player(s)Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
Best young playerIgor Thiago (Club Brugge)

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.[1] This was the last edition of the competition under the name UEFA Europa Conference League before being renamed the UEFA Conference League from the 2024–25 season onwards. The final was played between Olympiacos and Fiorentina, the final was won by Olympiacos, winning 1–0 after extra time, as a result they qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage, also becoming the first Greek football club to win a UEFA club competition.

Schedule

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sutjeska Montenegro 2–1 San Marino Cosmos 1–0 1–1
Domžale Slovenia 4–5 Malta Balzan 1–4 3–1 (aet)
Vaduz Liechtenstein 2–3 Belarus Neman Grodno 1–2 1–1
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 5–5 (4–2 p) Albania Egnatia 1–1 4–4 (aet)
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 3–3 (4–2 p) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2–2 1–1 (aet)
Alashkert Armenia 7–2 Montenegro Arsenal Tivat 1–1 6–1
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–2 2–1
La Fiorita San Marino 1–2 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 0–1
Maribor Slovenia 3–2 Malta Birkirkara 1–1 2–1
Tirana Albania 3–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 1–1 2–1
FCB Magpies Gibraltar 1–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0–0 1–3
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra 3–2 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 2–1 1–1
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 4–2 Kosovo Gjilani 2–2 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 3–2 Albania Vllaznia 3–1 0–1
KA Iceland 4–0 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 2–0 2–0
Shkëndija Republic of Macedonia 1–1 (2–3 p) Wales Haverfordwest County 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Haka Finland 2–3 Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–2 0–1
HB Faroe Islands 0–1 Republic of Ireland Derry City 0–0 0–1
Riga Latvia 2–1 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 2–0 0–1
Žilina Slovakia 4–2 Estonia FCI Levadia 2–1 2–1
Pyunik Armenia 5–0 Estonia Narva Trans 2–0 3–0
Panevėžys Lithuania 3–2 Moldova Milsami Orhei 2–2 1–0
Tobol Kazakhstan 2–1 Finland Honka 2–1 0–0
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia 2–3 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 0–2
Makedonija GP Republic of Macedonia 1–5 Latvia RFS 0–1 1–4
Dukagjini Kosovo 5–3 Gibraltar Europa 2–1 3–2
Penybont Wales 1–3 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1–1 0–2 (aet)
Hegelmann Lithuania 0–5 Republic of Macedonia Shkupi 0–5 0–0
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 5–3 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 3–2
B36 Faroe Islands 2–0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 0–0 2–0 (aet)
Gżira United Malta 3–3
(14–13 p)
Northern Ireland Glentoran 2–2 1–1 (aet)

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar Bye N/A null null
Flora Estonia Bye N/A null null
Tre Penne San Marino 0–10 Latvia Valmiera 0–3 0–7
Ferencváros Hungary 6–0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 4–0 2–0
The New Saints Wales 3–4 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 1–1 2–3
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Andorra 1–5 Albania Partizani 0–1 1–4
Hamrun Spartans Malta 3–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–0
Farul Constanța Romania 6–4 Armenia Urartu 3–2 3–2
Struga Republic of Macedonia 5–3 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 4–3
Ballkani Kosovo 7–1 Northern Ireland Larne 3–0 4–1
Main Path
Dukagjini Kosovo 1–7 Croatia Rijeka 0–1 1–6
Gżira United Malta 3–2 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–2
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–3 Switzerland Luzern 1–2 1–1
Celje Slovenia 4–4 (4–2 p) Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 3–4 1–0 (aet)
Sutjeska Montenegro 2–3 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–1 Lithuania Panevėžys 1–0 1–1
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 3–4 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 1–3
CFR Cluj Romania 2–3 Turkey Adana Demirspor 1–1 1–2
Ordabasy Kazakhstan 4–5 Poland Legia Warsaw 2–2 2–3
RFS Latvia 1–4 Azerbaijan Sabah 0–2 1–2
Beşiktaş Turkey 5–1 Albania Tirana 3–1 2–0
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–4 Azerbaijan Neftçi 2–2 0–2
APOEL Cyprus 4–2 Serbia Vojvodina 2–1 2–1
CSKA 1948 Bulgaria 2–4 Romania FCSB 0–1 2–3
Alashkert Armenia 2–2 (1–3 p) Hungary Debrecen 0–1 2–1 (aet)
Lech Poznań Poland 5–2 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 3–1 2–1
Kalmar FF Sweden 2–4 Armenia Pyunik 1–2 1–2
Bodø/Glimt Norway 7–2 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 3–0 4–2
Auda Latvia 2–5 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–4
Osijek Croatia 3–1 Hungary Zalaegerszeg 1–0 2–1
Twente Netherlands 2–1 Sweden Hammarby IF 1–0 1–1 (aet)
KA Iceland 5–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 3–1 2–2
Club Brugge Belgium 3–1 Denmark AGF 3–0 0–1
Crusaders Northern Ireland 4–5 Norway Rosenborg 2–2 2–3 (aet)
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra 3–7 Scotland Hibernian 2–1 1–6
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–1 Kosovo Drita 0–0 2–1
B36 Faroe Islands 3–2 Wales Haverfordwest County 2–1 1–1 (aet)
Basel Switzerland 3–4 Kazakhstan Tobol 1–3 2–1
Differdange 03 Luxembourg 4–5 Slovenia Maribor 1–1 3–4 (aet)
Austria Wien Austria 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 1–0 2–1
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–6 Romania Sepsi OSK 0–2 0–4
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 1–2 Greece Aris 1–1 0–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 5–0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 3–0 2–0
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Belarus 3–4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–3 1–1
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 3–5 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–4 2–1
Midtjylland Denmark 3–2 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 1–2 (aet)
Derry City Republic of Ireland 5–4 Finland KuPS 2–1 3–3
Gent Belgium 10–3 Slovakia Žilina 5–1 5–2
Kecskemét Hungary 3–4 Latvia Riga 2–1 1–3 (aet)
Linfield Northern Ireland 4–8 Poland Pogoń Szczecin 2–5 2–3
PAOK Greece 4–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 4–1
Neman Grodno Belarus 2–0 Malta Balzan 2–0 0–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey 9–0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 5–0 4–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 3–7 Cyprus Omonia 2–3 1–4
Shkupi Republic of Macedonia 0–3 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–2 0–1

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Hamrun Spartans Malta 2–8 Hungary Ferencváros 1–6 1–2
Farul Constanța Romania 5–0 Estonia Flora 3–0 2–0
Valmiera Latvia 1–3 Albania Partizani 1–2 0–1
Ballkani Kosovo 5–1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 3–1
Struga Republic of Macedonia 4–3 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 3–1 1–2
Main Path
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 1–2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 0–1
Sabah Azerbaijan 2–2 (4–5 p) Serbia Partizan 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Sepsi OSK Romania 2–1 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–1 1–0
Rapid Wien Austria 5–0 Hungary Debrecen 0–0 5–0
Hajduk Split Croatia 0–3 Greece PAOK 0–0 0–3
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 0–3 Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–2
Celje Slovenia 5–1 Belarus Neman Grodno 1–0 4–1
Neftçi Azerbaijan 2–5 Turkey Beşiktaş 1–3 1–2
Omonia Cyprus 2–5 Denmark Midtjylland 1–0 1–5
Aris Greece 2–2 (5–6 p) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Legia Warsaw Poland 6–5 Austria Austria Wien 1–2 5–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 1–2
Hibernian Scotland 5–3 Switzerland Luzern 3–1 2–2
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 6–0 Malta Gżira United 4–0 2–0
Arouca Portugal 3–4 Norway Brann 2–1 1–3
Gent Belgium 6–2 Poland Pogoń Szczecin 5–0 1–2
Adana Demirspor Turkey 7–4 Croatia Osijek 5–1 2–3
B36 Faroe Islands 1–5 Croatia Rijeka 1–3 0–2
Twente Netherlands 5–0 Latvia Riga 2–0 3–0
Rosenborg Norway 3–4 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2–1 1–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–1 Slovenia Maribor 3–1 3–0
Club Brugge Belgium 10–2 Iceland KA 5–1 5–1
Dila Gori Georgia (country) 0–3 Cyprus APOEL 0–2 0–1
Lech Poznań Poland 3–4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–1 1–3
FCSB Romania 0–2 Denmark Nordsjælland 0–0 0–2
Tobol Kazakhstan 1–1 (6–5 p) Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Bodø/Glimt Norway 6–0 Armenia Pyunik 3–0 3–0

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Ballkani Kosovo 4–2 Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 0–1
Žalgiris Lithuania 0–7 Hungary Ferencváros 0–4 0–3
Struga Republic of Macedonia 0–2 Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 0–1
Farul Constanța Romania 2–3 Finland HJK 2–1 0–2
Astana Kazakhstan 2–1 Albania Partizani 1–0 1–1
Main Path
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 0–2
Gent Belgium 4–1 Cyprus APOEL 2–0 2–1
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 3–2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 1–1 2–1 (aet)
Sepsi OSK Romania 4–5 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–2 2–3 (aet)
Tobol Kazakhstan 1–5 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3
Hibernian Scotland 0–8 England Aston Villa 0–5 0–3
Midtjylland Denmark 4–4 (5–6 p) Poland Legia Warsaw 3–3 1–1 (aet)
Lille France 3–2 Croatia Rijeka 2–1 1–1 (aet)
Genk Belgium 2–2 (5–4 p) Turkey Adana Demirspor 2–1 0–1 (aet)
Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–1 Netherlands Twente 5–1 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–4 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–3 0–1
AZ Netherlands 4–4 (6–5 p) Norway Brann 1–1 3–3 (aet)
Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–0 0–2
Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–6 Greece PAOK 1–2 0–4
Nordsjælland Denmark 6–0 Serbia Partizan 5–0 1–0
Osasuna Spain 3–4 Belgium Club Brugge 1–2 2–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 5–2 Slovenia Celje 4–1 1–1

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOSC SLO LJU KÍ
1 France Lille 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–0 3–0
2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 — 1–2 2–1
3 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 0–2 0–1 — 2–0
4 Faroe Islands KÍ 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 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 3–2 3–2
2 Belgium Gent 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 — 4–1 5–0
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–3 1–1 — 4–0
4 Iceland 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 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 6 0 0 9 1 +8 18 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 3–0 1–0
2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 0 3 10 5 +5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 5–1 3–0
3 Kazakhstan Astana 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4[a] 1–2 0–2 — 0–0
4 Kosovo Ballkani 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4[a] 0–1 2–0 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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 Belgium Club Brugge 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 1–1 2–0
2 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 3–1 5–2
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4[a] 0–5 1–2 — 2–3
4 Switzerland Lugano 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4[a] 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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 England Aston Villa 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–1 1–0
2 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Netherlands AZ 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6 1–4 1–0 — 1–0
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Italy Fiorentina 6 3 3 0 14 6 +8 12 Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 2–1 6–0
2 Hungary Ferencváros 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 — 1–1 3–1
3 Belgium Genk 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 2–2 0–0 — 2–0
4 Serbia 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 Greece PAOK 6 5 1 0 16 10 +6 16 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–2 4–2
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 2–1 6–0
3 Scotland Aberdeen 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 2–3 2–0 — 1–1
4 Finland 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 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 4 0 2 13 11 +2 12[a] Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 3–1 4–0
2 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 4 0 2 11 11 0 12[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 Denmark Nordsjælland 6 3 1 2 17 7 +10 10 6–1 7–1 — 1–1
4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1 1–2 1–2 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as a tiebreaker.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Knockout round play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sturm Graz Austria 5–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 4–1 1–0
Servette Switzerland 1–0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 1–0
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 4–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 2–1
Real Betis Spain 1–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 1–1
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Hungary Ferencváros 1–0 1–0
Ajax Netherlands 4–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–2 2–1 (aet)
Molde Norway 6–2 Poland Legia Warsaw 3–2 3–0
Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–1 Belgium Gent 1–0 1–1

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Servette Switzerland 0–0 (1–3 p) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Ajax Netherlands 0–4 England Aston Villa 0–0 0–4
Molde Norway 2–4 Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 0–3
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–3 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–5 Greece PAOK 2–0 1–5
Sturm Graz Austria 1–4 France Lille 0–3 1–1
Maccabi Haifa Israel 4–5 Italy Fiorentina 3–4 1–1
Olympiacos Greece 7–5 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–4 6–1 (aet)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Club Brugge Belgium 3–0 Greece PAOK 1–0 2–0
Olympiacos Greece 3–3 (3–2 p) Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–2 0–1 (aet)
Aston Villa England 3–3 (4–3 p) France Lille 2–1 1–2 (aet)
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 0–2 Italy Fiorentina 0–0 0–2 (aet)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aston Villa England 2–6 Greece Olympiacos 2–4 0–2
Fiorentina Italy 4–3 Belgium Club Brugge 3–2 1–1

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Italy Fiorentina

References

  1. ↑ "Lisbon to host UEFA Women's Champions League final in 2025". UEFA. 28 June 2023.