2024–25 UEFA Conference League

2024–25 UEFA Conference League
The Stadion Wrocław in Wrocław hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
10 July – 29 August 2024
Competition proper:
2 October 2024 – 28 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 24+12
Total: 110+54 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-upSpain Real Betis
Tournament statistics
Matches played153
Goals scored451 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia Białystok)
8 goals
Best player(s)Isco (Real Betis)
Best young playerTobias Gulliksen (Djurgårdens IF)

The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League was the fourth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. From this season, the competition was renamed from the UEFA Europa Conference League to the UEFA Conference League.[1] It was also the first edition played with the new league phase format, replacing the group stages. The final was played at the Stadion Wrocław in Wrocław, Poland, between Chelsea and Real Betis, with Chelsea winning 4–1.[2][3] The result meant Chelsea become the first club to win all four major European trophies, including all three of the current European competitions.

Schedule

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying 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-offs Play-off round 5 August 2024 22 August 2024 29 August 2024
League phase Matchday 1 30 August 2024 3 October 2024
Matchday 2 24 October 2024
Matchday 3 7 November 2024
Matchday 4 28 November 2024
Matchday 5 12 December 2024
Matchday 6 19 December 2024
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 20 December 2024 13 February 2025 20 February 2025
Round of 16 21 February 2025 6 March 2025 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals 10 April 2025 17 April 2025
Semi-finals 1 May 2025 8 May 2025
Final 28 May 2025 at Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–6 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 1–1 1–5
Floriana Malta 4–2 San Marino Tre Penne 3–1 1–1
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Belarus 2–4 Moldova Milsami Orhei 2–4 0–0
Šiauliai Lithuania 0–2 Estonia FCI Levadia 0–2 0–0
Bala Town Wales 2–3 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 1–2 1–1 (aet)
La Fiorita San Marino 1–1 (4–2 p) Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Caernarfon Town Wales 3–3 (8–7 p) Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–0 1–3 (aet)
Tallinna Kalev Estonia 1–4 Armenia Urartu 1–2 0–2
Valur Iceland 6–2 Albania Vllaznia 2–2 4–0
FCB Magpies Gibraltar 3–2 Republic of Ireland Derry City 2–0 1–2 (aet)
Malisheva Kosovo 1–3 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 0–3
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Andorra 0–3 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 0–1 0–2
Partizani Albania 3–2 Malta Marsaxlokk 1–1 2–1
Auda Latvia 3–0 Faroe Islands B36 2–0 1–0
Stjarnan Iceland 4–3 Northern Ireland Linfield 2–0 2–3
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 2–1 Albania Tirana 1–1 1–0
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 3–2 Gibraltar St Joseph's 2–1 1–1
Aktobe Kazakhstan 3–3 (3–4 p) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–1 3–2 (aet)
Bravo Slovenia 2–1 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 0–1 2–0 (aet)
Liepāja Latvia 1–3 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 1–1 0–2
Noah Armenia 4–1 Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija 2–0 2–1
Tikvesh Republic of Macedonia 4–5 Iceland Breiðablik 3–2 1–3
Mornar Montenegro 3–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–1
UNA Strassen Luxembourg 0–5 Finland KuPS 0–0 0–5
VPS Finland 1–3 Lithuania Žalgiris 1–2 0–1

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
HJK Finland Bye N/A null null
Larne Northern Ireland Bye N/A null null
Differdange 03 Luxembourg 4–4 (3–4 p) Kazakhstan Ordabasy 1–0 3–4 (aet)
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 2–1 Albania Egnatia 0–1 2–0
Virtus San Marino 2–5 Estonia Flora 0–0 2–5 (aet)
Struga Republic of Macedonia 3–4 Armenia Pyunik 2–1 1–3
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 0–2 Montenegro Dečić 0–2 0–0
Ballkani Kosovo 2–0 Malta Hamrun Spartans 0–0 2–0
Main Path
Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands 1–2 Norway Brann 0–0 1–2
Omonia Cyprus 5–2 Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 3–1 2–1
Breiðablik Iceland 1–3 Kosovo Drita 1–2 0–1
Osijek Croatia 6–1 Estonia FCI Levadia 5–1 1–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 4–1 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr 2–0 2–1
AEK Athens Greece 8–3 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 4–3 4–0
KuPS Finland 0–2 Norway Tromsø 0–1 0–1
Valur Iceland 1–4 Scotland St Mirren 0–0 1–4
Sumgayit Azerbaijan 1–2 Hungary Fehérvár 1–2 0–0
Ilves Finland 5–5 (5–4 p) Austria Austria Wien 2–1 3–4 (aet)
CSKA 1948 Bulgaria 2–1 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Zira Azerbaijan 6–1 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 4–0 2–1
Maribor Slovenia 4–3 Romania Universitatea Craiova 2–0 2–3
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 5–3 Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–1 2–2
FCB Magpies Gibraltar 1–8 Denmark Copenhagen 0–3 1–5
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 10–1 San Marino La Fiorita 6–1 4–0
Legia Warsaw Poland 11–0 Wales Caernarfon Town 6–0 5–0
Dnipro-1 Ukraine 0–6 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 0–3 0–3
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–4 Cyprus Pafos 2–1 0–3 (aet)
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 3–1 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 3–0 0–1
Gent Belgium 7–1 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 4–1 3–0
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 3–12 Sweden BK Häcken 2–6 1–6
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–1 Bulgaria Cherno More 0–0 2–1
Hajduk Split Croatia 2–0 Faroe Islands HB 2–0 0–0
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Slovenia Bravo 0–1 3–1
Riga Latvia 2–3 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 1–0 1–3
Floriana Malta 0–5 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 0–4
Stjarnan Iceland 2–5 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 2–1 0–4
Cliftonville Northern Ireland 1–4 Latvia Auda 1–2 0–2
St. Gallen Switzerland 5–1 Kazakhstan Tobol 4–1 1–0
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 3–0 Lithuania TransINVEST 2–0 1–0
Noah Armenia 7–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers 7–0 0–0
Baník Ostrava Czech Republic 7–1 Armenia Urartu 5–1 2–0
Zürich Switzerland 3–0 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 3–0 0–0
Brøndby Denmark 8–2 Kosovo Llapi 6–0 2–2
CFR Cluj Romania 5–0 Belarus Neman Grodno 0–0 5–0
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 1–6 Armenia Ararat-Armenia 0–3 1–3
Radnički 1923 Serbia 2–2 (3–4 p) Montenegro Mornar 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–0 0–3
Maccabi Haifa Israel 6–6 (2–3 p) Azerbaijan Sabah 0–3 6–3 (aet)
Paks Hungary 5–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 3–0 2–0
Iberia 1999 Georgia (country) 2–0 Albania Partizani 2–0 0–0
Milsami Orhei Moldova 1–2 Kazakhstan Astana 1–1 0–1

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 3–2 Estonia Flora 1–1 2–1
Ordabasy Kazakhstan 0–2 Armenia Pyunik 0–1 0–1
Ballkani Kosovo 1–1 (1–4 p) Northern Ireland Larne 0–1 1–0 (aet)
HJK Finland 2–2 (4–3 p) Montenegro Dečić 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Main Path
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 5–3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 4–2
Kilmarnock Scotland 3–2 Norway Tromsø 2–2 1–0
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 3–4 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 0–1 3–3
Zürich Switzerland 0–5 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0–3 0–2
Paks Hungary 5–2 Montenegro Mornar 3–0 2–2
BK Häcken Sweden 7–2 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 6–1 1–1
Maribor Slovenia 2–2 (4–2 p) Serbia Vojvodina 2–1 0–1 (aet)
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 4–4
(11–12 p)
Poland Wisła Kraków 3–1 1–3 (aet)
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 2–0 Azerbaijan Sabah 1–0 1–0
St Mirren Scotland 2–4 Norway Brann 1–1 1–3
CSKA 1948 Bulgaria 2–5 Cyprus Pafos 2–1 0–4 (aet)
Ilves Finland 2–4 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1–1 1–3
Corvinul Hunedoara Romania 2–8 Kazakhstan Astana 1–2 1–6
Ružomberok Slovakia 1–0 Croatia Hajduk Split 0–0 1–0
Noah Armenia 3–2 Greece AEK Athens 3–1 0–1
Auda Latvia 2–3 Kosovo Drita 1–0 1–3 (aet)
Iberia 1999 Georgia (country) 0–3 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 0–1 0–2
Brøndby Denmark 3–4 Poland Legia Warsaw 2–3 1–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel 0–2 Romania CFR Cluj 0–1 0–1
Silkeborg Denmark 4–5 Belgium Gent 2–2 2–3 (aet)
Osijek Croatia 3–3 (1–2 p) Azerbaijan Zira 1–1 2–2 (aet)
St. Gallen Switzerland 4–3 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 2–3
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 2–1 0–2
Omonia Cyprus 3–0 Hungary Fehérvár 1–0 2–0
Copenhagen Denmark 1–1 (2–1 p) Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 4–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 1–0

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 3–4 Northern Ireland Larne 2–1 1–3
Pyunik Armenia 2–4 Slovenia Celje 1–0 1–4
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 5–0 Andorra UE Santa Coloma 5–0 0–0
Panevėžys Lithuania 0–3 Wales The New Saints 0–3 0–0
KÍ Faroe Islands 3–4 Finland HJK 2–2 1–2
Main Path
Omonia Cyprus 6–1 Azerbaijan Zira 6–0 0–1
St. Gallen Switzerland 1–1 (5–4 p) Turkey Trabzonspor 0–0 1–1 (aet)
Lens France 2–3 Greece Panathinaikos 2–1 0–2
BK Häcken Sweden 3–5 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim 1–2 2–3
Copenhagen Denmark 3–1 Scotland Kilmarnock 2–0 1–1
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 7–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 3–0 4–0
Brann Norway 2–3 Kazakhstan Astana 2–0 0–3
Legia Warsaw Poland 3–0 Kosovo Drita 2–0 1–0
Rijeka Croatia 1–6 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 0–5
Fiorentina Italy 4–4 (5–4 p) Hungary Puskás Akadémia 3–3 1–1 (aet)
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–0 Slovenia Maribor 1–0 1–0
Wisła Kraków Poland 5–7 Belgium Cercle Brugge 1–6 4–1
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 5–2 Hungary Paks 2–2 3–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0–2 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 0–0 0–2
Chelsea England 3–2 Switzerland Servette 2–0 1–2
CFR Cluj Romania 1–3 Cyprus Pafos 1–0 0–3
Partizan Serbia 0–2 Belgium Gent 0–1 0–1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine 0–5 Spain Real Betis 0–2 0–3
Noah Armenia 4–3 Slovakia Ružomberok 3–0 1–3

League phase

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 6 0 0 26 5 +21 18 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14
3 Italy Fiorentina 6 4 1 1 18 7 +11 13
4 Austria Rapid Wien 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
5 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13[a]
6 Switzerland Lugano 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13[a]
7 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12
8 Belgium Cercle Brugge 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
9 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11
11 Cyprus APOEL 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
12 Cyprus Pafos 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10
13 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
14 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
15 Spain Real Betis 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
16 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
17 Belgium Gent 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
19 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8
21 Slovenia Celje 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 7
22 Cyprus Omonia 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
23 Norway Molde 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
24 Serbia TSC 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7
25 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
26 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6
27 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6
28 Kazakhstan Astana 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
29 Switzerland St. Gallen 6 1 2 3 10 18 −8 5
30 Finland HJK 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
31 Armenia Noah 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 4
32 Wales The New Saints 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3
33 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3
34 Northern Ireland Larne 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3
35 Austria LASK 6 0 3 3 4 14 −10 3
36 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Away goals scored: Djurgårdens IF 5, Lugano 4.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Knockout phase play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
15Spain Real Betis246
17Belgium Gent0112Portugal Vitória de Guimarães202
15Spain Real Betis213
15Spain Real Betis303
9Poland Jagiellonia Białystok011
9 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok303
24Serbia TSC1128Belgium Cercle Brugge022
15Spain Real Betis (aet)224
9Poland Jagiellonia Białystok336
3Italy Fiorentina123
21Slovenia Celje (p)145 (3)
21Slovenia Celje2246Switzerland Lugano055 (1)
21Slovenia Celje123
11Cyprus APOEL202
3Italy Fiorentina224
13Greece Panathinaikos314
28 May – Wrocław
19Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík2023Italy Fiorentina235
15Spain Real Betis1
13Greece Panathinaikos123
1England Chelsea4
12Cyprus Pafos101
22Cyprus Omonia1125Sweden Djurgårdens IF033
5 Sweden Djurgårdens IF (aet)044
12Cyprus Pafos123
4Austria Rapid Wien112
20Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka112
20Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka1014Austria Rapid Wien (aet)123
5 Sweden Djurgårdens IF101
14Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana000
1England Chelsea415
23Norway Molde303
23Norway Molde (p)011 (5)7Poland Legia Warsaw (aet)224
7 Poland Legia Warsaw022
10Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers101 (4)
1England Chelsea314
18Denmark Copenhagen101
18Denmark Copenhagen (aet)1341England Chelsea213
16Germany 1. FC Heidenheim213

Knockout phase play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent Belgium 1–3 Spain Real Betis 0–3 1–0
TSC Serbia 2–6 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 1–3 1–3
Celje Slovenia 4–2 Cyprus APOEL 2–2 2–0
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 2–3 Greece Panathinaikos 2–1 0–2
Copenhagen Denmark 4–3 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim 1–2 3–1 (aet)
Molde Norway 1–1 (5–4 p) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Omonia Cyprus 2–3 Cyprus Pafos 1–1 1–2
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 0–0

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Betis Spain 6–2 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 2–2 4–0
Jagiellonia Białystok Poland 3–2 Belgium Cercle Brugge 3–0 0–2
Celje Slovenia 5–5 (3–1 p) Switzerland Lugano 1–0 4–5 (aet)
Panathinaikos Greece 4–5 Italy Fiorentina 3–2 1–3
Copenhagen Denmark 1–3 England Chelsea 1–2 0–1
Molde Norway 3–4 Poland Legia Warsaw 3–2 0–2 (aet)
Pafos Cyprus 1–3 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1–0 0–3
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 1–2 (aet)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Betis Spain 3–1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 2–0 1–1
Celje Slovenia 3–4 Italy Fiorentina 1–2 2–2
Legia Warsaw Poland 2–4 England Chelsea 0–3 2–1
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 4–2 Austria Rapid Wien 0–1 4–1 (aet)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Betis Spain 4–3 Italy Fiorentina 2–1 2–2 (aet)
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 1–5 England Chelsea 1–4 0–1

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Betis Spain 1–4 England Chelsea

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League to be renamed UEFA Conference League next season". uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "2025 Conference League final: All you need to know". uefa.com. UEFA. 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Real Betis 1-4 Chelsea: Cole Palmer inspires Blues comeback to win Conference League final". standard.co.uk. The London Standard. 28 May 2025.