2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

The 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League is the third season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

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)
Tournament statistics
Matches played136
Goals scored395 (2.9 per match)
Attendance2,172,006 (15,971 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
8 goals
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2024.

The final will be played at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens, Greece.[1] The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage, unless they qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League through their league performance.

This edition will be the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, after UEFA announced that a brand-new format would be introduced for the following edition.[2] Due to the change, no clubs can be transferred from the Europa League group stage to the UEFA Europa Conference League under the Swiss format, and this edition's winners onwards will no longer be able to defend their title.[3] This will also be the final season under its current name as it is renamed to the UEFA Conference League from the 2024–25 season onwards. According to UEFA, the new denomination of the competition will enable further development as a stand-alone competition in their research amongst fans and commercial partners.[4][5]

As the title holders, West Ham United qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. They are 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) are participating 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:[6]

  • 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.[7]

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
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
1  England106.6411
2  Spain96.141+1 (UEL)
3  Italy76.902
4  Germany75.213
5  France60.081
6  Portugal53.3822
7  Netherlands49.300+1 (UEL)
8  Austria38.850+1 (UEL)
9  Scotland36.900+1 (UEL)
10  Russia34.4820[Note RUS]
11  Serbia33.3752+1 (UEL)
12  Ukraine31.800+2 (UEL)
13  Belgium30.600+2 (UEL)
14  Switzerland29.675+2 (UEL)
15  Greece28.200+1 (UEL)
16  Czech Republic27.800
17  Norway27.2503+1 (UEL)
18  Denmark27.175
19  Croatia27.150+1 (UEL)
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
20  Turkey27.1003
21  Cyprus26.375
22  Israel24.375+1 (UEL)
23  Sweden22.875
24  Bulgaria19.500+1 (UEL)
25  Romania17.150+1 (UCL)
26  Azerbaijan17.000
27  Hungary16.375+1 (UCL)
28  Poland15.875
29  Kazakhstan15.750+1 (UEL)
30  Slovakia15.625+1 (UEL)
31  Slovenia15.000+1 (UEL)
32  Belarus12.500+1 (UEL)
33  Moldova11.250
34  Lithuania10.000+1 (UEL)
35  Bosnia and Herzegovina9.125+1 (UEL)
36  Finland8.875+1 (UEL)
37  Luxembourg8.750+1 (UCL)
38  Latvia8.625+1 (UCL)
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
39  Kosovo8.1663+1 (UCL)
40  Republic of Ireland8.125+1 (UCL)
41  Armenia8.125+1 (UCL)
42  Northern Ireland8.083+1 (UCL)
43  Albania8.000+1 (UCL)
44  Faroe Islands7.250+1 (UEL)
45  Estonia7.041+1 (UCL)
46  Malta7.000+1 (UCL)
47  Georgia7.000+1 (UCL)
48  North Macedonia7.000+1 (UCL)
49  Liechtenstein6.5001[Note LIE]
50  Wales5.5003+1 (UCL)
51  Gibraltar5.4162+1 (UCL)
52  Iceland5.375+1 (UEL)
53  Montenegro4.875+1 (UCL)
54  Andorra4.665+1 (UCL)
55  San Marino1.332+1 (UCL)

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[8]

Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Champions LeagueTeams 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.[9]

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

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

Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[18][19][20] Matches are scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingFirst qualifying round20 June 202313 July 202320 July 2023
Second qualifying round21 June 202327 July 20233 August 2023
Third qualifying round24 July 202310 August 202317 August 2023
Play-offsPlay-off round7 August 202324 August 202331 August 2023
Group stageMatchday 11 September 202321 September 2023
Matchday 25 October 2023
Matchday 326 October 2023
Matchday 49 November 2023
Matchday 530 November 2023
Matchday 614 December 2023
Knockout phaseKnockout round play-offs18 December 202315 February 202422 February 2024
Round of 1623 February 20247 March 202414 March 2024
Quarter-finals15 March 202411 April 202418 April 2024
Semi-finals2 May 20249 May 2024
Final29 May 2024 at Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 20 June 2023.The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 20 July 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path second qualifying round. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sutjeska Nikšić 2–1 Cosmos1–01–1
Domžale 4–5[A] Balzan1–43–1 (a.e.t.)
Vaduz 2–3 Neman Grodno1–21–1
Ararat-Armenia 5–5 (4–2 p) Egnatia1–14–4 (a.e.t.)
Torpedo Kutaisi 3–3 (4–2 p) Sarajevo2–21–1 (a.e.t.)
Alashkert 7–2 Arsenal Tivat1–16–1
Željezničar 4–3 Dinamo Minsk2–22–1
La Fiorita 1–2 Zimbru Chișinău1–10–1
Maribor 3–2 Birkirkara1–12–1
Tirana 3–2 Dinamo Batumi1–12–1
Bruno's Magpies 1–3[A] Dundalk0–01–3
Inter Club d'Escaldes 3–2[A] Víkingur2–11–1
Progrès Niederkorn 4–2 Gjilani2–22–0
Linfield 3–2 Vllaznia3–10–1
KA 4–0 Connah's Quay Nomads2–02–0
Shkëndija 1–1 (2–3 p) Haverfordwest County1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Haka 2–3 Crusaders2–20–1
HB Tórshavn 0–1 Derry City0–00–1
Riga 2–1 Víkingur Reykjavík2–00–1
Žilina 4–2 FCI Levadia2–12–1
Pyunik 5–0 Narva Trans2–03–0
Panevėžys 3–2 Milsami Orhei2–21–0
Tobol 2–1 Honka2–10–0
DAC Dunajská Streda 2–3 Dila Gori2–10–2
Makedonija GP 1–5 RFS0–11–4
Dukagjini 5–3 Europa2–13–2
Penybont 1–3 FC Santa Coloma1–10–2 (a.e.t.)
Hegelmann 0–5 Shkupi0–50–0
F91 Dudelange 5–3 St Patrick's Athletic2–13–2
B36 Tórshavn 2–0 Paide Linnameeskond0–02–0 (a.e.t.)
Gżira United 3–3 (14–13 p) Glentoran2–21–1 (a.e.t.)

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.The first legs were played on 25, 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Lincoln Red Imps ByeN/A
Flora ByeN/A
Tre Penne 0–10 Valmiera0–30–7
Ferencváros 6–0 Shamrock Rovers4–02–0
The New Saints 3–4 Swift Hesperange1–12–3
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 1–5 Partizani0–11–4
Ħamrun Spartans 3–1 Dinamo Tbilisi2–11–0
Farul Constanța 6–4 Urartu3–23–2
Struga 5–3 Budućnost Podgorica1–04–3
Ballkani 7–1 Larne3–04–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Dukagjini 1–7[A] Rijeka0–11–6
Gżira United 3–2 F91 Dudelange2–01–2
Djurgårdens IF 2–3 Luzern1–21–1
Celje 4–4 (4–2 p) Vitória de Guimarães3–41–0 (a.e.t.)
Sutjeska Nikšić 2–3 FC Santa Coloma2–00–3 (a.e.t.)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 Panevėžys1–01–1
Vorskla Poltava 3–4 Dila Gori2–11–3
CFR Cluj 2–3 Adana Demirspor1–11–2
Ordabasy 4–5 Legia Warsaw2–22–3
RFS 1–4 Sabah0–21–2
Beşiktaş 5–1 Tirana3–12–0
Željezničar 2–4 Neftçi2–20–2
APOEL 4–2 Vojvodina2–12–1
CSKA 1948 2–4 FCSB0–12–3
Alashkert 2–2 (1–3 p) Debrecen0–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Lech Poznań 5–2 Kauno Žalgiris3–12–1
Kalmar FF 2–4 Pyunik1–21–2
Bodø/Glimt 7–2 Bohemians 19053–04–2
Auda 2–5 Spartak Trnava1–11–4
Osijek 3–1 Zalaegerszeg1–02–1
Twente 2–1 Hammarby IF1–01–1 (a.e.t.)
KA 5–3 Dundalk3–12–2
Club Brugge 3–1 AGF3–00–1
Crusaders 4–5 Rosenborg2–22–3 (a.e.t.)
Inter Club d'Escaldes 3–7[A] Hibernian2–11–6
Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Drita0–02–1
B36 Tórshavn 3–2 Haverfordwest County2–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Basel 3–4 Tobol1–32–1
Differdange 4–5 Maribor1–13–4 (a.e.t.)
Austria Wien 3–1 Borac Banja Luka1–02–1
CSKA Sofia 0–6 Sepsi OSK0–20–4
Ararat-Armenia 1–2 Aris1–10–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Petrocub Hîncești3–02–0
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3–4 AEK Larnaca2–31–1
Torpedo Kutaisi 3–5 Aktobe1–42–1
Midtjylland 3–2 Progrès Niederkorn2–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Derry City 5–4 KuPS2–13–3
Gent 10–3 Žilina5–15–2
Kecskemét 3–4 Riga2–11–3 (a.e.t.)
Linfield 4–8 Pogoń Szczecin2–52–3
PAOK 4–1 Beitar Jerusalem0–04–1
Neman Grodno 2–0[A] Balzan2–00–0
Fenerbahçe 9–0 Zimbru Chișinău5–04–0
Gabala 3–7 Omonia2–31–4
Shkupi 0–3 Levski Sofia0–20–1

Notes

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.The first legs were played on 9 and 10 August, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Ħamrun Spartans 2–8 Ferencváros1–61–2
Farul Constanța 5–0 Flora3–02–0
Valmiera 1–3 Partizani1–20–1
Ballkani 5–1 Lincoln Red Imps2–03–1
Struga 4–3 Swift Hesperange3–11–2
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
AEK Larnaca 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv1–10–1
Sabah 2–2 (4–5 p) Partizan2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Sepsi OSK 2–1 Aktobe1–11–0
Rapid Wien 5–0 Debrecen0–05–0
Hajduk Split 0–3 PAOK0–00–3
FC Santa Coloma 0–3 AZ0–10–2
Celje 5–1 Neman Grodno1–04–1
Neftçi 2–5[A] Beşiktaş1–31–2
Omonia 2–5 Midtjylland1–01–5
Aris 2–2 (5–6 p) Dynamo Kyiv1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Legia Warsaw 6–5 Austria Wien1–25–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–2 Levski Sofia0–01–2
Hibernian 5–3 Luzern3–12–2
Viktoria Plzeň 6–0 Gżira United4–02–0
Arouca 3–4 Brann2–11–3
Gent 6–2 Pogoń Szczecin5–01–2
Adana Demirspor 7–4 Osijek5–12–3
B36 Tórshavn 1–5 Rijeka1–30–2
Twente 5–0 Riga2–03–0
Rosenborg 3–4 Heart of Midlothian2–11–3
Fenerbahçe 6–1 Maribor3–13–0
Club Brugge 10–2 KA5–15–1
Dila Gori 0–3 APOEL0–20–1
Lech Poznań 3–4 Spartak Trnava2–11–3
FCSB 0–2 Nordsjælland0–00–2
Tobol 1–1 (6–5 p) Derry City1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Bodø/Glimt 6–0 Pyunik3–03–0

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.The first legs were played on 23 and 24 August, and the second legs were played on 31 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

In this season, the video assistant referee (VAR) was used from this stage.[21]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Ballkani 4–2 BATE Borisov4–10–1
Žalgiris 0–7 Ferencváros0–40–3
Struga 0–2 Breiðablik0–10–1
Farul Constanța 2–3 HJK2–10–2
Astana 2–1 Partizani1–01–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Levski Sofia 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt1–10–2
Gent 4–1[A] APOEL2–02–1
Spartak Trnava 3–2 Dnipro-11–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Sepsi OSK 4–5 Bodø/Glimt2–22–3 (a.e.t.)
Tobol 1–5 Viktoria Plzeň1–20–3
Hibernian 0–8 Aston Villa0–50–3
Midtjylland 4–4 (5–6 p) Legia Warsaw3–31–1 (a.e.t.)
Lille 3–2 Rijeka2–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Genk 2–2 (5–4 p) Adana Demirspor2–10–1 (a.e.t.)
Fenerbahçe 6–1 Twente5–11–0
Dynamo Kyiv 2–4 Beşiktaş2–30–1
AZ 4–4 (6–5 p) Brann1–13–3 (a.e.t.)
Rapid Wien 1–2 Fiorentina1–00–2
Heart of Midlothian 1–6 PAOK1–20–4
Nordsjælland 6–0 Partizan5–01–0
Osasuna 3–4 Club Brugge1–22–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–2 Celje4–11–1

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.
Location of Benelux and nearby team of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
Red: Group B; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F.

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).[22] 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LOSC SLO LJU
1 Lille6420102+814Advance to round of 162–12–03–0
2 Slovan Bratislava631287+110Advance to knockout round play-offs1–11–22–1
3 Olimpija Ljubljana620449−560–20–12–0
4 611459−440–01–23–0
Source: UEFA

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MTA GNT ZOR BRE
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv6501149+515Advance to round of 163–13–23–2
2 Gent6411167+913Advance to knockout round play-offs2–04–15–0
3 Zorya Luhansk62131011−171–31–14–0
4 Breiðablik6006518−1301–22–30–1
Source: UEFA

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PLZ DZG AST BAL
1 Viktoria Plzeň660091+818Advance to round of 161–03–01–0
2 Dinamo Zagreb6303105+59Advance to knockout round play-offs0–15–13–0
3 Astana6114413−94[a]1–20–20–0
4 Ballkani611437−44[a]0–12–01–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BRU BOD BEŞ LUG
1 Club Brugge6510153+1216Advance to round of 163–11–12–0
2 Bodø/Glimt6312118+310Advance to knockout round play-offs0–13–15–2
3 Beşiktaş6114714−74[a]0–51–22–3
4 Lugano6114614−84[a]1–30–00–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AVL LEG AZ ZRI
1 Aston Villa6411127+513Advance to round of 162–12–11–0
2 Legia Warsaw6402106+412Advance to knockout round play-offs3–22–02–0
3 AZ6204712−561–41–01–0
4 Zrinjski Mostar6114610−441–11–24–3
Source: UEFA

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification FIO FER GNK ČUK
1 Fiorentina6330146+812Advance to round of 162–22–16–0
2 Ferencváros624096+310Advance to knockout round play-offs1–11–13–1
3 Genk623185+392–20–02–0
4 Čukarički6006216−1400–11–20–2
Source: UEFA

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PAOK FRA ABE HJK
1 PAOK65101610+616Advance to round of 162–12–24–2
2 Eintracht Frankfurt6303117+49Advance to knockout round play-offs1–22–16–0
3 Aberdeen61321010062–32–01–1
4 HJK6024717−1022–30–12–2
Source: UEFA

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification FEN LUD NOR TRN
1 Fenerbahçe64021311+212[a]Advance to round of 163–13–14–0
2 Ludogorets Razgrad64021111012[a]Advance to knockout round play-offs2–01–04–0
3 Nordsjælland6312177+10106–17–11–1
4 Spartak Trnava6015315−1211–21–20–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Europa League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs were unseeded. Again, the seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Ajax000
Ajax (a.e.t.)224 Aston Villa044
Aston Villa (p)213 (4)
Bodø/Glimt213
Lille123 (3)
Sturm Graz011
Sturm Graz415 Lille314
Aston Villa   
Slovan Bratislava101
Olympiacos   
Olympiacos (a.e.t.)167
Olympiacos112 Maccabi Tel Aviv415
Olympiacos (p)303 (3)
Ferencváros000
Fenerbahçe213 (2)
Union Saint-Gilloise011
29 May – Athens
Union Saint-Gilloise224 Fenerbahçe303
Eintracht Frankfurt213
Servette000 (1)
Servette011 Viktoria Plzeň (p)000 (3)
Viktoria Plzeň000
Ludogorets Razgrad000
Fiorentina (a.e.t.)022
Maccabi Haifa314
Maccabi Haifa112 Fiorentina415
Fiorentina   
Gent011
Club Brugge   
Molde202
Molde336 Club Brugge134
Club Brugge123
Legia Warsaw202
PAOK000
Dinamo Zagreb213
Real Betis011 PAOK055
Dinamo Zagreb112

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023, 14:00 CET.[23]The first legs were played on 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2024.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sturm Graz 5–1 Slovan Bratislava4–11–0
Servette 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad0–01–0
Union Saint-Gilloise 4–3 Eintracht Frankfurt2–22–1
Real Betis 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb0–11–1
Olympiacos 2–0 Ferencváros1–01–0
Ajax 4–3 Bodø/Glimt2–22–1 (a.e.t.)
Molde 6–2 Legia Warsaw3–23–0
Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Gent1–01–1

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, 13:00 CET.[24]The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2024.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Servette 0–0 (1–3 p) Viktoria Plzeň0–00–0 (a.e.t.)
Ajax 0–4 Aston Villa0–00–4
Molde 2–4 Club Brugge2–10–3
Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Fenerbahçe0–31–0
Dinamo Zagreb 3–5 PAOK2–01–5
Sturm Graz 1–4 Lille0–31–1
Maccabi Haifa 4–5 Fiorentina3–41–1
Olympiacos 7–5 Maccabi Tel Aviv1–46–1 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals

Fenerbahçe v Olympiacos penalty shoot-out.

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 14:00 CET.[25]The first legs were played on 11 April, and the second legs were played on 18 April 2024.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Club Brugge 3–0 PAOK1–02–0
Olympiacos 3–3 (3–2 p) Fenerbahçe3–20–1 (a.e.t.)
Aston Villa 3–3 (4–3 p) Lille2–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Viktoria Plzeň 0–2 Fiorentina0–00–2 (a.e.t.)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 14:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[25]The first legs will be played on 2 May, and the second legs will be played on 8 and 9 May 2024.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Aston Villa 1 Olympiacos2 May9 May
Fiorentina 2 Club Brugge2 May8 May

Final

The final will be played on 29 May 2024 at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens, Greece. A draw was held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[25]

Winners of semi-final 1 v Winners of semi-final 2

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Table updated as of 18 April 2024.

Top goalscorers

Rank[26]PlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1 Eran Zahavi Maccabi Tel Aviv8726
2 Bruno Petković Dinamo Zagreb7608
3 Fredrik Gulbrandsen Molde5349
Benjamin Nygren Nordsjælland368
Gift Orban Gent389
Ayoub El Kaabi Olympiacos546
Yusuf Yazıcı Lille663
Dor Peretz Maccabi Tel Aviv750
9 Andreas Skov Olsen Club Brugge4460
Aleksandar Čavrić Slovan Bratislava468
Omar Marmoush Eintracht Frankfurt543
Ollie Watkins Aston Villa575
Igor Thiago Club Brugge578
Michy Batshuayi Fenerbahçe585
Jakub Piotrowski Ludogorets Razgrad720
Hans Vanaken Club Brugge810

See also

References

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