2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Team of the Season

A total of 178 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations (excluding Russia) participated 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:{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Europa-Conference-League-2023/24-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League, 2023/24 Season |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 May 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022}}

• Associations 1–5 each had one team qualify.
• Associations 6–16 (except Russia){{Cref2|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.

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2022 |title=Country coefficients 2021/22 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |year=2022 |access-date=16 February 2020}}

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa Conference League, as noted below:

• {{small|(UCL)}} – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
• {{small|(UEL)}} – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League

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The following is the access list for this season.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefaorg/General/02/58/61/42/2586142_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=Access list 2021–24 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |access-date=16 February 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204074949/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/uefaorg/General/02/58/61/42/2586142_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=live}}

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.

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).

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

Notes

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{{Cnote2|Note UCL Q1|Champions League (UCL Q1): Two of the Champions League first qualifying round losers were drawn to receive byes to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as two fewer losers were transferred to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to Champions League group stage berths vacated following the UCL title holders qualifying via league position and the suspension of Russia from the 2023–24 European season.}}

{{Cnote2|Note BLR|Belarus (BLR): The winners (Shakhtyor Soligorsk) and runners-up (Energetik-BGU Minsk) of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League were both found guilty of match-fixing by the Football Federation of Belarus and were denied UEFA licenses. Fifth-placed Isloch Minsk Raion were also denied a UEFA license due to their involvement in another match-fixing scandal. The sixth- and seventh-placed teams, Minsk and Gomel did not apply for UEFA licences. As eighth-placed Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino had already qualified for the second qualifying round as cup winners, the Europa Conference League berth reserved for the usual third-placed team was passed down to the highest-placed team who were granted a UEFA license, Neman Grodno, who finished ninth.{{cite news |url=https://by.tribuna.com/be/football/1112961553-bate-ne-stanet-chempionom-belarusi-no-budet-zayavlyatsya-v-/ |title=БАТЭ не стане чэмпіёнам Беларусі, але будзе заяўляцца ў Лігу чэмпіёнаў |publisher=Tribuna |date=11 May 2023 |access-date=11 May 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://abff.by/news/article/resenie-komiteta-po-klubnomu-licenzirovaniu-abff |title=Решение Комитета по клубному лицензированию АБФФ |publisher=ABFF |date=11 May 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://fcisloch.by/article.asp?id=%C2%ABA%D1%81loch%C2%BB-prop%D1%83%D1%81tit-pred%D1%81tojashhij-evrok%D1%83bkovyj-%D1%81ezon-3576 |title=«Ислочь» пропустит предстоящий еврокубковый сезон |publisher=FC Isloch |date=13 June 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note ITA|Italy (ITA): Due to a violation of UEFA's financial regulations, the seventh-placed Juventus were excluded from UEFA men's club competitions. Subsequently, Fiorentina, the eighth-placed team, took its place in the Europa Conference League.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0283-1899ede31dd4-3e4a12d922fd-1000/ |title=The CFCB concludes its proceedings against Juventus and Chelsea FC |publisher=UEFA |date=28 July 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note KOS|Kosovo (KOS): Prishtina would have qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the winners of the 2022–23 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license. As a result, the berth reserved for the second qualifying round was given to the runner-up of the 2022–23 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Drita, who originally entered the first qualifying round, and the berth reserved for the first qualifying round was given to the fourth-placed team, Dukagjini.{{cite news |url=http://www.ffk-kosova.com/komisioni-i-shkalles-se-dyte-refuzon-ankesen-e-fc-prishtina/ |title=Komisioni i Shkallës së Dytë refuzon ankesën e FC Prishtina |publisher=FFKosovo |date=26 May 2023|access-date=11 May 2023}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note LIE|Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League.}}

{{Cnote2|Note RUS|Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/60560567/ |title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams |website=BBC.co.uk |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 February 2022 |access-date=28 February 2022}} The tables reflected Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.{{cite press release |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0275-150c9887cacb-882c686f407f-1000/ |title=UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs |publisher=UEFA |location=Nyon |date=2 May 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note SMR|San Marino (SMR): Cup winners Virtus were found guilty of match-fixing and denied a UEFA license. The third-placed team of the league, La Fiorita, were selected as their replacement by the San Marino Football Federation.{{cite web |url=https://www.acvirtus.com/2023/06/15/la-uefa-ci-esclude-dalla-conference-league-23-24/ |title=La UEFA ci esclude dalla Conference League 23/24 |language=it |date=15 June 2023 |accessdate=10 July 2023}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note UKR|Ukraine (UKR): The 2022–23 Ukrainian Cup was abandoned due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The berths reserved for the third and fourth-placed teams in the league were transferred to the fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league respectively.}}

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/027a-1641db958909-46702780984f-1000/ |title=2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League: Matches, final, key dates |publisher=UEFA |date=20 December 2022 |access-date=1 January 2023}}{{cite magazine |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0279-163596ae271e-e04faa20e08e-1000/20220926_circular_2022_65_en.zip |title=International match calendar and access list for the 2023/24 season |number=65/2022 |magazine=UEFA Circular Letter |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 September 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/027c-16dee2d0b98f-a5040858c501-1000/ |title=2023 European football calendar: Match and draw dates for all UEFA competitions |publisher=UEFA |date=20 December 2022 |access-date=1 January 2023}} Matches were scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2023 |title=Club coefficients 2022/23 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations}} 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, KÍ, 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.

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{{main|2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase}}

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.{{#lst:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase|Format}}

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

File:阿尤布·艾尔·卡比.png forward Ayoub El Kaabi finished the tournament as the top scorer with 11 goals, and was named the inaugural Europa Conference League Player of the Season.]]

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.{{Cite news |date=1 June 2024 |title=2023/24 Europa Conference League Team of the Season |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/028e-1b06e9b72b53-4ef8f0fc6b7b-1000--2023-24-europa-conference-league-team-of-the-season/ |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |language=en}}

• {{flagicon|MAR}} Ayoub El Kaabi ({{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos){{Cite news |date=1 June 2024 |title=Olympiacos's Ayoub El Kaabi named 2023/24 Europa Conference League Player of the Season |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/028e-1b06e98c8994-4f8bfaedaf87-1000--olympiacos-s-ayoub-el-kaabi-named-2023-24-europa-conferen/ |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |language=en}}

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Thiago ({{fbaicon|BEL}} Club Brugge){{Cite news |date=1 June 2024 |title=Club Brugge's Thiago named 2023/24 Europa Conference League Young Player of the Season |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/028e-1b06e96b380b-a5b9bfb658ff-1000--club-brugge-s-thiago-named-2023-24-europa-conference-lea/ |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |language=en}}

• 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
• 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
• 2024 UEFA Super Cup
• 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2023–24 UEFA Youth League

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