2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Play-off round

A total of 164 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are participating in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association 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-Conference-League-2024/25-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Conference League, 2024/25 Season|publisher=UEFA|location=Nyon|year=2024 |access-date=4 April 2024}}

• Associations 1–12 each have one team.
• Associations 13–33 and 51–55 (except Russia){{Cref2|Note RUS}} each have two teams.
• Associations 34–50 each have three teams (except Liechtenstein, which has one).{{Cref2|Note LIE}}
• 14 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and 41 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League were transferred to the Conference League.

For the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2023 |title=Association coefficients 2022/23 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=1 June 2023}}

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

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

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The following is the access list for this season.

The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:

• The cup winners of associations 39 to 44 (Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
• As a result of corresponding changes to the Champions League access list, there was one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round transferred to the Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path) so one transferred team received a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path).

As the Champions League title holders (Real Madrid) qualified for the Champions League via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made:

• As a result of corresponding changes to the Champions League access list, there was one fewer loser from the Champions League first qualifying round (two fewer in total) transferred to the Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path), so one transferred team (two in total) received a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path).

As the Europa Conference League title holders (Olympiacos) entered the Europa League, the berth they qualified for via league position (Conference League second qualifying round) was vacated, and the following changes to the default access list were made:

• The cup winners of associations 45 (Malta) and 46 (Georgia) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first 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 Conference League play-offs winners
• UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
• Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
• UEL: Transferred from the Europa League
• PO: Losers from the play-off round
• CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)
• MP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
• MP Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round (Main Path)

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Three teams not playing in a national top division took part in the competition: Corvinul Hunedoara (2nd tier), Vaduz (2nd tier) and Wisła Kraków (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 league phase berths vacated following the Champions League title holders (Real Madrid) qualifying via league position and the suspension of Russia from the 2024–25 European season.}}

{{Cnote2|Note ALB|Albania (ALB): Skënderbeu, who finished third in the 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore, were banned from entering UEFA competitions. As a result, their berth in the competition was passed onto the fifth-placed team, Tirana.}}

{{Cnote2|Note GEO|Georgia (GEO): Georgian Cup winners FC Saburtalo Tbilisi changed their name to FC Iberia 1999 on 27 February 2024.}}

{{Cnote2|Note GRE|Greece (GRE): Olympiacos qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase by winning the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, so their third place berth was vacated.}}

{{Cnote2|Note LVA|Latvia (LVA): Valmiera, who finished fourth in the 2023 Latvian Higher League, were denied a UEFA license. As a result, their place in the competition was passed onto the fifth-placed team, Liepāja.}}

{{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 Conference League for the 2024–25 season.}}

{{Cnote2|Note LTU|Lithuania (LTU): Due to the three-year rule, cup winners FK TransINVEST were not expected to compete as they were less than three years old. However, they were granted an exception and allowed to participate in European competitions.{{cite web |title="TransINVEST" klubui – palankios žinios dėl dalyvavimo Konferencijų lygos atrankoje |url=https://www.lff.lt/transinvest-klubui-palankios-zinios-del-dalyvavimo-konferenciju-lygos-atrankoje/ |website=lff.lt |publisher=Lithuanian Football Federation |access-date=29 April 2024 |language=lt |date=26 April 2024}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note LUX|Luxembourg (LUX): Swift Hesperange, who finished second, were denied a UEFA license. Consequently, their place in the competition was passed onto the next highest-ranked team granted a UEFA licence by the FLF, UNA Strassen, who finished sixth.}}

{{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 Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 February 2022 |access-date=28 February 2022}} The tables reflect 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}}}}

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.{{Cite web |url=https://rankinguefa.pl/europejskie-puchary-od-sezonu-2024-25-czesc-szczegolow-potwierdzona/ |title=Europejskie puchary od sezonu 2024/25 – część szczegółów potwierdzona |date=10 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=pl}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/0287-1964b9e98427-5f4f03309ec1-1000--2024-25-uefa-conference-league-matches-final-key-dates/ |title=2024/25 UEFA Conference League: Matches, final, key dates |publisher=UEFA |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=5 May 2024}} Matches are scheduled for Thursdays, with an exclusive day of 19 December, apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2023-10-25 |title=New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know {{!}} UEFA Champions League |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0268-12157d69ce2d-9f011c70f6fa-1000--new-format-for-champions-league-post-2024-everything-you-ne/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=UEFA |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Sheldon |first=Dan |title=How the new Champions League format works |url=https://theathletic.com/4523470/2023/05/16/champions-league-format-new-2024/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=More national derby games possible when revamped Champions League starts next year |url=https://apnews.com/article/uefa-champions-league-format-c4eab40e77053bfbfbc8efd6bb1ac48f |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}

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The league phase draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 30 August 2024, 14:30 CEST.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/draws/2025/2001910/ |title=UEFA Conference League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=26 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.grimaldiforum.com/en/events-schedule-monaco/uefa-men-s-club-competition-season-kick-off |title=UEFA: Men's Club Competition Season Kick-Off |publisher=Grimaldi Forum |access-date=27 August 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827170248/https://www.grimaldiforum.com/en/events-schedule-monaco/uefa-men-s-club-competition-season-kick-off |archive-date=27 August 2024}} The 36 teams were divided into six pots of six teams each based on their UEFA club coefficient.

The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software digitally drew their six different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away. Each team faced one opponent from each of the six pots. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/028f-1b7f80216368-4c26e95cc15b-1000/|title=UEFA Club Competitions 2024/25 onwards: new league phase draw procedures explained|publisher=UEFA|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Conference-League-2024/25/Article-16-Draw-system-league-phase-Online |title=UEFA Documents – Article 16 Draw system – league phase |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=1 August 2024 }}

Borac Banja Luka, Celje, Cercle Brugge, 1. FC Heidenheim, Jagiellonia Białystok, Larne, Noah, Pafos, Petrocub Hîncești, The New Saints, and Víkingur Reykjavík all made their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group or league phase. Noah were the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification, while The New Saints and Larne were the first teams from the Wales and Northern Ireland associations, respectively, to play in a major UEFA competition group or league stage.{{refn|group=note|Swansea City, a Wales-based club playing in the English football league system, had previously qualified via one of England's berths. The New Saints are in fact an England-based club but play in the Welsh football league system and qualified via one of Wales' berths.}}

A total of 29 national associations were represented in the league phase.

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The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from the competition.

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In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The bracket structure for the knockout phase is partially fixed in advance using seeding, with teams' positions in the bracket determined by the final standings in the league phase.{{#lst:2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase|Format}}

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

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