
UEFA Conference League 2024–25 was the fourth edition of UEFA’s third-tier club competition and the first to be played under a revamped format. The tournament now features a 36-team league phase, replacing the previous group stage structure. This change increases the number of matches in the main competition (excluding qualifiers) from 141 to 153. Starting this season, the competition is officially known as the UEFA Conference League, dropping the “Europa” from its previous title. Additionally, teams can no longer drop into the Conference League from the Europa League league or knockout phases. As a result, the reigning champions—Olympiacos, winners of the 2023–24 edition—cannot defend their title if they have qualified for a higher-tier competition.
The final was played at the Wrocław Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, between Chelsea and Real Betis, with Chelsea winning the match 4–1. The victory made Chelsea the first club to win all four major European trophies, including all three of the current European competitions.
Champions: Chelsea (1st title)
Runner-up: Real Betis
UEFA Conference League 2024–25 Annual awards
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Isco
Real Betis
Young Player of the Season Tobias Gulliksen
Djurgårdens IF
Top Scorer Afimico Pululu
Jagiellonia Białystok
UEFA Conference League 2024–25 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
- 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).
UEFA Conference League 2024–25 point table | standings
In the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the top eight teams from the league phase automatically advanced to the Round of 16. Teams finishing in positions 9th to 24th entered the knockout phase play-offs, where those ranked 9th to 16th were seeded for the draw. Meanwhile, teams that finished 25th to 36th in the league phase were eliminated from the competition and did not progress further.
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Chelsea
6 6 0 0 26 5 +21 18 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Vitória de Guimarães
6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
3 Fiorentina
6 4 1 1 18 7 +11 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
4 Rapid Wien
6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5 Djurgårdens IF
6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
6 Lugano
6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
7 Legia Warsaw
6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8 Cercle Brugge
6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
9 Jagiellonia Białystok
6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Shamrock Rovers
6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
11 APOEL
6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
12 Pafos
6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
13 Panathinaikos
6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
14 Olimpija Ljubljana
6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15 Real Betis
6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
16 1. FC Heidenheim
6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
17 Gent
6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Copenhagen
6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
19 Víkingur Reykjavík
6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
20 Borac Banja Luka
6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
21 Celje
6 2 1 3 13 13 0 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
22 Omonia
6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
23 Molde
6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24 TSC
6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
25 Heart of Midlothian
6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
26 İstanbul Başakşehir
6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6
27 Mladá Boleslav
6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6
28 Astana
6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
29 St. Gallen
6 1 2 3 10 18 −8 5
30 HJK
6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
31 Noah
6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 4
32 The New Saints
6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3
33 Dinamo Minsk
6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3
34 Larne
6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3
35 LASK
6 0 3 3 4 14 −10 3
36 Petrocub Hîncești
6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2
Knockout phase play-offs
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Gent
1–3 Real Betis
0–3 1–0
TSC
2–6 Jagiellonia Białystok
1–3 1–3
Celje
4–2 APOEL
2–2 2–0
Víkingur Reykjavík
2–3 Panathinaikos
2–1 0–2
Copenhagen
4–3 1. FC Heidenheim
1–2 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Molde
1–1
5–4 (penalties) Shamrock Rovers
0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Omonia
2–3 Pafos
1–1 1–2
Borac Banja Luka
1–0 Olimpija Ljubljana
1–0 0–0
Round of 16 matches
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Real Betis
6–2 Vitória de Guimarães
2–2 4–0
Jagiellonia Białystok
3–2 Cercle Brugge
3–0 0–2
Celje
5–5
3–1 (penalties) Lugano
1–0 4–5 (a.e.t.)
Panathinaikos
4–5 Fiorentina
3–2 1–3
Copenhagen
1–3 Chelsea
1–2 0–1
Molde
3–4 Legia Warsaw
3–2 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Pafos
1–3 Djurgårdens IF
1–0 0–3
Borac Banja Luka
2–3 Rapid Wien
1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Quarter- final matches
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Real Betis
3–1 Jagiellonia Białystok
2–0 1–1
Celje
3–4 Fiorentina
1–2 2–2
Legia Warsaw
2–4 Chelsea
0–3 2–1
Djurgårdens IF
4–2 Rapid Wien
0–1 4–1 (a.e.t.)
UEFA Conference League 2024–25 semi finals
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Real Betis
4–3 Fiorentina
2-1 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Djurgårdens IF
1–5 Chelsea
1-4 0–1
UEFA Conference League 2024–25 final match
28 May 2025 21:00 UTC+2 | Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław
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Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Afimico Pululu
Jagiellonia Białystok
8
2 Cédric Bakambu
Real Betis
7
3 Marc Guiu
Chelsea
6
4 Armandas Kučys
Celje
6
5 Christopher Nkunku
Chelsea
5
Most Assist provider list
Rank Player Team Assists
1 Svit Sešlar
Celje
8
2 Enzo Fernández
Chelsea
6
3 Tokmac Nguen
Djurgården
5
4 Jadon Sancho
Chelsea
5
5 Ćirković
Ferencvárosi TC
4
Team of the season
Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Chelsea
Defender Youssouf Sabaly
Real Betis
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Chelsea
Defender Natan
Real Betis
Defender Robin Gosens
Fiorentina
Midfielder Svit Sešlar
Celje
Midfielder Isco
Real Betis
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Chelsea
Forward Cole Palmer
Chelsea
Forward Afimico Pululu
Jagiellonia Białystok
Forward Tokmac Nguen
Djurgårdens IF
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, ties are played over two legs—home and away—except for the final, which is a single match at a neutral venue. The bracket is partially predetermined using seeding, with teams’ placements based on their final positions in the league phase.
There is no country protection, meaning teams from the same national association can be drawn against one another at any stage. Additionally, it is possible for teams to face opponents they already played against in the league phase.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the knockout phase play-off draw of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the eight teams that finished the league phase in positions 9–16 were designated as seeded, while those in positions 17–24 were unseeded. The draw was organized into four sections, aligned with the predetermined bracket structure. Each seeded team within a section was paired with one of two possible unseeded opponents, and the seeded teams hosted the second leg of their respective ties.
- In the round of 16 draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the top eight teams from the league phase (positions 1–8) were seeded, while the eight winners of the knockout phase play-offs were unseeded. As with the previous round, the draw was divided into four sections based on the predetermined bracket. Each seeded team within a section was drawn against one of two possible unseeded opponents, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg of the tie.
- In the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, the match pairings were predetermined according to the tournament bracket. A draw was held only to decide which team would host the first leg of each tie. For the final, which takes place at a neutral venue, the winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the “home” team for administrative purposes.