2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 10 July and will end on 29 August 2024.^[1]

A total of 152 teams will compete in the qualifying system of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, which includes the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 20 teams in the Champions Path and 132 teams in the Main Path. The 24 winners of the play-off round advanced to the league phase, to join the 12 losers of the Europa League play-off round.^[2]

The qualifying phase and play-off round is split into two paths – the Champions Path and the Main Path. The Champions Path contains teams which were eliminated from the Champions League Champions Path and the Europa League Champions Path and the Main Path contains teams which qualify through their domestic league or as domestic cup winners as well as teams eliminated from the Europa League Main Path.

Each tie will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs will advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time will be played, and if the same number of goals is scored by both teams during extra time, the tie will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.^[3]

In the draws for each round in the Main Path, teams will be seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. A seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round may not known at the time of the draws, the seeding will be carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advances to the subsequent round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient advances, it will simply take the seeding of its opponent.

In the draws for each round in the Champions Path, teams will be seeded based on the round in which they enter the Conference League. As a result, there will be no seeding in the second and third qualifying rounds.

Prior to the draws, UEFA can form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee purely for the convenience of the draw and not to resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA can not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie can be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are scheduled to be played on Thursdays.^[1]

The Champions Path will include league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League and the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Europa League and consists of the following rounds:

• Second qualifying round (12 teams): 12 of the 14 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round (two of the teams receive a bye to the third qualifying round).
• Third qualifying round (8 teams): 6 winners of the second qualifying round, and the 2 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round that received a bye.
• Play-off round (10 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round, and 6 losers of the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round.

Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2024 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for the Champions Path, however),^[4] grouped by their starting rounds.

Play-off round Team Coeff.[4] [UEL CH Q3] [UEL CH Q3] [UEL CH Q3] [UEL CH Q3] [UEL CH Q3] [UEL CH Q3]

Third qualifying round Team Coeff.[4] HJK [UCL Q1] 11.500 Larne [UCL Q1] 4.500

Second qualifying round Team Coeff.[4] Flora [UCL Q1] 11.000 Pyunik [UCL Q1] 8.000 Ballkani [UCL Q1] 6.000 Dinamo Batumi [UCL Q1] 5.500 Ħamrun Spartans [UCL Q1] 4.500 Ordabasy [UCL Q1] 4.000 Víkingur Reykjavík [UCL Q1] 4.000 Struga [UCL Q1] 3.500 Differdange 03 [UCL Q1] 3.500 Dečić [UCL Q1] 2.000 Egnatia [UCL Q1] 1.475 Virtus [UCL Q1] 0.366

Notes

The Main Path will include league non-champions and domestic cup winners and consists of the following rounds:

• First qualifying round (50 teams): 50 teams which enter in this round.
• Second qualifying round (86 teams): 55 teams which enter in this round, 6 losers of the Europa League Main Path first qualifying round, and 25 winners of the first qualifying round.
• Third qualifying round (52 teams): 9 losers of the Europa League Main Path second qualifying round, and 43 winners of the second qualifying round.
• Play-off round (38 teams): 5 teams which enter this round, 7 losers of the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round, and 26 winners of the third qualifying round.

Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2024 UEFA club coefficients),^[4] grouped by their starting rounds.

Play-off round Team Coeff.[4] Chelsea 96.000 Fiorentina 42.000 Real Betis 33.000 Heidenheim 17.324 Lens 13.366 [UEL MP Q3] [UEL MP Q3] [UEL MP Q3] [UEL MP Q3] [UEL MP Q3] [UEL MP Q3] [UEL MP Q3] Third qualifying round Team Coeff.[4] Sheriff Tiraspol [UEL MP Q2] 20.000 Kilmarnock [UEL MP Q2] 7.210 Silkeborg [UEL MP Q2] 6.290 Maccabi Petah Tikva [UEL MP Q2] 6.225 Vojvodina [UEL MP Q2] 5.555 Wisła Kraków [UEL MP Q2] 5.075 Corvinul Hunedoara [UEL MP Q2] 4.275 Botev Plovdiv [UEL MP Q2] 4.075 Ružomberok [UEL MP Q2] 3.925

Second qualifying round Team Coeff.[4] Copenhagen 51.500 Gent 45.000 İstanbul Başakşehir 29.000 CFR Cluj 26.500 Legia Warsaw 18.000 Maccabi Haifa 18.000 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 17.000 Djurgården 16.500 Go Ahead Eagles 12.260 Omonia 12.000 Vitória de Guimarães 11.263 Astana 11.000 Riga 11.000 Olimpija Ljubljana 10.500 Dnipro-1 10.500 AEK Athens 10.000 Zrinjski Mostar 9.500 Maribor [UEL MP Q1] 9.500 Hajduk Split 9.000 Osijek 8.500 Spartak Trnava 8.000 AEK Larnaca 8.000 Austria Wien 8.000 Ararat-Armenia 8.000 Vaduz 8.000 Dunajská Streda 8.000 Tobol [UEL MP Q1] 7.500 Fehérvár 7.500 Mladá Boleslav 7.210 Baník Ostrava 7.210 St Mirren 7.210 Universitatea Craiova 7.000 Brøndby 7.000 Zürich 6.595 St. Gallen 6.595 Drita 6.500 Brann 6.325 Tromsø IL 6.325 Häcken 6.000 HB Tórshavn 6.000 Polissya Zhytomyr 5.600 Radnički 1923 5.555 Śląsk Wrocław 5.075 Progrès Niederkorn 4.500 Iberia 1999 4.500 Pafos [UEL MP Q1] 4.420 Puskás Akadémia 4.375 Paks [UEL MP Q1] 4.375 CSKA 1948 4.075 Cherno More 4.075 Sabah 4.025 Zira [UEL MP Q1] 4.025 Sumgayit 4.025 St Patrick's Athletic 4.000 Zimbru Chișinău 2.625 Llapi [UEL MP Q1] 2.308 Ilves 2.225 Neman Grodno 2.000 Cliftonville 2.000 TransINVEST 1.700 Sliema Wanderers 1.650

First qualifying round Team Coeff.[4] Žalgiris 11.500 Linfield 10.000 KuPS 10.000 Breiðablik 8.500 F91 Dudelange 8.500 Budućnost 8.000 Dinamo Tbilisi 8.000 Shkëndija 8.000 B36 Tórshavn 7.000 Partizani 6.500 Sarajevo 6.500 Inter Club d'Escaldes 6.000 FCI Levadia 6.000 Tirana 5.500 Tre Penne 5.500 Connah's Quay Nomads 5.500 Paide Linnameeskond 5.000 Milsami Orhei 5.000 Crusaders 4.500 La Fiorita 4.500 Liepāja 4.500 Derry City 4.000 Vllaznia 4.000 St Joseph's 4.000 Urartu 3.500 Velež Mostar 3.500 Bala Town 3.500 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3.000 Floriana 3.000 Valur 3.000 Bravo 2.650 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 2.500 Torpedo Kutaisi 2.500 Víkingur Gøta 2.500 Stjarnan 2.500 Malisheva 2.308 Aktobe 2.300 VPS 2.225 Shelbourne 2.175 Auda 2.125 Noah 2.125 Bruno's Magpies 2.000 UNA Strassen 1.725 Šiauliai 1.700 Marsaxlokk 1.650 Tallinna Kalev 1.441 Isloch Minsk Raion 1.325 Tikvesh 1.200 Caernarfon Town 1.158 Mornar 1.141

Notes

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024.

A total of 50 teams took part in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.^[4] Before the draw, UEFA allocated the teams into five groups of five seeded and five unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.^[5] The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg.

The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2024.

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

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Velež Mostar	2–6	Inter Club d'Escaldes	1–1	1–5
Floriana	4–2	Tre Penne	3–1	1–1
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	2–4	Milsami Orhei	2–4	0–0
Šiauliai	0–2	FCI Levadia	0–2	0–0
Bala Town	2–3	Paide Linnameeskond	1–2	1–1 (a.e.t.)
La Fiorita	1–1 (4–2 p)[A]	Isloch Minsk Raion	0–1	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Caernarfon Town	3–3 (8–7 p)	Crusaders	2–0	1–3 (a.e.t.)
Tallinna Kalev	1–4	Urartu	1–2	0–2
Valur	6–2	Vllaznia	2–2	4–0
Bruno's Magpies	3–2	Derry City	2–0	1–2 (a.e.t.)
Malisheva	1–3	Budućnost	1–0	0–3
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes	0–3	F91 Dudelange	0–1	0–2
Partizani	3–2[A]	Marsaxlokk	1–1	2–1
Auda	3–0	B36 Tórshavn	2–0	1–0
Stjarnan	4–3	Linfield	2–0	2–3
Torpedo Kutaisi	2–1	Tirana	1–1	1–0
Shelbourne	3–2	St Joseph's	2–1	1–1
Aktobe	3–3 (3–4 p)	Sarajevo	0–1	3–2 (a.e.t.)
Bravo	2–1	Connah's Quay Nomads	0–1	2–0 (a.e.t.)
Liepāja	1–3[A]	Víkingur	1–1	0–2
Noah	4–1	Shkëndija	2–0	2–1
Tikvesh	4–5	Breiðablik	3–2	1–3
Mornar Bar	3–2	Dinamo Tbilisi	2–1	1–1
UNA Strassen	0–5	KuPS	0–0	0–5
VPS	1–3	Žalgiris	1–2	0–1

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024.

A total of 98 teams will play in the second qualifying round – 12 in the Champions Path and 86 in the Main Path. Seeding of teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.^[4] For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. For the losers of the Champions League first qualifying round and the Europa League first qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie was used. Before the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Notes

The first legs were played on 23, 24 and 25 July, and the second legs are being played on 30, 31 July and 1 August 2024.

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

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Champions Path
HJK	Bye	N/A	—	—
Larne	Bye	N/A	—	—
Differdange 03	4–4 (3–4 p)	Ordabasy	1–0	3–4 (a.e.t.)
Víkingur Reykjavík	2–1	Egnatia	0–1	2–0
Virtus	2–5	Flora	0–0	2–5 (a.e.t.)
Struga	3–4	Pyunik	2–1	1–3
Dinamo Batumi	0–2	Dečić	0–2	0–0
Ballkani	2–0	Ħamrun Spartans	0–0	2–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Main Path
Go Ahead Eagles	1–2	Brann	0–0	1–2
Omonia	5–2	Torpedo Kutaisi	3–1	2–1
Breiðablik	1–3	Drita	1–2	0–1
Osijek	6–1	FCI Levadia	5–1	1–0
Olimpija Ljubljana	4–1	Polissya Zhytomyr	2–0	2–1
AEK Athens	8–3	Inter Club d'Escaldes	4–3	4–0
KuPS	0–2	Tromsø	0–1	0–1
Valur	1–4	St Mirren	0–0	1–4
Sumgayit	1–2	Fehérvár	1–2	0–0
Ilves	5–5 (5–4 p)	Austria Wien	2–1	3–4 (a.e.t.)
CSKA 1948	Match 11	Budućnost	1–0	1 Aug
Zira	6–1	DAC Dunajská Streda	4–0	2–1
Maribor	4–3	Universitatea Craiova	2–0	2–3
St Patrick's Athletic	5–3	Vaduz	3–1	2–2
Bruno's Magpies	1–8[A]	Copenhagen	0–3	1–5
İstanbul Başakşehir	10–1	La Fiorita	6–1	4–0
Legia Warsaw	11–0	Caernarfon Town	6–0	5–0
Dnipro-1	0–6	Puskás Akadémia	0–3[B]	0–3[B]
Žalgiris	2–4	Pafos	2–1	0–3 (a.e.t.)
Djurgården	3–1	Progrès Niederkorn	3–0	0–1
Gent	7–1	Víkingur	4–1	3–0
F91 Dudelange	3–12	Häcken	2–6	1–6
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2–1	Cherno More	0–0	2–1
Hajduk Split	2–0	HB Tórshavn	2–0	0–0
Zrinjski Mostar	3–2	Bravo	0–1	3–1
Riga	2–3	Śląsk Wrocław	1–0	1–3
Floriana	0–5[A]	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	0–4
Stjarnan	2–5	Paide Linnameeskond	2–1	0–4
Cliftonville	1–4[A]	Auda	1–2	0–2
St. Gallen	5–1	Tobol	4–1	1–0
Mladá Boleslav	3–0	TransINVEST	2–0	1–0
Noah	7–0	Sliema Wanderers	7–0	0–0
Baník Ostrava	7–1	Urartu	5–1	2–0
Zürich	3–0	Shelbourne	3–0	0–0
Brøndby	8–2	Llapi	6–0	2–2
CFR Cluj	5–0	Neman Grodno	0–0	5–0
Zimbru Chișinău	1–6	Ararat-Armenia	0–3	1–3
Radnički 1923	2–2 (3–4 p)	Mornar	1–0	1–2 (a.e.t.)
Sarajevo	0–3	Spartak Trnava	0–0	0–3
Maccabi Haifa	6–6 (2–3 p)	Sabah	0–3	6–3 (a.e.t.)
Paks	5–0	AEK Larnaca	3–0	2–0
Iberia 1999	2–0	Partizani	2–0	0–0
Milsami Orhei	1–2	Astana	1–1	0–1

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024.

A total of 60 teams will play in the third qualifying round – eight in the Champions Path and 52 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.^[4] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Europa League second qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Notes

The first legs will be played on 8 August, and the second legs will be played on 15 August 2024.

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

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Champions Path
Víkingur Reykjavík	Match 1	Flora	8 Aug	15 Aug
Ordabasy	Match 2	Pyunik	8 Aug	15 Aug
Ballkani	Match 3	Larne	8 Aug	15 Aug
HJK	Match 4	Dečić	8 Aug	15 Aug

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Main Path
Mladá Boleslav	Match 1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	8 Aug	15 Aug
Kilmarnock	Match 2	Tromsø	8 Aug	15 Aug
Ararat-Armenia	Match 3	Puskás Akadémia	8 Aug	15 Aug
Zürich	Match 4	Vitória de Guimarães	8 Aug	15 Aug
Paks	Match 5	Mornar	8 Aug	15 Aug
Häcken	Match 6	Paide Linnameeskond	8 Aug	15 Aug
Maribor	Match 7	Vojvodina	8 Aug	15 Aug
Spartak Trnava	Match 8	Wisła Kraków	8 Aug	15 Aug
St Patrick's Athletic	Match 9	Sabah	8 Aug	15 Aug
St Mirren	Match 10	Brann	8 Aug	15 Aug
Winner of match 11	Match 11	Pafos	8 Aug	15 Aug
Ilves	Match 12	Djurgården	8 Aug	15 Aug
Corvinul Hunedoara	Match 13	Astana	8 Aug	15 Aug
Ružomberok	Match 14	Hajduk Split	8 Aug	15 Aug
Noah	Match 15	AEK Athens	8 Aug	15 Aug
Auda	Match 16	Drita	8 Aug	15 Aug
Iberia 1999	Match 17	Başakşehir	8 Aug	15 Aug
Brøndby	Match 18	Legia Warsaw	8 Aug	15 Aug
Maccabi Petah Tikva	Match 19	CFR Cluj	8 Aug	15 Aug
Silkeborg	Match 20	Gent	8 Aug	15 Aug
Osijek	Match 21	Zira	8 Aug	15 Aug
St. Gallen	Match 22	Śląsk Wrocław	8 Aug	15 Aug
Botev Plovdiv	Match 23	Zrinjski Mostar	8 Aug	15 Aug
Omonia	Match 24	Fehérvár	8 Aug	15 Aug
Copenhagen	Match 25	Baník Ostrava	8 Aug	15 Aug
Olimpija Ljubljana	Match 26	Sheriff Tiraspol	8 Aug	15 Aug

The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.

A total of 48 teams will play in the play-off round – 10 in the Champions Path and 38 in the Main Path. Seeding of the teams will be based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.^[4] For the winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie will be used. For the losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, the club coefficient of the lower-ranked team in each tie will be used. Before the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team for the first leg.

Notes

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