2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase

International football club competition in Europe

The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase will begin on 3 October and end on 19 December 2024. A total of 36 teams will compete in the league phase to decide the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.

This will be the first season with the single-league format, which replaces the group format used until the previous season.[1]

## Format

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Each team will play six matches, three at home and three away, against six different opponents, with all 36 teams ranked in a single league table. Teams will be separated into six pots based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients, and each team will play one team from each of the six pots. The top eight ranked teams will receive 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.

### Tiebreakers

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Teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points upon completion of the league phase, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings:[2]

1. Goal difference;
2. Goals scored;
3. Away goals scored;
4. Wins;
5. Away wins;
6. Higher number of points obtained collectively by league phase opponents;
7. Superior collective goal difference of league phase opponents;
8. Higher number of goals scored collectively by league phase opponents;
9. Lower disciplinary points total (direct red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
10. UEFA club coefficient.

## Teams and seeding

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The 36 teams were divided into six pots of six teams each, with teams allocated to pots based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[3] The participants include:

* 24 winners of the play-off round (5 from the Champions Path, 19 from the League Path)
* 12 losers of the Europa League play-off round

Key to colours

Teams ranked 1 to 8 advance to the round of 16 as a seeded team
Teams ranked 9 to 16 advance to the knockout phase play-offs as a seeded team
Teams ranked 17 to 24 advance to the knockout phase play-offs as an unseeded team
Pot 1  | Team  | Notes  | Coeff.

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Pot 3  | Team  | Notes  | Coeff.

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Pot 5  | Team  | Notes  | Coeff.

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Pot 6  | Team  | Notes  | Coeff.

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Notes

1. CL-CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path)

2. CL-LP Winners of play-off round (League Path)

3. EL-PO Losers of Europa League play-off round

## Draw

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The draw for the league phase pairings will be held on 30 August 2024, 14:30 CEST, in Monaco.[4] All 36 teams will be manually drawn using physical balls. For every team manually drawn, automated software will digitally draw their opponents at random, determining which of their matches will be at home and which ones away. Each team will face one opponent from each of the six pots, three of which will be played at home and three away. For the purposes of determining match venues, pots will be paired (Pot 1 with 2, 3 with 4, and 5 with 6) so that, for each pot pairing, teams will face one opponent at home and one away. Teams cannot face opponents from their own country, and can be only drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same country. The draw will start with Pot 1, assigning opponents to all teams, one after the other, and will continue with the other pots in descending order until all teams have been assigned their opponents.[5][6]

The switch to a primarily computer-based draw was made due to issues with the complexity and duration required by a manual draw.[7] The draw software, developed by AE Live, will guarantee total randomness within the framework of the draw conditions and prevent any deadlock situations. The software was reviewed by external auditor Ernst & Young, which will also provide review and control of the manual and digital draw operations on-site.[5]

The venue for each club's fixtures is shown in brackets below (H: home; A: away).

League phase opponents by club  Club  | Pot 1 opponents  | Pot 2 opponents  | Pot 3 opponents  | Pot 4 opponents  | Pot 5 opponents  | Pot 6 opponents

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## League phase table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
4  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
5  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
6  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
7  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
8  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
9  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
11  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
12  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
13  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
14  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
15  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
16  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
17  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
19  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
20  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
21  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
22  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
23  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
24  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
25  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
26  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
27  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
28  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
29  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
30  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
31  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
32  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
33  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
34  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
35  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
36  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: 3 October 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

## Matches

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The fixture list will be announced on 31 August 2024, two days after the draw. This is to ensure no calendar clashes with teams in Champions League and Europa League playing in the same cities.[5]

In principle, each team will not play more than two home matches or two away matches in a row, and will play one home match and one away match across both the first and last two matchdays. The matches will be played on 3 October, 24 October, 7 November, 28 November, 12 December and 19 December 2024 (exclusive week).[note 1] All matches will be played on Thursdays. All fixtures on the final matchday will be played simultaneously.[9]

Times are CET or CEST,[note 2] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

## Notes

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1. ^ As part of the scheduling for the 2024–25 UEFA men's club season, each competition will have an "exclusive week" in the calendar, with the other two competitions not being scheduled in this week. For the Conference League, this will take place on matchday 6 (19 December 2024).[8]
2. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 October 2024 (matchdays 1–3), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 4–6).

## References

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1. ^ "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. ^ "Article 18 Equity of points – league phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
3. ^ "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
4. ^ "UEFA Conference League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
5. ^ a b c "UEFA Club Competitions 2024/25 onwards: new league phase draw procedures explained". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
6. ^ "Champions League, Europa League and Conference League league phase draws: All you need to know about the European Club Football Season Kick-off in Monaco". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
7. ^ "New Champions League format: Getting to grips with the maths". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
8. ^ "How does the new-format UEFA Champions League work?". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
9. ^ "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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