Conference League 2024-25: League Phase Draw Pots Revealed

The Conference League 2024-25 organized by the UEFA will commence from 3 October 2024. This will be the fourth season of the tournament. 

New Format of Conference League 2024-25

The Conference League 2024-25 will be played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase. Each side faces six different teams- three at home, three away. 

The top eight by the end of the league phase will advance directly to the round of 16. Teams finishing from ninth to 24th will compete in the knockout round play-offs, with the winners going through to the last 16. Teams that finish 25th or lower in the league phase of the competition will be eliminated.

The 36 Conference League teams have been split into six pots for the league phase draw.

Pot 1
Chelsea (ENG)
Copenhagen (DEN)
Gent (BEL)
Fiorentina (ITA)
LASK (AUT)
Real Betis (ESP)

Pot 2
Başakşehir (TUR)
Molde (NOR)
Legia Warszawa (POL)
Heidenheim (GER)
Djurgården (SWE)
APOEL (CYP)

Pot 3
SK Rapid (AUT)
Omonoia (CYP)
Helsinki (FIN)
Vitória SC (POR)
Astana (KAZ)
Olimpija (SVN)

Pot 4
Cercle Brugge (BEL)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
The New Saints (WAL)
Lugano (SUI)
Hearts (SCO)
Mladá Boleslav (CZE)

Pot 5
Petrocub (MDA)
St. Gallen (SUI)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
TSC (SRB)
Borac (BIH)
Jagiellonia (POL)

Pot 6
Celje (SVN)
Larne (NIR)
Dinamo-Minsk (BLR)
Pafos (CYP)
Víkingur (ISL)
Noah (ARM)

Conference League 2024-25: Schedule

League phase
Matchday 1: 3 October 2024
Matchday 2: 24 October 2024
Matchday 3: 7 November 2024
Matchday 4: 28 November 2024
Matchday 5: 12 December 2024
Matchday 6: 19 December 2024

Knockout stage
Knockout round play-offs: 13 & 20 February 2025
Round of 16: 6 & 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April 2025
Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May 2025
Final: 28 May 2025

The final of the Conference League 2024-25 will be played at Stadion Wrocław in Poland on 28 May 2025.