2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
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The 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage began on 8 September 2022 and ended on 3 November 2022. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide 8 of the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
All teams besides AZ, Basel, CFR Cluj, Gent, Partizan, Slavia Prague and Slovan Bratislava, who competed in last season's group stage, made their debut appearances in the group stage. Ballkani, Djurgårdens IF, Dnipro-1, Pyunik, RFS, Silkeborg, Slovácko, Vaduz and Žalgiris made their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group stage. Ballkani, Vaduz and Žalgiris were the first teams from Kosovo, Liechtenstein and Lithuania, respectively, to play in a UEFA competition group stage.
A total of 28 national associations were represented in the group stage.
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[1] Teams from the same association and, for political reasons, teams from Serbia and Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed pairings of teams from the same association, including those playing in the Europa League group stage (one pairing for associations with two or three teams, two pairings for associations with four or five teams), based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–D and another team was drawn into Groups E–H, so that the two teams would have different kick-off times. The following pairings were announced by UEFA after the group stage teams were confirmed (the second team in a pairing marked by UEL played in the Europa League group stage):[2]
Slavia Prague and Slovácko
Gent and Anderlecht
Partizan and Red Star Belgrade (UEL)
Dnipro-1 and Dynamo Kyiv (UEL)
İstanbul Başakşehir and Sivasspor
CFR Cluj and FCSB
Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF (UEL)
Silkeborg and Midtjylland (UEL)
Molde and Bodø/Glimt (UEL)
Nice and Nantes (UEL)
Austria Wien and Sturm Graz (UEL)
Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients),[1] grouped by their seeding pot.[2] They included:
- 22 winners of the play-off round (5 from Champions Path, 17 from Main Path)
- 10 losers of the Europa League play-off round
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| Group runners-up advanced to knockout round play-offs |
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- ECL-CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
- ECL-MP Winners of play-off round (Main Path).
- EL-PO Losers of Europa League play-off round
Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The winners of each group advanced to the round of 16, while the runners-up advanced to the knockout round play-offs. The third-placed and fourth-placed teams were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see Article 16 Equality of points – group stage, Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League):[3]
- Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Wins in all group matches;
- Away wins in all group matches;
- Disciplinary points (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);
- UEFA club coefficient.
Due to the abolition of the away goals rule, head-to-head away goals were no longer applied as a tiebreaker starting from last season. However, total away goals were still applied as a tiebreaker.[4]
Groups
The fixtures were announced on 27 August 2022, the day after the draw.[5] The matches were played on 8 September, 15 September, 6 October, 13 October, 27 October and 3 November 2022. The scheduled kick-off times were 16:30, 18:45 and 21:00 CET/CEST.
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IBS | FIO | HEA | RFS | |
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| 1 |  İstanbul Başakşehir |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13[a] | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Fiorentina |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13[a] | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 |  Heart of Midlothian |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 6 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  RFS |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: İstanbul Başakşehir +2, Fiorentina −2.
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| Heart of Midlothian | 0–4 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
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| Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | Fiorentina |
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| Fiorentina | 5–1 | Heart of Midlothian |
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| Fiorentina | 2–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
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| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | RFS |
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| İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WHU | AND | SIL | FCSB | |
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| 1 |  West Ham United |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 |  Anderlecht |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 3 |  Silkeborg |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 |  FCSB |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–5 | — |
| FCSB | 0–0 | Anderlecht |
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| Anderlecht | 0–1 | West Ham United |
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| Anderlecht | 2–2 | FCSB |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | LCH | HBS | AW | |
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| 1 |  Villarreal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 |  Lech Poznań |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 |  Austria Wien |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–2 | Villarreal |
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| Lech Poznań | 4–1 | Austria Wien |
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| Austria Wien | 0–1 | Villarreal |
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| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1 | Lech Poznań |
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| Austria Wien | 1–1 | Lech Poznań |
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Group D
- Head-to-head points: Nice 4, Partizan 1.
1. FC Köln  | 0–1 |  Partizan |
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| Partizan | 2–0 | 1. FC Köln |
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Slovácko  | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln |
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| 1. FC Köln | 2–2 |  Nice |
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Group E
Apollon Limassol  | 1–3 |  Dnipro-1 |
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| Apollon Limassol | 1–0 |  AZ |
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| Dnipro-1 | 1–0 | Apollon Limassol |
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| Apollon Limassol | 1–0 |  Vaduz |
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Group F
| Gent | 3–0 |  Shamrock Rovers |
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Molde  | 3–0 | Shamrock Rovers |
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| Gent | 0–1 |  Djurgårdens IF |
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| Molde | 2–3 | Djurgårdens IF |
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| Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Gent |
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| Djurgårdens IF | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers |
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Group G
| Sivasspor | 1–1 | Slavia Prague |
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| Slavia Prague | 0–1 | CFR Cluj |
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Ballkani  | 0–1 | Slavia Prague |
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Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | BSL | PYU | ZAL | |
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| 1 |  Slovan Bratislava |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11[a] | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 |  Basel |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11[a] | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| 3 |  Pyunik |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Žalgiris |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Slovan Bratislava 4, Basel 1.
| Žalgiris | 1–2 | Slovan Bratislava |
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Notes
- RFS played their home matches at Skonto Stadium, Riga, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sporta Parks, Riga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
- Villarreal played their home matches at Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, instead of their regular stadium, Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, due to ongoing stadium renovations.
- The match was played behind closed doors due to violent clashes between rival supporters during Nice's home match against 1. FC Köln.[51]
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[57] Therefore, Dnipro-1 played at Košická futbalová aréna, Košice, Slovakia, instead of their regular stadium Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro.
- Apollon Limassol played their home matches at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, instead of their regular stadium, Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
- Ballkani played their home matches at Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, Theranda City Stadium, Suva Reka, which did not meet UEFA requirements.