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The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase began on 2 October and ended on 19 December 2024. A total of 36 teams competed in the league phase to decide the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.

Borac Banja Luka, Celje, Cercle Brugge, 1. FC Heidenheim, Jagiellonia Białystok, Larne, Noah, Pafos, Petrocub Hîncești, The New Saints and Víkingur Reykjavík made their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group or league phase. Noah became the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification, while The New Saints and Larne were the first teams from Wales and Northern Ireland associations, respectively, to play in a major UEFA competition group or league stage.[note 1] A total of 29 national associations were represented in the league phase.

This was the first season with the single-league format, which replaced the group format used until the previous season.[1] With the format change, the number of matches prior to the knockout phase increased from 96 to 108. Vitória de Guimarães' Samu was the first-ever goalscorer of the competition's league phase.

Format

Each team played six matches, three at home and three away, against six different opponents, with all 36 teams ranked in a single league table. Teams were separated into six pots based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients, and each team played one team from each of the six pots. The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th contested the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from the competition.

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 equal on points upon completion of the league phase, the following tiebreaking criteria were 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.

During the league phase, criteria 1 to 5 were used to rank teams who had equal number of points. If any teams were equal on points and tied on the first five criteria, they were considered equal in position and sorted alphabetically. Criteria 6 to 10 were only used to break ties upon completion of all matches.[3]

Teams and seeding

The 36 teams were divided into six pots of six teams each, with teams allocated to pots based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients.[4][5] The participants included:

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Teams ranked 1 to 8 advanced to the round of 16 as a seeded team
Teams ranked 9 to 16 advanced to the knockout phase play-offs as a seeded team
Teams ranked 17 to 24 advanced to the knockout phase play-offs as an unseeded team
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Pot 1
Team Notes Coeff.
The Football Association Chelsea[ECL-MP] 96.000
Danish Football Association Copenhagen[ECL-MP] 51.500
Royal Belgian Football Association Gent[ECL-MP] 45.000
Italian Football Federation Fiorentina[ECL-MP] 42.000
Austrian Football Association LASK[EL-PO] 37.000
Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis[ECL-MP] 33.000
Pot 2
Team Notes Coeff.
Turkish Football Federation İstanbul Başakşehir[ECL-MP] 29.000
Norwegian Football Federation Molde[EL-PO] 28.500
Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw[ECL-MP] 18.000
German Football Association 1. FC Heidenheim[ECL-MP] 17.324
Swedish Football Association Djurgårdens IF[ECL-MP] 16.500
Cyprus Football Association APOEL[EL-PO] 14.500
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien[EL-PO] 14.000
Cyprus Football Association Omonia[ECL-MP] 12.000
Football Association of Finland HJK[ECL-CP] 11.500
Portuguese Football Federation Vitória de Guimarães[ECL-MP] 11.263
Kazakhstan Football Federation Astana[ECL-MP] 11.000
Football Association of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana[ECL-MP] 10.500
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
Royal Belgian Football Association Cercle Brugge[ECL-MP] 9.760
Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers[EL-PO] 9.500
Football Association of Wales The New Saints[ECL-CP] 8.500
Swiss Football Association Lugano[EL-PO] 8.000
Scottish Football Association Heart of Midlothian[EL-PO] 7.210
Football Association of the Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav[ECL-MP] 7.210
Pot 5
Team Notes Coeff.
Moldovan Football Federation Petrocub Hîncești[EL-PO] 7.000
Swiss Football Association St. Gallen[ECL-MP] 6.595
Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos[ECL-MP] 6.305
Football Association of Serbia TSC[EL-PO] 5.555
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka[EL-PO] 5.500
Polish Football Association Jagiellonia Białystok[EL-PO] 5.075
Pot 6
Team Notes Coeff.
Football Association of Slovenia Celje[ECL-CP] 4.500
Irish Football Association Larne[ECL-CP] 4.500
Football Federation of Belarus Dinamo Minsk[EL-PO] 4.500
Cyprus Football Association Pafos[ECL-MP] 4.420
Football Association of Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík[ECL-CP] 4.000
Football Federation of Armenia Noah[ECL-MP] 2.125
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Notes

  1. ECL-CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path)
  2. ECL-MP Winners of play-off round (Main Path)
  3. EL-PO Losers of Europa League play-off round

Draw

The draw for the league phase pairings was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 30 August 2024, 14:30 CEST.[6][7] All 36 teams were manually drawn using physical balls. For every team manually drawn, automated software digitally drew their opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones were away. Each team faced one opponent from each of the six pots, three of which they faced at home and three away. For the purposes of determining match venues, adjacent pots were paired (Pot 1 with 2, 3 with 4, and 5 with 6) so that, for each pot pairing, teams faced one opponent at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association. The draw started with Pot 1, assigning opponents to all teams, one after the other, and continued with the other pots in ascending order until all teams were assigned their opponents.[8][9][10]

The switch to a primarily computer-based draw was made due to issues with the complexity and duration required by a manual draw.[11] The draw software, developed by AE Live, guaranteed total randomness within the framework of the draw conditions and prevented any deadlock situations. The software was reviewed by external auditor Ernst & Young, which also provided review and control of the manual and digital draw operations on-site.[8]

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

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League phase opponents by club[12]
Club Pot 1 opponent Pot 2 opponent Pot 3 opponent Pot 4 opponent Pot 5 opponent Pot 6 opponent Avg
coeff.
The Football Association Chelsea Gent(H) 1. FC Heidenheim(A) Astana(A) Shamrock Rovers(H) Panathinaikos(A) Noah(H) 15.2
Danish Football Association Copenhagen Real Betis(A) İstanbul Başakşehir(H) Rapid Wien(A) Heart of Midlothian(H) Jagiellonia Białystok(H) Dinamo Minsk(A) 15.5
Royal Belgian Football Association Gent Chelsea(A) Molde(H) Omonia(H) Lugano(A) TSC(H) Larne(A) 25.8
Italian Football Federation Fiorentina LASK(H) APOEL(A) Vitória de Guimarães(A) The New Saints(H) St. Gallen(A) Pafos(H) 13.7
Austrian Football Association LASK Fiorentina(A) Djurgårdens IF(H) Olimpija Ljubljana(A) Cercle Brugge(H) Borac Banja Luka(A) Víkingur Reykjavík(H) 14.7
Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis Copenhagen(H) Legia Warsaw(A) HJK(H) Mladá Boleslav(A) Petrocub Hîncești(A) Celje(H) 16.6
Turkish Football Federation İstanbul Başakşehir Copenhagen(A) 1. FC Heidenheim(H) Rapid Wien(H) Cercle Brugge(A) Petrocub Hîncești(H) Celje(A) 17.3
Norwegian Football Federation Molde Gent(A) APOEL(H) HJK(A) Mladá Boleslav(H) Jagiellonia Białystok(A) Larne(H) 14.6
Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw Real Betis(H) Djurgårdens IF(A) Omonia(A) Lugano(H) TSC(A) Dinamo Minsk(H) 13.3
German Football Association 1. FC Heidenheim Chelsea(H) İstanbul Başakşehir(A) Olimpija Ljubljana(H) Heart of Midlothian(A) St. Gallen(H) Pafos(A) 25.6
Swedish Football Association Djurgårdens IF LASK(A) Legia Warsaw(H) Vitória de Guimarães(H) The New Saints(A) Panathinaikos(H) Víkingur Reykjavík(A) 14.2
Cyprus Football Association APOEL Fiorentina(H) Molde(A) Astana(H) Shamrock Rovers(A) Borac Banja Luka(H) Noah(A) 16.4
Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien Copenhagen(H) İstanbul Başakşehir(A) Omonia(A) Shamrock Rovers(H) Petrocub Hîncești(A) Noah(H) 18.5
Cyprus Football Association Omonia Gent(A) Legia Warsaw(H) Rapid Wien(H) Heart of Midlothian(A) Borac Banja Luka(A) Víkingur Reykjavík(H) 15.6
Football Association of Finland HJK Real Betis(A) Molde(H) Olimpija Ljubljana(H) Lugano(A) Panathinaikos(A) Dinamo Minsk(H) 15.1
Portuguese Football Federation Vitória de Guimarães Fiorentina(H) Djurgårdens IF(A) Astana(A) Mladá Boleslav(H) St. Gallen(A) Celje(H) 14.6
Kazakhstan Football Federation Astana Chelsea(H) APOEL(A) Vitória de Guimarães(H) The New Saints(A) TSC(H) Pafos(A) 23.4
Football Association of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana LASK(H) 1. FC Heidenheim(A) HJK(A) Cercle Brugge(H) Jagiellonia Białystok(A) Larne(H) 14.2
Royal Belgian Football Association Cercle Brugge LASK(A) İstanbul Başakşehir(H) Olimpija Ljubljana(A) Heart of Midlothian(H) St. Gallen(H) Víkingur Reykjavík(A) 15.7
Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Chelsea(A) APOEL(H) Rapid Wien(A) The New Saints(H) Borac Banja Luka(H) Larne(A) 23.8
Football Association of Wales The New Saints Fiorentina(A) Djurgårdens IF(H) Astana(H) Shamrock Rovers(A) Panathinaikos(H) Celje(A) 15.0
Swiss Football Association Lugano Gent(H) Legia Warsaw(A) HJK(H) Mladá Boleslav(A) TSC(A) Pafos(H) 15.3
Scottish Football Association Heart of Midlothian Copenhagen(A) 1. FC Heidenheim(H) Omonia(H) Cercle Brugge(A) Petrocub Hîncești(H) Dinamo Minsk(A) 17.0
Football Association of the Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Real Betis(H) Molde(A) Vitória de Guimarães(A) Lugano(H) Jagiellonia Białystok(H) Noah(A) 14.7
Moldovan Football Federation Petrocub Hîncești Real Betis(H) İstanbul Başakşehir(A) Rapid Wien(H) Heart of Midlothian(A) Jagiellonia Białystok(A) Pafos(H) 15.5
Swiss Football Association St. Gallen Fiorentina(H) 1. FC Heidenheim(A) Vitória de Guimarães(H) Cercle Brugge(A) TSC(H) Larne(A) 15.1
Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos Chelsea(H) Djurgårdens IF(A) HJK(H) The New Saints(A) Borac Banja Luka(A) Dinamo Minsk(H) 23.8
Football Association of Serbia TSC Gent(A) Legia Warsaw(H) Astana(A) Lugano(H) St. Gallen(A) Noah(H) 15.1
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka LASK(H) APOEL(A) Omonia(H) Shamrock Rovers(A) Panathinaikos(H) Víkingur Reykjavík(A) 13.9
Polish Football Association Jagiellonia Białystok Copenhagen(A) Molde(H) Olimpija Ljubljana(H) Mladá Boleslav(A) Petrocub Hîncești(H) Celje(A) 18.2
Football Association of Slovenia Celje Real Betis(A) İstanbul Başakşehir(H) Vitória de Guimarães(A) The New Saints(H) Jagiellonia Białystok(H) Pafos(A) 15.2
Irish Football Association Larne Gent(H) Molde(A) Olimpija Ljubljana(A) Shamrock Rovers(H) St. Gallen(H) Dinamo Minsk(A) 17.4
Football Federation of Belarus Dinamo Minsk Copenhagen(H) Legia Warsaw(A) HJK(A) Heart of Midlothian(H) Panathinaikos(A) Larne(H) 16.5
Cyprus Football Association Pafos Fiorentina(A) 1. FC Heidenheim(H) Astana(H) Lugano(A) Petrocub Hîncești(A) Celje(H) 15.0
Football Association of Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík LASK(A) Djurgårdens IF(H) Omonia(A) Cercle Brugge(H) Borac Banja Luka(H) Noah(A) 13.8
Football Federation of Armenia Noah Chelsea(A) APOEL(H) Rapid Wien(A) Mladá Boleslav(H) TSC(A) Víkingur Reykjavík(H) 23.5
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League phase table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The Football Association Chelsea 6 6 0 0 26 5 +21 18 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Portuguese Football Federation Vitória de Guimarães 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14
3 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina 6 4 1 1 18 7 +11 13
4 Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
5 Swedish Football Association Djurgårdens IF 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13[a]
6 Swiss Football Association Lugano 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13[a]
7 Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12
8 Royal Belgian Football Association Cercle Brugge 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
9 Polish Football Association Jagiellonia Białystok 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11
11 Cyprus Football Association APOEL 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
12 Cyprus Football Association Pafos 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10
13 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
14 Football Association of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
15 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
16 German Football Association 1. FC Heidenheim 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
17 Royal Belgian Football Association Gent 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Danish Football Association Copenhagen 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
19 Football Association of Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
20 Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8
21 Football Association of Slovenia Celje 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 7
22 Cyprus Football Association Omonia 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
23 Norwegian Football Federation Molde 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
24 Football Association of Serbia TSC 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7
25 Scottish Football Association Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
26 Turkish Football Federation İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6
27 Football Association of the Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6
28 Kazakhstan Football Federation Astana 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
29 Swiss Football Association St. Gallen 6 1 2 3 10 18 −8 5
30 Football Association of Finland HJK 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
31 Football Federation of Armenia Noah 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 4
32 Football Association of Wales The New Saints 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3
33 Football Federation of Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3
34 Irish Football Association Larne 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3
35 Austrian Football Association LASK 6 0 3 3 4 14 −10 3
36 Moldovan Football Federation Petrocub Hîncești 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2
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Source: UEFA[13]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Away goals scored: Djurgårdens IF 5, Lugano 4.

Results summary

By team

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Source: UEFA[14]
Scores and legend colours are listed from the perspective of the team in the "Team" column.
Legend: H = home, A = away. Green = win; Yellow = draw; Red = loss.

Matches

The fixture list was announced on 31 August 2024, the day after the draw.[15][16][17] This was to ensure no calendar clashes with teams in Champions League and Europa League playing in the same cities.[8]

In principle, each team did not play more than two home matches or two away matches in a row, and played one home match and one away match across both the first and last two matchdays. The matches were played on 3 October, 24 October, 7 November, 28 November, 12 December and 19 December 2024 (exclusive week).[note 2] Matches were generally played on Thursdays. In principle, the scheduled kick-off times were 16:30, 18:45 and 21:00 CET/CEST. All fixtures on the final matchday were played simultaneously at 21:00.[19][20]

Times are CET or CEST,[note 3] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Matchday 1

More information İstanbul Başakşehir, 1–2 ...
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkish Football Federation1–2Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien
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Attendance: 7,622[22]
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

More information Vitória de Guimarães, 3–1 ...
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Attendance: 10,263[24]
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

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Attendance: 12,887[26]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

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Cercle Brugge Royal Belgian Football Association6–2Swiss Football Association St. Gallen
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Attendance: 5,195[28]
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

More information Astana, 1–0 ...
Astana Kazakhstan Football Federation1–0Football Association of Serbia TSC
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More information Noah, 2–0 ...
Noah Football Federation of Armenia2–0Football Association of the Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
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Attendance: 8,000[36]
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

More information Legia Warsaw, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 25,385[38]
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)

More information Molde, 3–0 ...
Molde Norwegian Football Federation3–0Irish Football Association Larne
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Attendance: 3,400[40]
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

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Omonia Cyprus Football Association4–0Football Association of Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
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Attendance: 11,153[42]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

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Fiorentina Italian Football Federation2–0Football Association of Wales The New Saints
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Attendance: 10,751[44]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

More information Chelsea, 4–2 ...
Chelsea The Football Association4–2Royal Belgian Football Association Gent
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Attendance: 38,546[46]
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

More information Copenhagen, 1–2 ...
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Attendance: 22,393[48]
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

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Lugano Swiss Football Association3–0Football Association of Finland HJK
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Attendance: 932[51]
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

More information Petrocub Hîncești, 1–4 ...
Petrocub Hîncești Moldovan Football Federation1–4Cyprus Football Association Pafos
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Attendance: 3,148[53]
Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

More information Borac Banja Luka, 1–1 ...
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Attendance: 4,208[55]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

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LASK Austrian Football Association2–2Swedish Football Association Djurgårdens IF
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Attendance: 8,500[57]
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)

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Shamrock Rovers Football Association of Ireland1–1Cyprus Football Association APOEL
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Attendance: 7,111[59]
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

Matchday 2

More information Víkingur Reykjavík, 3–1 ...
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Attendance: 1,200[62]
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)

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APOEL Cyprus Football Association0–1Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
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Attendance: 9,173[64]

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Attendance: 12,666[66]
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

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St. Gallen Swiss Football Association2–4Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
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Attendance: 16,747[68]
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

More information Heart of Midlothian, 2–0 ...
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Attendance: 17,178[70]
Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)

More information Jagiellonia Białystok, 2–0 ...
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Attendance: 14,021[72]
Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

More information Gent, 2–1 ...
Gent Royal Belgian Football Association2–1Norwegian Football Federation Molde
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Attendance: 8,027[74]
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

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Larne Irish Football Association1–4Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
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Attendance: 5,439[76]
Referee: Vassilios Fotias (Greece)

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Celje Football Association of Slovenia5–1Turkish Football Federation İstanbul Başakşehir
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Attendance: 2,175[78]
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

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Panathinaikos Hellenic Football Federation1–4The Football Association Chelsea
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Attendance: 59,742[80]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

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Rapid Wien Austrian Football Association1–0Football Federation of Armenia Noah
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Attendance: 18,600[82]

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Attendance: 2,836[84]
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

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TSC Football Association of Serbia0–3Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw
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More information HJK, 1–0 ...
HJK Football Association of Finland1–0Football Federation of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
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Attendance: 4,211[88]
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

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Olimpija Ljubljana Football Association of Slovenia2–0Austrian Football Association LASK
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Attendance: 6,558[90]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)

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Pafos Cyprus Football Association0–1German Football Association 1. FC Heidenheim
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Attendance: 2,511[92]
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

More information Real Betis, 1–1 ...
Real Betis Royal Spanish Football Federation1–1Danish Football Association Copenhagen
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More information The New Saints, 2–0 ...
The New Saints Football Association of Wales2–0Kazakhstan Football Federation Astana
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Attendance: 2,202[97]
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Matchday 3

More information Víkingur Reykjavík, 2–0 ...
Víkingur Reykjavík Football Association of Iceland2–0Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
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Attendance: 902[99]
Referee: Jan Petřík (Czech Republic)

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Attendance: 3,879[101]
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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TSC Football Association of Serbia4–1Swiss Football Association Lugano
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Attendance: 8,584[103]
Referee: Jacob Sundberg (Denmark)

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HJK Football Association of Finland0–2Football Association of Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
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  • Brest 57'
  • Agba 68'
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Attendance: 6,394[105]

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Gent Royal Belgian Football Association1–0Cyprus Football Association Omonia
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More information Legia Warsaw, 4–0 ...
Legia Warsaw Polish Football Association4–0Football Federation of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
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Attendance: 22,723[109]
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

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Pafos Cyprus Football Association1–0Kazakhstan Football Federation Astana
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More information Shamrock Rovers, 2–1 ...
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Attendance: 6,108[113]
Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

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APOEL Cyprus Football Association2–1Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
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More information Chelsea, 8–0 ...
Chelsea The Football Association8–0Football Federation of Armenia Noah
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Attendance: 38,305[117]
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

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Attendance: 17,376[119]
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

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Attendance: 23,070[121]
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

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Attendance: 17,692[123]
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

More information Jagiellonia Białystok, 3–0 ...
Jagiellonia Białystok Polish Football Association3–0Norwegian Football Federation Molde
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Attendance: 12,478[125]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

More information Larne, 1–2 ...
Larne Irish Football Association1–2Swiss Football Association St. Gallen
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Attendance: 4,448[127]
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

More information LASK, 0–0 ...
LASK Austrian Football Association0–0Royal Belgian Football Association Cercle Brugge
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Attendance: 8,500[129]
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

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Attendance: 37,618[131]
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

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Attendance: 4,350[135]
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

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Attendance: 7,722[141]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

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Attendance: 0[143][note 5]
Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)

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Attendance: 5,000[145]
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)

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St. Gallen Swiss Football Association2–2Football Association of Serbia TSC
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Attendance: 15,200[147]
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

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Attendance: 7,238[149]
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

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Molde Norwegian Football Federation0–1Cyprus Football Association APOEL
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Attendance: 2,916[151]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

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Celje Football Association of Slovenia3–3Polish Football Association Jagiellonia Białystok
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Attendance: 3,520[153]
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

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Panathinaikos Hellenic Football Federation1–0Football Association of Finland HJK
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Attendance: 3,568[157]
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

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Fiorentina Italian Football Federation3–2Cyprus Football Association Pafos
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Lugano Swiss Football Association2–0Royal Belgian Football Association Gent
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Attendance: 2,672[161]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

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Attendance: 3,960[163]
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

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Attendance: 4,954[165]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

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Attendance: 8,009[167]
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

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Attendance: 20,700[169]
Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)

Matchday 5

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Attendance: 1,450[171]
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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Astana Kazakhstan Football Federation1–3The Football Association Chelsea
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Fiorentina Italian Football Federation7–0Austrian Football Association LASK
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Attendance: 9,211[175]
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

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Attendance: 24,207[177]
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

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Attendance: 0[179][note 5]
Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)

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Noah Football Federation of Armenia1–3Cyprus Football Association APOEL
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Attendance: 7,500[181]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

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Attendance: 5,354[183]
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

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HJK Football Association of Finland2–2Norwegian Football Federation Molde
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Attendance: 4,454[185]
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

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Legia Warsaw Polish Football Association1–2Swiss Football Association Lugano
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Attendance: 5,646[191]
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

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Attendance: 16,249[193]
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

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Attendance: 3,316[195]
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

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Gent Royal Belgian Football Association3–0Football Association of Serbia TSC
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Attendance: 5,423[197]
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)

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Omonia Cyprus Football Association3–1Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien
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Attendance: 7,801[199]

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Pafos Cyprus Football Association2–0Football Association of Slovenia Celje
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Attendance: 7,442[203]
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)

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Attendance: 5,716[205]

Matchday 6

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Attendance: 12,800[207]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)

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APOEL Cyprus Football Association1–1Kazakhstan Football Federation Astana
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Attendance: 11,181[209]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

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Chelsea The Football Association5–1Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
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Attendance: 38,467[213]

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Attendance: 23,270[215]
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

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Lugano Swiss Football Association2–2Cyprus Football Association Pafos
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Attendance: 1,795[217]
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

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TSC Football Association of Serbia4–3Football Federation of Armenia Noah
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Attendance: 1,210[221]

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Attendance: 17,103[223]
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

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Attendance: 14,329[225]
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

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Larne Irish Football Association1–0Royal Belgian Football Association Gent
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Attendance: 2,393[227]
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

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Molde Norwegian Football Federation4–3Football Association of the Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
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Attendance: 1,750[231]

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Celje Football Association of Slovenia3–2Football Association of Wales The New Saints
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Attendance: 2,640[233]
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

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Panathinaikos Hellenic Football Federation4–0Football Federation of Belarus Dinamo Minsk
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Attendance: 19,866[235]
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

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Real Betis Royal Spanish Football Federation1–0Football Association of Finland HJK
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Attendance: 35,779[237]
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)

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Rapid Wien Austrian Football Association3–0Danish Football Association Copenhagen
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Attendance: 24,465[239]

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Notes

  1. Wales-based Swansea City, who play in the English football league system, had previously qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage, but only did so by winning the Football League Cup to qualify via one of England's berths. England-based The New Saints play in the Welsh football league system and qualified via one of Wales' berths.
  2. As part of the scheduling for the 2024–25 UEFA men's club season, each competition had an "exclusive week" in the calendar, with no other competitions scheduled during this week. For the Conference League, this took place on matchday 6 (19 December 2024).[18]
  3. CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 October 2024 (matchdays 1–2), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 3–6).
  4. Astana played their home matches at Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, instead of their regular stadium, Astana Arena, Astana, due to renovation works.[30]
  5. Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors.[33] Therefore, Dinamo Minsk played their home matches at Sumgayit City Stadium, Sumgait, Azerbaijan, instead of their regular stadium, Dinamo Stadium, Minsk.
  6. Noah played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium, Armavir City Stadium, Armavir, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  7. Lugano played their home matches at Stockhorn Arena, Thun, instead of their regular stadium, Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, due to renovation work.[50]
  8. Petrocub Hîncești played their home matches at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium, Stadionul Municipal, Hîncești, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  9. The Víkingur Reykjavík v Cercle Brugge match, originally scheduled for 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0),[15] was later moved to 16:30 (15:30 UTC+0).
  10. Víkingur Reykjavík played their home matches during the league phase at Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, instead of their regular stadium, Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, which did not meet UEFA requirements. While the Kópavogsvöllur did not meet all the requirements due to inadequate floodlights, UEFA granted an exemption to allow matches to be played there, with the condition of an earlier kick-off time.[61]
  11. Larne played their home matches at Windsor Park, Belfast, instead of their regular stadium, Inver Park, Larne, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  12. Pafos played their home matches at the Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, instead of their regular stadium, Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  13. The New Saints played their home matches at New Meadow, Shrewsbury, England, instead of their regular stadium, Park Hall, Oswestry, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[96]
  14. The Víkingur Reykjavík v Borac Banja Luka, originally scheduled for 18:45 (17:45 UTC+0),[15] was later moved to 15:30 (14:30 UTC+0).
  15. The Víkingur Reykjavík v Djurgårdens IF match, originally scheduled for 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0),[15] was later moved to 14:00 (13:00 UTC+0).

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