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Seeding in the Conference League 2024/2025

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

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This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded clubs for draws in the qualifying rounds and the league stage of the Conference League 2024/2025. The UEFA Club Ranking of 2024 determines the seeding of the clubs in the tables below. See Qualification 2024/2025 for a list of qualified clubs, and Access List 2024/2025 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the official CO regulations (pdf or online).

This seeding list is according to the format of the 2024-27 period. Clubs eliminated in the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, and clubs eliminated in the Europa League, are transferred to the Conference League. For details, see the new Access List 2024/2025 and 2024-27 qualifying scheme. The 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds, and the play-off round of the Conference League are split into two sections: one for champions and one for non-champions.

Although the regulations no longer require the use of regional groups (as used before 2009), until now UEFA still uses some kind of regionalization in the first qualifying rounds. At first the clubs are divided into seeded and unseeded clubs, and then the seeded and unseeded clubs are split into regional groups. The general approach seems to use the North/Central/South scheme, but no specific rules are known.

Until further notice Russian clubs are suspended from participation in UEFA competitions. The access list will be rebalanced as follows:

  1. The champions of Sweden (Malmö FF) and Poland (Jagiellonia Bialystok) move from CL-Q1 to CL-Q2,
  2. The cup winner of Norway (Molde FK) moves from EL-Q1 to EL-Q2,
  3. The cup winners (or runners-up) of Armenia (Ararat-Armenia), Belarus (Neman Grodno), Bosnia-Herzegovina (Zrinjski Mostar), Luxembourg (Progrès Niederkorn), Faroe Islands (HB Torshavn), and Northern Ireland (Cliftonville) move from CO-Q1 to CO-Q2,
  4. Since there are now only 15 CL-Q1 losers in CO-Q2ch, one of them gets a bye to CO-Q3ch (to be determined by a draw).

The Champions League titleholder (Real Madrid) qualified already for the CL group stage by the domestic league. The access list will be directly rebalanced according to the club ranking of champions in the qualifying stages:

  1. The champion with the best club ranking (Shakhtar Donetsk) moves from CL-PO to CL-LS,
  2. The champion with the best club ranking in CL-Q2 (Dinamo Zagreb) moves from CL-Q2 to CL-PO,
  3. The champions with the best club ranking in CL-Q1 (Ferencváros and Qarabag FK) move from CL-Q1 to CL-Q2,
  4. Since there are now only 14 CL-Q1 losers in CO-Q2ch, two of them get a bye to CO-Q3ch (to be determined by a draw).

The Europa League titleholder (Atalanta) qualified already for the CL group stage by the domestic league. The access list will be directly rebalanced according to the club ranking of champions in the qualifying stages:

  1. The club with the best club ranking (Benfica) moves from CL-Q3nc to CL-LS,
  2. The 2 clubs with the best club ranking in CL-Q2nc (Slavia Praha and FC Salzburg) move from CL-Q2nc to CL-Q3nc,
  3. The cup winners or runners-up of Denmark (Silkeborg IF), Croatia (NK Rijeka), Greece (Panathinaikos), and Israel (Maccabi Petah-Tikva) move from EL-Q1 to EL-Q2.

The Conference League titleholder (Olympiakos Piraeus) qualified already for the 2nd qualifying round of the Conference League by the domestic league. The access list will be indirectly rebalanced as follows:

Italy and Germany secured an EPS spot, that is awarded after all the rebalancing is done. For Italy N5 (Bologna) moves to CL-LS, N7 (Lazio) to EL-LS, and N8 (Fiorentina) to CO-PO. For Germany N5 (Borussia Dortmund) moves to CL-LS, N7 (1899 Hoffenheim) to EL-LS, and N8 (1.FC Heidenheim) to CO-PO.

CO-Q1: 1st Qualifying Round (50 clubs) 
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Zalgiris Vilnius         Lit  11.500             Velez Mostar             Bos   3.500
Linfield Belfast         Nir  10.000             Bala Town                Wal   3.500
KuPS Kuopio              Fin  10.000             Torpedo Zhodino          Bls   3.000
Breidablik               Isl   8.500             Floriana                 Mlt   3.000
F91 Dudelange            Lux   8.500             Valur Reykjavik          Isl   3.000
Buducnost Podgorica      Mon   8.000             NK Bravo                 Slo   2.650
Dinamo Tbilisi           Geo   8.000             Atlètic Club d'Escaldes  And   2.500
Shkendija Tetovo         Mac   8.000             Torpedo Kutaisi          Geo   2.500
B36 Torshavn             Far   7.000             Stjarnan FC              Isl   2.500
Partizani Tirana         Alb   6.500             Víkingur                 Far   2.500
FK Sarajevo              Bos   6.500             KF Malisheva             Kos   2.308
Inter Club d'Escaldes    And   6.000             FK Aktobe                Kaz   2.300
Levadia Tallinn          Est   6.000             VPS Vaasa                Fin   2.225
KF Tirana                Alb   5.500             Shelbourne               Irl   2.175
Tre Penne                Sma   5.500             FK Auda                  Lat   2.125
Connah's Quay            Wal   5.500             FC Noah                  Arm   2.125
Paide Linnameeskond      Est   5.000             FCB Magpies              Gib   2.000
Milsami Orhei            Mol   5.000             UNA Strassen             Lux   1.725
Crusaders Belfast        Nir   4.500             FA Siauliai              Lit   1.700
La Fiorita               Sma   4.500             Marsaxlokk               Mlt   1.650
FK Liepaja               Lat   4.500             Kalev Tallinn            Est   1.441
Derry City               Irl   4.000             Isloch Minsk Raion       Bls   1.325
Vllaznia Shkodër         Alb   4.000             Tikves Kavadarci         Mac   1.200
St Joseph's FC           Gib   4.000             Caernarfon Town          Wal   1.158
Urartu FC                Arm   3.500             Mornar Bar               Mon   1.141

Before the draw the clubs are divided into 5 groups of 10 clubs each. The pairs (6 vs 3), (10 vs 5), (8 vs 2), (7 vs 4), and (9 vs 1) were drawn. See UEFA Europa Conference League 1st qualifying round draw for more info. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Shkendija Tetovo, Buducnost Podgorica, Inter Club d'Escaldes, KF Tirana, La Fiorita
unseeded: Velez Mostar, Torpedo Kutaisi, KF Malisheva, FC Noah, Isloch Minsk Raion
Group 2
seeded: Breidablik, F91 Dudelange, Tre Penne, St Joseph's FC, Crusaders Belfast
unseeded: Floriana, Shelbourne, Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, Tikves Kavadarci, Caernarfon Town
Group 3
seeded: Dinamo Tbilisi, Partizani Tirana, Milsami Orhei, FK Sarajevo, Urartu FC
unseeded: Torpedo Zhodino, FK Aktobe, Marsaxlokk, Mornar Bar, Kalev Tallinn
Group 4
seeded: KuPS Kuopio, B36 Torshavn, Levadia Tallinn, Connah's Quay, Vllaznia Shkodër
unseeded: FA Siauliai, NK Bravo, FK Auda, UNA Strassen, Valur Reykjavik
Group 5
seeded: Zalgiris Vilnius, Linfield Belfast, Paide Linnameeskond, FK Liepaja, Derry City
unseeded: Bala Town, Víkingur, Stjarnan FC, VPS Vaasa, FCB Magpies

The draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the 1st qualifying rounds are known. Club-pairs of the 1st qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. Club-pairs from the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League are seeded by the lowest ranking of the clubs involved. The following lower ranked teams qualified (and are seeded in the draw with the coefficient of their opponent in the 1st qualifying round): Stjarnan FC beat Linfield Belfast (10.000), Mornar Bar beat Dinamo Tbilisi (8.000), FC Noah beat Shkendija Tetovo (8.000), FK Auda beat B36 Torshavn (7.000), Torpedo Kutaisi beat KF Tirana (5.500), Floriana beat Tre Penne (5.500), NK Bravo beat Connah's Quay (5.500), Caernarfon Town beat Crusaders Belfast (4.500), Víkingur beat FK Liepaja (4.500), FCB Magpies beat Derry City (4.000), Valur Reykjavik beat Vllaznia Shkodër (4.000), and Shelbourne beat St Joseph's FC (4.000).

CO-Q2: 2nd Qualifying Round (86 clubs) 
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
FC København             Den  51.500             FC Drita                 Kos   6.500
AA Gent                  Bel  45.000             FK Sarajevo *            Bos   6.500
Istanbul Basaksehir      Tur  29.000             SK Brann Bergen          Nor   6.325
CFR Cluj                 Rom  26.500             Tromsø IL                Nor   6.325
Legia Warsaw             Pol  18.000             BK Häcken                Swe   6.000
Maccabi Haifa            Isr  18.000             Inter Club d'Escaldes *  And   6.000
Hapoel Beer-Sheva        Isr  17.000             Levadia Tallinn *        Est   6.000
Djurgårdens IF           Swe  16.500             HB Torshavn              Far   6.000
Go Ahead Eagles          Ned  12.260             Polissya Zhytomyr        Ukr   5.600
Omonia Nicosia           Cyp  12.000             Radnicki 1923            Srb   5.555
Zalgiris Vilnius *       Lit  11.500             Torpedo Kutaisi *        Geo  (5.500)
Vitória Guimarães        Por  11.263             Floriana *               Mlt  (5.500)
FK Astana                Kaz  11.000             NK Bravo *               Slo  (5.500)
Riga FC                  Lat  11.000             Slask Wroclaw            Pol   5.075
Olimpija Ljubljana       Slo  10.500             Paide Linnameeskond *    Est   5.000
SC Dnipro-1              Ukr  10.500             Milsami Orhei *          Mol   5.000
AEK Athens               Gre  10.000             Caernarfon Town *        Wal  (4.500)
Stjarnan FC *            Isl (10.000)            Progrès Niederkorn       Lux   4.500
KuPS Kuopio *            Fin  10.000             La Fiorita *             Sma   4.500
Zrinjski Mostar          Bos   9.500             Víkingur *               Far  (4.500)
Hajduk Split             Cro   9.000             Saburtalo Tbilisi        Geo   4.500
Breidablik *             Isl   8.500             Puskás Akadémia          Hun   4.375
NK Osijek                Cro   8.500             Pafos FC &1              Cyp  (4.300)
F91 Dudelange *          Lux   8.500             Paksi FC &1              Hun  (4.275)
Spartak Trnava           Svk   8.000             CSKA 1948 Sofia          Bul   4.075
AEK Larnaca              Cyp   8.000             NK Maribor &1            Slo  (4.075)
Buducnost Podgorica *    Mon   8.000             Cherno More Varna        Bul   4.075
Ararat-Armenia           Arm   8.000             Zira FK &1               Azb   4.025
Austria Wien             Aut   8.000             Sabah FK                 Azb   4.025
Mornar Bar *             Mon  (8.000)            Sumgayit FK              Azb   4.025
FC Vaduz                 Lie   8.000             FCB Magpies *            Gib  (4.000)
DAC Dunajska Streda      Svk   8.000             St. Patrick's Athletic   Irl   4.000
FC Noah *                Arm  (8.000)            Valur Reykjavik *        Isl  (4.000)
FC Fehérvár              Hun   7.500             Shelbourne *             Irl  (4.000)
Baník Ostrava            Cze   7.210             Tobol Kustanai &1        Kaz  (3.925)
Mladá Boleslav           Cze   7.210             Urartu FC *              Arm   3.500
St. Mirren               Sco   7.210             Zimbru Chisinau          Mol   2.625
FK Auda *                Lat  (7.000)            KF Llapi &1              Kos   2.308
Universitatea Craiova    Rom   7.000             Ilves Tampere            Fin   2.225
Brøndby IF               Den   7.000             Neman Grodno             Bls   2.000
FC Zürich                Sui   6.595             Cliftonville             Nir   2.000
FC Sankt Gallen          Sui   6.595             Transinvest Vilnius      Lit   1.700
Partizani Tirana *       Alb   6.500             Sliema Wanderers         Mlt   1.650

Before the draw the 86 club-pairs of the 2nd qualifying round are divided into 7 groups of 10 teams, and 2 groups of 8 teams. For the groups with 10 teams the pairs (3 vs 6), (9 vs 4), (1 vs 8), (2 vs 7), and (5 vs 10) were drawn, and for the group with 8 teams the pairs (1 vs 8), (7 vs 3), (6 vs 4), and (5 vs 2) were drawn. See UEFA Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round draw for more info. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: FC København, F91 Dudelange *, Go Ahead Eagles, St. Mirren, B36 Torshavn *
unseeded: SK Brann Bergen, BK Häcken, Derry City *, Vllaznia Shkodër *, Cliftonville
Group 2
seeded: Istanbul Basaksehir, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Omonia Nicosia, FC Fehérvár, FC Sankt Gallen
unseeded: KF Tirana *, Cherno More Varna, La Fiorita *, Sumgayit FK, MFK Ruzomberok &1
Group 3
seeded: Legia Warsaw, Hajduk Split, Breidablik *, Austria Wien, Mladá Boleslav
unseeded: FC Drita, HB Torshavn, Crusaders Belfast *, Ilves Tampere, Transinvest Vilnius
Group 4
seeded: SC Dnipro-1, Zrinjski Mostar, NK Osijek, Buducnost Podgorica *, Shkendija Tetovo *
unseeded: Levadia Tallinn *, Connah's Quay *, Puskás Akadémia, CSKA 1948 Sofia, Sliema Wanderers
Group 5
seeded: Zalgiris Vilnius *, Riga FC, Olimpija Ljubljana, DAC Dunajska Streda, Baník Ostrava
unseeded: Polissya Zhytomyr, Slask Wroclaw, IF Elfsborg &1, Zira FK &1, Urartu FC *
Group 6
seeded: Djurgårdens IF, Vitória Guimarães, AEK Athens, Universitatea Craiova, FC Zürich
unseeded: Inter Club d'Escaldes *, Tre Penne *, Progrès Niederkorn, Botev Plovdiv &1, St Joseph's FC *
Group 7
seeded: AA Gent, Linfield Belfast *, KuPS Kuopio *, FC Vaduz, Brøndby IF
unseeded: Tromsø IL, Paide Linnameeskond *, FK Liepaja *, St. Patrick's Athletic, KF Llapi &1
Group 8
seeded: CFR Cluj, Spartak Trnava, Ararat-Armenia, Dinamo Tbilisi *
unseeded: FK Sarajevo *, Radnicki 1923, Zimbru Chisinau, Neman Grodno
Group 9
seeded: Maccabi Haifa, FK Astana, AEK Larnaca, Partizani Tirana *
unseeded: Milsami Orhei *, Saburtalo Tbilisi, Corvinul Hunedoara &1, Sabah FK

The draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the 1st qualifying rounds are known. Club-pairs are seeded by the lowest ranking of the clubs involved.

CO-Q2ch: 2nd Qualifying Round for Champions (12 clubs) 
Two clubs get a bye to CO-Q3ch (determined by draw):
Larne FC @1              Nir   4.500
HJK Helsinki @1          Fin  (4.000)

Seeded clubs @1                coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Dinamo Batumi @1         Geo   5.500             FC Struga @1             Mac   3.500
Flora Tallinn @1         Est  (4.500)            Differdange 03 @1        Lux   3.500
Hamrun Spartans @1       Mlt   4.500             Decic Tuzi @1            Mon   2.000
Pyunik Yerevan @1        Arm  (4.500)            Egnatia Rrogozhinë @1    Alb   1.475
Ordabasy Shymkent @1     Kaz   4.000             FC Ballkani @1           Kos  (1.199)
Vikingur Reykjavik @1    Isl   4.000             AC Virtus @1             Sma   0.366

The draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying rounds are known. Club-pairs of the 2nd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. Club-pairs from the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League are seeded by the lowest ranking of the clubs involved.

Below it is assumed that high ranked teams of the 2nd qualifying round and low ranked teams of the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League qualify for the 3rd qualifying round.

CO-Q3: 3rd Qualifying Round (52 clubs) 
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
FC København **          Den  51.500             Austria Wien **          Aut   8.000
AA Gent **               Bel  45.000             Buducnost Podgorica *    Mon   8.000
Istanbul Basaksehir **   Tur  29.000             Ararat-Armenia **        Arm   8.000
CFR Cluj **              Rom  26.500             FC Vaduz **              Lie   8.000
Legia Warsaw **          Pol  18.000             DAC Dunajska Streda **   Svk   8.000
Maccabi Haifa **         Isr  18.000             Tobol Kustanai &1        Kaz   7.500
Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.000             FC Fehérvár **           Hun   7.500
Djurgårdens IF **        Swe  16.500             Baník Ostrava **         Cze   7.210
Go Ahead Eagles **       Ned  12.260             Mladá Boleslav **        Cze   7.210
Omonia Nicosia **        Cyp  12.000             St. Mirren **            Sco   7.210
Zalgiris Vilnius *       Lit  11.500             Kilmarnock &2            Sco   7.210
Vitória Guimarães **     Por  11.263             Brøndby IF **            Den   7.000
FK Astana **             Kaz  11.000             FC Zürich **             Sui   6.595
Riga FC **               Lat  11.000             Partizani Tirana *       Alb   6.500
Olimpija Ljubljana **    Slo  10.500             Silkeborg IF &2          Den   6.290
SC Dnipro-1 **           Ukr  10.500             Maccabi Petah-Tikva &2   Isr   6.225
AEK Athens **            Gre  10.000             Vojvodina Novi Sad &2    Srb   5.555
KuPS Kuopio *            Fin  10.000             Radnicki 1923 **         Srb   5.555
Zrinjski Mostar **       Bos   9.500             Wisla Kraków &2          Pol   5.075
NK Maribor &1            Slo   9.500             Paide Linnameeskond *    Est   5.000
Hajduk Split **          Cro   9.000             IF Elfsborg &2           Swe   4.300
Breidablik *             Isl   8.500             Corvinul Hunedoara &2    Rom   4.275
NK Osijek **             Cro   8.500             Botev Plovdiv &2         Bul   4.075
F91 Dudelange *          Lux   8.500             MFK Ruzomberok &2        Svk   3.925
Spartak Trnava **        Svk   8.000             FK Auda *                Lat   2.125
AEK Larnaca **           Cyp   8.000             FC Noah *                Arm   2.125

Before the draw the 52 club-pairs of the 3rd qualifying round are divided into groups. See UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. Before the draw the 52 club-pairs of the 2nd qualifying round are divided into 4 groups of 10 teams, and 1 group of 12 teams. For the groups with 10 teams the pairs (7 vs 3), (5 vs 9), (6 vs 2), (10 vs 4), and (8 vs 1) were drawn, and for the group with 12 teams the pairs (6 vs 7), (8 vs 3), (12 vs 5), (2 vs 9), (1 vs 10), and (4 vs 11) were drawn. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: Istanbul Basaksehir **, Maccabi Haifa **, Hapoel Beer-Sheva **, FK Astana **, AEK Larnaca **
unseeded: FC Vaduz **, Mladá Boleslav **, Partizani Tirana *, Radnicki 1923 **, Corvinul Hunedoara &2
Group 2
seeded: Legia Warsaw **, Go Ahead Eagles **, KuPS Kuopio *, Hajduk Split **, F91 Dudelange *
unseeded: St. Mirren **, Kilmarnock &2, Brøndby IF **, Paide Linnameeskond *, MFK Ruzomberok &2
Group 3
seeded: CFR Cluj **, Zalgiris Vilnius *, SC Dnipro-1 **, AEK Athens **, NK Maribor &1
unseeded: Buducnost Podgorica *, Ararat-Armenia **, Maccabi Petah-Tikva &2, Vojvodina Novi Sad &2, FC Noah *
Group 4
seeded: AA Gent **, Djurgårdens IF **, Vitória Guimarães **, Breidablik *, Spartak Trnava **
unseeded: Austria Wien **, FC Zürich **, Silkeborg IF &2, Wisla Kraków &2, FK Auda *
Group 5
seeded: FC København **, Omonia Nicosia **, Riga FC **, Olimpija Ljubljana **, Zrinjski Mostar **, NK Osijek **
unseeded: DAC Dunajska Streda **, Tobol Kustanai &1, FC Fehérvár **, Baník Ostrava **, IF Elfsborg &2, Botev Plovdiv &2

The draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying rounds are known. Club-pairs are seeded by the lowest ranking of the clubs involved.

CO-Q3ch: 3rd Qualifying Round for Champions (8 clubs) 
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
HJK Helsinki @1          Fin  11.500             Dinamo Batumi @1         Geo   5.500
Flora Tallinn @1         Est  11.000             Larne FC @1              Nir   4.500
Pyunik Yerevan @1        Arm   8.000             Ordabasy Shymkent @1     Kaz   4.000
FC Ballkani @1           Kos   6.000             Vikingur Reykjavik @1    Isl   4.000

The draw for the play-off round is made before the results of the 3rd qualifying rounds are known. Club-pairs of the 3rd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. Club-pairs from the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League are seeded by the lowest ranking of the clubs involved.

Below it is assumed that high ranked teams of the 3rd qualifying round and low ranked teams of the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League qualify for the play-off round.

CO-PO: Play-off Round (38 clubs) 
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Chelsea                  Eng  96.000             FK Astana **             Kaz  11.000
FC København **          Den  51.500             Riga FC **               Lat  11.000
AA Gent **               Bel  45.000             Olimpija Ljubljana **    Slo  10.500
Fiorentina               Ita  42.000             AEK Athens **            Gre  10.000
Real Betis               Esp  33.000             KuPS Kuopio *            Fin  10.000
Istanbul Basaksehir **   Tur  29.000             Cercle Brugge &3         Bel   9.760
CFR Cluj **              Rom  26.500             Zrinjski Mostar **       Bos   9.500
Legia Warsaw **          Pol  18.000             NK Maribor &1            Slo   9.500
Maccabi Haifa **         Isr  18.000             Servette FC Genève &3    Sui   9.000
1.FC Heidenheim          Ger  17.324             Hajduk Split **          Cro   9.000
Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.000             Breidablik *             Isl   8.500
Djurgårdens IF **        Swe  16.500             NK Osijek **             Cro   8.500
RC Lens                  Fra  13.366             F91 Dudelange *          Lux   8.500
Go Ahead Eagles **       Ned  12.260             FC Lugano &3             Sui   8.000
NK Rijeka &3             Cro  12.000             Spartak Trnava **        Svk   8.000
Omonia Nicosia **        Cyp  12.000             AEK Larnaca **           Cyp   8.000
Zalgiris Vilnius *       Lit  11.500             Ararat-Armenia **        Arm   8.000
Trabzonspor &3           Tur  11.500             Panathinaikos &3         Gre   6.305
Vitória Guimarães **     Por  11.263             Kryvbas Kryviy Rih &3    Ukr   5.600

Before the draw the 38 club-pairs of the play-off round round are divided into groups. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

The draw for the play-off round is made before the results of the 3rd qualifying rounds are known. Club-pairs of the 3rd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved. Club-pairs from the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League are seeded by the lowest ranking of the clubs involved.

CO-POch: Play-off Round for Champions (10 clubs) 
Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
HJK Helsinki @1          Fin  11.500             FK Borac Banja Luka &3   Bos   5.500
Flora Tallinn @1         Est  11.000             NK Celje &3              Slo   4.500
Pyunik Yerevan @1        Arm   8.000             Dinamo Minsk &3          Bls   4.500
Petrocub Hîncesti &3     Mol   7.000             FK Panevezys &3          Lit   4.000
FC Ballkani @1           Kos   6.000             UE Santa Coloma &3       And   1.199

Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. UEFA may form groups for the draw.

The 2024-27 period has a new format for the league stage. All 36 clubs play 6 matches against different opponents in a single league. For the purpose of the draw the clubs are divided into 6 pots according to the club ranking. Each club will be drawn against one opponent from each of the 6 pots. Pots 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6 are paired and each team plays one match at home and one match away against each pair of pots. Clubs from the same country will not be drawn against each other in the league phase and each team plays at most against a maximum of two opponents from any other country (providing a deadlock in the draw can be avoided).

Below it is assumed that high ranked teams of the play-off round, and low ranked teams of the play-off round of the Europa League, qualify for the league stage. If other teams qualify some teams below may shift to a another pot.

CO-LS: League Stage (36 clubs) 
Pot 1                          coef.             Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Chelsea *4               Eng  96.000             CFR Cluj **              Rom  26.500
FC København **          Den  51.500             Legia Warsaw **          Pol  18.000
AA Gent **               Bel  45.000             Maccabi Haifa **         Isr  18.000
Fiorentina *4            Ita  42.000             1.FC Heidenheim *4       Ger  17.324
Real Betis *4            Esp  33.000             Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.000
Istanbul Basaksehir **   Tur  29.000             Djurgårdens IF **        Swe  16.500

Pot 3                          coef.             Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Anderlecht &4            Bel  14.500             Omonia Nicosia **        Cyp  12.000
Rapid Wien &4            Aut  14.000             Zalgiris Vilnius *       Lit  11.500
RC Lens *4               Fra  13.366             HJK Helsinki @1          Fin  11.500
Go Ahead Eagles **       Ned  12.260             Trabzonspor &3           Tur  11.500
Besiktas &4              Tur  12.000             Vitória Guimarães **     Por  11.263
NK Rijeka &3             Cro  12.000             Flora Tallinn @1         Est  11.000

Pot 5                          coef.             Pot 6                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
FCSB &4                  Rom  10.500             RFS Riga &4              Lat   8.000
KI Klaksvik &4           Far  10.000             Hearts FC &4             Sco   7.210
Shamrock Rovers &4       Irl   9.500             Petrocub Hîncesti &3     Mol   7.000
Lincoln Red Imps &4      Gib   9.000             FC Ballkani @1           Kos   6.000
The New Saints &4        Wal   8.500             TSC Backa Topola &4      Srb   5.555
Pyunik Yerevan @1        Arm   8.000             Jagiellonia Bialystok &4 Pol   5.075

The top 8 clubs of the league stage qualify directly for the round of 16, while the clubs at rank 9 to 24 go to the play-off round of the knockout stage. The clubs that finish at rank 25 to 36 are eliminated. In the knockout stage there is no country protection.

The draw for the knockout stage play-offs is made by pairs of clubs based on the ranking in the league stage. Clubs of each pair go to different sides of the schedule and can not meet again before the final. Clubs at rank 9 to 16 in the league stage are seeded in the knockout stage play-offs and play the second leg at home.

CO-KO: Knockout stage play-offs (16 clubs) 
      CO league stage 17-24                 CO league stage 9-16
      ------------------------ ---          ------------------------ ---
17/18                              vs 15/16
23/24                              vs  9/10
21/22                              vs 11/12
19/20                              vs 13/14
20/19                              vs 14/13
22/21                              vs 12/11
24/23                              vs 10/9
18/17                              vs 16/15

The draw for the round of 16 is also made by pairs of clubs based on the ranking in the league stage and the result of the knockout stage play-offs. Clubs of each pair go to different sides of the schedule and can not meet again before the final (see the knockout stage schedule below). Clubs at rank 1 to 8 in the league stage are seeded in the round of 16 and play the second leg at home.

Conference League knockout stage
Final
Semi Final 1
Quarter Final 1
CO-KO (17/18 - 15/16)
CO-LS (1/2)
CO-KO (23/24 - 9/10)
CO-LS (8/7)
Quarter Final 2
CO-KO (21/22 - 11/12)
CO-LS (5/6)
CO-KO (19/20 - 13/14)
CO-LS (4/3)
Semi Final 2
Quarter Final 3
CO-KO (20/19 - 14/13)
CO-LS (3/4)
CO-KO (22/21 - 12/11)
CO-LS (6/5)
Quarter Final 4
CO-KO (24/23 - 10/9)
CO-LS (7/8)
CO-KO (18/17 - 16/15)
CO-LS (2/1)

KEY:

*=club started in 1st qualifying round
**=club started in 2nd qualifying round
*3=club started in 3rd qualifying round
*4=club started in play-off round
CL=Champions League
EL=Europa League
CO=Conference League
LS=League Stage
KO=Knockout stage play-offs
PO=Qualifying Play-off Round
Qx=Qualifying Round

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