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Chelsea, Real Betis, 34 Others To Compete In 2024/25 UEFA Conference League (Full list)

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Aug 30, 2024.

Dennis

The fourth edition of the UEFA Conference League for the 2024/25 season, which marks its debut since rebranding from the UEFA Europa Conference League, began on 11 July 2024 and will conclude with the final on 28 May 2025.

Group stage matches are slated to take place across six matchdays, starting on October 3 and ending on December 19, 2024.

The draw, held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Friday, 30 August, set the stage for an exciting campaign featuring some of Europe’s top clubs.

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Chelsea, Fiorentina, Real Betis, and Copenhagen are among the elite teams vying for the prestigious UECL trophy.

The knockout stage will commence with play-offs in February, followed by the Round of 16 in March, quarter-finals in April, and semi-finals in May, leading up to the final at Stadion Wrocław in Poland on 28 May 2025.

This year’s edition features 36 teams, including renowned clubs like Chelsea, Fiorentina, and Real Betis, along with a diverse range of competitors from across Europe.

Home to two-time Polish champions Śląsk Wrocław, the stadium boasts a capacity of over 40,000, making it the third-largest in the country. Completed in 2011, Stadion Wrocław hosted three matches during Poland’s co-hosting of UEFA EURO 2012 with Ukraine and continues to serve as a venue for national team games. The stadium is situated to the northwest of Wrocław, Poland’s third-largest city and the capital of the Lower Silesia region.

When are the 2024/25 Conference League League stage matches?

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

When is the 2024/25 Conference League 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 36 teams competing in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League:

The 36 teams that will compete in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League are Noah (Armenia), LASK and SK Rapid (Austria), Cercle Brugge and Gent (Belgium), Borac (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dinamo-Minsk (Belarus), APOEL, Omonoia, and Pafos (Cyprus), Mladá Boleslav (Czech Republic), Copenhagen (Denmark), Chelsea (England), Real Betis (Spain), Helsinki (Finland), Heidenheim (Germany), Panathinaikos (Greece), Shamrock Rovers (Ireland), Víkingur (Iceland), Fiorentina (Italy), Astana (Kazakhstan), Petrocub (Moldova), Larne (Northern Ireland), Molde (Norway), Jagiellonia and Legia Warszawa (Poland), Vitória SC (Portugal), Hearts (Scotland), TSC (Serbia), Lugano and St. Gallen (Switzerland), Celje and Olimpija (Slovenia), Djurgården (Sweden), Başakşehir (Turkey), and The New Saints (Wales).