Meet the Conference League inaugural league phase teams

The 36 teams that will compete in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League have been confirmed. UEFA.com profiles all the contenders.

UEFA coefficient rankings as at end of the 2023/24 season.

APOEL (CYP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 106
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (D3-3agg vs RFS, L2-4 on pens)
Last season: Conference League play-offs (L1-4agg vs Gent)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Astana (KAZ)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 136
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-2agg vs Brann)
Last season: Champions League second qualifying round, Europa League third qualifying round, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2023/24), League phase (2024/25)

Başakşehir (TUR) 

UEFA coefficient ranking: 62
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs St. Patrick's)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23)

Borac (BIH)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 258
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (D1-1agg vs Ferencváros, L2-3 on pens)
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (L1-3agg vs Austria Wien)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Celje (SVN)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 281
How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-2agg vs Pyunik)
Last season: Conference League play-offs (L2-5agg vs M. Tel-Aviv)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Cercle Brugge (BEL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: N/A
How they qualified: Play-offs (W7-5agg vs Wisła Kraków)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Chelsea (ENG)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-2agg vs Servette)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Copenhagen (DEN)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 37
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-1agg vs Kilmarnock)
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L2-6agg vs Man City)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2021/22)

Dinamo-Minsk (BLR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 288
How they qualified: Europa play-offs (L0-2agg vs Anderlecht)
Last season: Conference League first qualifying round (L3-4agg vs Željezničar)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Djurgården (SWE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 101
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Maribor)
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (L2-3agg vs Luzern)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23)

Fiorentina (ITA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 49
How they qualified: Play-offs (D4-4agg vs Puskás Akadémia, W5-4 on pens)
Last season: Conference League runners-up (L0-1aet vs Olympiacos)
Best Conference League performance: Finalists (2022/23, 2023/24)

Gent (BEL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 46
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Partizan)
Last season: Conference League knockout round play-offs (L1-2agg vs Maccabi Haifa)
Best Conference League performance: Quarter-finals (2022/23)

Hearts (SCO)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 189
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L2-0agg vs Viktoria Plzeň)
Last season: Conference League play-offs (L1-6agg vs PAOK)
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2022/23), League phase (2024/25)

Heidenheim (GER)

UEFA coefficient ranking: N/A
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-3agg vs Häcken)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Helsinki (FIN)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 128
How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-3agg vs Klaksvík)
Last season: Champions League second qualifying round, Europa League third qualifying round, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2021/22, 2023/24), League phase (2024/25)

Jagiellonia (POL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: N/A
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L1-7agg vs Ajax)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Larne (NIR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 285
How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-3agg vs Lincoln Red Imps)
Last season: Champions League first qualifying round, Conference League second qualifying round (L1-7agg vs Ballkani)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

LASK (AUT)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 52
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L1-2agg vs FCSB)
Last season: Europa League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2021/22)

Legia Warszawa (POL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 90
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-0agg vs Drita)
Last season: Conference League knockout round play-offs (L2-6agg vs Molde)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout round play-offs (2023/24)

Lugano (SUI)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 165
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L4-8agg vs Beşiktaş)
Last season: Europa League play-offs, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2023/24), League phase (2024/25)

Mladá Boleslav (CZE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 197
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-2agg vs Paksi)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Molde (NOR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 63
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (D1-1agg vs Elfsborg, L2-4 on pens)
Last season: Champions League play-offs, Europa League group stage, Conference League round of 16 (L2-4agg vs Club Brugge)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2023/24)

Noah (ARM)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 382
How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-3agg vs Ružomberok)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Olimpija (SVN)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 140
How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-1agg vs Rijeka)
Last season: Champions League third qualifying round, Europa League play-offs, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2023/24), League phase (2024/25)

Omonoia (CYP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 125
How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-1agg vs Zire)
Last season: Conference League third qualifying round (L2-5agg vs Midtjylland)
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2021/22), League phase (2024/25)

Pafos (CYP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: N/A
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-1agg vs CFR Cluj)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Panathinaikos (GRE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 225
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-2agg vs Lens)
Last season: Champions League play-offs, Europa League group stage
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Petrocub (MDA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 202
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L1-6agg vs Ludogorets)
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (L0-5agg vs M. Tel-Aviv)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Real Betis (ESP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 58
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-0agg vs Kryvbas)
Last season: Europa League group stage, Conference League knockout round play-offs (L1-2agg vs GNK Dinamo)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout round play-offs (2023/24)

Shamrock Rovers (IRL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 154
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L0-6agg vs PAOK)
Last season: Champions League first qualifying round, Conference League second qualifying round (L0-6agg vs Ferencváros)
Best Conference League performance: Group stage (2022/23), League phase (2024/25)

SK Rapid (AUT)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 109
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L3-4agg vs Braga)
Last season: Conference League play-offs (L1-2agg vs Fiorentina)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout round play-offs (2021/22)

St. Gallen (SUI)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 212
How they qualified: Play-offs (D1-1agg vs Trabzonspor, W5-4 on pens)
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

The New Saints (WAL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 162
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-0agg vs Panevėžys)
Last season: Champions League first qualifying round, Conference League second qualifying round (L3-4agg vs Swift Hesper)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

TSC (SRB)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 252
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L1-8agg vs M. Tel-Aviv)
Last season: Champions League third qualifying round, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Víkingur (ISL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 320
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-0agg vs UE Santa Coloma)
Last season: Conference League first qualifying round (L1-2agg vs Riga)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)

Vitória SC (POR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 131
How they qualified: Play-offs (W7-0agg vs Zrinjski)
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (D4-4agg vs Celje, L2-4 on pens)
Best Conference League performance: League phase (2024/25)