Meet the teams through to the Conference League knockout phase
Friday, December 20, 2024
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Everything you need to know about the 24 teams remaining in the competition following the 2024/25 league phase.
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The 24 teams that will compete in the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase have been confirmed. UEFA.com profiles all the contenders.
Knockout phase at a glance
Through to round of 16
Cercle Brugge, Chelsea, Djurgården, Fiorentina, Legia Warszawa, Lugano, SK Rapid, Vitória SC
Knockout phase play-off draw
Gent vs Real Betis
TSC vs Jagiellonia
Celje vs APOEL
Víkingur R. vs Panathinaikos*
Copenhagen vs Heidenheim
Molde vs Shamrock Rovers
Omonoia vs Pafos
Borac vs Olimpija
*The matches of these teams may be subject to a change of date and/or venue
Round of 16
Cercle Brugge (BEL)
League phase position: 8
How they qualified: Play-offs (W7-5agg vs Wisła Kraków)
League phase record: W3 D2 L1 F14 A7 Pts 11
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 143
Chelsea (ENG)
League phase position: 1
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-2agg vs Servette)
League phase record: W6 D0 L0 F26 A5 Pts 18
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 7
Djurgården (SWE)
League phase position: 5
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Maribor)
League phase record: W4 D1 L1 F11 A7 Pts 13
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (L2-3agg vs Luzern)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23, 2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 71
Fiorentina (ITA)
League phase position: 3
How they qualified: Play-offs (D4-4agg vs Puskás Akadémia, W5-4 pens)
League phase record: W4 D1 L1 F18 A7 Pts 13
Last season: Conference League runners-up (L0-1aet vs Olympiacos)
Best Conference League performance: Finalists (2022/23, 2023/24)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 36
Legia Warszawa (POL)
League phase position: 7
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-0agg vs Drita)
League phase record: W4 D0 L2 F13 A5 Pts 12
Last season: Conference League knockout round play-offs (L2-6agg vs Molde)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 73
Lugano (SUI)
League phase position: 6
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (L4-8agg vs Beşiktaş)
League phase record: W4 D1 L1 F11 A7 Pts 13
Last season: Europa League qualifying play-offs, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 111
SK Rapid (AUT)
League phase position: 4
How they qualified: Europa League qualifying play-offs (L3-4agg vs Braga)
League phase record: W4 D1 L1 F11 A5 Pts 13
Last season: Conference League qualifying play-offs (L1-2agg vs Fiorentina)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 74
Vitória SC (POR)
League phase position: 2
How they qualified: Qualifying play-offs (W7-0agg vs Zrinjski)
League phase record: W4 D2 L0 F13 A6 Pts 14
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (D4-4agg vs Celje, L2-4 on pens)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 90
Knockout phase play-offs
Gent vs Real Betis
Gent (BEL)
League phase position: 17
How they qualified: Play-offs (W2-0agg vs Partizan)
League phase record: W3 D0 L3 F8 A8 Pts 9
Last season: Conference League knockout round play-offs (L1-2agg vs Maccabi Haifa)
Best Conference League performance: Quarter-finals (2022/23)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 48
Real Betis (ESP)
League phase position: 15
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-0agg vs Kryvbas)
League phase record: W3 D1 L2 F6 A5 Pts 10
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, 2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 49
TSC vs Jagiellonia
TSC (SRB)
League phase position: 24
How they qualified: Europa League qualifying play-offs (L1-8agg vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv)
League phase record: W2 D1 L3 F10 A13 Pts 7
Last season: Champions League third qualifying round, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 153
Jagiellonia (POL)
League phase position: 9
How they qualified: Europa League qualifying play-offs (L1-7agg vs Ajax)
League phase record: W3 D2 L1 F10 A5 Pts 11
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 179
Celje vs APOEL
Celje (SVN)
League phase position: 21
How they qualified: Play-offs (W4-2agg vs Pyunik)
League phase record: W2 D1 L3 F13 A13 Pts 7
Last season: Conference League play-offs (L2-5agg vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 154
APOEL (CYP)
League phase position: 11
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (D3-3agg vs RFS, L2-4 on pens)
League phase record: W3 D2 L1 F8 A5 Pts 11
Last season: Conference League play-offs (L1-4agg vs Gent)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 109
Víkingur R. vs Panathinaikos
Víkingur (ISL)
League phase position: 19
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-0agg vs UE Santa Coloma)
League phase record: W2 D2 L2 F7 A8 Pts 8
Last season: Conference League first qualifying round (L1-2agg vs Riga)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 146
Panathinaikos (GRE)
League phase position: 13
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-2agg vs Lens)
League phase record: W3 D1 L2 F10 A7 Pts 10
Last season: Champions League play-offs, Europa League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 120
Copenhagen vs Heidenheim
Copenhagen (DEN)
League phase position: 18
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-1agg vs Kilmarnock)
League phase record: W2 D2 L2 F8 A9 Pts 8
Last season: Champions League round of 16 (L2-6agg vs Man City)
Best Conference League performance: Round of 16 (2021/22)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 45
Heidenheim (GER)
League phase position: 16
How they qualified: Play-offs (W5-3agg vs Häcken)
League phase record: W3 D1 L2 F7 A7 Pts 10
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 105
Molde vs Shamrock Rovers
Molde (NOR)
League phase position: 23
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (D1-1agg vs Elfsborg, L2-4 on pens)
League phase record: W2 D1 L3 F10 A11 Pts 7
Last season: Champions League qualifying 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)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 64
Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
League phase position: 10
How they qualified: Europa League qualifying play-offs (L0-6agg vs PAOK)
League phase record: W3 D2 L1 F12 A9 Pts 11
Last season: Champions League first qualifying round, Conference League second qualifying round (L0-6agg vs Ferencváros)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 101
Omonoia vs Pafos
Omonoia (CYP)
League phase position: 22
How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-1agg vs Zira)
League phase record: W2 D1 L3 F7 A7 Pts 7
Last season: Conference League third qualifying round (L2-5agg vs Midtjylland)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 92
Pafos (CYP)
League phase position: 12
How they qualified: Play-offs (W3-1agg vs CFR Cluj)
League phase record: W3 D1 L2 F11 A7 Pts 10
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA club competition
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 195
Borac vs Olimpija
Borac (BIH)
League phase position: 20
How they qualified: Europa League play-offs (D1-1agg vs Ferencváros, L2-3 on pens)
League phase record: W2 D2 L2 F4 A7 Pts 8
Last season: Conference League second qualifying round (L1-3agg vs Austria Wien)
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 134
Olimpija (SVN)
League phase position: 14
How they qualified: Play-offs (W6-1agg vs Rijeka)
League phase record: W3 D1 L2 F11 A6 Pts 10
Last season: Champions League third qualifying round, Europa League qualifying play-offs, Conference League group stage
Best Conference League performance: Knockout phase play-off (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 102
UEFA coefficient rankings as at end of the 2024/25 league phase.