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2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase

The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase began on 13 February with the knockout phase play-offs and will end on 28 May 2025 with the final at the Wrocław Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, to decide the champions of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.[1] A total of 24 teams compete in the knockout phase, with 16 entering in the play-offs and 8 receiving a bye to the round of 16.[2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

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The knockout phase involves the top 24 teams that qualify from the league phase. The top 8 teams received a bye to the round of 16, while teams finishing in positions 9 to 24 entered the knockout phase play-offs.

Entering the round of 16 (seeded)
Pos Team
1   Chelsea
2   Vitória de Guimarães
3   Fiorentina
4   Rapid Wien
5   Djurgårdens IF
6   Lugano
7   Legia Warsaw
8   Cercle Brugge
Entering the play-offs (seeded)
Pos Team
9   Jagiellonia Białystok
10   Shamrock Rovers
11   APOEL
12   Pafos
13   Panathinaikos
14   Olimpija Ljubljana
15   Real Betis
16   1. FC Heidenheim
Entering the play-offs (unseeded)
Pos Team
17   Gent
18   Copenhagen
19   Víkingur Reykjavík
20   Borac Banja Luka
21   Celje
22   Omonia
23   Molde
24   TSC

Format

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Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[2]

Draw procedure

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In the knockout phase, there is no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round. Teams can also face opponents they played during the league phase.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[2]

  • In the draw for the knockout phase play-offs, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 9–16 were seeded, and the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 17–24 were unseeded. The draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 1–8 were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout phase play-offs were unseeded. Again, the draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the exact match pairings were predetermined based on the tournament bracket. A draw was conducted only to determine which team played the first leg at home. The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities are not scheduled to play at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control.[2]: Art. 24.02  To avoid such scheduling conflict, several adjustments have been made: For the knockout phase play-offs and the round of 16, if the two teams were drawn to play at home for the same leg, the home match of the team that had the lower league phase ranking was moved from Thursday from a regularly scheduled time to an earlier time slot, to a different day, and/or at an alternative venue without clashing any other competition. For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lowest priority is reversed from the original draw.[3][4]

Predetermined pairings

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The bracket structure for the knockout phase was partially fixed in advance using seeding, with a symmetrical pattern on both sides.[2] Teams' positions in the bracket were determined by their final standings in the league phase, ensuring that higher-ranked teams face lower-ranked opponents in earlier rounds. As a result, certain sets of teams, such as the top two from the league phase, cannot meet until the final.

The structure of each side of the bracket can be summarised as follows, with the exact pairings of the play-offs and round of 16 determined by a draw:[note 2]

  • Knockout phase play-offs
    • Pairing I: 9/10 vs 23/24
    • Pairing II: 11/12 vs 21/22
    • Pairing III: 13/14 vs 19/20
    • Pairing IV: 15/16 vs 17/18
  • Round of 16
    • Pairing A: 1/2 vs Winner IV
    • Pairing B: 3/4 vs Winner III
    • Pairing C: 5/6 vs Winner II
    • Pairing D: 7/8 vs Winner I
  • Quarter-finals
    • Pairing 1: Winner A vs Winner D
    • Pairing 2: Winner B vs Winner C
  • Semi-finals: Winner 1 vs Winner 2

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout phase play-offs 20 December 2024, 13:00 CET 13 February 2025 20 February 2025
Round of 16 21 February 2025, 14:00 CET 6 March 2025 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals 10 April 2025 17 April 2025
Semi-finals 1 May 2025 8 May 2025
Final 28 May 2025 at Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław

Bracket

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Knockout phase play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
17  Gent011
15  Real Betis303 15  Real Betis246
2  Vitória de Guimarães202
15  Real Betis
24  TSC112
9  Jagiellonia Białystok
9  Jagiellonia Białystok336 9   Jagiellonia Białystok303
8  Cercle Brugge022
  Winner QF1
21  Celje224
  Winner QF2
11  APOEL202 21  Celje (p)145 (3)
6  Lugano055 (1)
21  Celje
19  Víkingur Reykjavík202
3  Fiorentina
13  Panathinaikos123 13  Panathinaikos314
28 May – Wrocław
3  Fiorentina235
  Winner SF1
23  Molde (p)011 (5)
  Winner SF2
10  Shamrock Rovers101 (4) 23  Molde303
7  Legia Warsaw (a.e.t.)224
7   Legia Warsaw
18  Copenhagen (a.e.t.)134
1  Chelsea
16  1. FC Heidenheim213 18  Copenhagen101
1  Chelsea213
  Winner QF3
22  Omonia112
  Winner QF4
12  Pafos123 12  Pafos101
5  Djurgårdens IF033
5   Djurgårdens IF
20  Borac Banja Luka101
4  Rapid Wien
14  Olimpija Ljubljana000 20  Borac Banja Luka112
4  Rapid Wien (a.e.t.)123

Knockout phase play-offs

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The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024, 13:00 CET.[5][6]

Seeding

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The draw was split into four seeded and four unseeded pots, based on the predetermined pairings for the knockout phase. Teams were allocated based on their final position in the league phase. Teams in positions 9 to 16 were seeded (playing the second legs at home), while teams in positions 17 to 24 were unseeded. The draw began with the unseeded teams, allocating them all to a tie. Once completed, all the seeded teams were drawn into a tie as their opponents.[7]

9/10 vs 23/24 11/12 vs 21/22
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
13/14 vs 19/20 15/16 vs 17/18
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

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The first legs were played on 13 February, and the second legs were played on 20 February 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gent  1–3  Real Betis0–31–0
TSC  2–6  Jagiellonia Białystok1–31–3
Celje  4–2  APOEL2–22–0
Víkingur Reykjavík  2–3  Panathinaikos2–10–2
Copenhagen  4–3  1. FC Heidenheim1–23–1 (a.e.t.)
Molde  1–1 (5–4 p)  Shamrock Rovers0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Omonia  2–3  Pafos1–11–2
Borac Banja Luka  1–0  Olimpija Ljubljana1–00–0

Matches

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Gent  0–3  Real Betis
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Real Betis  0–1  Gent
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Real Betis won 3–1 on aggregate.


TSC  1–3  Jagiellonia Białystok
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Jagiellonia Białystok  3–1  TSC
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Jagiellonia Białystok won 6–2 on aggregate.


Celje  2–2  APOEL
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APOEL  0–2  Celje
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Attendance: 9,108[13]

Celje won 4–2 on aggregate.


Víkingur Reykjavík  2–1  Panathinaikos
Report
Attendance: 811[15]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Panathinaikos  2–0  Víkingur Reykjavík
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Panathinaikos won 3–2 on aggregate.


Copenhagen  1–2  1. FC Heidenheim
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1. FC Heidenheim  1–3 (a.e.t.)  Copenhagen
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Copenhagen won 4–3 on aggregate.


Molde  0–1  Shamrock Rovers
Report
Attendance: 3,051[19]
Shamrock Rovers  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Molde
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Penalties
4–5

1–1 on aggregate; Molde won 5–4 on penalties.


Omonia  1–1  Pafos
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Attendance: 13,787[21]
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
Pafos  2–1  Omonia
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Pafos won 3–2 on aggregate.


Borac Banja Luka  1–0  Olimpija Ljubljana
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Olimpija Ljubljana  0–0  Borac Banja Luka
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Borac Banja Luka won 1–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025, 14:00 CET.[25]

Seeding

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As the bracket was fixed, the draw contained only four seeded pots, based on the predetermined pairings for the knockout phase, with the top-eight teams allocated based on their final position in the league phase. Teams in positions 1 to 8 were seeded (playing the second legs at home), while the bracket positions of the winners of the knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) were predetermined. The top-eight teams were drawn into the bracket against one of their two possible opponents.[26]

1/2 vs 15/16/17/18 3/4 vs 13/14/19/20
Seeded Predetermined Seeded Predetermined
5/6 vs 11/12/21/22 7/8 vs 9/10/23/24
Seeded Predetermined Seeded Predetermined

Summary

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The first legs were played on 6 March, and the second legs were played on 13 March 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Betis  6–2  Vitória de Guimarães2–24–0
Jagiellonia Białystok  3–2  Cercle Brugge3–00–2
Celje  5–5 (3–1 p)  Lugano1–04–5 (a.e.t.)
Panathinaikos  4–5  Fiorentina3–21–3
Copenhagen  1–3  Chelsea1–20–1
Molde  3–4  Legia Warsaw3–20–2 (a.e.t.)
Pafos  1–3  Djurgårdens IF1–00–3
Borac Banja Luka  2–3  Rapid Wien1–11–2 (a.e.t.)

Matches

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Real Betis  2–2  Vitória de Guimarães
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Vitória de Guimarães  0–4  Real Betis
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Real Betis won 6–2 on aggregate.


Jagiellonia Białystok  3–0  Cercle Brugge
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Cercle Brugge  2–0  Jagiellonia Białystok
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Jagiellonia Białystok won 3–2 on aggregate.


Celje  1–0  Lugano
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Lugano  5–4 (a.e.t.)  Celje
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Penalties
1–3

5–5 on aggregate; Celje won 3–1 on penalties.


Panathinaikos  3–2  Fiorentina
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Attendance: 26,849[34]
Fiorentina  3–1  Panathinaikos
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Fiorentina won 5–4 on aggregate.


Copenhagen  1–2  Chelsea
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Chelsea  1–0  Copenhagen
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Attendance: 35,280[37]

Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate.


Molde  3–2  Legia Warsaw
Report
Attendance: 4,098[38]
Legia Warsaw  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Molde
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Attendance: 26,153[39]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Legia Warsaw won 4–3 on aggregate.


Pafos  1–0  Djurgårdens IF
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Djurgårdens IF  3–0  Pafos
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Attendance: 17,653[41]

Djurgårdens IF won 3–1 on aggregate.


Borac Banja Luka  1–1  Rapid Wien
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Rapid Wien  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Borac Banja Luka
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Rapid Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 14:00 CET, after the round of 16 draw.[25]

Summary

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The first legs will be played on 10 April, and the second legs will be played on 17 April 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Betis  1  Jagiellonia Białystok10 Apr17 Apr
Celje  2  Fiorentina10 Apr17 Apr
Legia Warsaw  3[a]  Chelsea10 Apr17 Apr
Djurgårdens IF  4  Rapid Wien10 Apr17 Apr
Notes:
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Europa League's Tottenham Hotspur v Eintracht Frankfurt match in the same city.[44]

Matches

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Jagiellonia Białystok  v  Real Betis
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Celje  v  Fiorentina
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Fiorentina  v  Celje
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Legia Warsaw  v  Chelsea
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Chelsea  v  Legia Warsaw
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Djurgårdens IF  v  Rapid Wien
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Rapid Wien  v  Djurgårdens IF
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Semi-finals

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The draw for the order of the semi-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 14:00 CET, after the round of 16 and quarter-final draws.[25]

Summary

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The first legs will be played on 1 May, and the second legs will be played on 8 May 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner QF11Winner QF21 May8 May
Winner QF32[a]Winner QF41 May8 May
Notes:
  1. ^ The order of the legs of Chelsea's potential semi-final tie may be reversed should Tottenham Hotspur (in the Europa League) also advance to the semi-finals.

Matches

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Winner QF1  v  Winner QF2
Winner QF2  v  Winner QF1

Winner QF3  v  Winner QF4
Winner QF4  v  Winner QF3

Final

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The final will be played on 28 May 2025 at the Wrocław Stadium in Wrocław. The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Winner SF1  v  Winner SF2

Notes

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  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 29 March 2025 (knockout phase play-offs and round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ The draws determined the exact play-off and round of 16 pairings for each side of the bracket, which mirrored each other. For example, if the team in 9th was drawn against 23rd in the play-offs, the team in 10th would be drawn against 24th on the other side of the bracket.
  3. ^ Víkingur Reykjavík played their home match at Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland, instead of their regular stadium, Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[14]
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Lugano played their home matches at Stockhorn Arena, Thun, instead of their regular stadium, Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, due to renovation work.[32]

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