List of UEFA Conference League finals

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List of UEFA Conference League finals
West Ham Europa Conference champions.jpeg
West Ham players celebrating victory in the 2023 final
Founded23 May 2021
Region UEFA (Europe)
Number of teams36 (league stage)
2 (finalists)
Current champions Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Flag of England.svg West Ham United
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
(1 title each)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final

The UEFA Conference League, formerly the UEFA Europa Conference League, is a seasonal football competition established in 2021. [1] It was created by UEFA to accommodate at least 34 of its national associations in the group stage of its competitions and is the third-tier of European football behind the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. [2] The winner automatically qualifies for the subsequent season's Europa League, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League through their domestic league. The format features eight groups of four teams, with the winners of each group qualifying for the round of 16 and a playoff round held between the teams that finish second in their group and those that finish third in their Europa League groups to determine the remaining eight teams. Knockout matches are held over two legs with the final held at a neutral venue. [3]

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The competition was announced in 2018, and began in 2021. UEFA created the competition in order to offer European competition for more clubs and have more representation from associations that might not qualify for the group stages of the Champions League or Europa League. [4] This is determined via the UEFA country coefficients with three teams participating from nations ranked 16 to 50, two teams participating from nations ranked 6 to 15 and 51 to 55, and one team participating from nations ranked 1 to 5. [5]

Roma won the inaugural competition with a 1–0 victory in the 2022 final against Feyenoord. [6] Olympiacos are the current champions; they beat Fiorentina 1–0 in the 2024 final. [7] English, Greek, and Italian clubs have won the competition the most times with one win each. Fiorentina is the first team to play in more than one final and also the first to lose multiple finals.

List of finals

Past finals

Key
†Match won after extra time
List of UEFA Conference League finals [8]
SeasonCountryWinnersScoreRunners-upCountryVenueAttendanceRef.
2021–22 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Roma 1–0 Feyenoord Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania19,597 [6]
2022–23 Flag of England.svg  England West Ham United 2–1 Fiorentina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic17,363 [9]
2023–24 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Olympiacos 1–0 † Fiorentina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece26,842 [7]

Future finals

List of future UEFA Conference League finals
SeasonVenueRef.
2024–25 Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland [10]
2025–26 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany [11]
2026–27 Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey [11]

Performances

By club

Performance in the UEFA Conference League by club [8]
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of Italy.svg Roma 10 2022 —
Flag of England.svg West Ham United 10 2023 —
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 10 2024 —
Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 02— 2023, 2024
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord 01— 2022

By nation

Performance in finals by nation [8]
NationWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 123
Flag of England.svg  England 101
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 011

See also

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