The UEFA Conference League is the season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. This is the UEFA Conference League played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase. This increase the total number of matches played in the competition proper from 141 to 153.
The final will be played on at the . The winners of the UEFA Conference League automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League league phase.
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UEFA Europa League play-off
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UEFA Europa League play-off
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UEFA Europa League play-off
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League phase
Each team will play six matches, three at home and three away, against six different opponents, with all 36 teams ranked in a single league table. Teams will be separated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients, and each team will play two teams from each of the four pots – one at home and one away. The top eight ranked teams will receive a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th are eliminated from all competitions.
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout phase and will receive a bye to the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged first round play-off to secure their path to the round of 16, with teams ranked 9th–16th being seeded and hosting the second leg at home while teams ranked 17th to 24th hosting the first leg. The winners will join the top eight, who host the second leg at home, in the round of 16. Meanwhile, teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated from all competitions.
