UEFA Europa Conference League
The UEFA Europa Conference League (abbreviated as UECL), which will be renamed the UEFA Conference League from the 2024–25 season, is an annual football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the third tier of continental club football in Europe.
| Organising body | UEFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | 40 (main phase total) 32 (group stage) 184 (total) |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
| Related competitions | UEFA Champions League (1st tier) UEFA Europa League (2nd tier) |
| Current champions | West Ham United (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Roma West Ham United (1 title each) |
| Television broadcasters | List of broadcasters |
| Website | Official website |
| 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League | |
First contested in the 2021–22 season, the competition serves as the bottom level of the Europa League, which was reduced from 48 to 32 teams in the group stage. The competition is primarily contested by teams from lower-ranked UEFA member associations. No teams qualify directly to the group stage, with 10 teams eliminated in the Europa League play-offs and the rest coming from the Europa Conference League qualifiers. The winners of the competition are awarded a position in the Europa League the following season, unless they qualify for the Champions League. Roma were the inaugural winners of the competition, having beaten Feyenoord 1–0 in the 2022 final. West Ham United are the current champions, having beaten Fiorentina 2–1 in the 2023 final.