- Europa Conference League 2024/2025 Season Overview
- Europa Conference League Group Stage Standings
- Knockout Stage Results 2024/2025
- Semi-Finals
- UEFA Conference League Final 2025
- Best Performing Teams of the Tournament
- Conference League Player Statistics
- Individual and Team Highlights
- UEFA Conference League 2024/2025 Legacy
- FAQs
The UEFA Conference League is UEFA’s newest men’s club tournament. It launched in 2021/22 to widen access to European football. It gives more leagues a realistic path into the group/league phase and knockout rounds.
The 2024/25 edition was a turning point. UEFA removed “Europa” from the name. It also introduced the new 36-team league phase format (instead of traditional groups). That change pushed the “competition proper” schedule up to 153 matches in total.
In other words, when people search for Conference League 24/25, they are usually looking for two things:
- the new format basics (league phase → bracket), and
- the hard numbers (goals, top scorers, clean sheets, and the final).
Europa Conference League 2024/2025 Season Overview
Format and rules (new era)
From 2024/25, the tournament used a league phase with 36 clubs. Each club played 6 matches (3 home, 3 away) against six different opponents. That creates 108 league-phase matches total (36×6÷2).
After those 6 matches:
- Places 1–8 went straight to the Round of 16.
- Places 9–24 entered the knockout phase play-offs (two legs).
- Places 25–36 were eliminated.
From there, it ran like a classic cup:
- Play-offs → Round of 16 → Quarter-finals → Semi-finals → Final.
How the champion is decided
There is only one champion. The title is decided by the single final match. If level after 90 minutes, it goes to extra time and then penalties if needed.
There is no “relegation” inside UEFA competitions. Teams simply get eliminated at their stage.
“Groups table” in the original (pre-kickoff) form
Because 2024/25 used a league phase, not eight groups, the “original form” is basically the blank league table: everyone on 0 played / 0 points before Matchday 1.
| Club (sample) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiorentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legia Warszawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
That “blank start” matters, because the 6-game league phase compresses the margin for error. One bad night can push a club into 9–24, or out of the top 24 entirely.
Europa Conference League Group Stage Standings
This section is what fans often label as the Europa Conference League standings 24/25. Technically, it is the league phase standings.
Matches played and a league-phase pattern
- Each team played 6 league-phase games.
- Matchday 6 had 18 simultaneous games, and it produced 56 goals.
- Two teams finished the league phase unbeaten: Chelsea (6 wins) and Vitória SC (4 wins, 2 draws).
Chelsea also posted a perfect league-phase record, which is rare in this tournament’s short history.
Final league-phase table (Top 24)
Below is the Conference League 2024/25 table covering the top 24 (the teams that advanced). Data is shown exactly as listed by a major standings provider.
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 18 |
| 2 | Vitória SC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 13 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 6 | Lugano | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 7 | Legia Warszawa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 11 | APOEL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 12 | Pafos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 |
| 13 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 14 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 16 | Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Gent | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 18 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Borac Banja Luka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Celje | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | Molde | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 |
| 23 | Omonoia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 24 | TSC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
Quick takeaways
- Chelsea led almost every “control” metric: possession (62.6%) and passing accuracy (92%).
- The cut line (24th) landed on 7 points, so one extra draw changed the whole spring bracket.
- Smaller-league clubs created real noise: Víkingur Reykjavík made history for Iceland with wins in both the phase and knockouts.
Knockout Stage Results 2024/2025
If you think of the tournament as a map, this is where the Conference League bracket 2024 became the main story.
Two themes stood out:
- Domestic matchups can happen under the new system. In Cyprus, Omonoia vs Pafos became the first all-Cypriot UEFA club tie, and Pafos went through 3–2 on aggregate.
- Breakthrough moments arrived from unexpected places. Shamrock Rovers got a record note when Michael Noonan scored at 16 years 197 days in the first leg vs Molde.
The round produced a historical outlier:
- Lugano 5–4 Celje after extra time became the highest-scoring game in Conference League history. Celje still advanced on penalties (3–1).
Other notable ties included:
- Fiorentina turning around Panathinaikos across two legs.
- Chelsea edging past Copenhagen in a tight tie.
Djurgården responding after losing 0–1 away to Pafos, then winning 3–0 at home to progress.
Key quarter-final outcomes:
- Chelsea beat Legia with a strong first leg (3–0 away), then lost (1–2 home) but advanced 4–2 on aggregate.
- Real Betis took control early vs Jagiellonia (2–0), then managed the return (1–1) to move on.
- Fiorentina squeezed past Celje across two legs (the tie stayed live deep into the second match).
- Djurgården flipped the Rapid tie after losing the first leg 0–1, then winning 4–1 AET in the second leg.
Semi-Finals
The semi-finals produced one predictable storyline and one stubborn one.
Chelsea vs Djurgårdens IF
Chelsea carried league-phase dominance into May:
- First leg: Djurgården 1–4 Chelsea
- Second leg: Chelsea 1–0 Djurgården
- Aggregate: 5–1
Djurgården’s run still mattered. Tobias Gulliksen started every match of their historic path to the semi-finals, and his quarter-final extra-time double was one of the season’s defining swings.
Real Betis vs Fiorentina
This tie was tighter and more tactical:
- First leg: Betis 2–1 Fiorentina
- Second leg: Fiorentina 2–2 Betis (AET)
- Aggregate: 4–3
Isco’s influence showed again. UEFA later named him Player of the Season, pointing to his control and production across the run.
UEFA Conference League Final 2025
The Conference League final 2025 was played on 28 May 2025 in Wrocław, at Stadion Wrocław.
Who played
- Chelsea
- Real Betis
The score and flow
Final: Real Betis 1–4 Chelsea.
The match had two clear halves:
- Betis started fast and led 1–0 (Ezzalzouli).
- Chelsea flipped it after the break, with Palmer driving the change and supplying key final-ball moments.
The scoring sequence:
- Enzo Fernández (equaliser)
- Nicolas Jackson (go-ahead)
- Jadon Sancho
- Moisés Caicedo
Reuters noted Palmer as Player of the Match after producing two assists in the comeback.
Chelsea’s season-wide numbers also framed that win. UEFA recorded 42 goals for Chelsea across the tournament, the highest club total.
Best Performing Teams of the Tournament
Below are team-level angles that shaped the season.
- Djurgården reached the semi-finals and produced major away-day moments, including decisive extra-time impact from Gulliksen.
- Víkingur Reykjavík made competition history for Iceland: first league/phase win in a men’s UEFA competition, and first knockout-phase win.
- The tournament also had a landmark domestic tie: Omonoia vs Pafos, with Pafos progressing 3–2.
Four clubs shared the top clean-sheet mark:
- Olimpija, Chelsea, Real Betis, Legia — 5 clean sheets each.
Chelsea also tied for the fewest conceded in the league phase (5).
Chelsea led total goals (42). Fiorentina were next (30).
Betis were not the top scorers, but they generated huge shot volume: 246 attempts across their games. That was more than Chelsea, despite Betis playing more matches.
Season snapshot by teams
- Chelsea: control + depth + finishing across phases.
- Betis: chance volume + Isco control, then punished by second-half swing in the final.
- Fiorentina: another deep run, strong scoring totals, but fell short again.
Conference League Player Statistics
This is the part readers usually mean when they search Conference League 2024/25 table plus “top scorers”.
Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia) — 8 goals.
Filip Jørgensen (Chelsea) — 40 saves.
Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) or Natan (Real Betis) both earned “Team of the Season” defender slots.
Isco (Real Betis) — UEFA Player of the Season (2 goals, 3 assists in 9 matches).
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) — Team of the Season forward, plus a decisive final impact.
UEFA did not publish an official “coach of the season” award here. A fair football answer, based on the title plus the tournament’s control metrics, is Enzo Maresca (Chelsea). Chelsea led possession and passing accuracy and finished the job in Wrocław.
Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården) — UEFA Young Player of the Season (12 matches, 4 goals, 2 assists, 29 key passes).
UEFA Technical Observer Group XI:
- GK: Filip Jørgensen (Chelsea)
- DEF: Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), Natan (Real Betis), Robin Gosens (Fiorentina)
- MID: Svit Sešlar (Celje), Isco (Real Betis), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
- FWD: Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia), Tokmac Nguen (Djurgården)
Individual and Team Highlights
A few “season markers” explain 2024/25 quickly:
- Chelsea went 6/6 in the league phase.
- Chelsea’s 8–0 vs Noah was the biggest win in Conference League history.
- The league-phase finale had 18 games at once and 56 goals.
- Lugano vs Celje (5–4 AET) rewrote the high-scoring record line.
- Betis reached their first European final, pushed by Isco’s production and control.
“Hidden” style nominations (useful, not official):
- Game of the season: Lugano 5–4 Celje (chaos + record).
- Breakout run: Djurgården to the semi-finals.
- Statement performance: Chelsea’s second-half flip in the final.
UEFA Conference League 2024/2025 Legacy
This season is remembered for structure more than anything else:
- It was the first Conference League played under the 36-team league phase.
- It was also the first season after the “Europa” rename.
- Total competition-proper matches increased to 153, and the tournament’s rhythm changed. Every league-phase match carried weight because there were only six of them.
On the pitch, it left two clean impressions:
- Chelsea showed what a “control team” looks like in this tournament (possession + pass accuracy + goals).
- Mid-tier and smaller leagues still had real room to write their own stories, not only to “participate”.
FAQs
Six games. Then the table split into top 8, 9–24, and 25–36.
Look for two lines: top 8 (direct to Round of 16) and 24th (last team into the play-offs).
Chelsea beat Real Betis 4–1 at Stadion Wrocław on 28 May 2025.
Afimico Pululu finished with 8 goals.
Player of the Season: Isco. Young Player of the Season: Tobias Gulliksen.
