UEFA Europa Conference League
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The UEFA Europa Conference League is a European club football competition organized by UEFA, positioned below the Champions League and Europa League to give more clubs across the continent the chance to participate in international tournaments.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds | 1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying rounds | 1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League with AS Roma | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European club football competition
ⓘ
UEFA competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UECL ⓘ |
| broadcastScope | international television and streaming ⓘ |
| clubEligibility | member associations of UEFA ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | group stage followed by knockout rounds ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| finalFormat | single match at neutral venue ⓘ |
| firstSeasonChampion |
A.S. Roma
ⓘ
surface form:
AS Roma
|
| firstSeasonChampionYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| founded | 2021 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
UEFA
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of European Football Associations
|
| groupStageFormat | eight groups of four teams ⓘ |
| hasStage |
final
ⓘ
group stage ⓘ knockout round play-offs ⓘ play-off round ⓘ qualifying rounds ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ round of 16 ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | UEFA Europa Conference League trophy ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 2021–22 ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
increase participation of clubs from lower-ranked UEFA associations
ⓘ
reduce size of UEFA Europa League group stage ⓘ |
| levelInUEFASystem | third tier ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInGroupStage | 32 ⓘ |
| officialBallSupplier | Molten ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| organizer | UEFA ⓘ |
| organizerOfFinalVenueSelection |
UEFA
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Executive Committee
|
| positionedBelow |
UEFA Champions League
ⓘ
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| purpose | to give more European clubs access to continental competition ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis |
domestic cup performance
ⓘ
domestic league position ⓘ |
| qualificationDetail | winner qualifies for the next season’s UEFA Europa League group stage ⓘ |
| qualifiesFor | UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
UEFA Champions League
ⓘ
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| replaces | UEFA Europa League’s expanded format for lower-ranked associations ⓘ |
| secondSeasonChampion |
West Ham United F.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
West Ham United FC
|
| secondSeasonChampionYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| thirdSeasonChampion | Olympiacos FC ⓘ |
| thirdSeasonChampionYear | 2024 ⓘ |
| usesVARFromStage | knockout round play-offs ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds
subject surface form:
BT Sport
subject surface form:
Premier League
this entity surface form:
UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying rounds
this entity surface form:
UEFA Europa Conference League with AS Roma