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.

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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

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Bundesliga associatedCompetition UEFA Europa Conference League
Ekstraklasa continentalQualification UEFA Europa Conference League
Linfield FC hasQualifiedFor UEFA Europa Conference League
this entity surface form: UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds
A.S. Roma hasWonCompetition UEFA Europa Conference League
BT Sport (various periods) holdsBroadcastRightsFor UEFA Europa Conference League
subject surface form: BT Sport
UEFA organizesCompetition UEFA Europa Conference League
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. participatesIn UEFA Europa Conference League
Ligue 1 promotionTo UEFA Europa Conference League
Erovnuli Liga qualificationFor UEFA Europa Conference League
La Liga qualificationFor UEFA Europa Conference League
Süper Lig qualificationFor UEFA Europa Conference League
NIFL Premiership qualifiesFor UEFA Europa Conference League
Premier League qualifiesFor UEFA Europa Conference League
Premier League and EFL Championship qualifiesFor UEFA Europa Conference League
subject surface form: Premier League
UEFA Europa League ranksAbove UEFA Europa Conference League
UEFA Champions League relatedCompetition UEFA Europa Conference League
UEFA Europa League relatedCompetition UEFA Europa Conference League
UEFA Super Cup relatedCompetition UEFA Europa Conference League
Irish League title runnerUpQualification UEFA Europa Conference League
this entity surface form: UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying rounds
EFL Cup winnerQualifiesFor UEFA Europa Conference League
Georgian Cup winnerQualifiesFor UEFA Europa Conference League
José Mourinho wonCompetitionWith UEFA Europa Conference League
this entity surface form: UEFA Europa Conference League with AS Roma