2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

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2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
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The Arena Kombëtare in Tirana will host the final.
Tournament details
Dates Qualifying:
6 July – 26 August 2021
Competition proper:
14 September 2021 – 25 May 2022
Teams Competition proper: 32+8
Total: 136+45 (from 54 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 95
Goals scored 260 (2.74 per match)
Attendance 897,343 (9,446 per match)
Top scorer(s) England Tammy Abraham
(6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2021.

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League is the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

The final will be played at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania.[1] The winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League will automatically qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, unless they manage to qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage.[2]

This season is the first since 1998–99 (the last season when the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was played) where three major European club competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League) take place.[3]

On 24 June 2021, UEFA approved the proposal to abolish the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions, which had been used since 1965. Therefore, if in a two-legged tie, two teams score the same amount of aggregate goals, the winner will not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team, but always by 30 minutes of extra time, and if the two teams score the same amount of goals in extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[4]

Association team allocation

A total of 181 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League (the exception being Spain, as none of their teams finished third in the Europa League group stage). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]

  • Associations 1–5 each have one team qualify.
  • Associations 6–15 and 51–55 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE] each have three teams qualify.
    • As the UEFA Europa Conference League title holders' berth in the UEFA Europa League is vacant this season, association 16 (Cyprus) have their domestic cup winner promoted from the Europa Conference League to the Europa League, so they only have two teams qualify.
  • Liechtenstein have one team qualify (Liechtenstein organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league).[Note LIE]
  • Moreover, 20 teams eliminated from the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League and 26 teams eliminated from the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League are transferred to the Europa Conference League.
    • For this season, only 19 teams eliminated from the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League are transferred, as there is one fewer team competing in the Champions Path qualifying of 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

Association ranking

For the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2020 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20.[6]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa Conference League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional/vacated teams transferred from/to the UEFA Champions League
  • (UEL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League
Association ranking for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  Spain 102.283 1 –1 (UCL)
2  England 90.462 +1 (UEL)
3  Germany 74.784
4  Italy 70.653
5  France 59.248 +1 (UEL)
6  Portugal 49.449 2
7  Russia 45.549
8  Belgium 37.900
9  Ukraine 36.100 +1 (UEL)
10  Netherlands 35.750 +2 (UEL)
11  Turkey 33.600 +1 (UEL)
12  Austria 32.925 +1 (UEL)
13  Denmark 29.250 +2 (UEL)
14  Scotland 27.875 +2 (UEL)
15  Czech Republic 27.300 +3 (UEL)
16  Cyprus 26.750 +2 (UEL)
17   Switzerland 26.400 3
18  Greece 26.300
19  Serbia 25.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Croatia 24.875 3
21  Sweden 22.750
22  Norway 21.750 +1 (UCL)
23  Israel 19.625 +1 (UCL)
24  Kazakhstan 19.250 +1 (UEL)
25  Belarus 18.875 +1 (UCL)
26  Azerbaijan 18.750 +1 (UEL)
27  Bulgaria 17.375
28  Romania 16.700 +1 (UEL)
29  Poland 16.625
30  Slovakia 15.875 +1 (UEL)
31  Liechtenstein 13.500 1 Note LIE[›]
32  Slovenia 13.000 3 +1 (UEL)
33  Hungary 12.875
34  Luxembourg 8.000 +1 (UCL)
35  Lithuania 7.875 +1 (UEL)
36  Armenia 7.625 +1 (UEL)
37  Latvia 7.625 +1 (UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38  Albania 7.375 3 +1 (UCL)
39  [[|Macedonia]] 7.375 +1 (UCL)
40  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.875 +1 (UCL)
41  Moldova 6.750
42  Republic of Ireland 6.700 +1 (UCL)
43  Finland 6.500 +1 (UEL)
44  Georgia 5.750 +1 (UCL)
45  Malta 5.750 +1 (UCL)
46  Iceland 5.375 +1 (UCL)
47  Wales 5.000 +1 (UCL)
48  Northern Ireland 4.875 +1 (UCL)
49  Gibraltar 4.750 +1 (UEL)
50  Montenegro 4.375 +1 (UCL)
51  Estonia 4.375 2 +1 (UEL)
52  Kosovo 4.000 +1 (UCL)
53  Faroe Islands 3.750 +1 (UCL)
54  Andorra 2.831 +1 (UCL)
55  San Marino 0.666 +1 (UCL)

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[7] In the default access list, the title holders of the Europa Conference League qualify for the Europa League group stage. However, since this berth is vacant this season, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The cup winners of association 16 (Cyprus) enter the Europa League instead of the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.
  • The cup winners of associations 30 (Slovakia) and 31 (Liechtenstein) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

As Villarreal, which otherwise would have qualified for the Europa Conference League play-off round via their domestic league, won the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, thereby earning an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage as the Europa League title holders, thus vacating a berth in the play-off round. The following changes have been confirmed by UEFA:[8]

  • The domestic cup winners of associations 17 (Switzerland) and 18 (Greece) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 32 (Slovenia), 33 (Hungary), 34 (Luxembourg) and 35 (Lithuania) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Moreover, in the default access list, originally 17 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round are transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path). However, since the Champions League title holders, Chelsea, which were guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, already qualified via their domestic league, only 16 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round are transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path) after the Champions League access list was rebalanced. As a result, only 19 teams enter the Champions Path second qualifying round (one of the losers from the Champions League first qualifying round is drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round).

Access list for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League or Europa League
First qualifying round
(66 teams)
  • 20 domestic cup winners from associations 36–55
  • 25 domestic league runners-up from associations 30–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 21 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 29–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
(108 teams)		 Champions Path
(18 teams)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League preliminary round
  • 15 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(90 teams)
  • 17 domestic cup winners from associations 19–35
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–29
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–28
  • 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6
  • 33 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(64 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 9 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 1 team eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(54 teams)
  • 2 domestic cup winners from associations 17–18
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6
  • 45 winners from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
Play-off round
(44 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 5 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(34 teams)
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 5
  • 4 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–4 (EFL Cup winners for England)
  • −1 Europa League title holder from association 1
  • 27 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 17 winners from the play-off round (Main Path)
  • 10 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round
Preliminary knockout round
(16 teams)
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Europa League group stage
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Domestic cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position of the previous season
  • LC: League cup winners
  • RW: Regular season winners
  • PW: End-of-season Europa Conference League play-offs winners
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
    • PR: Losers from the preliminary round (F: final; SF: semi-finals)
  • UEL: Transferred from the Europa League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

CC: 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[10]

Qualified teams for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Entry round Teams
Knockout round play-offs Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UEL GS) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (UEL GS) England Leicester City (UEL GS) Turkey Fenerbahçe (UEL GS)
France Marseille (UEL GS) Denmark Midtjylland (UEL GS) Scotland Celtic (UEL GS) Austria Rapid Wien (UEL GS)
Group stage Ukraine Zorya Luhansk (UEL PO) Netherlands AZ (UEL PO) Denmark Randers (UEL PO) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (UEL PO)
Cyprus Omonia (UEL PO) Romania CFR Cluj (UEL PO) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (UEL PO) Slovenia Mura (UEL PO)
Armenia Alashkert (UEL PO) Finland HJK (UEL PO)
Play-off round CH Kazakhstan Kairat (UEL CH Q3) Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku (UEL CH Q3) Lithuania Žalgiris (UEL CH Q3) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (UEL CH Q3)
Estonia Flora (UEL CH Q3)
MP England Tottenham Hotspur (7th) Germany Union Berlin (7th) Italy Roma (7th) France Rennes (6th)
Scotland St Johnstone (UEL MP Q3) Czech Republic Jablonec (UEL MP Q3) Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (UEL MP Q3)
Third qualifying round CH Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP Portugal Paços de Ferreira (5th) Russia Rubin Kazan (4th) Belgium Anderlecht (4th) Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka (4th)
Netherlands Vitesse (4th) Turkey Trabzonspor (4th) Austria LASK (4th) Switzerland Luzern (CW)
Greece PAOK (CW)
Second qualifying round CH Norway Bodø/Glimt (UCL Q1) Israel Maccabi Haifa (UCL Q1) Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (UCL Q1) Luxembourg Fola Esch (UCL Q1)
Latvia Riga (UCL Q1) Albania Teuta (UCL Q1) Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija (UCL Q1) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (UCL Q1)
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (UCL Q1) Malta Hibernians (UCL Q1) Iceland Valur (UCL Q1) Wales Connah's Quay Nomads (UCL Q1)
Northern Ireland Linfield (UCL Q1) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (UCL Q1) Kosovo Prishtina (UCL Q1) Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes (UCL PR F)
Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn (UCL PR SF) San Marino Folgore (UCL PR SF)
MP Portugal Santa Clara (6th) Russia Sochi (5th) Belgium Gent (PW) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (5th)
Netherlands Feyenoord (PW) Turkey Sivasspor (5th) Austria Austria Wien (PW) Denmark Copenhagen (3rd)
Denmark AGF (PW) Scotland Hibernian (3rd) Scotland Aberdeen (4th) Czech Republic Slovácko (4th)
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (5th) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (2nd) Cyprus AEL Limassol (3rd) Switzerland Basel (2nd)
Switzerland Servette (3rd) Greece Aris Thessaloniki (3rd) Greece AEK Athens (4th) Serbia Partizan (2nd)
Serbia Čukarički (3rd) Serbia Vojvodina (4th) Croatia Osijek (2nd) Croatia Rijeka (3rd)
Croatia Hajduk Split (4th) Sweden Hammarby IF (CW) Sweden IF Elfsborg (2nd) Sweden BK Häcken (3rd)
Norway Molde (2nd) Norway Vålerenga (3rd) Norway Rosenborg (4th)[Note NOR] Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (CW)
Israel Ashdod (3rd) Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (4th) Kazakhstan Tobol (2nd) Kazakhstan Astana (3rd)
Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (4th)[Note KAZ] Belarus BATE Borisov (CW) Belarus Torpedo Zhodino (3rd) Belarus Dynamo Brest (4th)
Azerbaijan Keşla (CW) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (2nd) Azerbaijan Sumgayit (3rd) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (CW)
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2nd) Bulgaria Arda (PW) Romania Universitatea Craiova (CW) Romania FCSB (2nd)
Romania Sepsi OSK (PW) Poland Raków Częstochowa (CW) Poland Pogoń Szczecin (3rd) Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda (2nd)
Liechtenstein Vaduz (Abd-Cup)[Note LIE] Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (CW) Hungary Újpest (CW) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (2nd)
Lithuania Panevėžys (CW)
First qualifying round Poland Śląsk Wrocław (4th) Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Slovakia Žilina (PW) Slovenia Maribor (2nd)
Slovenia Domžale (4th) Hungary Puskás Akadémia (2nd) Hungary Fehérvár (3rd) Luxembourg Swift Hesperange (3rd)
Luxembourg Racing Luxembourg (4th)[Note LUX] Lithuania Sūduva (2nd) Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris (3rd) Armenia Ararat Yerevan (CW)
Armenia Noah (2nd) Armenia Urartu (3rd) Latvia Liepāja (CW) Latvia RFS (2nd)
Latvia Valmiera (3rd) Albania Vllaznia (CW) Albania Partizani (3rd) Albania Laçi (4th)
Republic of Macedonia Sileks (CW) Republic of Macedonia Shkupi (2nd) Republic of Macedonia Struga (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (CW)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (4th) Moldova Sfântul Gheorghe (CW) Moldova Petrocub Hîncești (2nd)
Moldova Milsami Orhei (3rd) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (CW) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (2nd) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers (4th)
Finland Inter Turku (2nd) Finland KuPS (3rd) Finland Honka (4th) Georgia (country) Gagra (CW)
Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi (2nd) Georgia (country) Dila Gori (3rd) Malta Gżira United (Abd-3rd)[Note MLT] Malta Birkirkara (Abd-4th)[Note MLT]
Malta Mosta (Abd-6th)[Note MLT] Iceland FH (Abd-2nd)[Note ISL] Iceland Stjarnan (Abd-3rd)[Note ISL] Iceland Breiðablik (Abd-4th)[Note ISL]
Wales The New Saints (2nd) Wales Bala Town (3rd)[Note WAL] Wales Newtown (PW) Northern Ireland Coleraine (2nd)
Northern Ireland Glentoran (3rd) Northern Ireland Larne (PW) Gibraltar Europa (2nd) Gibraltar St Joseph's (3rd)
Gibraltar Mons Calpe (4th) Montenegro Sutjeska (2nd) Montenegro Dečić (3rd) Montenegro Podgorica (4th)
Estonia FCI Levadia (CW) Estonia Paide Linnameeskond (2nd) Kosovo Llapi (CW) Kosovo Drita (2nd)
Faroe Islands NSÍ (2nd) Faroe Islands KÍ (3rd) Andorra Sant Julià (CW) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (3rd)
San Marino La Fiorita (CW) San Marino Tre Penne (3rd)

Three teams not playing in a national top division took part in the competition: Gagra (2nd tier), Sileks (2nd tier) and Vaduz (2nd tier).

Notes

  1. ^ Champions League (UCL Q1): One of the Champions League first qualifying round losers will be drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as one fewer loser were transferred to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to a Champions League group stage berth vacated by the Champions League title holders.
  2. ^ Iceland (ISL): The 2020 Úrvalsdeild and the 2020 Icelandic Cup were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, FH, Stjarnan and Breiðablik, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Football Association of Iceland.[11]
  3. ^ Kazakhstan (KAZ): The 2020 Kazakhstan Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. As a result, the fourth-placed team of the 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan.[12]
  4. ^ Liechtenstein (LIE):
  5. ^ Luxembourg (LUX): The 2020–21 Luxembourg Cup was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg. As a result, the fourth-placed team of the 2020–21 Luxembourg National Division was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Luxembourg Football Federation.[14]
  6. ^ Malta (MLT): The 2020–21 Maltese Premier League and the 2020–21 Maltese FA Trophy were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. Originally the second, third and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment, Hibernians, Gżira United and Birkirkara, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Malta Football Association. However, Ħamrun Spartans who were declared champions were subsequently banned from European competitions for match fixing. As a result, Hibernians were elevated to the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League and Mosta, the sixth-placed team, were selected to play in the UEFA Europa Conference League, since Sliema Wanderers, the fifth-placed team, failed to obtain a UEFA license.[15][16][17]
  7. ^ Norway (NOR): The 2020 Norwegian Football Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. As a result, the fourth-placed team of the 2020 Eliteserien was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Norwegian Football Federation.[18]
  8. ^ Wales (WAL): The 2020–21 Welsh Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales. As a result, the third-placed team from the 2020–21 Cymru Premier was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Football Association of Wales.[19]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[20] Matches are scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts (especially featuring teams from countries where there are very few sufficient stadiums, such as Gibraltar and Wales). Scheduled kick-off times starting from the group stage are 18:45 (instead of 18:55 previously) and 21:00 CEST/CET, though exceptionally can take place at 16:30 due to geographical reasons.[21]

All draws start at 13:00 or 14:00 CEST/CET and are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. On 16 July 2021, UEFA announced that the group stage draw will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.[22]

Schedule for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 15 June 2021 8 July 2021 15 July 2021
Second qualifying round 16 June 2021 22 July 2021 29 July 2021
Third qualifying round 19 July 2021 5 August 2021 12 August 2021
Play-offs 2 August 2021 19 August 2021 26 August 2021
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2021 16 September 2021
Matchday 2 30 September 2021
Matchday 3 21 October 2021
Matchday 4 4 November 2021
Matchday 5 25 November 2021
Matchday 6 9 December 2021
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 25 February 2022 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
Final 25 May 2022 at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021, 13:30 CEST.[23] The first legs were played on 6 and 8 July, and the second legs were played on 13 and 15 July 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path second qualifying round. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season. 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021, 13:30 CEST.[24] The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 July, and the second legs were played on 27 and 29 July 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season. 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path) 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 14:00 CEST.[25] The first legs were played on 3 and 5 August, and the second legs were played on 10 and 12 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season. 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path) 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 14:00 CEST.[26] The first legs were played on 19 August, and the second legs were played on 26 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season. 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path) 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
Location of teams of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
Green pog.svg Green: Group E; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021, 13:30 CEST (14:30 TRT), in Istanbul, Turkey.[22][27] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[10] Teams from the same association, and due to political reasons, teams from Azerbaijan and Armenia, could not be drawn into the same group. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed pairings of teams from the same association, including those playing in the Europa League group stage (one pairing for associations with two or three teams, two pairings for associations with four or five teams), based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–D and another team was drawn into Groups E–H, so that the two teams would have different kick-off times.[28]

The matches were played on 14 and 16 September, 30 September, 21 October, 4 November, 25 November, and 9 December 2021. The winners of each group advanced to the round of 16, while the runners-up advanced to the knockout round play-offs. The third-placed and fourth-placed teams were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Alashkert, Bodø/Glimt, Flora, Kairat, Lincoln Red Imps, Mura, Randers and Union Berlin made their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group stage. Alashkert, Flora and Lincoln Red Imps were the first teams from Armenia, Estonia and Gibraltar, respectively, to play in a UEFA competition group stage.

Location of Benelux teams of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.

Group A

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group B

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group C

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group D

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group E

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group F

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group G

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Group H

Template:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group tables

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Round of 16

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Quarter-finals

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Semi-finals

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Final

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Rank[29] Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 England Tammy Abraham Italy Roma 6 298
2 France Gaëtan Laborde France Rennes 5 309
Brazil Arthur Cabral Switzerland Basel 490
4 Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Netherlands Feyenoord 4 235
England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 265
England Andre Green Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 413
Denmark Jonas Wind Denmark Copenhagen 435
Norway Ola Solbakken Norway Bodø/Glimt 535
Norway Erik Botheim Norway Bodø/Glimt 539

Top assists

Rank[30] Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Norway Erik Botheim Norway Bodø/Glimt 4 539

See also

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  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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