List of UEFA Conference League finals
 West Ham players celebrating victory in the 2023 final | |
| Founded | 23 May 2021 |
|---|---|
| Region | UEFA (Europe) |
| Teams | 36 (league stage) 2 (finalists) |
| Current champions | England Chelsea (1st title) |
| Most championships | Italy Roma England West Ham United Greece Olympiacos England Chelsea (1 title each) |
 2025 UEFA Conference League final | |
The UEFA Conference League, formerly the UEFA Europa Conference League, is a seasonal football competition established in 2021.[1] It was created by UEFA to accommodate at least 34 of its national associations in the group stage of its competitions and is the third-tier of European football behind the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.[2] The winner automatically qualifies for the subsequent season's Europa League, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League through their domestic league. The format includes a 36-team league phase and a 24-team knockout stage, in which matches are played over two legs with the final held at a neutral venue.[3]
The competition was announced in 2018, and began in 2021. UEFA created the competition in order to offer European competition for more clubs and have more representation from associations that might not qualify for the group stages of the Champions League or Europa League.[4] This is determined via the UEFA country coefficients with three teams participating from nations ranked 16 to 50, two teams participating from nations ranked 6 to 15 and 51 to 55, and one team participating from nations ranked 1 to 5.[5]
Roma won the inaugural competition with a 1–0 victory in the 2022 final against Feyenoord.[6] Chelsea are the current champions; they beat Real Betis 4–1 in the 2025 final.[7] Fiorentina is the first team to play in more than one final and also the first to lose multiple finals. Clubs from England are the most successful with two wins.
List of finals
[edit | edit source]Past finals
[edit | edit source]| † | Match won after extra time |
| Season | Country | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Country | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Roma | 1–0 | Feyenoord | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania | 19,597 | [6] |
| 2022–23 | File:Flag of England.svg England | West Ham United | 2–1 | Fiorentina | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 17,363 | [9] |
| 2023–24 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | Olympiacos | 1–0† | Fiorentina | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece | 26,842 | [10] |
| 2024–25 | File:Flag of England.svg England | Chelsea | 4–1 | Real Betis | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland | 39,754 | [7] |
Future finals
[edit | edit source]| Season | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany | [11] |
| 2026–27 | Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | [11] |
Performances
[edit | edit source]By club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Roma | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| England West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Greece Olympiacos | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| England Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| Italy Fiorentina | 0 | 2 | — | 2023, 2024 |
| Netherlands Feyenoord | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Spain Real Betis | 0 | 1 | — | 2025 |
By nation
[edit | edit source]| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals
- List of UEFA Cup and Europa League finals
- List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals
- List of UEFA Super Cup matches
- List of UEFA Intertoto Cup winners
- List of UEFA Women's Cup and Women's Champions League finals
References
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