UEFA Conference League

The UEFA Conference League (UECL), usually known simply as the Conference League, is an annual football competition organised since 2021 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the third-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the second-tier UEFA Europa League, and the first-tier UEFA Champions League.

Introduced in 2021 as the UEFA Europa Conference League, the competition was initially intended as the bottom level of the UEFA Europa League. Teams from lower-ranked UEFA member associations primarily contest the competition. From the 2024–25 season, the competition was rebranded to the UEFA Conference League, and the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase of 36 teams. No teams qualify directly for the league phase: instead the teams eliminated in the Europa League play-off round qualify, with the rest coming from the Conference League qualifying and play-off rounds.

The winner of the competition qualifies for the following season's UEFA Europa League league phase, unless they also qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via their domestic league position.

English clubs have the highest number of victories (2 wins), followed by Italy and Greece (1 win each). Roma were the inaugural winners of the competition, having beaten Feyenoord 1–0 in the 2022 final. The current holders of the title are Chelsea, who defeated Real Betis 4–1 in the 2025 final.