UEFA Conference League

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The UEFA Conference League (UECL), 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 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. The competition was intended as the lowest level of the UEFA Europa League and named the UEFA Europa League 2 as a working title. It was then renamed to the UEFA Europa Conference League, before its current name was adopted. 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...

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