2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

The 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League was the second season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
The Fortuna Arena in Prague hosted the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5 July – 25 August 2022
Competition proper:
8 September 2022 – 7 June 2023
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 134+43 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland West Ham United (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Fiorentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played141
Goals scored379 (2.69 per match)
Attendance2,077,952 (14,737 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zeki Amdouni (Basel)
Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina)
7 goals each
Best player(s)Declan Rice (West Ham United)[1]
Best young playerAndy Diouf (Basel)[2]

The final was played at Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[3] It was won by West Ham United, who defeated Fiorentina 2–1, and qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage as a result.[4]

As the title holders, Roma qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. They were unable to defend their title after advancing to the Europa League knockout phase.

Association team allocation

A total of 177 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations (excluding Russia) participated in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]

  • Associations 1–5 each had one team qualify.
  • Associations 6–17 (except Russia)[Note RUS] and 51–55 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 18–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE] each had three teams qualify.
  • Liechtenstein had one team qualify as they organized only a domestic cup and no domestic league.[Note LIE]
  • Moreover, 18 teams eliminated from the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 25 teams eliminated from the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League were transferred to the Europa Conference League.

Association ranking

For the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2021 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2016–17 to 2020–21.[6]

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

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
  • (UEL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League
Association ranking for 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
1  England100.5691
2  Spain97.855
3  Italy75.438+1 (UEL)
4  Germany73.570
5  France56.081
6  Portugal48.5492+1 (UEL)
7  Netherlands39.200
8  Russia38.3820[Note RUS]
9  Belgium36.5002+1 (UEL)
10  Austria35.825+1 (UEL)
11  Scotland33.375+1 (UEL)
12  Ukraine33.100+1 (UEL)
13  Turkey30.100+2 (UEL)
14  Denmark27.875+1 (UEL)
15  Cyprus27.750+2 (UEL)
16  Serbia26.750+1 (UEL)
17  Czech Republic26.600+1 (UEL)
18  Croatia26.2753
19  Switzerland26.225
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
20  Greece26.0003
21  Israel24.375
22  Norway21.000+1 (UEL)
23  Sweden20.500
24  Bulgaria20.375+1 (UEL)
25  Romania18.200+1 (UCL)
26  Azerbaijan16.875+1 (UEL)
27  Kazakhstan15.625+1 (UCL)
28  Hungary15.500
29  Belarus15.250+1 (UCL)
30  Poland15.125+1 (UCL)
31  Slovenia14.250+1 (UEL)
32  Slovakia13.625+1 (UEL)
33  Liechtenstein9.0001[Note LIE]
34  Lithuania8.7503+1 (UEL)
35  Luxembourg8.250+1 (UEL)
36  Bosnia and Herzegovina8.000+1 (UCL)
37  Republic of Ireland7.875+1 (UEL)
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
38  North Macedonia7.6253+1 (UEL)
39  Armenia7.375+1 (UEL)
40  Latvia7.375+1 (UCL)
41  Albania7.250+1 (UCL)
42  Northern Ireland6.958+1 (UEL)
43  Georgia6.875+1 (UCL)
44  Finland6.875
45  Moldova6.875+1 (UEL)
46  Malta6.375+1 (UCL)
47  Faroe Islands6.125+1 (UCL)
48  Kosovo5.833+1 (UCL)
49  Gibraltar5.666+1 (UCL)
50  Montenegro5.000+1 (UCL)
51  Wales5.0002+1 (UCL)
52  Iceland4.875+1 (UCL)
53  Estonia4.750+1 (UCL)
54  Andorra3.331+1 (UCL)
55  San Marino1.166+1 (UCL)

Distribution

The following was the access list for this season.[7] In the default access list, the title holders of the Europa Conference League qualified for the Europa League group stage.

Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2022–23 European season, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The cup winners of association 16 (Serbia) enter the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 18 (Croatia) and 19 (Switzerland) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 30 to 39 (Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Ireland, North Macedonia and Armenia) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Since several changes were made in the Europa League access list following the qualification of the Europa Conference League title holders to the Europa League group stage, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The cup winners of association 17 (Czech Republic) enter the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of association 20 (Greece) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 40 (Latvia) and 41 (Albania) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Moreover, in the default access list, originally 16 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path). However, since the Champions League title holders, Real Madrid, which were guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, already qualified via their domestic league, only 15 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path) after the Champions League access list was rebalanced. As a result, only 16 teams entered the Champions Path second qualifying round (two of the losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were drawn to receive byes to the third qualifying round).

Access list for 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Champions League or Europa League
First qualifying round
(60 teams)
  • 14 domestic cup winners from associations 42–55
  • 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
(106 teams)
Champions Path
(16 teams)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League preliminary round
  • 13 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(90 teams)
  • 21 domestic cup winners from associations 21–41
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–29
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–28
  • 8 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6
  • 30 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(64 teams)
Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 8 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 2 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(54 teams)
  • 3 domestic cup winners from associations 18–20
  • 5 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 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)
  • 27 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 2 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
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season as determined by the national association; all teams were subject to approval by UEFA
  • 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)

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

CC: 2022 UEFA club coefficients.[8]

Qualified teams for 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Entry roundTeams
Knockout round play-offs Bodø/Glimt (UEL GS) AEK Larnaca (UEL GS) Ludogorets Razgrad (UEL GS) Braga (UEL GS)
Sheriff Tiraspol (UEL GS) Lazio (UEL GS) Qarabağ (UEL GS) Trabzonspor (UEL GS)
Group stage Gent (UEL PO) Austria Wien (UEL PO) Heart of Midlothian (UEL PO) Dnipro-1 (UEL PO)
Sivasspor (UEL PO) Silkeborg (UEL PO) Apollon Limassol (UEL PO) Žalgiris (UEL PO)
Shamrock Rovers (UEL PO) Pyunik (UEL PO)
Play-off roundCH Maribor (UEL CH Q3) Slovan Bratislava (UEL CH Q3) F91 Dudelange (UEL CH Q3) Shkupi (UEL CH Q3)
Linfield (UEL CH Q3)
MP West Ham United (7th) Villarreal (7th) Fiorentina (7th) 1. FC Köln (7th)
Nice (5th) Partizan (UEL MP Q3) Slovácko (UEL MP Q3)
Third qualifying roundCH Shakhtyor Soligorsk (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1] RFS (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP Gil Vicente (5th) Twente (4th) Anderlecht (3rd) Wolfsberger AC (4th)
Dundee United (4th) Zorya Luhansk (Abd-4th)[Note UKR] Hajduk Split (CW) Lugano (CW)
Panathinaikos (CW)
Second qualifying roundCH CFR Cluj (UCL Q1) Tobol (UCL Q1) Lech Poznań (UCL Q1) Zrinjski Mostar (UCL Q1)
Tirana (UCL Q1) Dinamo Batumi (UCL Q1) Hibernians (UCL Q1) KÍ Klaksvík (UCL Q1)
Ballkani (UCL Q1) Lincoln Red Imps (UCL Q1) Sutjeska Nikšić (UCL Q1) The New Saints (UCL Q1)
Víkingur Reykjavík (UCL Q1) Inter Club d'Escaldes (UCL PR F) FCI Levadia (UCL PR SF) La Fiorita (UCL PR SF)
MP Vitória de Guimarães (6th) AZ (PW) Antwerp (4th) Rapid Wien (PW)
Motherwell (5th) Vorskla Poltava (Abd-5th)[Note UKR] Konyaspor (3rd) İstanbul Başakşehir (4th)
Brøndby (4th) Viborg (PW) APOEL (3rd) Aris Limassol (4th)
Čukarički (3rd) Radnički Niš (4th) Slavia Prague (2nd) Sparta Prague (3rd)
Osijek (3rd) Rijeka (4th) Basel (2nd) Young Boys (3rd)
PAOK (2nd) Aris (3rd) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (CW) Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd)
Maccabi Netanya (4th) Molde (CW) Viking (3rd) Lillestrøm (4th)
AIK (2nd) Djurgårdens IF (3rd) IF Elfsborg (4th) Levski Sofia (CW)
CSKA Sofia (2nd) Botev Plovdiv (PW) Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (CW) FCSB (2nd)
Universitatea Craiova (PW) Neftçi Baku (2nd) Zira (3rd) Gabala (4th)
Kairat (CW) Astana (2nd) Kyzylzhar (4th) Kisvárda (2nd)
Puskás Akadémia (3rd) Fehérvár (4th) Gomel (CW) BATE Borisov (2nd)
Raków Częstochowa (CW) Koper (CW) Spartak Trnava (CW) Vaduz (CW)[Note LIE]
Sūduva (2nd) Racing Union (CW) Velež Mostar (CW) St Patrick's Athletic (CW)
Makedonija (CW) Ararat-Armenia (2nd)[Note ARM] Valmiera (2nd) Vllaznia (CW)
First qualifying round Dinamo Minsk (3rd) Pogoń Szczecin (3rd) Lechia Gdańsk (4th) Olimpija Ljubljana (3rd)
Mura (4th) Ružomberok (2nd) DAC Dunajská Streda (PW) Kauno Žalgiris (3rd)
Panevėžys (4th) Differdange 03 (2nd) Fola Esch (3rd) Tuzla City (2nd)
Borac Banja Luka (3rd) Sligo Rovers (3rd) Derry City (4th) Akademija Pandev (2nd)
Shkëndija (3rd) Alashkert (3rd) Ararat Yerevan (4th)[Note ARM] Liepāja (3rd)
Riga (4th) Laçi (2nd) Partizani (3rd) Crusaders (CW)
Cliftonville (2nd) Larne (PW) Saburtalo Tbilisi (CW) Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd)
Dila Gori (3rd) KuPS (CW) SJK (3rd) Inter Turku (4th)
Petrocub Hîncești (2nd) Milsami Orhei (3rd) Sfîntul Gheorghe (4th) Floriana (CW)
Ħamrun Spartans (3rd) Gżira United (4th) B36 Tórshavn (CW) HB Tórshavn (2nd)
Víkingur (3rd) Llapi (CW) Drita (2nd) Gjilani (3rd)
Europa (2nd) St Joseph's (3rd) Bruno's Magpies (4th) Budućnost Podgorica (CW)
Dečić (3rd) Iskra (4th) Bala Town (2nd) Newtown (3rd)
Breiðablik (2nd) KR (3rd) Paide Linnameeskond (CW) Flora (2nd)
Atlètic d'Escaldes (CW) UE Santa Coloma (2nd) Tre Fiori (CW) Tre Penne (2nd)

One team not playing in a national top division will take part in the competition: Vaduz (2nd tier).

Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts (especially featuring teams from associations where there were few approved stadiums, such as Gibraltar and Wales). Scheduled kick-off times starting from the group stage were 18:45 and 21:00 CEST/CET, though exceptionally could take place at 16:30 due to geographical reasons.[12]

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place in Qatar between 20 November and 18 December 2022, the group stage commenced in the first week of September 2022 and concluded in the first week of November 2022 to make way for the World Cup.

The draws for the qualifying round were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[13] The group stage draw took place in Istanbul, Turkey.[14]

Schedule for 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League[15]
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingFirst qualifying round14 June 20227 July 202214 July 2022
Second qualifying round15 June 202221 July 202228 July 2022
Third qualifying round18 July 20224 August 202211 August 2022
Play-offsPlay-off round2 August 202218 August 202225 August 2022
Group stageMatchday 126 August 20228 September 2022
Matchday 215 September 2022
Matchday 36 October 2022
Matchday 413 October 2022
Matchday 527 October 2022
Matchday 63 November 2022
Knockout phaseKnockout round play-offs7 November 202216 February 202323 February 2023
Round of 1624 February 20239 March 202316 March 2023
Quarter-finals17 March 202313 April 202320 April 2023
Semi-finals11 May 202318 May 2023
Final7 June 2023 at Fortuna Arena, Prague

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 14 June 2022.The first legs were played on 5, 6 and 7 July, and the second legs were played on 12 and 14 July 2022.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path second qualifying round. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Alashkert 2–4 Ħamrun Spartans1–01–4
Lechia Gdańsk 6–2 Akademija Pandev4–12–1
Inter Turku 1–3 Drita1–00–3
Dinamo Tbilisi 4–4 (5–6 p) Paide Linnameeskond2–32–1 (a.e.t.)
Panevėžys 0–2 Milsami Orhei0–00–2
Laçi 1–0 Iskra0–01–0
Gjilani 2–3[A] Liepāja1–01–3
Sfîntul Gheorghe 2–4 Mura1–21–2
KuPS 2–0 Dila Gori2–00–0
Ružomberok 2–0 Kauno Žalgiris2–00–0
Budućnost Podgorica 4–2 Llapi2–02–2
Gżira United 2–1 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes1–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Borac Banja Luka 3–3 (3–4 p) B36 Tórshavn2–01–3 (a.e.t.)
Olimpija Ljubljana 3–2 Differdange 031–12–1 (a.e.t.)
St Joseph's 1–0[A] Larne0–01–0
UE Santa Coloma 1–5[A] Breiðablik0–11–4
DAC Dunajská Streda 5–1 Cliftonville2–13–0
Víkingur 3–1 Europa1–02–1
Bala Town 2–2 (3–4 p) Sligo Rovers1–21–0 (a.e.t.)
Fola Esch 1–4[A] Tre Fiori0–11–3
Dinamo Minsk 3–2 Dečić1–12–1
Tre Penne 0–8 Tuzla City0–20–6
Saburtalo Tbilisi 1–1 (5–4 p) Partizani0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Shkëndija 4–2 Ararat Yerevan2–02–2
Floriana 0–1 Petrocub Hîncești0–00–1
Pogoń Szczecin 4–2 KR4–10–1
HB 2–2 (2–4 p) Newtown1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Bruno's Magpies 3–4 Crusaders2–11–3
Flora 3–4 SJK1–02–4 (a.e.t.)
Derry City 0–4 Riga0–20–2

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.The first legs were played on 19, 20 and 21 July, and the second legs were played on 26, 27 and 28 July 2022.

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.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Shakhtyor Soligorsk ByeN/A
RFS ByeN/A
La Fiorita 0–10 Ballkani0–40–6
Víkingur Reykjavík 2–0 The New Saints2–00–0
Sutjeska Nikšić 0–1 KÍ Klaksvík0–00–1
Hibernians 4–3 FCI Levadia3–21–1
Tirana 2–4 Zrinjski Mostar0–12–3
Lech Poznań 6–1 Dinamo Batumi5–01–1
CFR Cluj 4–1 Inter Club d'Escaldes3–01–1
Tobol 3–0 Lincoln Red Imps2–01–0
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Gżira United 5–5 (3–1 p) Radnički Niš2–23–3 (a.e.t.)
Aris 7–2[A] Gomel5–12–1
Botev Plovdiv 0–2 APOEL0–00–2
Fehérvár 5–3 Gabala4–11–2
İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 Maccabi Netanya1–11–0
Aris Limassol 2–3 Neftçi Baku2–00–3
Velež Mostar 0–2 Ħamrun Spartans0–10–1
Saburtalo Tbilisi 3–4 FCSB1–02–4
Makedonija GP 0–4[A] CSKA Sofia0–00–4
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1 Dinamo Minsk2–11–0
Zira 0–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv0–30–0
Vllaznia 1–4 Universitatea Craiova1–10–3
Ararat-Armenia 0–0 (3–5 p) Paide Linnameeskond0–00–0 (a.e.t.)
Kairat 0–2 Kisvárda0–10–1
BATE Borisov 0–5 Konyaspor0–30–2
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 3–3 (4–2 p) Olimpija Ljubljana3–10–2 (a.e.t.)
Kyzylzhar 3–2 Osijek1–22–0
Liepāja 0–4 Young Boys0–10–3
Rapid Wien 2–1 Lechia Gdańsk0–02–1
SJK 2–6 Lillestrøm0–12–5
Breiðablik 3–2 Budućnost Podgorica2–01–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 (6–5 p) Mura1–10–0 (a.e.t.)
St Joseph's 0–11 Slavia Prague0–40–7
Spartak Trnava 6–2 Newtown4–12–1
Sūduva 0–2 Viborg0–10–1
Víkingur 0–4 DAC Dunajská Streda0–20–2
Pogoń Szczecin 1–5 Brøndby1–10–4
AZ 5–0[A] Tuzla City1–04–0
Motherwell 0–3 Sligo Rovers0–10–2
Molde 6–2 Elfsborg4–12–1
Koper 1–2 Vaduz0–11–1 (a.e.t.)
B36 Tórshavn 1–0 Tre Fiori1–00–0
Ružomberok 1–5 Riga0–31–2
Basel 3–1 Crusaders2–01–1
Antwerp 2–0 Drita0–02–0
Petrocub Hîncești 4–1 Laçi0–04–1
Racing Union 1–8 Čukarički1–40–4
Levski Sofia 3–1 PAOK2–01–1
Vitória de Guimarães 3–0 Puskás Akadémia3–00–0
Rijeka 1–4 Djurgårdens IF1–20–2
Vorskla Poltava 3–4[A] AIK3–20–2 (a.e.t.)
Valmiera 2–5 Shkëndija1–21–3
Raków Częstochowa 6–0 Astana5–01–0
KuPS 6–3 Milsami Orhei2–24–1
Sparta Prague 1–2 Viking0–01–2

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.The first legs were played on 3 and 4 August, and the second legs were played on 9, 10 and 11 August 2022.

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.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Víkingur Reykjavík 2–4 Lech Poznań1–01–4 (a.e.t.)
RFS 4–2 Hibernians1–13–1
Ballkani 4–4 (4–3 p) KÍ Klaksvík3–21–2 (a.e.t.)
Zrinjski Mostar 2–1 Tobol1–01–1
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–1 CFR Cluj0–00–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Spartak Trnava 0–3 Raków Częstochowa0–20–1
AIK 2–2 (3–2 p) Shkëndija1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Viking 5–2 Sligo Rovers5–10–1
Breiðablik 1–6 İstanbul Başakşehir1–30–3
KuPS 0–5 Young Boys0–20–3
Paide Linnameeskond 0–5 Anderlecht0–20–3
Viborg 5–1 B36 Tórshavn3–02–1
Hajduk Split 3–2 Vitória de Guimarães3–10–1
Brøndby 2–2 (1–3 p) Basel1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Lillestrøm 1–5 Antwerp1–30–2
CSKA Sofia 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic0–12–0
Dundee United 1–7 AZ1–00–7
APOEL 1–0 Kyzylzhar1–00–0
DAC Dunajská Streda 0–2 FCSB0–10–1
Riga 1–5 Gil Vicente1–10–4
Wolfsberger AC 4–0 Gżira United0–04–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 Aris2–01–2
Molde 4–2 Kisvárda3–01–2
Neftçi Baku 2–3 Rapid Wien2–10–2 (a.e.t.)
Lugano 1–5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva0–21–3
Ħamrun Spartans 2–2 (4–1 p)[A] Levski Sofia0–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Čukarički 2–7[A] Twente1–31–4
Zorya Luhansk 1–3 Universitatea Craiova1–00–3
Vaduz 5–3 Konyaspor1–14–2
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2–6 Djurgårdens IF1–31–3
Fehérvár 7–1 Petrocub Hîncești5–02–1
Slavia Prague 3–1 Panathinaikos2–01–1

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 25 August 2022.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Maribor 0–1 CFR Cluj0–00–1
RFS 3–3 (4–2 p) Linfield2–21–1 (a.e.t.)
Lech Poznań 3–1 F91 Dudelange2–01–1
Shkupi 1–3 Ballkani1–20–1
Zrinjski Mostar 2–2 (5–6 p) Slovan Bratislava1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
CSKA Sofia 1–2 Basel1–00–2
Vaduz 2–1 Rapid Wien1–11–0
Raków Częstochowa 2–3 Slavia Prague2–10–2 (a.e.t.)
Djurgårdens IF 5–3[A] APOEL3–02–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Nice1–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Universitatea Craiova 2–2 (3–4 p) Hapoel Be'er Sheva1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
İstanbul Başakşehir 4–2 Antwerp1–13–1
FCSB 4–3 Viking1–23–1
Partizan 7–4 Ħamrun Spartans4–13–3
Fiorentina 2–1 Twente2–10–0
Villarreal 6–2 Hajduk Split4–22–0
1. FC Köln 4–2 Fehérvár1–23–0
West Ham United 6–1 Viborg3–13–0
Young Boys 1–1 (1–3 p) Anderlecht0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Slovácko 4–0 AIK3–01–0
Molde 4–1 Wolfsberger AC0–14–0
AZ 6–1 Gil Vicente4–02–1

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022. 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 2022 UEFA club coefficients (CC).[16] Teams from the same association and, for political reasons, teams from Serbia and Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group.

All teams besides AZ, Basel, CFR Cluj, Gent, Partizan, Slavia Prague and Slovan Bratislava, who competed in last season's group stage, made their debut appearances in the group stage. Ballkani, Djurgårdens IF, Dnipro-1, Pyunik, RFS, Silkeborg, Slovácko, Vaduz and Žalgiris made their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group stage. Ballkani, Vaduz and Žalgiris were the first teams from Kosovo, Liechtenstein and Lithuania, respectively, to play in a UEFA competition group stage.

A total of 28 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification IBFK FIO HEA RFS
1 İstanbul Başakşehir6411143+1113[a]Advance to round of 163–03–13–0
2 Fiorentina6411146+813[a]Advance to knockout round play-offs2–15–11–1
3 Heart of Midlothian6204616−1060–40–32–1
4 RFS6024211−920–00–30–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WHU AND SIL FCSB
1 West Ham United6600134+918Advance to round of 162–11–03–1
2 Anderlecht622265+18Advance to knockout round play-offs0–11–02–2
3 Silkeborg6204127+562–30–25–0
4 FCSB6024318−1520–30–00–5
Source: UEFA

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification VIL LCH HBS AW
1 Villarreal6411149+513Advance to round of 164–32–25–0
2 Lech Poznań6231127+59Advance to knockout round play-offs3–00–04–1
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva614185+371–21–14–0
4 Austria Wien6024215−1320–11–10–0
Source: UEFA

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification NCE PRT KLN SVK
1 Nice623187+19[a]Advance to round of 162–11–11–2
2 Partizan623197+29[a]Advance to knockout round play-offs1–12–01–1
3 1. FC Köln622288082–20–14–2
4 Slovácko6123811−350–13–30–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AZ DNI APL VAD
1 AZ6501126+615Advance to round of 162–13–24–1
2 Dnipro-1631297+210Advance to knockout round play-offs0–11–02–2
3 Apollon Limassol621357−271–01–31–0
4 Vaduz6024511−621–21–20–0
Source: UEFA

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DJU GNT MOL SHR
1 Djurgårdens IF6510126+616Advance to round of 164–23–21–0
2 Gent6222106+48Advance to knockout round play-offs0–14–03–0
3 Molde6213910−172–30–03–0
4 Shamrock Rovers6024110−920–01–10–2
Source: UEFA

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SIV CLJ SLP BLK
1 Sivasspor6321117+411Advance to round of 163–01–13–4
2 CFR Cluj631255010Advance to knockout round play-offs0–12–01–0
3 Slavia Prague622267−181–10–13–2
4 Ballkani6114811−341–21–10–1
Source: UEFA

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SLO BSL PYU ZAL
1 Slovan Bratislava632197+211[a]Advance to round of 163–32–10–0
2 Basel6321119+211[a]Advance to knockout round play-offs0–23–12–2
3 Pyunik620489−162–01–22–0
4 Žalgiris612358−351–20–12–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Europa League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs were unseeded. Again, the seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022, 14:00 CET.[17]The first legs were played on 16 February, and the second legs were played on 23 February 2023.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Qarabağ 1–1 (3–5 p) Gent1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Trabzonspor 1–2 Basel1–00–2
Lazio 1–0 CFR Cluj1–00–0
Bodø/Glimt 0–1 Lech Poznań0–00–1
Braga 2–7 Fiorentina0–42–3
AEK Larnaca 1–0 Dnipro-11–00–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 3–2 Partizan0–13–1
Ludogorets Razgrad 2–2 (0–3 p) Anderlecht1–01–2 (a.e.t.)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023, 13:00 CET.[18]The first legs were played on 7 and 9 March, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 March 2023.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
AEK Larnaca 0–6 West Ham United0–20–4
Fiorentina 5–1 Sivasspor1–04–1
Lazio 2–4 AZ1–21–2
Lech Poznań 5–0 Djurgårdens IF2–03–0
Basel 4–4 (4–1 p) Slovan Bratislava2–22–2 (a.e.t.)
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–4 Nice0–11–3
Anderlecht 2–1 Villarreal1–11–0
Gent 5–2 İstanbul Başakşehir1–14–1

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023, 14:00 CET.[19]The first legs were played on 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2023.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lech Poznań 4–6 Fiorentina1–43–2
Gent 2–5 West Ham United1–11–4
Anderlecht 2–2 (1–4 p)[A] AZ2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Basel 4–3 Nice2–22–1 (a.e.t.)

Notes

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023, 14:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[19]The first legs were played on 11 May, and the second legs were played on 18 May 2023.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Fiorentina 4–3 Basel1–23–1 (a.e.t.)
West Ham United 3–1 AZ2–11–0

Final

The final was played on 7 June 2023 at the Fortuna Arena in Prague. A draw was held on 17 March 2023, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[19]

Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United
Report

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Rank[21]PlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1 Arthur Cabral Fiorentina7704
Zeki Amdouni Basel876
3 Michail Antonio West Ham United6610
Luka Jović Fiorentina649
Hugo Cuypers Gent878
6 Kristoffer Velde Lech Poznań5396
Gift Orban Gent441
Antonín Barák Fiorentina486
Vangelis Pavlidis AZ532
Artem Dovbyk Dnipro-1628
Jarrod Bowen West Ham United744
Andi Zeqiri Basel779
Nicolás González Fiorentina830
Mikael Ishak Lech Poznań943
Michał Skóraś Lech Poznań1040

Team of the Season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[22]

Pos.PlayerTeam
GK Alphonse Areola West Ham United
DF Dan Ndoye Basel
Nikola Milenković Fiorentina
Nayef Aguerd West Ham United
Cristiano Biraghi Fiorentina
MF Andy Diouf Basel
Lucas Paquetá West Ham United
Declan Rice West Ham United
FW Nicolás González Fiorentina
Michail Antonio West Ham United
Jarrod Bowen West Ham United

Player of the Season

Young Player of the Season

See also

References