2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
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The 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League was the third season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying: 12 July – 31 August 2023 Competition proper: 20 September 2023 – 29 May 2024 |
Teams | Competition proper: 32+8 Total: 135+43 (from 54 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 141 |
Goals scored | 411 (2.91 per match) |
Attendance | 2,327,520 (16,507 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) 11 goals |
Best player(s) | Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)[1] |
Best young player | Igor Thiago (Club Brugge)[2] |
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The final was played at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens, Greece.[3] It was won by Olympiacos, who defeated Fiorentina 1–0 after extra time, and qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage as a result.
This edition was the final season under its current name, as it was renamed to the UEFA Conference League from the 2024–25 season onwards. According to UEFA, the new denomination of the competition would enable further development as a stand-alone competition in their research amongst fans and commercial partners.[4][5] This was also the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, after UEFA announced that a brand-new Swiss-system format would be introduced for the following edition.[6] Due to the change, no clubs could be transferred from the Europa League group stage to the Conference League, so starting with this edition the winners would no longer be able to defend their title.[7]
As the title holders, West Ham United qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. They were unable to defend their title after advancing to the Europa League knockout phase.