Conference League Knockout Play-Offs Tickets

The Conference League was formed in 2021 and is the third tier of European football in terms of continental football. The Champions League and Europa League are the more prestigious events on the footballing calendar.

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Conference League Knockout Play-Offs Match Tickets

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Conference League Knockout Round Format

The Conference League knockout round playoffs are the bridge between the competition's group stage and the Round of 16. Historically speaking, this has seen the runners-up in the eight groups in the competition compete with eight third-ranked teams in their Europa League group stage.

These two teams would then be seeded and unseeded and play out two legs, with the winner progressing to the final 16 of the Conference League.

As of 2024/25, the process has altered. 166 teams enter, first negotiating the qualifying round section, consisting of a first qualifying round, second qualifying round, and third qualifying round, en route to a play-off round to determine the teams who will take part in the large league phase.

Gone are the days when the Conference League group stage was split into eight groups; now, it's just one large league phase, where 36 teams will fight it out together to secure progress.

Teams who finish in the top eight positions move directly to the Round of 16, whereas the teams who finish in the positions between 9th and 24th then enter the Conference League Knockout Round Play Off Round.

Conference League Knockout Round History

The Conference League has made big strides, even in its early iterations. The knockout round has already seen big sides battle it out to progress in the competition.

In 2021/22, Leicester City eased past Danish side Randers to get to the last 16, while Scottish giants Celtic fell by the wayside, humbled by Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on aggregate. The following season, Italian sides Lazio and Fiorentina eased through this round of the tournament, and in 2023/24, Ajax saw off Bodo/Glimt after extra time in their clash.

Though the seeding and entrants for the competition favour the so-called 'lesser leagues', with nations getting more than one opening spot that currently goes to those in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France, teams from the big five leagues are still those who tend to progress furthest.

Among the Premier League sides to have played in the knockout rounds of the Conference League are Leicester City, West Ham (who were crowned champions in the competition in 2022/23), Aston Villa and Chelsea.