UEFA Conference League knockout phase play-off draw: Where is it, when is it, who is involved?

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. The 2024/25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase play-off draw takes place on Friday 20 December at 13:00 CET, UEFA said in a press release. 

While the top eight sides in the league phase qualify automatically for the round of 16, the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place kick off the knockout stages. They compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to secure their path to the last 16.

From the knockout phase play-offs onwards the tournament is a bracket. The teams that finish the league phase between ninth and 16th will be seeded for the first draw for the knockout phase, and will face a team placed 17th to 24th. The seeded team will, in principle, play the return leg at home.

Potential opponents are also pre-defined by pairings of teams' final league positions. For example, teams finishing ninth and tenth will face the sides that ended 23rd or 24th; teams finishing 11th or 12th will be drawn against either the 21st or 22nd-placed sides and so on.

The eight clubs that prevail in the knockout phase play-offs progress to the round of 16.

Which teams are in the Conference League knockout phase play-off draw?

The teams that finished between ninth and 24th in the inaugural league phase will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to secure their path to the last 16 of the competition.

Seeded teams
9. Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)
10. Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
11. APOEL FC (CYP)
12. Pafos FC (CYP)
13. Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
14. NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)
15. Real Betis Balompié (ESP)
16. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (GER)

Unseeded teams
17. KAA Gent (BEL)
18. F.C. Copenhagen (DEN)
19. Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
20. FK Borac (BIH)
21. NK Celje (SVN)
22. Omonoia FC (CYP)
23. Molde FK (NOR)
24. TSC Bačka Topola (SRB)

How can I watch the draw?

The draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com.