The Conference League fixtures are out. And just three seasons into its existence its all change for the competition in 2024/25.
Firstly, the word Europa is no longer part of the tournament name. According to UEFA this is to, surprise, enable further development as a stand-alone competition. More importantly the group stage is now gone. Like the Champions League and Europa League, the first round of the conference is a single league phase.
In consistency with the other UEFA competitions, the league phase will see 36 teams compete in a single league table.
Each club in the Conference League will face six different opponents across six different matchdays (two fewer than the Champions and Europa Leagues) and, as ever, no two teams from the same country can meet.
Once completed the top eight teams will qualify for the round of 16. Clubs finishing between 9th and 24th will compete in the play-off round (winners reaching the last 16)
Anyone finishing 25th or below is eliminated. Chelsea are the sole English club in the tournament, but there is plenty of British Isles representation from Hearts (Scotland), The New Saints (Wales), Larne (Northern Ireland) and Shamrock Rovers (Republic of Ireland).
We also have the info you need for the Champions League fixtures and the Europa League fixtures, too. Here is the full list of league phase fixtures from matchday one, right through to matchday six on 19 December.
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Conference League fixtures: Every 2024/25 league phase game
Conference League group phase: Matchday 1
Conference League Matchday 1 fixtures
Wednesday, October 2 2024
- Istanbul Basaksehir vs Rapid Wien
- Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Celje
Thursday, October 3 2024
- Heidenheim vs Olimpija Ljubljana
- Cercle Brugge vs St. Gallen
- Astana vs TSC
- Dinamo Minsk vs Heart of Midlothian
- Noah vs Mlada Boleslav
- Legia Warsaw vs Real Betis
- Molde vs Larne
- Omonia vs Vkingur Reykjavk
- Fiorentina vs The New Saints
- Chelsea vs Gent
- Copenhagen vs Jagiellonia Biaystok
- Lugano vs HJK
- Petrocub Hncesti vs Pafos
- Borac Banja Luka vs Panathinaikos
- LASK vs Djurgardens
- Shamrock Rovers vs APOEL
Larne FC's full European debut, following their fourth attempt at qualifying for the Conference League, sees them host Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's former club Molde to Inver Park.
Another standout fixture sees Welsh champions The New Saints travel to Tuscany for a glamour tie with Fiorentina.
Conference League group phase: Matchday 2
Conference League Matchday 2 fixtures
Thursday, October 24 2024
- APOEL vs Borac Banja Luka
- Djurgardens vs Vitoria de Guimaraes
- St. Gallen vs Fiorentina
- Heart of Midlothian vs Omonia
- Jagiellonia Biaystok vs Petrocub Hncesti
- Gent vs Molde
- Larne Northern Ireland vs Shamrock Rovers
- Celje vs Istanbul Basaksehir
- Panathinaikos vs Chelsea
- Rapid Wien vs Noah
- Mlada Boleslav vs Lugano
- TSC vs Legia Warsaw
- HJK vs Dinamo Minsk
- Olimpija Ljubljana vs LASK
- Pafos vs Heidenheim
- Real Betis vs Copenhagen
- The New Saints vs Astana
- Vkingur Reykjavk vs Cercle Brugge
While Chelsea and Enzo Maresca will be confident of progressing to the knockout stage, they face a serious European test on matchday two with a trip to Greek side Panathinaikos.
Real Betis host Copenhagen in a game that feels a lot more Europa League, than Conference League.
Conference League group phase: Matchday 3
Conference League Matchday 3 fixtures
Thursday, November 7 2024
- Petrocub Hncesti vs Rapid Wien
- TSC vs Lugano
- HJK vs Olimpija Ljubljana
- Gent vs Omonia
- Legia Warsaw vs Dinamo Minsk
- Pafos vs Astana
- Shamrock Rovers vs The New Saints
- Vkingur Reykjavk vs Borac Banja Luka
- APOEL vs Fiorentina
- Chelsea vs Noah
- Djurgardens vs Panathinaikos
- Copenhagen vs Istanbul Basaksehir
- Heart of Midlothian vs Heidenheim
- Jagiellonia Biaystok vs Molde
- Larne Northern Ireland vs St. Gallen
- LASK vs Cercle Brugge
- Real Betis vs Celje
- Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Mlada Boleslav
Forget Aston Villa and Celtic doing battle in the Champions League, the best clash between two sides from the British Isles in 2024-25 takes place on matchday three of the Conference League.
On November 7, Shamrock Rovers take on The New Saints at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin.
This round of fixtures also contains Vkingur Reykjavk (of Iceland) vs Borac Banja Luka (of Bosnia) - a long old trip for the visitors.
Conference League group phase: Matchday 4
Conference League Matchday 4 fixtures
Wednesday, November 27 2024
- Istanbul Basaksehir vs Petrocub Hncesti
Thursday, November 28 2024
- Astana vs Vitoria de Guimaraes
- Heidenheim vs Chelsea
- Cercle Brugge vs Heart of Midlothian
- Dinamo Minsk vs Copenhagen
- Noah vs Vkingur Reykjavk
- St. Gallen vs TSC
- Borac Banja Luka vs LASK
- Molde vs APOEL
- Celje vs Jagiellonia Biaystok
- Panathinaikos vs HJK
- The New Saints vs Djurgardens
- Fiorentina vs Pafos
- Lugano vs Gent
- Mlada Boleslav vs Real Betis
- Olimpija Ljubljana vs Larne
- Omonia vs Legia Warsaw
- Rapid Wien vs Shamrock Rovers
If you're looking for the ultimate European city break derby, look no further than matchday four.
Swiss side Lugano, who finished second in their league last season, will host Belgian outfit Gent.
Conference League group phase: Matchday 5
Conference League Matchday 5 fixtures
Thursday, December 12 2024
- Astana vs Chelsea
- Fiorentina vs LASK
- Copenhagen vs Heart of Midlothian
- Dinamo Minsk vs Larne
- Noah vs APOEL
- Petrocub Hncesti vs Real Betis
- HJK vs Molde
- Istanbul Basaksehir vs Heidenheim
- Legia Warsaw vs Lugano
- Olimpija Ljubljana vs Cercle Brugge
- St. Gallen vs Vitoria de Guimaraes
- Mlada Boleslav vs Jagiellonia Biaystok
- Gent vs TSC
- Omonia vs Rapid Wien
- Pafos vs Celje
- Shamrock Rovers vs Borac Banja Luka
- The New Saints vs Panathinaikos
- Vkingur Reykjavk vs Djurgardens
Could Astana repeat the most famous night in their history? The Kazakhstan club memorably beat Manchester United in the Europa League group stage back in 2019.
On matchday five they will look to knock over a second English giant when they welcome Chelsea.
If you like Nordic derbies you're in luck. Vkingur Reykjavik (Iceland) host Djurgardens IF (Sweden) and HJK Helsinki (Finland) take on Molde (Norway)
Conference League group phase: Matchday 6
Conference League Matchday 6 fixtures
Thursday, December 19 2024
- Heidenheim vs St. Gallen
- APOEL vs Astana
- Cercle Brugge vs Istanbul Basaksehir
- Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers
- Djurgardens vs Legia Warsaw
- Lugano vs Pafos
- Borac Banja Luka vs Omonia
- TSC vs Noah
- Heart of Midlothian vs Petrocub Hncesti
- Jagiellonia Biaystok vs Olimpija Ljubljana
- Larne Northern Ireland vs Gent
- LASK vs Vkingur Reykjavk
- Molde vs Mlada Boleslav
- Celje vs The New Saints
- Panathinaikos vs Dinamo Minsk
- Real Betis vs HJK
- Rapid Wien vs Copenhagen
- Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Fiorentina
The final matchday of the league phase sees all 18 games kick-off simultaneously, on December 19.
Chelsea face Shamrock Rovers at Stamford Bridge, while The New Saints make the long trip to Slovenia to face Celje.
Hearts are at home on the final day, welcoming Moldovan champions FC Petrocub Hincesti to Tynecastle. Larne conclude their league phase at home to Gent.