Seeding in the Europa Conference League 2023/2024

Seeding in the Europa Conference League 2023/2024

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

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This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded clubs for draws in the qualifying rounds and the group stage of the Europa Conference League 2023/2024. The UEFA Club Ranking of 2023 determines the seeding of the clubs in the tables below. See Qualification 2023/2024 for a list of qualified clubs, and Access List 2023/2024 for an overview of berths per country. More detailed information may also be found in the ECL regulations (pdf or online).

This seeding list is according to the format of the 2021-24 period. Clubs eliminated in the preliminary round and 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, and clubs eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League are transferred to the Europa Conference League. For details, see the new Access List 2023/2024 and 2021-24 qualifying scheme. The 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds, and the play-off round of the Europa Conference League are split into two sections: one for champions and one for non-champions.

Although the regulations no longer require the use of regional groups (as used before 2009), until now UEFA still uses some kind of regionalization in the first qualifying rounds. At first the clubs are divided into seeded and unseeded clubs, and then the seeded and unseeded clubs are split into regional groups. The general approach seems to use the North/Central/South scheme, but no specific rules are known.

Russian clubs are suspended from participation in UEFA competitions. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:

The champion of Serbia (Red Star Belgrade) moves from CL-PO to CL-GS,
The champion of Belgium (Royal Antwerp) moves from CL-Q3 to CL-PO,
The champion of Greece (AEK Athens) moves from CL-Q2 to CL-Q3,
The champions of Denmark (FC København) and Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb) move from CL-Q1 to CL-Q2,
The runner-up of Serbia (TSC Backa Topola) moves from CL-Q2nc to CL-Q3nc,
The cup winners (or league 3rd) of Belgium (Union Saint-Gilloise) and Switzerland (FC Lugano) move from EL-Q3 to EL-PO,
The cup winner of Czechia (Slavia Praha) moves from ECL-Q2 to EL-Q3,
The cup winners (or runners-up) of Norway (SK Brann Bergen), Denmark (FC Nordsjælland), and Croatia (Hajduk Split) move from ECL-Q2 to ECL-Q3,
The cup winners (or runners-up) of Slovakia (Spartak Trnava), Slovenia (NK Celje), Belarus (Torpedo Zhodino), Moldova (Petrocub Hîncesti), Lithuania (Kauno Zalgiris), Bosnia-Herzegovina (FK Borac Banja Luka), Finland (KuPS Kuopio), Luxembourg (Differdange 03), Latvia (FK Auda), and Kosovo (FC Drita) move from ECL-Q1 to ECL-Q2,
As a result there will be only 16 CL-Q1 losers in ECL-Q2ch, one of them gets a bye to ECL-Q3ch (to be determined by a draw).

The Champions League title holder (Manchester City or Internazionale) qualified already for the CL group stage by the domestic league. The access list will be re-balanced as follows:

The champion of Ukraine (Shakhtar Donetsk) moves from CL-PO to CL-GS,
The champion of Switzerland (Young Boys) moves from CL-Q3 to CL-PO,
The champion of Czechia (Sparta Praha) moves from CL-Q2 to CL-Q3,
The champions of Turkey (Galatasaray) and Cyprus (Aris Limassol) move from CL-Q1 to CL-Q2,
As a result there will be only 15 CL-Q1 losers in ECL-Q2ch, two of them get a bye to ECL-Q3ch (to be determined by a draw).

Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
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F91 Dudelange            Lux  10.000             KF Tirana                Alb   4.000
Riga FC                  Lat  10.000             MSK Zilina               Svk   3.950
NK Maribor               Slo   9.500             Torpedo Kutaisi          Geo   3.500
Shkendija Tetovo         Mac   9.500             Vikingur Reykjavik       Isl   3.000
Linfield Belfast         Nir   8.500             St. Patrick's Athletic   Irl   3.000
FC Vaduz                 Lie   8.500             Vllaznia Shkodër         Alb   3.000
DAC Dunajska Streda      Svk   8.500             Víkingur                 Far   3.000
Dundalk                  Irl   8.500             Derry City               Irl   3.000
Pyunik Yerevan           Arm   8.000             Makedonija GjP           Mac   2.500
Alashkert FC             Arm   8.000             FK Panevezys             Lit   2.500
Sutjeska Niksic          Mon   7.500             Honka Espoo              Fin   2.500
FK Shkupi                Mac   7.000             Zeljeznicar Sarajevo     Bos   2.500
FK Sarajevo              Bos   7.000             Balzan FC                Mlt   2.500
RFS Riga                 Lat   6.500             Zimbru Chisinau          Mol   2.450
Tobol Kustanai           Kaz   6.500             SC Gjilani               Kos   2.208
B36 Torshavn             Far   6.500             KF Dukagjini             Kos   2.208
Ararat-Armenia           Arm   6.500             Haka Valkeakoski         Fin   2.050
Gzira United             Mlt   6.000             Dila Gori                Geo   2.000
Levadia Tallinn          Est   6.000             Birkirkara               Mlt   2.000
Dinamo Minsk             Bls   5.500             Glentoran                Nir   2.000
Connah's Quay            Wal   5.500             Trans Narva              Est   2.000
Milsami Orhei            Mol   5.000             FC Hegelmann             Lit   2.000
HB Torshavn              Far   5.000             Isloch Minsk Raion       Bls   1.975
Europa FC                Gib   5.000             KA Akureyri              Isl   1.450
NK Domzale               Slo   5.000             Egnatia Rrogozhinë       Alb   1.250
FC Santa Coloma          And   5.000             Penybont                 Wal   1.233
Progrès Niederkorn       Lux   5.000             Haverfordwest County     Wal   1.233
Dinamo Batumi            Geo   4.500             FCB Magpies              Gib   1.158
Inter Club d'Escaldes    And   4.500             Arsenal Tivat            Mon   0.950
Crusaders Belfast        Nir   4.500             Virtus                   Sma   0.399
Paide Linnameeskond      Est   4.000             Cosmos                   Sma   0.399

Before the draw the 62 clubs of the 1st round are divided into 5 groups of 10 clubs and 1 group of 12 clubs. See last year's UEFA Europa Conference League 1st qualifying round draw for more info.

The draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the 1st qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 1st qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved.

Unknown
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RFS Riga *               Lat   6.500
Tobol Kustanai *         Kaz   6.500

CW/N4                    Tur   6.420 - 31.000
N4                       Den   5.565 - 25.500


Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Club Brugge              Bel  54.000             .
FC Basel                 Sui  53.000             .
AA Gent                  Bel  37.500             Petrocub Hîncesti        Mol   6.500
Fenerbahçe               Tur  30.000             B36 Torshavn *           Far   6.500
CFR Cluj                 Rom  27.500             FC Drita                 Kos   6.500
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  25.000             Ararat-Armenia *         Arm   6.500
Maccabi Tel-Aviv         Isr  24.000             Vojvodina Novi Sad       Srb   6.475
Viktoria Plzen           Cze  22.000             FC Luzern                Sui   6.335
Bodø/Glimt               Nor  20.000             Gzira United *           Mlt   6.000
Lech Poznan              Pol  19.000             Levadia Tallinn *        Est   6.000
Hapoel Beer-Sheva        Isr  17.000             Vorskla Poltava          Ukr   6.000
Djurgårdens IF           Swe  16.500             Bohemians Praha          Cze   5.810
APOEL Nicosia            Cyp  14.500             AGF Aarhus               Den   5.565
Besiktas                 Tur  14.000             Dinamo Minsk *           Bls   5.500
CW/N2                    Bul  13.000 - 21.000    Connah's Quay *          Wal   5.500
N5                       Ned  11.980             Milsami Orhei *          Mol   5.000
NK Rijeka                Cro  11.500             HB Torshavn *            Far   5.000
Vitória Guimarães        Por  11.243             Europa FC *              Gib   5.000
FCSB                     Rom  11.000             NK Domzale *             Slo   5.000
Legia Warsaw             Pol  11.000             FC Santa Coloma *        And   5.000
Rosenborg BK             Nor  11.000             Progrès Niederkorn *     Lux   5.000
Spartak Trnava           Svk  10.500             Beitar Jerusalem         Isr   5.000
AEK Larnaca              Cyp  10.000             Hammarby IF              Swe   4.750
Omonia Nicosia           Cyp  10.000             Kalmar FF                Swe   4.750
F91 Dudelange *          Lux  10.000             Dinamo Batumi *          Geo   4.500
Riga FC *                Lat  10.000             Inter Club d'Escaldes *  And   4.500
NK Maribor *             Slo   9.500             Crusaders Belfast *      Nir   4.500
KuPS Kuopio              Fin   9.500             Kauno Zalgiris           Lit   4.500
Shkendija Tetovo *       Mac   9.500             Pogon Szczecin           Pol   4.150
Neftchi Baku             Azb   9.000             Zalaegerszeg TE          Hun   4.125
Linfield Belfast *       Nir   8.500             Kecskeméti TE            Hun   4.125
FC Vaduz *               Lie   8.500             DVSC Debrecen            Hun   4.125
DAC Dunajska Streda *    Svk   8.500             Sepsi OSK                Rom   4.100
Dundalk *                Irl   8.500             Paide Linnameeskond *    Est   4.000
NK Osijek                Cro   8.000             Gabala FK                Azb   4.000
Pyunik Yerevan *         Arm   8.000             FK Borac Banja Luka      Bos   4.000
Alashkert FC *           Arm   8.000             N3                       Bul   4.000 -  4.500
Sutjeska Niksic *        Mon   7.500             N4                       Bul   4.000
Hibernian                Sco   7.280             Sabah FK                 Azb   3.325
FK Shkupi *              Mac   7.000             Ordabasy Shymkent        Kaz   2.525
Aris Thessaloniki        Gre   7.000             FK Aktobe                Kaz   2.525
FK Sarajevo *            Bos   7.000             NK Celje                 Slo   2.500
N5                       Aut   6.800             FK Auda                  Lat   2.125
.                                                Differdange 03           Lux   2.000
.                                                Torpedo Zhodino          Bls   1.975

Before the draw the 90 club(pair)s of the 2nd qualifying round are divided into 9 groups of 10 clubs each. See last year's UEFA Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round draw for more info.

Bye to next round (determined by draw):
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1

Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
CL-Q1 @1                                         CL-PR @p
CL-Q1 @1                                         CL-PR @p
CL-Q1 @1                                         CL-PR @p
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1

Clubs eliminated in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League are seeded. Before the draw the 18 club(pair)s are divided into 3 groups of 5 seeded clubs and 1 unseeded club. See last year's UEFA Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round draw for more info.

The draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 2nd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved.

Below it is assumed that the seeded teams of the 1st qualifying round qualify for the 2nd qualifying round. If unseeded teams qualify some teams below may shift to a seeded spot.

Unknown (unseeded < 10.000, seeded > 11.000)
------------------------ --- ----------------
Rosenborg BK **          Nor  11.000
Spartak Trnava **        Svk  10.500

ECL-Q2 **                      6.500 - 31.000
ECL-Q2 **                      6.500 - 25.500


Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Club Brugge **           Bel  54.000             .
FC Basel **              Sui  53.000             .
AZ Alkmaar               Ned  47.500             AEK Larnaca **           Cyp  10.000
AA Gent **               Bel  37.500             Omonia Nicosia **        Cyp  10.000
Dinamo Kyiv              Ukr  35.000             F91 Dudelange *          Lux  10.000
Fenerbahçe **            Tur  30.000             Riga FC *                Lat  10.000
CFR Cluj **              Rom  27.500             NK Maribor *             Slo   9.500
Partizan Belgrade        Srb  25.500             KuPS Kuopio **           Fin   9.500
PAOK Thessaloniki **     Gre  25.000             Shkendija Tetovo *       Mac   9.500
Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  24.000             Hajduk Split             Cro   9.000
Viktoria Plzen **        Cze  22.000             Neftchi Baku **          Azb   9.000
Bodø/Glimt **            Nor  20.000             Linfield Belfast *       Nir   8.500
Lech Poznan **           Pol  19.000             FC Vaduz *               Lie   8.500
Rapid Wien               Aut  18.500             DAC Dunajska Streda *    Svk   8.500
Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.000             Dundalk *                Irl   8.500
Djurgårdens IF **        Swe  16.500             NK Osijek **             Cro   8.000
APOEL Nicosia **         Cyp  14.500             Pyunik Yerevan *         Arm   8.000
Besiktas **              Tur  14.000             Alashkert FC *           Arm   8.000
N2 **                    Bul  13.000 - 21.000    Sutjeska Niksic *        Mon   7.500
N5 **                    Ned  11.980             Hearts FC                Sco   7.280
NK Rijeka **             Cro  11.500             Hibernian **             Sco   7.280
FC Arouca                Por  11.243             FK Shkupi *              Mac   7.000
Vitória Guimarães **     Por  11.243             Aris Thessaloniki **     Gre   7.000
FCSB **                  Rom  11.000             FK Sarajevo *            Bos   7.000
Legia Warsaw **          Pol  11.000             N5 **                    Aut   6.800
.                                                SK Brann Bergen          Nor   5.800
.                                                FC Nordsjælland          Den   5.565

Before the draw the 54 club(pair)s of the 3rd qualifying round are divided into 3 groups of 8 clubs and 3 groups of 10 clubs. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. See last year's UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info.

No seeding                     coef.
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CL-Q1 @1
CL-Q1 @1
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **
ECL-Q2ch **

No teams are seeded for the champions path third qualifying round. Before the draw the 10 club(pair)s of the 3rd qualifying round are divided into a group of 6 clubs and a group of 4 clubs. See last year's UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round draw for more info.

The draw for the play-off round is made before the results of the 3rd qualifying round are known. Clubs of the 3rd qualifying round are seeded by the highest ranking of the clubs involved.

Below it is assumed that the seeded teams of the 2nd qualifying round qualify for the 3rd qualifying round. If unseeded teams qualify some teams below may shift to a seeded spot.

Unknown
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Viktoria Plzen **        Cze  22.000
Aston Villa              Eng >21.799

ECL-Q3 *3                     11.000 - 31.000
ECL-Q3 *3                     10.500 - 25.500


Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Juventus                 Ita 101.000             .
Eintracht Frankfurt      Ger  77.000             .
Club Brugge **           Bel  54.000             Bodø/Glimt **            Nor  20.000
FC Basel **              Sui  53.000             Lech Poznan **           Pol  19.000
EL-Q3 *3                      52.000*            Osasuna                  Esp  18.599
AZ Alkmaar *3            Ned  47.500             Rapid Wien *3            Aut  18.500
EL-Q3 *3                      39.000*            Hapoel Beer-Sheva **     Isr  17.000
AA Gent **               Bel  37.500             Djurgårdens IF **        Swe  16.500
Dinamo Kyiv *3           Ukr  35.000             APOEL Nicosia **         Cyp  14.500
Fenerbahçe **            Tur  30.000             Besiktas **              Tur  14.000
Lille OSC                Fra  30.000             N2 **                    Bul  13.000 - 21.000
CFR Cluj **              Rom  27.500             N5 **                    Ned  11.980
Partizan Belgrade *3     Srb  25.500             NK Rijeka **             Cro  11.500
PAOK Thessaloniki **     Gre  25.000             FC Arouca  *3            Por  11.243
Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  24.000             Vitória Guimarães **     Por  11.243
.                                                FCSB **                  Rom  11.000
.                                                Legia Warsaw **          Pol  11.000

Before the draw the 34 club(pair)s of the 4th qualifying round are divided into 3 groups of 8 clubs and a group of 10 clubs. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. See last year's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw for more info.

Seeded clubs                   coef.             Unseeded clubs                 coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
EL-Q3ch &3                     9.000 - 55.000    ECL-Q3ch *3                    3.000 - 24.500
EL-Q3ch &3                     9.000 - 40.500    ECL-Q3ch *3                    3.000 - 19.500
EL-Q3ch &3                     9.000 - 31.500    ECL-Q3ch *3                    2.500 - 15.000
EL-Q3ch &3                     8.500 - 27.000    ECL-Q3ch *3                    1.800 - 14.000
EL-Q3ch &3                     4.895 - 25.000    ECL-Q3ch *3                    1.100 - 13.000

Clubs eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League are seeded. UEFA may form groups for the draw.

Once the play-off round has been completed, the 32 remaining clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. For the purpose of the draw the clubs are divided into 4 pots. All pots are filled according to the club ranking.

Below it is assumed that the seeded teams of the play-off round qualify for the group stage. If unseeded teams qualify some teams below may shift to a higher pot.

pot 1            > 47.500
pot 2  < 30.000  > 30.000
pot 3  < 15.000  > 24.500
pot 4  <  8.000

Unknown                      coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------
AZ Alkmaar *3            Ned  47.500
AA Gent **               Bel  37.500
Dinamo Kyiv *3           Ukr  35.000
Fenerbahçe **            Tur  30.000
Lille OSC *4             Fra  30.000
CFR Cluj **              Rom  27.500
Partizan Belgrade *3     Srb  25.500
PAOK Thessaloniki **     Gre  25.000
Maccabi Tel-Aviv **      Isr  24.000

ECL-PO *4                     22.000 - 31.000
ECL-PO *4                    >21.799 - 25.500
ECL-PO *4                     11.000 - 22.000*
ECL-PO *4                     10.500 ->21.799*

ECL-POch *4                    3.000 - 55.000
ECL-POch *4                    3.000 - 40.500
ECL-POch *4                    2.500 - 31.500
ECL-POch *4                    1.800 - 24.500
ECL-POch *4                    1.100 - 19.500

EL-PO &4 (P2P2)               15.000 - 27.000
EL-PO &4 (P2P2)               14.000 - 25.000
EL-PO &4 (P1P3)                9.000 - 89.000
EL-PO &4 (P3P2)                9.000 - 24.500
EL-PO &4 (P3P2)                9.000 - 24.000
EL-PO &4 (P1P3)                8.500 - 36.000
EL-PO &4 (P1P4)                8.000 - 52.000
EL-PO &4 (P1P4)                7.280 - 39.000
EL-PO &4 (P1P4)                6.335 - 16.000
EL-PO &4 (P1P3)                4.895 - 19.000


Pot 1                          coef.             Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------    ------------------------ --- ----------------
Juventus *4              Ita 101.000             .
Eintracht Frankfurt *4   Ger  77.000             .
Club Brugge **           Bel  54.000             .
FC Basel **              Sui  53.000             .
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Clubs from the same association will not be drawn into the same group and are paired to play on separate days as much as possible. The groups A-D are assigned a red colour and the groups E-H are blue. When a paired club is drawn into a group the other paired club can only be drawn into a group with another colour.

A computer draw determines the fixtures such that each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. A club does not play more than two home or two away matches in a row and each club plays one home match and one away match on the first two matchdays and the last two matchdays.

The eight group-winners of the group stage qualify for the round of 16. The eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the knockout round play-offs. The clubs that finish this stage in 3rd and 4th position in their group are eliminated.

For the knockout round play-offs, the runners-up of the Europa Conference League are seeded above the third-placed teams of the Europa League Clubs from the same association can not be drawn against each other.

2nd in ECL group                                 3rd in EL group
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For the round of 16, the group winners are seeded above the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs. Clubs from the same association can not be drawn against each other.

1st in ECL group                                 winner of knockout round play-offs
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For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.

KEY:

*	=	club started in 1st qualifying round
**	=	club started in 2nd qualifying round
*3	=	club started in 3rd qualifying round
*4	=	club started in play-off round
@p	=	club eliminated in CL preliminary round
@1	=	club eliminated in CL 1st qualifying round
&3	=	club eliminated in EL 3rd qualifying round
&4	=	club eliminated in EL play-off round
#	=	qualified for knockout round play-offs from group stage of the Europa League
*!	=	Russian clubs are suspended

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