Draw for the 1/16 finals of the Conference League. Watch online. LIVE broadcast

On December 20 at 14:00 Kyiv time the draw for the 1/16 finals will take place in Nyon, Switzerland UEFA Conference Leagues 2024/25.

The 8 best teams in the league (including English Chelsea with Ukrainian winger Mikhail Mudrik) automatically qualified for the 1/8 finals. And at the stage of 1/16 finals the teams that took places from 9th to 24th will play.

All the highlights of the match are available live in Telegram Sport.ua

The tournament will then follow a playoff bracket. Teams that finish the league stage from 9th to 16th place will be seeded. They will face teams ranked 17th to 24th. The seeded teams will play the return match at home.

Potential opponents are also determined by pairs of teams’ final league positions. For example, teams ranked 9th and 10th will face clubs ranked 23rd or 24th. Teams ranked 11th or 12th will face opponents ranked 21st or 22nd, etc.

The matches will take place on February 13 and 20, 2025. 8 clubs that win the 1/16 finals will advance to the 1/8 finals, the draw for this stage and the further playoff bracket will take place on February 21

In the knockout playoffs, teams may face another team from the same national association. Clubs can also play opponents they have faced in the league stage.

Directly qualified for the 1/8 finals

• 01. Chelsea (England)
• 02. Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal)
• 03. Fiorentina (Italy)
• 04. Rapid Vienna (Austria)
• 05. Djurgården (Sweden)
• 06. Lugano (Switzerland)
• 07. Legia Warsaw (Poland)
• 08. Cercle Bruges (Belgium)

Seeded teams in the 1/16 finals

• 09. Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland)
• 10. Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
• 11. APOEL (Cyprus)
• 12. Paphos (Cyprus)
• 13. Panathinaikos (Greece)
• 14. Olympia Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• 15. Betis (Spain)
• 16. Heidenheim (Germany)

Unseeded teams in the 1/16 finals

• 17. Ghent (Belgium)
• 18. Copenhagen (Denmark)
• 19. Vikingur Reykjavik (Iceland)
• 20. Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 21. Cele (Slovenia)
• 22. Omonia (Cyprus)
• 23. Molde (Norway)
• 24. TSC Bačka-Topola (Serbia)

Draw for the 1/16 finals of the Conference League. Watch online. LIVE broadcast

The video broadcast of the draw will take place on December 20 at 14:00 on the official UEFA website.

UEFA Conference League 2024/25

Seeding pots for the 1/16 finals draw

Matches: 13 and 20 February 2025

🔹 Section 1

Seeded

• 09. Jagiellonia (Poland)
• 10. Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)

Unseeded

• 23. Molde (Norway)
• 24. TSC Bačka-Topola (Serbia)

🔹 Section 2

Seeded

• 11. APOEL (Cyprus)
• 12. Paphos (Cyprus)

Unseeded

• 21. Cele (Slovenia)
• 22. Omonia (Cyprus)

🔹 Section 3

Seeded

• 13. Panathinaikos (Greece)
• 14. Olympia (Slovenia)

Unseeded

• 19. Vikingur (Iceland)
• 20. Borac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

🔹 Section 4

Seeded

• 15. Betis (Spain)
• 16. Heidenheim (Germany)

Unseeded

• 17. Ghent (Belgium)
• 18. Copenhagen (Denmark)

Seeding pots for the 1/16 finals

Possible pairings for the 1/16 finals

Match dates for the 1/16 finals

Playoff bracket

Infographics