The is the season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. This is the UEFA Conference League played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase. This increase the total number of matches played in the competition proper from 141 to 153.
The final will be played on at the . The winners of the UEFA Conference League automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League league phase.
League phase
Each team will play six matches, three at home and three away, against six different opponents, with all 36 teams ranked in a single league table. Teams will be separated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients, and each team will play two teams from each of the four pots – one at home and one away. The top eight ranked teams will receive a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th are eliminated from all competitions.
