Conference League knockout phase play-off draw: Gent face Real Betis, Víkingur R. to play Panathinaikos
Friday, January 31, 2025
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The draw for the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase play-offs has set out the next stage of the competition.
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The draw for the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase play-offs has been made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
What are the Conference League knockout phase play-off ties?
Matches kick off at 21:00 CET unless stated
First legs
13/02: TSC vs Jagiellonia (18:45 CET)
13/02: Molde vs Shamrock Rovers (18:45 CET)
13/02: Celje vs APOEL (18:45 CET)
13/02: Víkingur R. vs Panathinaikos (18:45 CET)
13/02: Copenhagen vs Heidenheim
13/02: Borac vs Olimpija
13/02: Gent vs Real Betis
13/02: Omonoia vs Pafos
Second legs
20/02: Heidenheim vs Copenhagen (18:45 CET)
20/02: Olimpija vs Borac (18:45 CET)
20/02: Pafos vs Omonoia (18:45 CET)
20/02: Real Betis vs Gent (18:45 CET)
20/02: APOEL vs Celje
20/02: Jagiellonia vs TSC
20/02: Panathinaikos vs Víkingur R.
20/02: Shamrock Rovers vs Molde
When are the knockout phase play-off games?
The knockout phase play-offs are scheduled to be played over the course of two weeks:
First legs: 13 February 2025
Second legs: 20 February 2025
However, the UEFA administration decides on match dates and fixture reversals on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the applicable principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.
If matches are impacted by stadium or city clashes, these will be resolved in accordance with the applicable principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.
What happens after the Conference League knockout phase play-offs?
Winners of each tie advance to the round of 16, where they will join the top eight sides in the league phase of the Conference League.
Who is already through to the last 16?
Cercle Brugge, Chelsea, Djurgården, Fiorentina, Legia Warszawa, Lugano, SK Rapid, Vitória SC
How did the Conference League knockout phase play-off draw work?
Eight bowls were prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of the seeded and unseeded teams placed in the corresponding marked bowls according to the league phase rankings.
The draw started with the unseeded teams, allocating each team from a pair of unseeded teams to one of the relevant pre-determined positions in the bracket, starting with the sides ranked 23/24 and finishing with those in 17/18.
One ball was taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams (i.e. the teams ranked 23 and 24) and opened to display the team. The first team drawn from this bowl was placed in their reserved spot on the silver side of the bracket. The other unseeded team of the pairing was then drawn and displayed, and allocated in the corresponding reserved spot on the green side of the bracket.
The same procedure was carried out with the remaining unseeded teams.
Once all the pairings of unseeded teams were drawn and assigned to an appropriate position on the bracket, the draw continued with the seeded teams, starting with the pairing ranked 15/16. The process was the same as described above for the unseeded teams, with the first team drawn from the relevant bowl allocated to the reserved designated spot on the silver side of the bracket and the second team on the green side.
The procedure was repeated for the remaining pairings, finishing with the teams ranked 9/10 to complete the pairings for the knockout phase play-offs.
Conference League knockout phase
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final draws: 21 February
Round of 16: 6 & 13 March
Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April
Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May
Final: 28 May (Wroclaw)