2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase will begin on 17 February with the knockout round play-offs and end on 25 May 2022 with the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1] A total of 24 teams will compete in the knockout phase.[2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves 24 teams: the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Europa League group stage.

Europa Conference League group stage winners and runners-up
Group Winners
(advance to round of 16
and seeded in draw)		 Runners-up
(advance to KO play-offs
and seeded in draw)
A LASK Maccabi Tel Aviv
B Gent Partizan
C Roma Bodø/Glimt
D AZ Randers
E Feyenoord Slavia Prague
F Copenhagen PAOK
G Rennes Tottenham Hotspur or Vitesse
H Basel Qarabağ

Europa League group stage third-placed teams
Group Third-placed teams
(advance to KO play-offs
and unseeded in draw)
A Sparta Prague
B PSV Eindhoven
C Leicester City
D Fenerbahçe
E Marseille
F Midtjylland
G Celtic
H Rapid Wien

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[2] The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Europa League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Since the identity of the Group G runners-up was not known at the time of the draw (due to the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Rennes not played as scheduled), and could be either Tottenham Hotspur or Vitesse, they could not be drawn against Leicester City or PSV Eindhoven.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Schedule

The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021, 14:00 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 25 February 2022, 13:00 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022, 13:30 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
Final 25 May 2022 at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021, 14:00 CET.[3]

Summary

The first legs will be played on 17 February, and the second legs will be played on 24 February 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille 1 Qarabağ 17 Feb 24 Feb
PSV Eindhoven 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 17 Feb 24 Feb
Fenerbahçe 3 Slavia Prague 17 Feb 24 Feb
Midtjylland 4 PAOK 17 Feb 24 Feb
Leicester City 5 Randers 17 Feb 24 Feb
Celtic 6 Bodø/Glimt 17 Feb 24 Feb
Sparta Prague 7 Partizan 17 Feb 24 Feb
Rapid Wien 8 Tottenham Hotspur or Vitesse 17 Feb 24 Feb

Matches
Marseille v Qarabağ
Report
Qarabağ v Marseille
Report
PSV Eindhoven v Maccabi Tel Aviv
Report
Maccabi Tel Aviv v PSV Eindhoven
Report
Fenerbahçe v Slavia Prague
Report
Slavia Prague v Fenerbahçe
Report
Midtjylland v PAOK
Report
PAOK v Midtjylland
Report
Leicester City v Randers
Report
Randers v Leicester City
Report
Celtic v Bodø/Glimt
Report
Bodø/Glimt v Celtic
Report
Sparta Prague v Partizan
Report
Partizan v Sparta Prague
Report
Rapid Wien v Tottenham Hotspur or Vitesse
Report
Tottenham Hotspur or Vitesse v Rapid Wien
Report

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 25 February 2022, 13:00 CET.[4] The first legs will be played on 10 March, and the second legs will be played on 17 March 2022.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 18 March 2022, 13:30 CET.[5] The first legs will be played on 7 April, and the second legs will be played on 14 April 2022.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 18 March 2022, 13:30 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[5] The first legs will be played on 28 April, and the second legs will be played on 5 May 2022.

Final

Main article: 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final

The final will be played on 25 May 2022 at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana. A draw will be held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[5]

TBD v TBD

Notes
  1. CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2021 (round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. Qarabağ will play their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References
  1. "UEFA Europa Conference League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.
  4. "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
  5. "Quarter and semi-final draws". UEFA.com.
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