2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
The Arena Kombëtare in Tirana hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
6 July – 26 August 2021
Competition proper:
14 September 2021 – 25 May 2022
TeamsCompetition proper: 32+8
Total: 136+45 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
Champions Roma (1st title)
Runners-up Feyenoord
Tournament statistics
Matches played140
Goals scored401 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord)
10 goals
Best player(s)Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)
Best young playerLuis Sinisterra (Feyenoord)

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania.[1] The final was played between Roma and Feyenoord, the final was won by Roma 1–0, as a result they qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, although they had already done so through their league position.[2][3][4]

Schedule

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 15 June 2021 8 July 2021 15 July 2021
Second qualifying round 16 June 2021 22 July 2021 29 July 2021
Third qualifying round 19 July 2021 5 August 2021 12 August 2021
Play-offs Play-off round 2 August 2021 19 August 2021 26 August 2021
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2021 16 September 2021
Matchday 2 30 September 2021
Matchday 3 21 October 2021
Matchday 4 4 November 2021
Matchday 5 25 November 2021
Matchday 6 9 December 2021
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 25 February 2022 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
Final 25 May 2022 at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FCI Levadia 4–2 St Joseph's 3–1 1–1
Inter Turku 1–3 Puskás Akadémia 1–1 0–2
Drita 3–1 Dečić 2–1 1–0
Sūduva 2–1 Valmiera 2–1 0–0
Birkirkara 2–1 La Fiorita 1–0 1–1
Mons Calpe 1–5 FC Santa Coloma 1–1 0–4
Velež Mostar 4–2 Coleraine 2–1 2–1
Domžale 2–1 Swift Hesperange 1–0 1–1
Shkupi 3–1 Llapi 2–0 1–1
Tre Penne 0–7 Dinamo Batumi 0–4 0–3
Partizani 8–4 Sfîntul Gheorghe 5–2 3–2
Maribor 2–0 Urartu 1–0 1–0
Podgorica 1–3 Laçi 1–0 0–3 (aet)
Milsami Orhei 1–0 Sarajevo 0–0 1–0
Noah 1–5 KuPS 1–0 0–5
Žilina 6–3 Dila Gori 5–1 1–2
FH 3–1 Sligo Rovers 1–0 2–1
Paide Linnameeskond 1–4 Śląsk Wrocław 1–2 0–2
RFS 6–5 KÍ 2–3 4–2 (aet)
Bala Town 0–2 Larne 0–1 0–1
MOL Fehérvár 1–3 Ararat Yerevan 1–1 0–2
Sutjeska 2–1 Gagra 1–0 1–1
Sileks 1–2 Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 0–1
Široki Brijeg 3–4 Vllaznia 3–1 0–3
Stjarnan 1–4 Bohemians 1–1 0–3
Glentoran 1–3 The New Saints 1–1 0–2
Sant Julià 1–1 (3–5 p) Gżira United 0–0 1–1 (aet)
Europa 0–2 Kauno Žalgiris 0–0 0–2
Dundalk 5–0 Newtown 4–0 1–0
Mosta 3–4 Spartak Trnava 3–2 0–2
Liepāja 5–2 Struga 1–1 4–1
Racing Union 2–5 Breiðablik 2–3 0–2
Honka 3–1 NSÍ 0–0 3–1

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Shamrock Rovers Bye N/A null null
Teuta 3–2 Inter Club d'Escaldes 0–2 3–0 (aet)
Riga 3–0 Shkëndija 2–0 1–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–7 Maccabi Haifa 1–2 1–5
HB 6–0 Budućnost Podgorica 4–0 2–0
Linfield 4–0 Borac Banja Luka 4–0 0–0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–3 Fola Esch 1–2 0–1
Folgore 3–7 Hibernians 1–3 2–4
Prishtina 6–5 Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4
Valur 0–6 Bodø/Glimt 0–3 0–3
Main Path
KuPS 5–4 Vorskla Poltava 2–2 3–2 (aet)
FCSB 2–2 (3–5 p) Shakhter Karagandy 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Arda 0–6 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 0–4
Apollon Limassol 3–5 Žilina 1–3 2–2
Čukarički 2–0 Sumgayit 0–0 2–0
Sutjeska 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3
Astana 3–2 Aris 2–0 1–2 (aet)
Petrocub Hîncești 0–2 Sivasspor 0–1 0–1
AEL Limassol 2–0 Vllaznia 1–0 1–0
Sochi 7–2 Keşla 3–0 4–2
IF Elfsborg 9–0 Milsami Orhei 4–0 5–0
RFS 5–0 Puskás Akadémia 3–0 2–0
Dinamo Batumi 4–2 BATE Borisov 0–1 4–1
Partizan 3–0 DAC Dunajská Streda 1–0 2–0
Dundalk 4–3 FCI Levadia 2–2 2–1
Gżira United 0–3 Rijeka 0–2 0–1
Viktoria Plzeň 4–2 Dynamo Brest 2–1 2–1
Kauno Žalgiris 1–10 The New Saints 0–5 1–5
Domžale 2–1 Honka 1–1 1–0
CSKA Sofia 0–0 (3–1 p) Liepāja 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Shkupi 0–5 Santa Clara 0–3 0–2
Hibernian 5–1 FC Santa Coloma 3–0 2–1
Larne 3–2 AGF 2–1 1–1
Gent 4–2 Vålerenga 4–0 0–2
F91 Dudelange 0–4 Bohemians 0–1 0–3
Velež Mostar 2–2 (3–2 p) AEK Athens 2–1 0–1 (aet)
Qarabağ 1–0 Ashdod 0–0 1–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–1 (3–2 p) Slovácko 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Ararat Yerevan 5–7 Śląsk Wrocław 2–4 3–3
Laçi 1–0 Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–0
Drita 2–3 Feyenoord 0–0 2–3
Basel 5–0 Partizani 3–0 2–0
Pogoń Szczecin 0–1 Osijek 0–0 0–1
Austria Wien 2–3 Breiðablik 1–1 1–2
Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 (5–4 p) Birkirkara 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Hammarby IF 4–1 Maribor 3–1 1–0
Molde 3–2 Servette 3–0 0–2
Újpest 5–2 Vaduz 2–1 3–1
Sūduva 0–0 (3–4 p) Raków Częstochowa 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Spartak Trnava 1–1 (4–3 p) Sepsi OSK 0–0 1–1 (aet)
FH 1–6 Rosenborg 0–2 1–4
Copenhagen 9–1 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 4–1 5–0
Panevėžys 0–2 Vojvodina 0–1 0–1
Hajduk Split 3–4 Tobol 2–0 1–4 (aet)
Aberdeen 5–3 BK Häcken 5–1 0–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Maccabi Haifa 7–3 HB 7–2 0–1
Linfield 2–4 Fola Esch 1–2 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Teuta 1–0 2–0
Riga 4–2 Hibernians 0–1 4–1 (aet)
Prishtina 2–3 Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2
Main Path
Dinamo Batumi 2–3 Sivasspor 1–2 1–1 (aet)
KuPS 5–4 Astana 1–1 4–3
Sochi 3–3 (2–4 p) Partizan 1–1 2–2 (aet)
Śląsk Wrocław 2–5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–4
Santa Clara 3–0 Olimpija Ljubljana 2–0 1–0
Újpest 1–6 Basel 1–2 0–4
IF Elfsborg 5–2 Velež Mostar 1–1 4–1
Kolos Kovalivka 0–0 (1–3 p) Shakhter Karagandy 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Paços de Ferreira 4–1 Larne 4–0 0–1
Luzern 0–6 Feyenoord 0–3 0–3
Gent 3–2 RFS 2–2 1–0
Hibernian 2–5 Rijeka 1–1 1–4
Breiðablik 3–5 Aberdeen 2–3 1–2
Trabzonspor 4–4 (4–3 p) Molde 3–3 1–1 (aet)
Bohemians 2–3 PAOK 2–1 0–2
The New Saints 5–5 (1–4 p) Viktoria Plzeň 4–2 1–3 (aet)
Raków Częstochowa 1–0 Rubin Kazan 0–0 1–0 (aet)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–5 Copenhagen 1–1 2–4
Čukarički 4–6 Hammarby IF 3–1 1–5
Tobol 0–6 Žilina 0–1 0–5
CSKA Sofia 5–3 Osijek 4–2 1–1
Vojvodina 1–7 LASK 0–1 1–6
AEL Limassol 1–2 Qarabağ 1–1 0–1
Spartak Trnava 0–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 0–1
Rosenborg 8–2 Domžale 6–1 2–1
Laçi 1–5 Anderlecht 0–3 1–2
Vitesse 4–3 Dundalk 2–2 2–1

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Žalgiris 2–3 Bodø/Glimt 2–2 0–1
Neftçi 3–7 Maccabi Haifa 3–3 0–4
Flora 5–2 Shamrock Rovers 4–2 1–0
Riga 2–4 Lincoln Red Imps 1–1 1–3 (aet)
Fola Esch 2–7 Kairat 1–4 1–3
Main Path
Qarabağ 4–1 Aberdeen 1–0 3–1
Basel 4–4 (4–3 p) Hammarby IF 3–1 1–3 (aet)
Viktoria Plzeň 2–3 CSKA Sofia 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Paços de Ferreira 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–3
Rennes 5–1 Rosenborg 2–0 3–1
Anderlecht 4–5 Vitesse 3–3 1–2
LASK 3–1 St Johnstone 1–1 2–0
Shakhter Karagandy 1–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 0–2
PAOK 3–1 Rijeka 1–1 2–0
KuPS 0–4 Union Berlin 0–4 0–0
Feyenoord 6–3 IF Elfsborg 5–0 1–3
Raków Częstochowa 1–3 Gent 1–0 0–3
Sivasspor 1–7 Copenhagen 1–2 0–5
Santa Clara 2–3 Partizan 2–1 0–2
Trabzonspor 1–5 Roma 1–2 0–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–3 Anorthosis Famagusta 0–0 1–3
Jablonec 8–1 Žilina 5–1 3–0

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LASK MTA HJK ALA
1 LASK 6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 3–0 2–0
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 14 4 +10 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 3–0 4–1
3 HJK 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6 0–2 0–5 — 1–0
4 Alashkert 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1 0–3 1–1 2–4 —
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT PAR ANO FLO
1 Gent 6 4 1 1 6 2 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Partizan 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–1 2–0
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–0 0–2 — 2–2
4 Flora 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 0–1 1–0 2–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM BOD ZOR CSS
1 Roma 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 4–0 5–1
2 Bodø/Glimt 6 3 3 0 14 5 +9 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 6–1 — 3–1 2–0
3 Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4 CSKA Sofia 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 2–3 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ RAN JAB CLJ
1 AZ 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Randers 6 1 4 1 9 9 0 7 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 — 2–2 2–1
3 Jablonec 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 1–1 2–2 — 1–0
4 CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 0–1 1–1 2–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEY SLA UNI MHA
1 Feyenoord 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–1 2–1
2 Slavia Prague 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 — 3–1 1–0
3 Union Berlin 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 1–2 1–1 — 3–0
4 Maccabi Haifa 6 1 1 4 2 7 −5 4 0–0 1–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COP PAO SLO LIN
1 Copenhagen 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 Advance to round of 16 — 1–2 2–0 3–1
2 PAOK 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Slovan Bratislava 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–3 0–0 — 2–0
4 Lincoln Red Imps 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0 0–4 0–2 1–4 —
Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REN VIT TOT MUR
1 Rennes 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–3 2–2 1–0
2 Vitesse 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 1–0 3–1
3 Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3[a] 3–2 — 5–1
4 Mura 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–2 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.[5]

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAS QAR OMO KAI
1 Basel 6 4 2 0 14 6 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 3–1 4–2
2 Qarabağ 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 — 2–2 2–1
3 Omonia 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4 1–1 1–4 — 0–0
4 Kairat 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2 2–3 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Bracket

Knockout round play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille 6–1 Qarabağ 3–1 3–0
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 1–1
Fenerbahçe 4–6 Slavia Prague 2–3 2–3
Midtjylland 2–2 (3–5 p) PAOK 1–0 1–2 (aet)
Leicester City 7–2 Randers 4–1 3–1
Celtic 1–5 Bodø/Glimt 1–3 0–2
Sparta Prague 1–3 Partizan 0–1 1–2
Rapid Wien 2–3 Vitesse 2–1 0–2

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille 4–2 Basel 2–1 2–1
Leicester City 3–2 Rennes 2–0 1–2
PAOK 3–1 Gent 1–0 2–1
Vitesse 1–2 Roma 0–1 1–1
PSV Eindhoven 8–4 Copenhagen 4–4 4–0
Slavia Prague 7–5 LASK 4–1 3–4
Bodø/Glimt 4–3 AZ 2–1 2–2 (aet)
Partizan 3–8 Feyenoord 2–5 1–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bodø/Glimt 2–5 Roma 2–1 0–4
Feyenoord 6–4 Slavia Prague 3–3 3–1
Marseille 3–1 PAOK 2–1 1–0
Leicester City 2–1 PSV Eindhoven 0–0 2–1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leicester City 1–2 Roma 1–1 0–1
Feyenoord 3–2 Marseille 3–2 0–0

Final

Main article: 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final
Roma 1–0 Feyenoord
  • Zaniolo  32'
 Report
Attendance: 19,597
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

References

  1. ↑ "Tirana to host first UEFA Europa Conference League Final". uefa.com. UEFA. 3 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". uefa.com. UEFA. 25 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Europa Conference League: what is it? When does it start? Who's involved?". uefa.com. UEFA. 31 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham vs Rennes forfeited". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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