The excitement of the first week in the UEFA Conference League is starting.

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The curtain for the first week of the UEFA Conference League will be raised with two matches on Wednesday, October 2. On the opening day, RAMS Başakşehir will host the Austrian team Rapid Wien at home.

NEW FORMAT FOR THE FIRST TIME

On Thursday, 16 matches will be played in the Conference League. The UEFA Conference League will be held for the first time in a league format with the participation of 36 teams instead of the classic group format.

In the Conference League, each team will compete against 6 opponents, 3 at home and 3 away. The teams that finish in the top 8 will directly advance to the round of 16. Teams ranked 9th to 24th will face each other in the play-off round to try to secure a ticket to the round of 16. From the play-off round onwards, a two-legged knockout system will be implemented. The final of the tournament will be played on May 28, 2025, at a stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, bearing the same name.

The schedule for the first week of matches in the Conference League is as follows;

October 2, Wednesday:

• 17:30 RAMS Başakşehir-Rapid Wien
• 17:30 Vitoria-Celje

October 3, Thursday:

• 19:45 Molde-Larne
• 19:45 Legia Warsaw-Real Betis
• 19:45 Heidenheim-Olimpija
• 19:45 Omonoia-Vikingur
• 19:45 Astana-TSC
• 19:45 Cercle Brugge-St. Gallen
• 19:45 Dinamo Minsk-Hearts
• 19:45 Noah-Mlada Boleslav
• 22:00 Chelsea-Gent
• 22:00 Copenhagen-Jagiellonia
• 22:00 Fiorentina-The New Saints
• 22:00 LASK-Djurgarden
• 22:00 Shamrock Rovers-APOEL
• 22:00 Lugano-Helsinki
• 22:00 Petrocub-Pafos
• 22:00 Borac-Panathinaikos