​​What Is the Format? The 32 teams that qualify for the group | Conference League UEFA

​​What Is the Format?

The 32 teams that qualify for the group stage will be split into eight groups of four. Each club will play twice each against the others in its group and the eight group winners will automatically advance to the last 16.

The eight group runners-up will go into a knockout playoff round against third-ranked teams from the Europa League. It gives teams in the secondary competition more to play for if they cannot progress, knowing they can still keep their European season alive as long as they don’t finish last.
From there, it is a typical two-legged knockout competition, mimicking the usual format through last 16, quarter-final and semi-final stages, until the one-off final at a neutral venue.