[1] This will increase the total number of matches played in the competition proper from 141 to 153.

The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made: As the Champions League title holders (Real Madrid) qualified for the Champions League via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made: As the Europa Conference League title holders (Olympiacos) entered the Europa League, the berth they qualified for via league position (Conference League second qualifying round) was vacated, and the following changes to the default access list were made: The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

[9][10] Matches are scheduled for Thursdays, with an exclusive day of December 19, apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path.

The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software digitally drew their six different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away.

FC Heidenheim, Jagiellonia Białystok, Larne, Noah, Pafos, Petrocub Hîncești, The New Saints, and Víkingur Reykjavík all made their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group or league phase.

Noah were the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification, while The New Saints and Larne were the first teams from the Wales and Northern Ireland associations, respectively, to play in a major UEFA competition group or league stage.

[note 1] A total of 29 national associations were represented in the league phase.

In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

In the knockout phase, there is no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round.