FC Heidenheim, Jagiellonia Białystok, Larne, Noah, Pafos, Petrocub Hîncești, The New Saints and Víkingur Reykjavík made their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group or league phase.
Noah became 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 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.
If two or more teams were equal on points upon completion of the league phase, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings:[2] During the league phase, criteria 1 to 5 were used to rank teams who had equal number of points.
[4][5] The participants included: Notes The draw for the league phase pairings was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 30 August 2024, 14:30 CEST.
For every team manually drawn, automated software digitally drew their opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones were away.
[8] The venue for each club's fixtures is shown in brackets below (H: home; A: away).