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No English team has been represented in the playoffs draw for 2023/24 Europa Conference League, MySportDab reports.
Apart from Manchester United and Newcastle United who finished bottom of their Champions League group crashing out of all European competitions this season, all other English teams book their qualification to the round of 16 of the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League.
Hence, they are not represented in the knockout playoffs of the third-tier of the European competition
Sharing the same format as the Europa League, all third-placed teams in Europa League drops to the knockout playoffs of Conference League. They are seeded against the runners-up in the Conference League group stages.
The winners of the playoffs will be seeded for a quarter-final clash with the group winners of the European third-tier.
The eight teams who finished third on their Europa League groups, and seeded for the knockout draws are;
Maccabi Haifa
Molde
Ajax
Olympiacos
Real Betis
Union SG
Servette
Sturm Graz
The eight teams who finished as runners-up in Conference League groups are;
Gent
Legia
Bodo/Glimt
Ferencvaros
Dinamo Zagreb
Frankfurt
Ludogorets
Slovan Bratislava
The Full Fixtures are as follows;
Maccabi Haifa v Gent
Molde v Legia
Ajax v Bodo/Glimt
Olympiacos v Ferencvaros
Real Betis v Dinamo Zagreb
Union SG v Frankfurt
Servette v Ludogorets
Sturm Graz v Slovan Bratislava
The first leg of all matches will be played on February 15, 2024 with the second leg on February 22, 2024. The winners progress to round 16.
