and Europa League. After qualification rounds, 32 teams – a mixture of cup winners, teams that finished strongly in their domestic leagues, and Europa League dropouts – compete in a group stage, then a knockout phase, with the tournament culminating in a final played in May or June. The tournament was envisioned as a way of offering European soccer to teams that would not usually get the chance, since higher-level competitions are generally dominated by leading teams from the
leagues. The current champions are West Ham United, who defeated Fiorentina 2-1 in the 2022/23 final.
Which teams have won the Conference League?
Being a relatively new competition, the list of
Conference League winners is not very long. Two teams have lifted the trophy so far: AS Roma and West Ham United.
AS Roma were the competition’s first ever winners, defeating Feyenoord in the 2021/22 final. It represented the club’s first trophy in 14 years, yet
West Ham’s trophy drought prior to their Conference League triumph was even longer – the Hammers’ last major trophy had come in 1980. A late goal from Jarred Bowen was enough to fire David Moyes’ side to glory.
How much revenue does the Conference League generate?
UEFA does not individually specify Conference League revenue, bundling it together with the Europa League instead. Together, the
combined revenue of the Europa League and Conference League amounted to over 481 million euros in 2022/23. The bulk of this figure came through media rights, with broadcasters paying large sums of money to show live games. In 2022/23, the
broadcasting rights revenue of the Europa League and Conference League amounted to nearly 400 million euros. While it can be safely assumed that the Europa League formed the larger share of these figures, this does not mean that the Conference League lacks in popularity - UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin confirmed that Roma’s triumph over Feyenoord in 2022 was watched by more people than the Europa League final that year.
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