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The Conference League final in football is held after the Europa League final, even though the Europa League remains a more prestigious tournament in the European cup system.
Idman.Biz reports that the reason for this is not related to the status of the competition, but to UEFA's calendar and television logic.
Since the creation of the Conference League in the 2021/2022 season, the European football organization has structured the final stage of the European Cup season in such a way that each decisive game has its own game day and gains maximum audience attention.
Before the Conference League was created, the Europa League final was traditionally held in May, a few days before the Champions League final. After UEFA added the third club tournament, its final was moved to the week after the EL final.
Thus, this practice has been applied since the first season of the Conference League. In 2022, the Europa League final was held on May 18, and the Conference League final was held on May 25. Since then, this sequence has become virtually standard: first the Europa League final is played, then the Conference League final, and the UEFA club season ends with the Champions League final.
However, the hierarchy of the tournaments does not change. The Champions League remains the main European Cup, the Europa League is second in importance, and the Conference League is considered the third tournament. The fact that the Conference League final is held at a later date is not due to its higher status, but to UEFA's desire to split the finals into separate times and gain a separate audience for each tournament.
In addition, the 2025/26 Conference League final will be held today in Leipzig, Germany, between England's Crystal Palace and Spain's Rayo Vallecano. The match will start at 23:00 Baku time.
