Conference League: Full List of Winners

The Conference League has been an enormous success since its introduction.

Europe’s third-most prestigious competition has had some high-profile winners. | Claudio Lavenia/UEFA/UEFA/Getty Images

The introduction of yet another major UEFA competition drew eye rolls when the Conference League was first announced, but Europe’s tertiary continental tournament has been an undisputed success.

The competition has handed invaluable opportunities to so-called lesser clubs, allowing them to live out their European dreams and compete with adversaries of a similar level for major silverware.

While only birthed this decade, the Conference League has already provided countless memorable moments for teams, players and supporters across the continent.

Here is a full breakdown of the competition’s most successful sides.

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Full List of Conference League Champions

Chelsea won the competition in 2024–25. | Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images/DeFodi/Getty Images

The Conference League’s inaugural campaign was 2021–22 and Roma was its first champion. José Mourinho continued his love affair with UEFA competition as he led the Italian giants to their first piece of continental silverware since the 1960–61 season, courtesy of a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Arne Slot’s Feyenoord in the showpiece event.

Another team ended their lengthy wait for a European trophy the following year, West Ham United powering their way to a first major title since 1980. The most dramatic of finals to date was decided in the dying embers as Jarrod Bowen’s strike ensured a 2–1 win over Fiorentina, the Italians beaten finalists one again in 2023–24.

This time Olympiacos were Fiorentina’s conquerors, the Greek behemoths conquering the likes of Ferencváros, Fenerbahçe and Aston Villa en route to the final. Extra time was required to separate the sides, Ayoub El Kaabi scoring his 11th goal of the competition in the 116th minute to create history.

Chelsea are the most high-profile club to have won the Conference League, achieving the feat in 2024–25. A poor domestic campaign saw the Blues settle for their place in a competition not built for sides with such vast riches and array of superstar talents. Unsurprisingly, Chelsea won the competition at a canter, fielding their second-string side for much of the tournament before thrashing Real Betis 4–1 in the final.

The 2025–26 final could see a third different English winner when Crystal Palace take on Rayo Vallecano.

Year	Winner
2021–22	Roma
2022–23	West Ham United
2023–24	Olympiacos
2024–25	Chelsea

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Conference League All-Time Top Scorers

Player	Club(s)	Goals
Mikael Ishak	Lech Poznań	13
Eran Zahavi	PSV Eindhoven, Maccabi Tel Aviv	12
Arthur Cabral	Basel, Fiorentina	12
Vangelis Pavlidis	AZ Alkmaar	12
Ayoub El Kaabi	Olympiacos	11

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