The 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference is closing in on finding just its second ever champion.
The newest UEFA tournament was won by AS Roma last season and now just four teams remain in the quest to lift the title next.
While not as sought-after as the Champions League or Europa League, the Conference League is still a piece of European silverware and no club can sneeze at that.
With the semifinals underway, The Sporting News takes a look at how the draw is shaping up.
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Conference League 2023 bracket
The quarterfinal draw was held on March 17 in Switzerland.
The draw placed the remaining eight teams into their respective quarterfinals with the winner of each tie also predetermined to face the winner of another specific last-eight fixture.
Quarter finals
*Team in bold progressed to semi finals
| Match | 1st leg result | 2nd leg result |
| Lech Poznan vs Fiorentina | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Gent vs West Ham | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| Anderlecht vs AZ Alkmaar | 2-0 | 2-0 (4-1 on pens) |
| Basel vs Nice | 2-2 | 1-2 |
Semifinals
| Match | Leg 1 result | Leg 2 Date | Leg 2 Time (BST / ET) |
| Fiorentina vs Basel | 1-2 | May 18 | 8 p.m. / 3 p.m. |
| West Ham vs AZ | 2-1 | May 18 | 8 p.m. / 3 p.m. |
Final
| Date | Match | Time (BST / ET) |
| June 7 | Winners SF 1 vs Winners SF 2 | 19:00 / 15:00 |
Where is Conference League final 2023?
The 2023 Conference League final will be held at the Fortuna Arena, which is located in the Czech Republic's captial city of Prague.
The stadium was opened in 2008 and has a capacity crowd of 20,800.
UEFA selected the Fortuna Arena ahead of bids from from Windsor Park (Northern Ireland) and Agia Sophia Stadium (Greece).
The 2022 final was held at the Arena Kombetare in Tirana, Albania.
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Teams in Conference League 2023
As a competition in just its second season, few teams have much history in the tournament.
In fact, none of the quarterfinalists in 2023 were the same as last season with Basel and Gent going one stage further than they did last year.
Here's a look at the country breakdown of the last-eight before the semifinalists were decided.
| Country | Club |
| Belgium | Anderlecht |
| Belgium | Gent |
| England | West Ham |
| Italy | Fiorentina |
| Poland | Lech Poznan |
| Netherlands | AZ |
| France | Nice |
| Switzerland | Basel |
Odds to win Conference League
Bookmakers appear to think it's a two-horse race to the title as things stand.
Premier League club West Ham and Fiorentina are expected to reach the final and the odds reflect that. Basel are the big outsiders with the bookies to win the tournament.
Odds listed below as of May 11, 2023.
| Club | BetMGM (USA) | Sports Interaction (Canada) | SkyBet (UK) | Neds (Australia) | Dafabet (India) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | TBC | 2.64 | 11/8 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Fiorentina | TBC | 2.87 | 11/8 | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| AZ | TBC | 4.54 | 5/1 | 4.50 | 4.75 |
| Basel | TBC | 7.03 | 10/1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
Conference League fixture schedule
While only a handful of games remaining in the Conference League this season, they will be spaced apart with the final not played until June.
- Semi finals: May 11 (first leg), May 18 (second leg)
- Final: June 7
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