Heidenheim look forward to visit from Chelsea after Conference League draw

One day after officially qualifying for the 2024/25 UEFA Europa Conference League in sensational fashion, small-town German footballing sensations 1. FC Heidenheim have learned their opponents in the upcoming competition. Following the UEFA Champions' League draw yesterday and this afternoon's Europa league draw, UEFA completed the draw for their third-tier continental club footballing competition late Friday afternoon.

At Friday's draw in Monaco, a computer randomly selected three home and three away opponents for each team, although the order of the matches has not yet been determined. UEFA will reveal further details tomorrow. For now, the East Albogen club at least know that they can expect a visit from London giants Chelsea FC.
 

The Conference League group phase will be played between October 3rd and December 19th and, unlike the Champions League and Europa League, will therefore be completed before the turn of the year. Matches are generally played on Thursdays at 4.30 pm, 6.45 pm and 9 pm, with the games on the final sixth matchday all kicking off at 9 pm.

The six opponents of 1. FC Heidenheim:

Chelsea FC (H)

Basaksehir (A),

Olimpija Ljubljana (H)

Heart of Midlothian (A)

FC St. Gallen (H)

Pafos FC (A)
 

The Conference League dates for 2024/25

Matchday 1: October 3, 2024
Matchday 2: October 24, 2024
Matchday 3: November 7, 2024
Matchday 4: November 28, 2024
Matchday 5: December 12, 2024
Matchday 6: December 19, 2024
Play-offs of the knockout round: February 13/20, 2025
Round of 16: March 6/13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10/17, 2025
Semi-finals: May 1/8, 2025
Final: May 28, 2025 in Wroclaw