UEFA have officially unveiled the trophy and branding for the Europa Conference League ECL, which begins next season.

The ECL was introduced in an attempt to give more teams across Europe the chance to compete for continental silverware, with the winner also earning a spot in the Europa League the following season.

Clubs will qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It will be the third tier of European club football, after the Champions League and the Europa League.

On top of a spot in Europe's secondary competition, the winner of the ECL will also take home this all-new trophy, which has been designed to reflect the energy of the competition itself.

The trophy stands at 57.5cm tall and weigh 11kg. It consists of 32 hexagonal spines one for each team in the group stage of the competition, twisting and curving from the trophy base.

In total, 184 teams will compete for the trophy, including at least one from each of the 55 member associations of UEFA.

That number will be trimmed down to 32 by the time we reach the group stage, for which big names like Tottenham, Villarreal and Roma still have to qualify for.

“We want to make our competitions more inclusive – to give clubs and fans the chance to dream and compete for European honours,” said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.

“This is why we created the UEFA Europa Conference League. We have 55 national associations who make up UEFA, and it is important to give clubs from as many federations as possible, the chance to prolong their European campaigns for as long as possible.”