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2016 UEFA Europa League Final
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Report
Event2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Date18 May 2016
VenueSt. Jakob-Park, Basel
Player of the MatchCoke (Sevilla)
RefereeJonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Attendance34,429
WeatherRain
18 °C (64 °F)
51% humidity
2015
2017

The 2016 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 7th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It will be played at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland on 18 May 2016.

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter at least the play-off round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, and will enter the group stage if the berth reserved for the Champions League title holders is not used.

Venue[]

The St. Jakob-Park was announced as the venue of the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014. This will be the first European club final hosted at the stadium, although the previous stadium of the same name, the St. Jakob Stadium, which opened in 1954 for the 1954 FIFA World Cup and closed in 1998, hosted four European Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1969, 1975, 1979 and 1984.

The current St. Jakob-Park, nicknamed "Joggeli" by fans, was built in 1998 and opened in 2001, and is the home stadium of FC Basel. It hosted six matches at UEFA Euro 2008, including the opening match and a semi-final. Its current capacity is 38,512, but is reduced to nearly 36,000 seats for UEFA competitions.

After Basel got transfered to the Europa League after conceding to Maccabi Tel Aviv by away goals, Basel can become the first team to win the competition in home ground since Feyenoord in 2002, and the first to win it under the Europa League banner.

Background[]

Sevilla are the most successful team in the history of the UEFA Cup/Europa League, with four titles, while Liverpool are joint second, tied with Internazionale and Juventus, with three titles. Neither side have lost in a UEFA Cup/Europa League final before. This is their first meeting in a European competition.

Liverpool previously won finals in 1973, 1976, and 2001. Overall, this is their 12th final in a European competition, with five wins in the European Cup (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, and 2005) and two defeats in the European Cup (1985 and 2007) and one in the European Cup Winners' Cup (1966). This is the second European club final for their manager Jürgen Klopp, who lost in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final with Borussia Dortmund, which was eliminated by Liverpool in this season's quarter-finals.

Sevilla previously won finals in 2006, 2007, 2014, and 2015. They are the first team to reach five overall finals and three consecutive finals, and have a chance to win an unprecedented five overall and three consecutive titles. Their manager Unai Emery, who led Sevilla to the previous two titles, has a chance to win his third title, which will tie him with record holder Giovanni Trapattoni.

Road to the final[]

Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

Flag of England Liverpool Round Flag of Spain Sevilla
Europa League Champions League
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Flag of France Bordeaux 1–1 (A) Matchday 1 Flag of Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 (H)
Flag of Switzerland Sion 1–1 (H) Matchday 2 Flag of Italy Juventus 0–2 (A)
Flag of Russia Rubin Kazan 1–1 (H) Matchday 3 Flag of England Manchester City 1–2 (A)
Flag of Russia Rubin Kazan 1–0 (A) Matchday 4 Flag of England Manchester City 1–3 (H)
Flag of France Bordeaux 2–1 (H) Matchday 5 Flag of Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–4 (A)
Flag of Switzerland Sion 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 Flag of Italy Juventus 1–0 (H)
Group B winners
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of England Liverpool 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase
Flag of Switzerland Sion 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9
Flag of Russia Rubin Kazan 6 1 3 2 6 6 0 6
Flag of France Bordeaux 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4
Final standings Group D third place
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of England Manchester City 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12
Flag of Italy Juventus 9 3 2 4 6 3 +3 11
Flag of Spain Sevilla 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6
Flag of Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5
Europa League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Flag of Germany Augsburg 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 32 Flag of Norway Molde 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Flag of England Manchester United 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Round of 16 Flag of Switzerland Basel 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)
Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund 5–4 1–1 (A) 4–3 (H) Quarter-finals Flag of Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–3 (5–4 p) 2–1 (A) 1–2 (a.e.t.) (H)
Flag of Spain Villarreal 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Semi-finals Flag of Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 5–3 2–2 (A) 3–1 (H)

Pre-match[]

Ambassador[]

Former Switzerland and Basel striker Alexander Frei was named the ambassador for the final.

[]

UEFA unveiled the brand identity of the final on 28 August 2015 in Monaco ahead of the group stage draw. The logo features the Basel landmark Marktplatz.

Ticketing[]

With a stadium capacity of 35,000, a total amount of 27,000 tickets were available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 9,000 tickets each and with 9,000 tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 23 February to 21 March 2016 in four price categories: CHF 180, CHF 120, CHF 90, and CHF 50. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme.

UEFA was forced to defend the choice of St Jakob-Park, which is the second smallest venue to host the competition's final, as the final competition venue after Liverpool and Sevilla were confirmed as the finalists. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, who initially told the supporters to travel to Basel even without a ticket, later backtracked from his suggestion.

Match[]

Officials[]

Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 10 May 2016.

Details[]

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 15 April 2016 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Match[]

Note: The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which will be held on 15 April 2016.

18 May 2016
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Liverpool Flag of England 1–3 Flag of Spain Sevilla St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 34,429
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Sturridge Goal 35' Report Gameiro Goal 46'
Coke Goal 64'70'
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Sevilla
GK 22 Flag of Belgium Simon Mignolet
RB 2 Flag of England Nathaniel Clyne Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4'
CB 6 Flag of Croatia Dejan Lovren Booked in the 30th minute 30'
CB 4 Flag of Ivory Coast Kolo Touré Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
LB 18 Flag of Spain Alberto Moreno
CM 7 Flag of England James Milner (c)
CM 23 Flag of Germany Emre Can
RW 20 Flag of England Adam Lallana Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
AM 11 Flag of Brazil Roberto Firmino Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
LW 10 Flag of Brazil Philippe Coutinho
CF 15 Flag of England Daniel Sturridge
Substitutes:
GK 52 Flag of Wales Danny Ward
DF 37 Flag of Slovakia Martin Škrtel
MF 14 Flag of England Jordan Henderson
MF 21 Flag of Brazil Lucas
MF 24 Flag of Wales Joe Allen Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 9 Flag of Belgium Christian Benteke Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
FW 27 Flag of Belgium Divock Origi Booked in the 72nd minute 72' Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
Manager:
Flag of Germany Jürgen Klopp
Liverpool vs Sevilla 2016-05-18
GK 31 Flag of Spain David Soria
RB 25 Flag of Brazil Mariano Booked in the 84th minute 84'
CB 3 Flag of France Adil Rami Booked in the 77th minute 77' Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CB 6 Flag of Portugal Daniel Carriço
LB 18 Flag of Spain Sergio Escudero
CM 4 Flag of Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM 15 Flag of France Steven N'Zonzi
RW 23 Flag of Spain Coke (c)
AM 19 Flag of Argentina Éver Banega Booked in the 57th minute 57' Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
LW 20 Flag of Spain Vitolo Booked in the 56th minute 56'
CF 9 Flag of France Kévin Gameiro Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Flag of Spain Sergio Rico
DF 5 Flag of France Timothée Kolodziejczak Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
DF 21 Flag of Argentina Nicolás Pareja
MF 8 Flag of Spain Vicente Iborra Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
MF 14 Flag of Uruguay Sebastián Cristóforo Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
MF 22 Flag of Ukraine Yevhen Konoplyanka
FW 24 Flag of Spain Fernando Llorente
Manager:
Flag of Spain Unai Emery


Assistant referees:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Additional assistant referees:
Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mehmet Culum (Sweden)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also[]

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