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2024 UEFA Europa League Final
Aviva Stadium(Dublin Arena)
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Event2023–24 UEFA Europa League
Date22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)
VenueAviva Stadium, Dublin
Player of the MatchAdemola Lookman (Atalanta)
RefereeIstván Kovács (Romania)
Attendance47,135
WeatherCloudy
14 °C (57 °F)
77% humidity
2023
2025

The 2024 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, the 53rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 15th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match will be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 22 May 2024, between Italian club Atalanta and German club Bayer Leverkusen. Atalanta won their first European trophy and the first trophy in 61 years courtesy of a hat-trick by Ademola Lookman, the first hat-trick in a Europa League Final, and a major European final since Jupp Heynckes did so in the 1975 UEFA Cup final second leg and the first in a single-match major European final since Pierino Prati in the 1969 European Cup Final.

The winners earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup and the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 UEFA-CONMEBOL Club Challenge. The winners also qualified to enter the league phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League or Europa League through their league performance (in which case the access list will be rebalanced).

Background[]

This was Atalanta's first European final. Having lost the 2024 Coppa Italia Final, Atalanta failed to win a cup double, but were still seeking a first major title since winning the 1962–63 Coppa Italia. Atalanta was also seeking to become the first Italian club since Parma in 1999 to win this competition. For Bayer Leverkusen, this was their first European showpiece match since losing the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. Having won the 2023–24 Bundesliga title and secured passage to the 2024 DFB-Pokal Final, Leverkusen were aiming for a treble and looked to avoid becoming the first German side to lose the UEFA Cup/Europa League final since Werder Bremen in 2009.

Previous finals[]

In the following table, the finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Cup era, and since 2010 in the UEFA Europa League era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Italy Atalanta None
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 (1988)

Venue[]

Host selection[]

On 16 July 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the withdrawal of hosting rights for UEFA Euro 2020, the Aviva Stadium in Dublin was given hosting rights for the 2024 final. This was part of a settlement agreement by UEFA to recognise the efforts and financial investment made to host UEFA Euro 2020.

It will be the second time that the Europa League final has been held in the Aviva Stadium, having previously hosted the 2011 final.

Road to the final[]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Italy Atalanta Round Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Flag of Poland Raków Częstochowa 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Flag of Sweden BK Häcken 4–0 (H)
Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 2–1 (A) Matchday 2 Flag of Norway Molde 2–1 (A)
Flag of Austria Sturm Graz 2–2 (A) Matchday 3 Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 5–1 (H)
Flag of Austria Sturm Graz 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0 (A)
Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Flag of Sweden BK Häcken 2–0 (A)
Flag of Poland Raków Częstochowa 4–0 (A) Matchday 6 Flag of Norway Molde 5–1 (H)
Group D winners
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Italy Atalanta 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to round of 16
Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs
Flag of Austria Sturm Graz 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4 Transfer to Europa Conference League
Flag of Poland Raków Częstochowa 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4
Final standings Group H winners
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18 Advance to round of 16
Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs
Flag of Norway Molde 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League
Flag of Sweden BK Häcken 6 0 0 6 3 17 −14 0
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Flag of Portugal Sporting CP 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Flag of Azerbaijan Qarabağ 5–4 2–2 (A) 3–2 (H)
Flag of England Liverpool 3–1 3–0 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals Flag of England West Ham United 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Flag of France Marseille 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Semi-finals Flag of Italy Roma 4–2 2–0 (A) 2–2 (H)

Pre-match[]

Identity[]

The original identity of the 2024 UEFA Europa League Final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 1 September 2023.

Ambassador[]

The ambassador for the final will be former Irish international John O'Shea.

Match[]

Details[]

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw to be held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)
20:00 IST
Atalanta Italy 3–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 47,135
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Lookman Goal 12'26'75' Report
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GK 1 Flag of Argentina Juan Musso
CB 19 Flag of Albania Berat Djimsiti (c) Booked in the 22nd minute 22'
CB 4 Flag of Sweden Isak Hien
CB 23 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RM 77 Flag of Italy Davide Zappacosta Booked in the 60th minute 60' Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CM 13 Flag of Brazil Éderson
CM 7 Flag of Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners Booked in the 70th minute 70'
LM 22 Flag of Italy Matteo Ruggeri Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
RF 17 Flag of Belgium Charles De Ketelaere Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
CF 90 Flag of Italy Gianluca Scamacca Booked in the 35th minute 35' Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
LF 11 Flag of Nigeria Ademola Lookman
Substitutes:
GK 29 Flag of Italy Marco Carnesecchi
GK 31 Flag of Italy Francesco Rossi
DF 2 Flag of Italy Rafael Tolói Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
DF 42 Flag of Italy Giorgio Scalvini Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 3 Flag of Sweden Emil Holm
MF 8 Flag of Croatia Mario Pašalić Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
MF 15 Flag of Netherlands Marten de Roon
MF 20 Flag of Netherlands Mitchel Bakker
MF 25 Flag of France Michel Ndary Adopo
MF 33 Flag of Netherlands Hans Hateboer Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
FW 10 Flag of Mali El Bilal Touré Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
FW 59 Flag of Russia Aleksei Miranchuk
Manager:
Flag of Italy Gian Piero Gasperini
GK 17 Flag of Czech Republic Matěj Kovář
CB 2 Flag of Croatia Josip Stanišić Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CB 4 Flag of Germany Jonathan Tah (c)
CB 12 Flag of Burkina Faso Edmond Tapsoba Booked in the 67th minute 67'
RM 30 Flag of Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 34 Flag of Switzerland Granit Xhaka
CM 25 Flag of Argentina Exequiel Palacios Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
LM 3 Flag of Ecuador Piero Hincapié
RW 10 Flag of Germany Florian Wirtz Booked in the 35th minute 35' Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
LW 20 Flag of Spain Álex Grimaldo Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
CF 21 Flag of Morocco Amine Adli
Substitutes:
GK 1 Flag of Finland Lukas Hradecky
GK 36 Flag of Germany Niklas Lomb
DF 6 Flag of Ivory Coast Odilon Kossounou
DF 13 Flag of Brazil Arthur
MF 7 Flag of Germany Jonas Hofmann
MF 8 Flag of Germany Robert Andrich Booked in the 73rd minute 73' Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 19 Flag of Nigeria Nathan Tella Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
MF 32 Flag of Colombia Gustavo Puerta
FW 9 Flag of Spain Borja Iglesias
FW 14 Flag of Czech Republic Patrik Schick Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
FW 22 Flag of Nigeria Victor Boniface Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 23 Flag of Czech Republic Adam Hložek Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
Manager:
Flag of Spain Xabi Alonso

Man of the Match:
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)

Assistant referees:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Mihai Artene (Romania)
Fourth official:
Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Branislav Hancko (Slovakia)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Cătălin Popa (Romania)
Support video assistant referee:
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

See also[]

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