The 2024 UEFA Europa League final will be 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. It will be held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on 22 May 2024.[1][2]
 The Aviva Stadium in Dublin will host the final | |||||||
| Event | 2023–24 UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | ||||||
The winners will earn 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 will also qualify 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 edit
This is Atalanta's first European final ever. For Bayer Leverkusen, this is 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 are aiming for a treble.
Previous finals edit
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) |
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 Atalanta
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None |
 Bayer Leverkusen
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1 (1988) |
Venue edit
Host selection edit
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.[1]
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 edit
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Round | Bayer Leverkusen
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Raków Częstochowa
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2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 |  BK Häcken
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4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sporting CP
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2–1 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Molde
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2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sturm Graz
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2–2 (A) | Matchday 3 |  Qarabağ
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5–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Qarabağ
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1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | BK Häcken
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2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raków Częstochowa
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4–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | Molde
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5–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group D winners
Source: UEFA |
Final standings | Group H winners
Source: UEFA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Qarabağ
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5–4 | 2–2 (A) | 3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Liverpool
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3–1 | 3–0 (A) | 0–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | West Ham United
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3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Marseille
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4–1 | 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Roma
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4–2 | 2–0 (A) | 2–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-match edit
Identity edit
The original identity of the 2024 UEFA Europa League final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 1 September 2023.[3]
Ambassador edit
The ambassador for the final will be former Irish international John O'Shea.[4]
Match edit
Details edit
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
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Match rules
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References edit
- ^ a b "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "International match calendar and access list for the 2023/24 season". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 65/2022. Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com (1 September 2023). "2024 UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League final identities revealed | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ McDonnell, Daniel (17 April 2024). "John O'Shea in the dark over Ireland manager job but he doesn't expect it will be him". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 May 2024.