2020 UEFA Europa League Final
The 2020 UEFA Europa League Final will be the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, the 49th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It is scheduled to be played at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany on 21 August 2020.
 The original identity of the final | |
| Event | 2019–20 UEFA Europa League |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 August 2020 |
| Venue | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
The final was originally scheduled to be played on 27 May 2020 at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland.[1] However, UEFA announced on 23 March 2020 that the final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Cologne.[3]
The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the third-placed team of the 2019–20 Ligue 1, the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.[4]
Venue
The UEFA Executive Committee chose RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne as the host at their meeting on 17 June 2020.[3] This is the first UEFA club competition final hosted at the stadium and the first Europa League final held in Germany since 2010. During the two-legged final era, the country hosted either one or both legs 11 times, before hosting the single-legged 2001 UEFA Cup Final in Dortmund and the 2010 final in Hamburg.
The stadium was first opened in 1923 as the Müngersdorfer Stadion. It has undergone two major renovations during its lifetime. It hosted the UEFA Euro 1988 as well as the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Pre-match
Identity
The 2020 UEFA Europa League final identity was unveiled at the group stage draw on 30 August 2019.[5]
Ambassador
The ambassador for the original Gdańsk final is former Polish international Andrzej Buncol,[6] who won the 1987–88 UEFA Cup with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Match
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held on 10 July 2020 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland..
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Match rules
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See also
Notes
- Each team will only be given 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
- "Seville to host 2021 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "UEFA Club Finals postponed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Champions League and Europa League changes next season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "2020 Gdańsk UEFA Europa League final identity unveiled". UEFA.com. 30 August 2019.
- "Sorteggi Europa League: la Roma trova il Moenchengladbach, Rennes e Celtic per la Lazio" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.