2021 UEFA Europa League Final

The 2021 UEFA Europa League Final will be the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, the 50th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 12th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It will be played on 26 May 2021 at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland.

2021 UEFA Europa League Final
The Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdańsk will host the final as the Gdańsk Stadium.
Event2020–21 UEFA Europa League
Date26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)
VenueStadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spain. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to Cologne, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Gdańsk instead hosting the 2021 final, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1]

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League in the 2021 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 2020–21 Ligue 1, the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.[2]

Venue

This is the first UEFA club competition final hosted at the stadium, which was one of the venues of the UEFA Euro 2012. This is the second UEFA club final in Poland, having hosted the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final at the National Stadium in Warsaw. The stadium will be known as the Gdańsk Stadium for the final due to UEFA sponsorship regulations.[3]

Host selection
For the details on the selection of Seville as the original host for the final, see 2022 UEFA Europa League Final § Host selection.

An open bidding process was launched on 22 September 2017 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2020. Associations had until 31 October 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 1 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Europa League final.

UEFA announced on 3 November 2017 that two associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Europa League final.[4]

Bidding associations for final
CountryStadiumCityCapacityNotes
 PolandStadion Energa GdańskGdańsk43,615
 PortugalEstádio do DragãoPorto50,035Also bid for 2020 UEFA Super Cup

The Stadion Energa Gdańsk was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Kiev on 24 May 2018.[5][3]

On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final, Gdańsk would instead host the 2021 final.[1]

Match

Details

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

TBD v TBD
Report

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

See also

References
  1. "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "Champions League and Europa League changes next season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "Gdansk to host 2020 UEFA Europa League final". Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Six associations interested in hosting 2020 club finals". UEFA. 3 November 2017.
  5. "Seville to host 2021 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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