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2022 UEFA Europa League final

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2022 UEFA Europa League final
Match programme cover
Event2021–22 UEFA Europa League
Eintracht Frankfurt Rangers
Germany Scotland
1 1
After extra time
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–4 on penalties
Date18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)
VenueRamón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville
Man of the MatchKevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)[1]
RefereeSlavko Vinčić (Slovenia)[2]
Attendance38,842[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy night
31 °C (88 °F)
32% humidity[4]
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The 2022 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, the 51st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 13th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spain, on 18 May 2022,[5] between German club Eintracht Frankfurt and Scottish club Rangers.

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Budapest instead hosting the 2023 final.[6]

Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–4 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, for their second UEFA Cup/Europa League title after 1980.[7][8] Frankfurt became the first German side since Schalke 04 in 1997 to win the competition. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup, and qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage.[9]

Venue

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The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville hosted the final.

This was the first Europa League final to be held at the stadium. It previously hosted the 1986 European Cup final. The city of Seville hosted the 2003 UEFA Cup final at the Estadio de La Cartuja. Spain had hosted four other UEFA Cup finals (holding a leg in 1977, 1985, 1986, and 1988).

Host selection

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For the details on the selection of Budapest as the original host for the final, see 2023 UEFA Europa League final § Host selection.

An open bidding process was launched on 28 September 2018 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2021. Associations had until 26 October 2018 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 15 February 2019.

UEFA announced on 1 November 2018 that three associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2021 UEFA Europa League final,[10] and on 22 February 2019 that two associations submitted their dossiers by the deadline.[11]

Bidding associations for final
Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
 Georgia Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Tbilisi 54,202 Hosted 2015 UEFA Super Cup
 Spain Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville 43,883 Hosted 1986 European Cup Final

The following associations expressed interest in hosting but eventually did not submit bids:

The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 24 September 2019.[12][13]

On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final, Seville would instead host the 2022 final.[6]

Background

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This was Eintracht Frankfurt's third final in a major UEFA competition, having lost the 1960 European Cup final to Real Madrid and won the 1980 UEFA Cup final. Having become the first German team in a major European final since Bayern Munich in the 2020 UEFA Champions League final and the first UEFA Cup/Europa League finalist from Germany since Werder Bremen in 2009, they were seeking to become the first German side since Schalke 04 in 1997 to win the competition. Their manager Oliver Glasner was seeking to become the first Austrian to win a European trophy since Ernst Happel in the 1983 European Cup final and the first Austrian to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League.

This was Rangers' fifth final in a major UEFA competition, having won the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final and lost both the 1961 and 1967 Cup Winners' Cup finals as well as the 1972 European Super Cup and the 2008 UEFA Cup final. Having become the first Scottish club in any European final since themselves in 2008, they were seeking to become the first Scottish club since Aberdeen in the 1983 European Super Cup to win a European trophy and the first Scottish side to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League. Their manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was seeking to become the first Dutch to win a European trophy since Dick Advocaat with Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup; they were qualified after defeating Rangers in the year's UEFA Cup final.[14]

The two sides previously met twice in European competitions, in the 1959–60 European Cup semi-finals, with Eintracht Frankfurt winning both legs.[15]

Previous finals

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

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (1980)
Scotland Rangers 1 (2008)

Route to the final

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Further information: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League and 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

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

Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Round Scotland Rangers
Europa League Champions League
Qualified directly Qualifying phase (EL, CL) Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third qualifying round Sweden Malmö FF 2–4 1–2 (A) 1–2 (H)
Europa League
Play-off round Armenia Alashkert 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–1 (H) Matchday 1 France Lyon 0–2 (H)
Belgium Antwerp 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 (A)
Greece Olympiacos 3–1 (H) Matchday 3 Denmark Brøndby 2–0 (H)
Greece Olympiacos 2–1 (A) Matchday 4 Denmark Brøndby 1–1 (A)
Belgium Antwerp 2–2 (H) Matchday 5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 (H)
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–1 (A) Matchday 6 France Lyon 1–1 (A)
Group D winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 9
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 6
4 Belgium Antwerp 6 5
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group A runners-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 France Lyon 6 16
2 Scotland Rangers 6 8
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 7
4 Denmark Brøndby 6 2
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Qualified directly Knockout round play-offs Germany Borussia Dortmund 6–4 4–2 (A) 2–2 (H)
Spain Real Betis 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (H) Round of 16 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Spain Barcelona 4–3 1–1 (H) 3–2 (A) Quarter-finals Portugal Braga 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
England West Ham United 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Germany RB Leipzig 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H)

Pre-match

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Identity

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The logo of the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 27 August 2021 in Istanbul.

Ambassador

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The ambassador for the final was former Sevilla goalkeeper Andrés Palop.

Officials

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Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić officiated the final.

On 11 May 2022, UEFA named Slovenian official Slavko Vinčić as the referee for the final. Vinčić had been a FIFA referee since 2010, and was previously an additional assistant referee in the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final and the fourth official in the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final. He also worked as an additional assistant referee in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup. He officiated ten matches in the 2021–22 Champions League season, with two matches in qualification, five in the group stage and three knockout fixtures. He served as a referee at UEFA Euro 2020, where he officiated two group matches and a quarter-final. He was joined by three of his fellow countrymen, with Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič as assistant referees, and Jure Praprotnik as one of the assistant VAR officials. Srđan Jovanović of Serbia served as the fourth official, while Dutchman Pol van Boekel was appointed as the video assistant referee. Spaniards Alejandro Hernández Hernández and Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar served as the other assistant VAR officials.[2]

Match

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Details

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

Eintracht Frankfurt Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)Scotland Rangers
  • Borré 69'
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 38,842[3]
Eintracht Frankfurt[4]
Rangers[4]
GK 1 Germany Kevin Trapp
CB 35 Brazil Tuta downward-facing red arrow 58'
CB 18 Mali Almamy Touré
CB 2 France Evan Ndicka downward-facing red arrow 100'
RM 36 Germany Ansgar Knauff
CM 8 Switzerland Djibril Sow downward-facing red arrow 106'
CM 17 Germany Sebastian Rode (c) downward-facing red arrow 90'
LM 10 Serbia Filip Kostić
AM 29 Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 15 Japan Daichi Kamada
CF 19 Colombia Rafael Santos Borré
Substitutes:
GK 31 Germany Jens Grahl
DF 22 United States Timothy Chandler
DF 24 Germany Danny da Costa
DF 25 Germany Christopher Lenz upward-facing green arrow 100'
MF 6 Croatia Kristijan Jakić upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 7 Australia Ajdin Hrustic upward-facing green arrow 106'
MF 20 Japan Makoto Hasebe upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 27 Morocco Aymen Barkok
FW 9 Netherlands Sam Lammers
FW 21 Germany Ragnar Ache
FW 23 Norway Jens Petter Hauge upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 39 Portugal Gonçalo Paciência
Manager:
Austria Oliver Glasner
GK 1 Scotland Allan McGregor
RB 2 England James Tavernier (c)
CB 6 England Connor Goldson
CB 3 Nigeria Calvin Bassey
LB 31 Croatia Borna Barišić downward-facing red arrow 117'
CM 8 Scotland Ryan Jack downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 4 England John Lundstram
RW 14 England Ryan Kent
AM 23 Scotland Scott Wright Yellow card 73' downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 18 Finland Glen Kamara downward-facing red arrow 91'
CF 17 Nigeria Joe Aribo Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 101'
Substitutes:
GK 28 Scotland Robby McCrorie
GK 33 Scotland Jon McLaughlin
DF 26 Nigeria Leon Balogun
DF 43 Scotland Leon King
MF 9 Ivory Coast Amad Diallo
MF 10 Northern Ireland Steven Davis upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 16 Wales Aaron Ramsey upward-facing green arrow 117'
MF 19 United States James Sands upward-facing green arrow 101'
MF 37 Canada Scott Arfield upward-facing green arrow 91'
MF 51 Scotland Alex Lowry
FW 25 Jamaica Kemar Roofe upward-facing green arrow 117'
FW 30 Zambia Fashion Sakala upward-facing green arrow 74' downward-facing red arrow 117'
Manager:
Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Man of the Match:
Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia)
Fourth official:[2]
Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)

Match rules[16]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Statistics

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Each team was 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

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  1. ^ a b "Kevin Trapp named official UEFA Europa League final Hankook Player of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Referee teams appointed for 2022 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Full Time Summary Final – Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Tactical Lineups – Final – Wednesday 18 May 2022" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League: Who enters and when are the games?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (aet, Frankfurt win 5–4 on penalties): Trapp seals shoot-out success". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Rangers suffer Europa League final shootout defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt". The Guardian. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (AET, Frankfurt win 5–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ^ "11 associations interested in hosting 2021 club finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 November 2018.
  11. ^ "9 associations bidding to host 2021 club finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Seville to host 2021 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  13. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Ljubljana meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  14. ^ "2022 UEFA Europa League Final" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  15. ^ "UEFA Europa League final: head-to-head records". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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