2022 UEFA Europa League Final
The 2022 UEFA Europa League Final will be 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 will be played at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spain, in May 2022.
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.
The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup.
Venue
This will be 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.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, and on 22 February 2019 that two associations submitted their dossiers by the deadline.
Country | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena | Tbilisi | 54,202 | Hosted 2015 UEFA Super Cup | |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | Seville | 43,883 | Hosted 1986 European Cup Final |
The following associations expressed interest in hosting but eventually did not submit bids:
- Austria: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
- Czech Republic: Sinobo Stadium, Prague
- Hungary: Puskás Aréna, Budapest
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.