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.
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.
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.
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.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.
Country | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
Stadion Energa Gdańsk | Gdańsk | 43,615 | ||
Estádio do Dragão | Porto | 50,035 | Also 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.
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.