2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final

2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final
Event2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
After extra time
Date29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)
VenueAgia Sophia Stadium, Athens
Man of the MatchAyoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
RefereeArtur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Attendance26,842[1]
WeatherPartly cloudy night
21 °C (70 °F)
51% humidity

The 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final was the final match of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, the third season of Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens, Greece.[2][3] The final was contested between Olympiacos and Fiorentina. The final was won by Olympiacos 1–0 after extra time, winning their first European title and becoming the first Greek club to win a European trophy.[4][5] They qualified for the league phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Route to the final

Olympiacos Round Fiorentina
Europa League Europa Conference League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase (EL, ECL) Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Genk 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Third qualifying round Bye
Čukarički 6–1 3–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Play-off round Rapid Wien 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage (EL, ECL) Opponent Result
SC Freiburg 2–3 (H) Matchday 1 Genk 2–2 (A)
TSC 2–2 (A) Matchday 2 Ferencváros 2–2 (H)
West Ham United 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Čukarički 6–0 (H)
West Ham United 0–1 (A) Matchday 4 Čukarički 1–0 (A)
SC Freiburg 0–5 (A) Matchday 5 Genk 2–1 (H)
TSC 5–2 (H) Matchday 6 Ferencváros 1–1 (A)
Group A third place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 West Ham United 6 15
2 SC Freiburg 6 12
3 Olympiacos 6 7
4 TSC 6 1
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group F winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Fiorentina 6 12
2 Ferencváros 6 10
3 Genk 6 9
4 Čukarički 6 0
Source: UEFA
Europa Conference League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Ferencváros 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Knockout round play-offs Bye
Maccabi Tel Aviv 7–5 1–4 (H) 6–1 (aet) (A) Round of 16 Maccabi Haifa 5–4 4–3 (A) 1–1 (H)
Fenerbahçe 3–3 (3–2 p) 3–2 (H) 0–1 (aet) (A) Quarter-finals Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (aet) (H)
Aston Villa 6–2 4–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Club Brugge 4–3 3–2 (H) 1–1 (A)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 1–0 (a.e.t.) Fiorentina
  • El Kaabi  116'
Report
Attendance: 26,842[1]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Olympiacos
Fiorentina
GK 88 Konstantinos Tzolakis
RB 23 Rodinei
CB 45 Panagiotis Retsos
CB 16 David Carmo
LB 3 Francisco Ortega  91'
CM 32 Santiago Hezze
CM 8 Vicente Iborra
RW 56 Daniel Podence  28'  106'
AM 6 Chiquinho  77'
LW 7 Kostas Fortounis (c)  73'
CF 9 Ayoub El Kaabi  117'  120+2'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Alexandros Paschalakis  95'
GK 99 Athanasios Papadoudis
DF 18 Quini  91'
DF 27 Omar Richards
DF 65 Apostolos Apostolopoulos
DF 74 Andreas Ntoi
MF 5 André Horta  77'
MF 15 Sotiris Alexandropoulos
MF 19 Georgios Masouras  106'
MF 20 João Carvalho
FW 11 Youssef El-Arabi  120+2'
FW 22 Stevan Jovetić  94'  73'
Manager:
José Luis Mendilibar
GK 1 Pietro Terracciano
RB 2 Dodô
CB 4 Nikola Milenković
CB 28 Lucas Martínez Quarta  42'
LB 3 Cristiano Biraghi (c)  99'  106'
CM 6 Arthur  74'
CM 38 Rolando Mandragora
RW 10 Nicolás González  106'
AM 5 Giacomo Bonaventura  82'
LW 99 Christian Kouamé  79'  82'
CF 20 Andrea Belotti  59'
Substitutes:
GK 53 Oliver Christensen
DF 16 Luca Ranieri  106'
DF 22 Davide Faraoni
DF 33 Michael Kayode
DF 65 Fabiano Parisi
MF 8 Maxime Lopez
MF 19 Gino Infantino
MF 32 Alfred Duncan  74'
MF 72 Antonín Barák  82'
FW 9 Lucas Beltrán  106'
FW 11 Jonathan Ikoné  82'
FW 18 M'Bala Nzola  59'
Manager:
Vincenzo Italiano

Man of the Match:
Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)

Assistant referees:
Paulo Soares (Portugal)
Pedro Ribeiro (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Support video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
  • Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Full Time Report Final – Olympiacos v Fiorentina" (PDF). uefa.com. UEFA. 29 May 2024.
  2. "Invitation to bid for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 UEFA Europa Conference League finals and the 2024/25 UEFA Women's Champions League final". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 40/2022. UEFA. 21 June 2022.
  3. "International match calendar and access list for the 2023/24 season". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 65/2022. UEFA. 26 September 2022.
  4. "Olympiakos 1–0 Fiorentina: Ayoub El Kaabi scores winner in extra-time to secure Europa Conference League title". Sky Sports. 29 May 2024.
  5. "Olympiacos 1–0 Fiorentina (aet): El Kaabi swoops in to secure Greece's first major European title". uefa.com. UEFA. 29 May 2024.

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