2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final

2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final
The Fortuna Arena in Prague hosted the final
Event2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Date7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)
VenueFortuna Arena, Prague
Man of the MatchJarrod Bowen (West Ham United)
RefereeCarlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Attendance17,363[1]
WeatherCloudy night
19 °C (66 °F)
75% humidity

The 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final was the final match of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, the second season of Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played at the Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3] The final was contested between West Ham United and Fiorentina. The final was won by West Ham United 2–1 to secure their first UEFA Europa Conference League title. They qualified for the group stage of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.[4][5]

Route to the final

Italy Fiorentina Round England West Ham United
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Twente 2–1 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A) Play-off round Denmark Viborg 6–1 3–1 (H) 3–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Latvia RFS 1–1 (H) Matchday 1 Romania FCSB 3–1 (H)
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 0–3 (A) Matchday 2 Denmark Silkeborg 3–2 (A)
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 3–0 (A) Matchday 3 Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 (A)
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 5–1 (H) Matchday 4 Belgium Anderlecht 2–1 (H)
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 (H) Matchday 5 Denmark Silkeborg 1–0 (H)
Latvia RFS 3–0 (A) Matchday 6 Romania FCSB 3–0 (A)
Group A runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 13
2 Italy Fiorentina 6 13
3 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 6 6
4 Latvia RFS 6 2
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 England West Ham United 6 18
2 Belgium Anderlecht 6 8
3 Denmark Silkeborg 6 6
4 Romania FCSB 6 2
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Portugal Braga 7–2 4–0 (A) 3–2 (H) Knockout round play-offs Bye
Turkey Sivasspor 5–1 1–0 (H) 4–1 (A) Round of 16 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 6–0 2–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
Poland Lech Poznań 6–4 4–1 (A) 2–3 (H) Quarter-finals Belgium Gent 5–2 1–1 (A) 4–1 (H)
Switzerland Basel 4–3 1–2 (H) 3–1 (aet) (A) Semi-finals Netherlands AZ 3–1 2–1 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

Details

Fiorentina Italy1–2England West Ham United
  • Bonaventura Goal 67'
Report
  • Benrahma Goal 62' (pen.)
  • Bowen Goal 90'
Attendance: 17,363[1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Fiorentina
West Ham United
GK1Italy Pietro Terracciano
RB2Brazil Dodô
CB4Serbia Nikola MilenkovićYellow card 75'
CB16Italy Luca RanieriSubstituted off 84'
LB3Italy Cristiano Biraghi (c)
CM34Morocco Sofyan AmrabatYellow card 85'
CM38Italy Rolando MandragoraYellow card 66'Substituted off 90+3'
AM5Italy Giacomo Bonaventura
RW22Argentina Nicolás González
LW99Ivory Coast Christian KouaméSubstituted off 61'
CF7Serbia Luka JovićSubstituted off 46'
Substitutes:
GK31Italy Michele Cerofolini
DF15Serbia Aleksa Terzić
DF23Italy Lorenzo Venuti
DF28Argentina Lucas Martínez Quarta
DF98Brazil IgorSubstituted in 84'
MF8Italy Riccardo SaponaraSubstituted in 61'
MF32Ghana Alfred DuncanYellow card 67'
MF42Italy Alessandro Bianco
MF72Czech Republic Antonín BarákSubstituted in 90+3'
FW9Brazil Arthur CabralSubstituted in 46'
FW11France Jonathan Ikoné
FW77Croatia Josip Brekalo
Manager:
Italy Vincenzo Italiano
GK13France Alphonse Areola
RB5Czech Republic Vladimír Coufal
CB4France Kurt ZoumaSubstituted off 61'
CB27Morocco Nayef AguerdYellow card 53'
LB33Italy Emerson Palmieri
CM28Czech Republic Tomáš Souček
CM41England Declan Rice (c)
AM11Brazil Lucas Paquetá
RW20England Jarrod BowenYellow card 90+7'
LW22Algeria Saïd BenrahmaYellow card 31'Substituted off 76'
CF9Jamaica Michail AntonioSubstituted off 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK1Poland Łukasz Fabiański
DF2England Ben Johnson
DF3England Aaron CresswellYellow card 90+1'
DF21Italy Angelo OgbonnaSubstituted in 90+4'
DF24Germany Thilo KehrerSubstituted in 61'
MF8Spain Pablo FornalsSubstituted in 76'
MF10Argentina Manuel Lanzini
MF12England Flynn Downes
MF62England Freddie Potts
FW14Ivory Coast Maxwel Cornet
FW18England Danny Ings
FW72England Divin Mubama
Manager:
Scotland David Moyes

Man of the Match:
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
Fourth official:
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Reserve assistant referee:
Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Support video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Match rules

  • 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]

Notes

  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

  1. 1 2 "Full Time Summary Final – Fiorentina v West Ham United" (PDF). uefa.com. UEFA. 7 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "International match calendar and access list for 2022/23". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 51/2021. UEFA. 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2024 match schedule approved". uefa.com. UEFA. 10 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham: Bowen arrows Hammers to glory". uefa.com. UEFA. 7 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. 7 June 2023.

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