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

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

Match

Details

Olympiacos Greece1–0 (a.e.t.)Italy Fiorentina
  • El Kaabi Goal 116'
Report
Attendance: 26,842[1]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Olympiacos
Fiorentina
GK88Greece Konstantinos Tzolakis
RB23Brazil Rodinei
CB45Greece Panagiotis Retsos
CB16Angola David Carmo
LB3Argentina Francisco OrtegaSubstituted off 91'
CM32Argentina Santiago Hezze
CM8Spain Vicente Iborra
RW56Portugal Daniel PodenceYellow card 28'Substituted off 106'
AM6Portugal ChiquinhoSubstituted off 77'
LW7Greece Kostas Fortounis (c)Substituted off 73'
CF9Morocco Ayoub El KaabiYellow card 117'Substituted off 120+2'
Substitutes:
GK1Greece Alexandros PaschalakisYellow card 95'
GK99Greece Athanasios Papadoudis
DF18Spain QuiniSubstituted in 91'
DF27England Omar Richards
DF65Greece Apostolos Apostolopoulos
DF74Greece Andreas Ntoi
MF5Portugal André HortaSubstituted in 77'
MF15Greece Sotiris Alexandropoulos
MF19Greece Georgios MasourasSubstituted in 106'
MF20Portugal João Carvalho
FW11Morocco Youssef El-ArabiSubstituted in 120+2'
FW22Montenegro Stevan JovetićYellow card 94'Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Spain José Luis Mendilibar
GK1Italy Pietro Terracciano
RB2Brazil Dodô
CB4Serbia Nikola Milenković
CB28Argentina Lucas Martínez QuartaYellow card 42'
LB3Italy Cristiano Biraghi (c)Yellow card 99'Substituted off 106'
CM6Brazil ArthurSubstituted off 74'
CM38Italy Rolando Mandragora
RW10Argentina Nicolás GonzálezSubstituted off 106'
AM5Italy Giacomo BonaventuraSubstituted off 82'
LW99Ivory Coast Christian KouaméYellow card 79'Substituted off 82'
CF20Italy Andrea BelottiSubstituted off 59'
Substitutes:
GK53Denmark Oliver Christensen
DF16Italy Luca RanieriSubstituted in 106'
DF22Italy Davide Faraoni
DF33Italy Michael Kayode
DF65Italy Fabiano Parisi
MF8France Maxime Lopez
MF19Argentina Gino Infantino
MF32Ghana Alfred DuncanSubstituted in 74'
MF72Czech Republic Antonín BarákSubstituted in 82'
FW9Argentina Lucas BeltránSubstituted in 106'
FW11France Jonathan IkonéSubstituted in 82'
FW18Angola M'Bala NzolaSubstituted in 59'
Manager:
Italy 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 2 "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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