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2012 UEFA Europa League final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2012 UEFA Europa League Final

| image = frameless

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

| team1 = Atlético Madrid

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team1score = 3

| team2 = Athletic Bilbao

| team2association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = 9 May 2012

| stadium = Arena Națională

| city = Bucharest

| man_of_the_match1a = Radamel Falcao {{nowrap|(Atlético Madrid)}}{{cite news |first=John |last=Atkin |title=Falcao at double as Atlético march to title |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50fb7a9e5f-dc5a349f670c-1000--falcao-at-double-as-atletico-march-to-title/ |publisher=UEFA |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=9 May 2012}}

| referee = Wolfgang Stark (Germany){{cite news |title=Stark gets Bucharest call-up |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fd-0e7e15b763a5-597d81a301af-1000--stark-gets-bucharest-call-up/ |publisher=UEFA |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012}}

| attendance = 52,347

| weather = Cloudy night
{{convert|11|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
83% humidity{{cite news |title=Tactical Lineups – Final – Wednesday 9 May 2012 |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2012/2007480_LU.pdf |publisher=UEFA |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=31 May 2022}}

| previous = 2011

| next = 2013

}}

The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, the 41st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA (after the UEFA Champions League), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match was played on 9 May 2012 at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania,{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/management/newsid=1651736.html |title=2011/12 draw and match calendar |publisher=UEFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312175418/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/management/newsid%3D1651736.html |archive-date=12 March 2012}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fc-0e81b20bc398-ff507cc6caa9-1000--uefa-europa-league-trophy-handed-to-bucharest/ |title=UEFA Europa League trophy handed to Bucharest |date=11 April 2012 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414001318/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1782928.html#trophy+handed+bucharest |archive-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=live }} and was contested between two Spanish sides – Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. The match ended with Atlético Madrid winning 3–0, with Radamel Falcao scoring two goals and Diego scoring another.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17995827 |title=Atl Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2012|access-date=19 December 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/09/atletico-madrid-athletic-bilbao-europa-league |title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao |author=Jonathan Wilson |newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 May 2012|access-date=19 December 2018}} In doing so, Falcao was named man of the match, and became the first player to win back-to-back Europa League titles with different teams.

The winners earned the right to play against Chelsea, the winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup.

Venue

{{further|Arena Națională}}

File:Avropa Liqası Muzeyi Bakıda 33.jpg

The Arena Națională was announced by UEFA as the venue of the 2012 final on 30 January 2010.{{cite news |title=UEFA unveil 2011 and 2012 final venues |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d5-0e70c9e763c9-0b023fd4e3e9-1000--uefa-unveil-2011-and-2012-final-venues/ |publisher=UEFA |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=24 March 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609011924/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/news/newsid%3D796145.html |archive-date=9 June 2011}} This was the first final of a European football club competition hosted by Romania.

The stadium was built on the site of the former national stadium, and opened on 6 September 2011 with a UEFA Euro 2012 Group D qualifier match between Romania and France.

Background

File:2012 Europa League Final.jpg

This was the second consecutive Europa League final contested by two teams from the same nation, and the ninth time overall (including UEFA Cup).{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fd-0e7e15d70330-d136d6851a9c-1000--final-shining-spotlight-on-local-rivalries/ |title=Final shining spotlight on local rivalries |publisher=UEFA |date=7 May 2012}} The only other all-Spanish final of UEFA's second club competition was the 2007 UEFA Cup Final, when Sevilla defeated Espanyol. That was also the last final before the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, where both finalist teams had played only in the UEFA Cup/Europa League in their routes to the final (rather than dropping down from the UEFA Champions League, either after the early knockout rounds or after the group stage).

Both teams have played in one previous Europa League/UEFA Cup final. Atlético Madrid won the first Europa League final after its renaming in 2010, beating Fulham 2–1 after extra time. Athletic Bilbao lost in 1977 to Juventus on away goals after the tie finished 2–2 on aggregate. The two teams have never met in European competition before. They have met each other in three Copa del Rey finals, with Athletic Bilbao winning two and Atlético Madrid winning one. In the 2011–12 La Liga season, Athletic Bilbao won their home fixture 3–0 and Atlético Madrid won their home fixture 2–1.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fc-0e7e0428202f-1b0f6a8a2189-1000--bucharest-stage-set-for-all-spanish-showpiece/ |title=Bucharest stage set for all-Spanish showpiece |publisher=UEFA |date=27 April 2012}}

After losing to Udinese on 20 October 2011, Atlético Madrid went on a run of 11 straight victories to the final, a record in European football, winning their remaining group games to top their group and then defeating four knockout opponents both home and away.

Route to the final

{{further|2011–12 UEFA Europa League}}

{{clear}}

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colspan=4|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid

!Round

!colspan=4|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao

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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Qualifying phase

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{fbaicon|NOR}} Strømsgodset

|4–1

|2–1 (H)

|2–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Third qualifying round

|colspan=4|Bye

align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Vitória de Guimarães

|6–0

|2–0 (H)

|4–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Play-off round

|align=left|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Trabzonspor

|w/o{{efn|As a result of match-fixing allegations, Turkish club Fenerbahçe were removed from the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and were replaced with Trabzonspor on 24 August 2011. As a result, Trabzonspor's second leg against Athletic Bilbao was cancelled, and Athletic Bilbao advanced to the group stage.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f4-0ea29ce697dd-704475231322-1000--fenerbahce-replaced-in-uefa-champions-league/ |title=Fenerbahçe replaced in UEFA Champions League |publisher=UEFA |date=24 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019161349/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid%3D1666823.html |archive-date=19 October 2011}}}}

|0–0

|2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Trabzonspor v Athletic Bilbao

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|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

|Group stage

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

align=left|{{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava

|colspan=3|2–1 (A)

align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Rennes

|colspan=3|1–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese

|colspan=3|0–2 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3

|align=left|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Red Bull Salzburg

|colspan=3|2–2 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese

|colspan=3|4–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 4

|align=left|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Red Bull Salzburg

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

align=left|{{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 5

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava

|colspan=3|2–1 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Rennes

|colspan=3|3–1 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 6

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|colspan=3|2–4 (A)

colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group I winners

{{:2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage|show_matches=n|only_pld_pts=y|transcludesection=Group I|showteam=AM}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings

|colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group F winners

{{:2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage|show_matches=n|only_pld_pts=y|transcludesection=Group F|showteam=AB}}

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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Knockout phase

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Lazio

|4–1

|3–1 (A)

|1–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 32

|align=left|{{fbaicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Moscow

|2–2 (a)

|1–2 (A)

|1–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş

|6–1

|3–1 (H)

|3–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|5–3

|3–2 (A)

|2–1 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} Hannover 96

|4–2

|2–1 (H)

|2–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} Schalke 04

|6–4

|4–2 (A)

|2–2 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Valencia

|5–2

|4–2 (H)

|1–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|4–3

|1–2 (A)

|3–1 (H)

Notes

{{notelist}}

Pre-match

=Ticketing=

File:Bilbao fans.JPG

The two finalist teams received 9,000 tickets each for distribution to their supporters. 20,000 tickets have been sold to local football fans with a further 3,000 tickets available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with prices between 100 RON and 500 RON. The remaining tickets are allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA's 53 national football associations, and commercial and broadcast partners.{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1764202.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311014036/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1764202.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2012 |title=UEFA Europa League Final 2012 ticket sales launched |publisher=UEFA |date=7 March 2012}}

=Officials=

In May 2012, German referee Wolfgang Stark was appointed for the final. Joining him were fellow German officials Mike Pickel and Jan-Hendrik Salver as assistant referees, Deniz Aytekin and Florian Meyer as additional assistant referees, Mark Borsch as reserve assistant referee, and French official Stéphane Lannoy as fourth official.

=Ambassador=

Former Romanian player Miodrag Belodedici was named as the ambassador for the final.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fb-0e7c28a3ca40-31f478a0cb28-1000--ambassador-miodrag-belodedici/ |title=Ambassador: Miodrag Belodedici |publisher=UEFA |date=1 March 2012}}

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2012|5|9|df=y}}

|time = {{CEST|20:45|localtz=EEST}}

|team1 = Atlético Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Arena Națională, Bucharest

|attendance = 52,347{{cite news |title=Full Time Summary Final – Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2012/2007480_FR.pdf |publisher=UEFA |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2012}}

|referee = Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007480/

}}

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|{{Football kit

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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK13{{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Courtois
RB20{{flagicon|ESP}} Juanfran
CB2{{flagicon|URU}} Diego Godín
CB23{{flagicon|BRA}} Miranda
LB6{{flagicon|BRA}} Filipe Luís
CM4{{flagicon|ESP}} Mario Suárez
CM14{{flagicon|ESP}} Gabi (c)
RW22{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego{{suboff|90}}
AM7{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián{{suboff|88}}
LW11{{flagicon|TUR}} Arda Turan{{suboff|90+3}}
CF9{{flagicon|COL}} Radamel Falcao{{yel|26}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK25{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Asenjo
DF3{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio López
DF18{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Domínguez{{subon|90+3}}
MF8{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Salvio{{subon|88}}
MF12{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Assunção
MF19{{flagicon|ESP}} Koke{{subon|90}}
FW41{{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro Martín
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Simeone

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|style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"|

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP}} Gorka Iraizoz
RB15{{flagicon|ESP}} Andoni Iraola (c)
CB24{{flagicon|ESP}} Javi Martínez
CB5{{flagicon|VEN|football}} Fernando Amorebieta{{yel|64}}
LB3{{flagicon|ESP}} Jon Aurtenetxe{{suboff|46}}
RM21{{flagicon|ESP}} Ander Herrera{{yel|22}}{{suboff|63}}
CM8{{flagicon|ESP}} Ander Iturraspe{{suboff|46}}
LM10{{flagicon|ESP}} Óscar de Marcos
RW14{{flagicon|ESP}} Markel Susaeta{{yel|90+1}}
LW19{{flagicon|ESP}} Iker Muniain
CF9{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Llorente
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK13{{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl
DF6{{flagicon|ESP}} Mikel San José
MF11{{flagicon|ESP}} Igor Gabilondo
MF17{{flagicon|ESP}} Iñigo Pérez{{yel|75}}{{subon|46}}
MF23{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Ekiza
FW2{{flagicon|ESP}} Gaizka Toquero{{subon|63}}
FW28{{flagicon|ESP}} Ibai Gómez{{subon|46}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcelo Bielsa

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|

Man of the Match:


Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)

Assistant referees:{{cite news |title=Stark gets Bucharest call-up |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fd-0e7e15b763a5-597d81a301af-1000--stark-gets-bucharest-call-up/ |publisher=UEFA |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012}}


Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)


Mike Pickel (Germany)


Fourth official:


Stéphane Lannoy (France)


Additional assistant referees:


Florian Meyer (Germany)


Deniz Aytekin (Germany)


Reserve assistant referee:


Mark Borsch (Germany)

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Match rules{{cite web |title=Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2011/12 |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/62/69/60/1626960_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626034322/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/62/69/60/1626960_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 June 2011 |publisher=UEFA |location=Nyon |date=March 2011 |access-date=1 June 2011}}

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

=Statistics=

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+First half{{cite web |title=Team statistics |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2012/2007480_TS.pdf |date=9 May 2012|access-date=20 May 2012 |publisher=UEFA}}

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Atlético Madrid

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Athletic Bilbao

scope=row|Goals scored

|2

|0

scope=row|Total shots

|6

|5

scope=row|Shots on target

|2

|1

scope=row|Saves

|1

|0

scope=row|Ball possession

|40%

|60%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|3

|2

scope=row|Fouls committed

|17

|8

scope=row|Offsides

|0

|2

scope=row|Yellow cards

|1

|1

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Second half

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Atlético Madrid

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Athletic Bilbao

scope=row|Goals scored

|1

|0

scope=row|Total shots

|9

|11

scope=row|Shots on target

|4

|2

scope=row|Saves

|2

|3

scope=row|Ball possession

|42%

|58%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|0

|6

scope=row|Fouls committed

|8

|6

scope=row|Offsides

|2

|1

scope=row|Yellow cards

|0

|3

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Overall

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Atlético Madrid

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Athletic Bilbao

scope=row|Goals scored

|3

|0

scope=row|Total shots

|15

|16

scope=row|Shots on target

|6

|3

scope=row|Saves

|3

|3

scope=row|Ball possession

|41%

|59%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|3

|8

scope=row|Fouls committed

|25

|14

scope=row|Offsides

|2

|3

scope=row|Yellow cards

|1

|4

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-end}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://archive.today/20121211070021/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/index.html 2011–12 UEFA Europa League], UEFA.com
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110619085554/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/final/index.html 2012 final: National Stadium, Bucharest], UEFA.com

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