2013 UEFA Europa League final

December 2021 2013 UEFA Europa League final 2013 UEFA Europa League Final programme.jpg Match programme cover 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Benfica POR 30px 1 Chelsea ENG 30px 2 15 May 2013https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50fa645f90-11d6223423d7-1000--amsterdam-the-europa-league-aim/ Amsterdam the Europa League aim UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 22 June 2012 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)Atkin John Ivanović heads Chelsea to Europa League glory https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50fd9b3ece-eb6083db556a-1000--ivanovic-heads-chelsea-to-europa-league-glory/ UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 15 May 2013 15 May 2013 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)Kuipers to referee UEFA Europa League final https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0252-0cd39f27a4f7-ba575af2679a-1000--kuipers-to-referee-uefa-europa-league-final/ UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 13 May 2013 16 May 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130607045719/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/refereeing/news/newsid%3D1951254.html 7 June 2013 46,163 Partly cloudy13 C F54% humidityTactical lineups https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2013/2010095_LU.pdf UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 15 May 2013 15 May 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match was played at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 15 May 2013,Wembley, Amsterdam ArenA, Prague get 2013 finals https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c50f416ad08-db9153f27513-1000--wembley-amsterdam-arena-prague-get-2013-finals/ UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 16 June 2011 16 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110618072033/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/news/newsid%3D1644074.html 18 June 2011 between Portuguese side Benfica and English side Chelsea. Chelsea won 2–1 to secure their first title in this competition. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/15/benfica-chelsea-europa-league Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica 15 May 2013 The Guardian 21 May 2013 Chelsea were the first UEFA Champions League title holders to play in the following season's Europa League, after becoming the first Champions League holders to be eliminated in the group stage. With this triumph, they became the only Champions League holders to win the Europa League (no other team did so prior to 2024, when amended regulations meant this was no longer a possibility). Chelsea also became the fourth club, and first in England, to win all three major UEFA club titles at the time, having won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 and 1998, and still held the Champions League title won for the first time the previous year.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50fd9b3a41-ad426c6c0241-1000--chelsea-join-illustrious-trio/ Chelsea join illustrious trio UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 15 May 2013 Chelsea were also the first team since Manchester United in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final to win a major European final without making any substitutions.Torres far from feeling blue as he delivers epic performance [Champions in numbers (statistics box)] Oliver Kay The Times No. 70886 https://www.thetimes.com 16 May 2013 16 May 2013 As a result of winning this competition, Chelsea secured a place in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup against the winners of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich. Venue thumb|The match was played at Amsterdam Arena in front of more than 46,000 spectators. The Amsterdam Arena was announced as the venue of the 2013 UEFA Europa League final on 16 June 2011.Amsterdam ArenA to stage 2013 Europa League final https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50f416ab1b-ad3a5a863e40-1000--amsterdam-arena-to-stage-2013-europa-league-final/ UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 3 May 2013 16 June 2011 The home stadium of Ajax since 1996, it staged the 1998 UEFA Champions League final, where Real Madrid beat Juventus 1–0 for their seventh title, and was also one of the UEFA Euro 2000 venues, hosting five games including a semi-final.http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/stadium/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130323012834/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/stadium/index.html dead 23 March 2013 Amsterdam ArenA UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 3 May 2013 The previous home for Ajax's European matches, the Olympisch Stadion, also played host to European finals. One-legged finals include the 1962 European Cup final, where Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5–3, and the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup final, where Anderlecht were beaten 2–0 by Hamburger SV. It also hosted the second legs of the 1981 UEFA Cup final, between AZ '67 and Ipswich Town, and of the 1992 UEFA Cup final, between Ajax and Torino.http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/previousfinalsincity/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130323012441/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/previousfinalsincity/index.html dead 23 March 2013 Amsterdam's historic finals UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 3 May 2013 Background Benfica qualified for their ninth European final, the first in 23 years since their 1–0 loss to A.C. Milan in the 1990 European Cup final. Previous appearances include back-to-back victories in the 1961 and 1962 European Cup finals (3–2 over Barcelona and 5–3 over Real Madrid, respectively) and unsuccessful presences in five other European Cup finals – 1963 (1–2 to Milan), 1965 (0–1 to Inter Milan), 1968 (1–4 to Manchester United), 1988 (0–0, 5–6 on penalties to PSV Eindhoven) and 1990 (0–1 to Milan) – and one UEFA Cup final in 1983 (1–2 on aggregate to Anderlecht).Benfica's European final pedigree https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea906974e06-1da8fa39fa43-1000--benfica-s-european-final-pedigree/ UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 10 May 2013 10 May 2013 Before this season, Chelsea had never reached a final of the UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League. They previously appeared in two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1971 (2–1 win over Real Madrid) and 1998 (1–0 win over VfB Stuttgart), and two UEFA Champions League finals in 2008 (1–1, lost 5–6 on penalties to Manchester United) and 2012 (1–1, won 4–3 on penalties over Bayern Munich).Chelsea's European final pedigree https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0252-0cd391c5eab5-a70c45d5c98c-1000--chelsea-s-european-final-pedigree/ UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 9 May 2013 9 May 2013 The only previous meeting between Benfica and Chelsea in European competition was in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, which the English won 3–1 on aggregate (1–0 in Lisbon and 2–1 in London) en route to the title.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50fd9b081a-685bb0ef8489-1000--benfica-meet-chelsea-in-europa-league-final/ Benfica meet Chelsea in Europa League final UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 2 May 2013 Both Benfica and Chelsea finished third in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage, and entered the 2012–13 Europa League in the round of 32.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea906131285-ceac08b6a6ac-1000--benfica-and-chelsea-to-meet-in-europa-league-final/ Amsterdam denouement for Benfica and Chelsea UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 7 May 2013 It was the fourth time in the tournament's history that both finalists featured in the Champions League group stage earlier in the season, after 2000, 2002 and 2009. Route to the final 2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. POR BenficaRoundENG ChelseaChampions LeagueOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultSCO Celtic0–0 (A)Matchday 1ITA Juventus2–2 (H)ESP Barcelona0–2 (H)Matchday 2DEN Nordsjælland4–0 (A)RUS Spartak Moscow1–2 (A)Matchday 3UKR Shakhtar Donetsk1–2 (A)RUS Spartak Moscow2–0 (H)Matchday 4UKR Shakhtar Donetsk3–2 (H)SCO Celtic2–1 (H)Matchday 5ITA Juventus0–3 (A)ESP Barcelona0–0 (A)Matchday 6DEN Nordsjælland6–1 (H)Group G third place Group G n yes BENFinal standingsGroup E third place Group E n yes CHEEuropa LeagueOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legGER Bayer Leverkusen3–11–0 (A)2–1 (H)Round of 32CZE Sparta Prague2–11–0 (A)1–1 (H)FRA 1974 Bordeaux4–21–0 (H)3–2 (A)Round of 16ROU Steaua București3–20–1 (A)3–1 (H)ENG Newcastle United4–23–1 (H)1–1 (A)Quarter-finalsRUS Rubin Kazan5–43–1 (H)2–3 (A)TUR Fenerbahçe3–20–1 (A)3–1 (H)Semi-finalsSUI Basel5–22–1 (A)3–1 (H) Pre-match Ambassador Former Dutch international Patrick Kluivert, who won the UEFA Champions League with Ajax, was appointed as the official ambassador for the final.http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/ambassador/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120902234442/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/ambassador/index.html dead 2 September 2012 Ambassador: Patrick Kluivert UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations Officials On 13 May 2013, Dutch referee Björn Kuipers was appointed to the final. He was joined by fellow Dutch officials Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra as assistant referees, Pol van Boekel and Richard Liesveld as additional assistant referees, Berry Simons as reserve assistant referee, and German official Felix Brych as fourth official. Ticketing The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 3 December 2012 to 18 January 2013. Tickets were available in four price categories: €135, €100, €70, and €45.http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/tickets/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121209033558/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/final/tickets/index.html dead 9 December 2012 Ticketing information UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations Each finalist club was allocated 9,800 tickets.http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/europa-league-final-ticket-allocation-beggars-belief-chelsea-120500550.html Europa League final ticket allocation 'beggars belief' – Chelsea Supporters' Trust chair goal.com 3 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131217222754/http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/europa-league-final-ticket-allocation-beggars-belief-chelsea-120500550.html 17 December 2013 Team selection Chelsea's Eden Hazard was ruled out of the final after not recovering from a hamstring injury he suffered in Chelsea's 2–1 Premier League victory against Aston Villa on 11 May. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea906ec3242-c1a73d68af50-1000--hazard-ruled-out-of-uefa-europa-league-final/ Hazard ruled out of UEFA Europa League final 14 May 2013 UEFA 15 May 2013 Chelsea captain and centre-back John Terry was also absent through injury. Three players faced their former clubs: Benfica's Nemanja Matić, who was transferred from Chelsea, and Chelsea's David Luiz and Ramires, who were transferred from Benfica.https://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/uefacup/2013/E/E_2010095_pk.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130612090650/http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/uefacup/2013/E/E_2010095_pk.pdf dead 12 June 2013 Match Press Kit 15 May 2013 UEFA 15 May 2013 Match Summary Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead in the 60th minute by rounding the goalkeeper and clipping in after being put clean in on goal by Juan Mata. Óscar Cardozo equalised with a penalty eight minutes later awarded after Eduardo Salvio's header struck César Azpilicueta's hand. Branislav Ivanović scored in the final minute of stoppage time with a header into the far corner from a Mata corner from the right to clinch a 2–1 win for Chelsea and with it their first Europa League title. Details 2013 5 15 y 20:45 Benfica POR 1–2 ENG Chelsea Cardozo 68 pen. Torres 60 Ivanović 90+3 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 46,163https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2013/2010095_FR.pdf Full-time report UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 15 May 2013 15 May 2013 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2010095/ _benfica1213h _benfica1213home _benfica1213h _adidasonwhite _benfica1213hl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 Benfica _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213h _chelsea1213home FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Chelsea GK 1 BRA ArturRB 34POR André Almeida CB 4 BRA Luisão (c) 61CB 24ARG Ezequiel Garay 45+1 78LB 25PAR 1990 Lorenzo Melgarejo 66RM 35ARG Enzo Pérez CM 21SRB Nemanja MatićLM 19ESP Rodrigo 66RF 20ARG Nicolás GaitánCF 7 PAR 1990 Óscar CardozoLF 18ARG Eduardo SalvioSubstitutes:GK 13POR Paulo LopesDF 33BRA Jardel 78MF 10ARG Pablo AimarMF 15NED Ola John 66MF 23URU Jonathan UrretaviscayaMF 89POR André GomesFW 11BRA Lima 66 Manager:POR Jorge Jesus300px GK 1 CZE Petr ČechRB 28ESP César AzpilicuetaCB 2 SRB Branislav IvanovićCB 24ENG Gary CahillLB 3 ENG Ashley ColeCM 8 ENG Frank Lampard (c)CM 4 BRA David LuizRW 7 BRA RamiresAM 10ESP Juan MataLW 11BRA Oscar 14CF 9 ESP Fernando TorresSubstitutes:GK 22ENG Ross TurnbullDF 19POR Paulo FerreiraMF 12NGA Mikel John ObiMF 21GER Marko MarinMF 30ISR Yossi BenayounDF 57NED Nathan AkéFW 13NGA Victor MosesManager:ESP Rafael Benítez Man of the Match: Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea) Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) Fourth official: Felix Brych (Germany) Additional assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Richard Liesveld (Netherlands) Reserve assistant referee: Berry Simons (Netherlands)Match rulesRegulations of the UEFA Europa League 2012/13 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/80/06/31/1800631_DOWNLOAD.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120619034808/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/80/06/31/1800631_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead 19 June 2012 UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations Nyon March 2012 1 June 2012 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which three may be used Statistics +First halfhttps://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2013/2010095_TS.pdf Team statistics: Full time UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 15 May 2013 16 May 2013StatisticBenficaChelseaGoals scored00Total shots83Shots on target52Saves25Ball possession55%45%Corner kicks11Fouls committed78Offsides04Yellow cards11Red cards00 +Second halfStatisticBenficaChelseaGoals scored12Total shots98Shots on target65Saves35Ball possession52%48%Corner kicks33Fouls committed1110Offsides14Yellow cards10Red cards00 +OverallStatisticBenficaChelseaGoals scored12Total shots1711Shots on target117Saves510Ball possession54%46%Corner kicks44Fouls committed1818Offsides18Yellow cards21Red cards00 See also 2013 UEFA Champions League final 2013 UEFA Super Cup Chelsea F.C. in international football S.L. Benfica in international football 2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season 2012–13 S.L. Benfica season References External links 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com 2013 final: Amsterdam Arena, UEFA.com 2013 Final Category:2012–13 in Dutch football UEFA Europa League Final, 2013 Category:Football matches in the Netherlands Category:S.L. Benfica matches Category:Chelsea F.C. matches Category:2012–13 in Portuguese football Category:2012–13 in English men's football Category:2010s in Amsterdam Category:May 2013 sports events in Europe 2013