2012 UEFA Europa League final

April 2022 2012 UEFA Europa League Final 2012 UEFA Europa League Final programme.jpg Match programme cover 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Atlético Madrid ESP 30px 3 Athletic Bilbao ESP 30px 0 9 May 2012 Arena Națională Bucharest Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)John Atkin Falcao at double as Atlético march to title https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c50fb7a9e5f-dc5a349f670c-1000--falcao-at-double-as-atletico-march-to-title/ UEFA 9 May 2012 9 May 2012 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) 52,347 Cloudy night11 °C °F on83% humidityTactical Lineups – Final – Wednesday 9 May 2012 https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2012/2007480_LU.pdf UEFA 9 May 2012 31 May 2022 2011 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,http://www.uefa.com/uefa/management/newsid=1651736.html 2011/12 draw and match calendar UEFA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312175418/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/management/newsid%3D1651736.html 12 March 2012https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fc-0e81b20bc398-ff507cc6caa9-1000--uefa-europa-league-trophy-handed-to-bucharest/ UEFA Europa League trophy handed to Bucharest 11 April 2012 UEFA 26 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120414001318/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1782928.html#trophy+handed+bucharest 14 April 2012 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17995827 Atl Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao BBC Sport 9 May 2012 19 December 2018https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/09/atletico-madrid-athletic-bilbao-europa-league Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao Jonathan Wilson The Guardian 9 May 2012 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 Arena Națională thumb|left|Match ball The Arena Națională was announced by UEFA as the venue of the 2012 final on 30 January 2010.UEFA unveil 2011 and 2012 final venues https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d5-0e70c9e763c9-0b023fd4e3e9-1000--uefa-unveil-2011-and-2012-final-venues/ UEFA 30 January 2009 24 March 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110609011924/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/news/newsid%3D796145.html 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 thumb|left|The final was preceded by an opening ceremony. This was the second consecutive Europa League final contested by two teams from the same nation, and the ninth time overall (including UEFA Cup).https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fd-0e7e15d70330-d136d6851a9c-1000--final-shining-spotlight-on-local-rivalries/ Final shining spotlight on local rivalries UEFA 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.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fc-0e7e0428202f-1b0f6a8a2189-1000--bucharest-stage-set-for-all-spanish-showpiece/ Bucharest stage set for all-Spanish showpiece UEFA 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 2011–12 UEFA Europa League ESP Atlético MadridRoundESP Athletic BilbaoOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legNOR Strømsgodset4–12–1 (H)2–0 (A)Third qualifying roundByePOR Vitória de Guimarães6–02–0 (H)4–0 (A)Play-off roundTUR Trabzonsporw/oAs 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.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f4-0ea29ce697dd-704475231322-1000--fenerbahce-replaced-in-uefa-champions-league/ Fenerbahçe replaced in UEFA Champions League UEFA 24 August 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111019161349/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid%3D1666823.html 19 October 20110–0Canc.OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultSCO Celtic2–0 (H)Matchday 1SVK Slovan Bratislava2–1 (A)FRA Rennes1–1 (A)Matchday 2FRA Paris Saint-Germain2–0 (H)ITA Udinese0–2 (A)Matchday 3AUT Red Bull Salzburg2–2 (H)ITA Udinese4–0 (H)Matchday 4AUT Red Bull Salzburg1–0 (A)SCO Celtic1–0 (A)Matchday 5SVK Slovan Bratislava2–1 (H)FRA Rennes3–1 (H)Matchday 6FRA Paris Saint-Germain2–4 (A)Group I winners n y Group I AMFinal standingsGroup F winners n y Group F ABOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legITA Lazio4–13–1 (A)1–0 (H)Round of 32RUS Lokomotiv Moscow2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)TUR Beşiktaş6–13–1 (H)3–0 (A)Round of 16ENG Manchester United5–33–2 (A)2–1 (H)GER Hannover 964–22–1 (H)2–1 (A)Quarter-finalsGER Schalke 046–44–2 (A)2–2 (H)ESP Valencia5–24–2 (H)1–0 (A)Semi-finalsPOR Sporting CP4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H) Notes Pre-match Ticketing thumb|Athletic Bilbao fans in Bucharest before the match 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.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1764202.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120311014036/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1764202.html dead 11 March 2012 UEFA Europa League Final 2012 ticket sales launched UEFA 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.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fb-0e7c28a3ca40-31f478a0cb28-1000--ambassador-miodrag-belodedici/ Ambassador: Miodrag Belodedici UEFA 1 March 2012 Match Details 2012 5 9 y 20:45 EEST Atlético Madrid ESP 3–0 ESP Athletic Bilbao Falcao 7 34 Diego 85 Arena Națională, Bucharest 52,347Full Time Summary Final – Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2012/2007480_FR.pdf UEFA 7 May 2012 20 May 2012 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007480/ _am1112h _am1112h _am1112h _redstripes _whitetop FFFFFF FF0009 FFFFFF 0000AF FF0000 Atlético Madrid _acbilbao1112a _acbilbao1112a _acbilbao1112a _athleticbilbao0910b FFFFFF FFFFFF ffffff 000000 000000 Athletic Bilbao GK 13BEL Thibaut CourtoisRB 20ESP JuanfranCB 2 URU Diego GodínCB 23BRA MirandaLB 6 BRA Filipe Luís CM 4 ESP Mario SuárezCM 14ESP Gabi (c)RW 22BRA Diego 90AM 7 ESP Adrián 88LW 11TUR Arda Turan 90+3CF 9 COL Radamel Falcao 26Substitutes:GK 25ESP Sergio AsenjoDF 3 ESP Antonio LópezDF 18ESP Álvaro Domínguez 90+3MF 8 ARG Eduardo Salvio 88MF 12BRA Paulo AssunçãoMF 19ESP Koke 90FW 41ESP Pedro MartínManager:ARG Diego Simeone300px GK 1 ESP Gorka IraizozRB 15ESP Andoni Iraola (c)CB 24ESP Javi MartínezCB 5 VEN football Fernando Amorebieta 64LB 3 ESP Jon Aurtenetxe 46RM 21ESP Ander Herrera 22 63CM 8 ESP Ander Iturraspe 46LM 10ESP Óscar de MarcosRW 14ESP Markel Susaeta 90+1LW 19ESP Iker MuniainCF 9 ESP Fernando LlorenteSubstitutes:GK 13ESP RaúlDF 6 ESP Mikel San JoséMF 11ESP Igor GabilondoMF 17ESP Iñigo Pérez 75 46MF 23ESP Borja EkizaFW 2 ESP Gaizka Toquero 63FW 28ESP Ibai Gómez 46Manager:ARG Marcelo Bielsa Man of the Match: Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) Assistant referees:Stark gets Bucharest call-up https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01fd-0e7e15b763a5-597d81a301af-1000--stark-gets-bucharest-call-up/ UEFA 7 May 2012 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)Match rulesRegulations of the UEFA Europa League 2011/12 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/62/69/60/1626960_DOWNLOAD.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110626034322/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/62/69/60/1626960_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead 26 June 2011 UEFA Nyon March 2011 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 +First halfTeam statistics https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2012/2007480_TS.pdf 9 May 2012 20 May 2012 UEFAStatisticAtlético MadridAthletic BilbaoGoals scored20Total shots65Shots on target21Saves10Ball possession40%60%Corner kicks32Fouls committed178Offsides02Yellow cards11Red cards00 +Second halfStatisticAtlético MadridAthletic BilbaoGoals scored10Total shots911Shots on target42Saves23Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks06Fouls committed86Offsides21Yellow cards03Red cards00 +OverallStatisticAtlético MadridAthletic BilbaoGoals scored30Total shots1516Shots on target63Saves33Ball possession41%59%Corner kicks38Fouls committed2514Offsides23Yellow cards14Red cards00 See also 2012 UEFA Champions League final 2012 UEFA Super Cup Athletic Bilbao in European football Atlético Madrid in European football Spanish football clubs in international competitions 2011–12 Athletic Bilbao season 2011–12 Atlético Madrid season Played between same teams: 1921 Copa del Rey Final 1956 Copa del Generalísimo Final 1985 Copa del Rey Final References External links https://archive.today/20121211070021/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/index.html 2011–12 UEFA Europa League el, UEFA.com 2012 final: National Stadium, Bucharest, UEFA.com Category:Football matches in Romania 2012 Final UEFA Category:Football competitions in Bucharest Category:Athletic Bilbao matches Category:Atlético Madrid matches UEFA Category:May 2012 sports events in Europe Category:2010s in Bucharest Category:May 2012 in Romania Category:Spanish football clubs in international competitions