2022–23 UEFA Europa League
52nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League was the 52nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying: 4–25 August 2022 Competition proper: 8 September 2022 – 31 May 2023 |
Teams | Competition proper: 32+8 Total: 21+36 (from 33 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sevilla (7th title) |
Runners-up | Roma |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 141 |
Goals scored | 381 (2.7 per match) |
Attendance | 4,067,872 (28,850 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Victor Boniface (Union Saint-Gilloise) Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 6 goals each |
Best player(s) | Jesús Navas (Sevilla)[1] |
Best young player | Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)[2] |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
Sevilla defeated Roma in the final played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, 4–1 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time, winning the competition for a record-extending seventh time.[3] Budapest was originally scheduled to host the final match for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, but several hosts were shifted because of the delay and ultimate relocation of the 2020 final due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
As winners of the tournament, Sevilla automatically qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, Manchester City, in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.
As the title holders, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. They were unable to defend their title after advancing to the knockout phase, and were eliminated by Napoli in the first knockout round.