2024 Europa Conference League final: All you need to know about Olympiacos vs Fiorentina
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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The end of a voyage of discovery for the talented teams involved, the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League final is scheduled to take place at Athens' AEK Arena on 29 May 2024.
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Olympiacos will take on Fiorentina in this season's UEFA Europa Conference League final on 29 May 2024, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00 CET.
Where is the Europa Conference League final?
The AEK Arena in Athens, Greece, is hosting this season's Europa Conference League final.
Home of Greek Super League team AEK Athens, the 32,500-capacity stadium was built on the site of the former Nikos Goumas Stadium and opened in September 2022.
Since 2023 the stadium has hosted the home matches of the Greece national football team, with their first game there a 0-0 draw in a friendly against Lithuania in March 2023.
Who is playing in the Europa Conference League final?
Olympiacos will have a short journey to their first-ever senior UEFA club competition final; the AEK Arena is just 15km from their home in Piraeus. Only the second Greek team to reach a senior UEFA final (after Panathinaikos in the 1970/71 European Cup), Thrylos are in contention for a second European title this season: their young counterparts beat Milan in the UEFA Youth League final.
Fiorentina, meanwhile, are through to the final for the second season running, having lost 2-1 to West Ham in Prague 12 months ago. That was Fiorentina's fourth defeat in five European showpieces – they won the 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup.
How to watch the Europa Conference League final
Details of where to watch the Europa Conference League final are available here.
Europa Conference League final format
The Europa Conference League final follows a similar format to that of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals. If the score is level at the end of normal time, two 15-minute periods of extra time are played. If one of the teams scores more goals than the other during extra time, that team is declared the winner. If the score remains level after extra time, the winner is determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Who is the referee for the Europa Conference League final?
Artur Soares Dias of Portugal will referee the game. The 44-year-old has been an international referee since 2010 and will be taking charge of his first UEFA club competition final. The full refereeing team can be found here.
Where will the other 2024 finals be played?
2024 Europa League final: Dublin Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
2024 Women's Champions League final: San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain
2024 Champions League final: Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom
What do the Europa Conference League winners get?
The Europa Conference League trophy stands 57.5cm tall and weighs 11kg. It consists of 32 hexagonal spines – one for each team in the group stage of the competition – that twist and curve from the trophy base. The curved shape of the spines was inspired by the flight of a football as it heads towards the goal – the ultimate moment of excitement for fans.
The winners also gain a place in the following season's Europa League group stage if they have not qualified for the Champions League via their domestic competition.