When and where is Europa League final 2026? Date, time, more to know about Aston Villa vs. Freiburg
The UEFA Europa League final is now set following this week’s semifinal second legs.
Aston Villa produced an outstanding performance to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit to Nottingham Forest, thrashing their Premier League rivals 4-0 at Villa Park to progress 4-1 on aggregate.
On the other side of the bracket, Bundesliga side Freiburg overcame Portuguese outfit Braga 4-3 across the two legs to reach a first European final in their history.
Here are the key details on the fixture.
MORE: Mapping Villa and Freiburg’s progress through Europa League knockouts
Where is the Europa League final?
This year’s final will take place at Tupras Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
The venue, which is the home of 16-time Turkish champions Besiktas, has a capacity of just under 44,000 spectators.
When is the Europa League final?
The 2026 Europa League final will be played on Wednesday, May 20. Kickoff is at 11 p.m. local time, which translates as follows in some major territories:
DateKickoff timeUSA/CanadaWed, May 203:00 p.m. ETUSA/CanadaWed, May 2012:00 p.m. PTUKWed, May 208:00 p.m.AustraliaThu, May 215:00 a.m.IndiaThu, May 2112:30 a.m.
List of Europa League final hosts
The very first UEFA Cup was won by Tottenham Hotspur against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Until 1998, the final was a two-legged contest, so each finalist played one game at home.
Turkey will be the 14th country to host the final.
YearStadium (Country)WinnersRunners-up1972Molineux (England)
White Hart Lane (England)TottenhamWolves1973Anfield (England)
Bokelbergstadion (West Germany)LiverpoolBorussia Monchengladbach1974White Hart Lane (England)
De Kuip (Netherlands)FeyenoordTottenham1975Rheinstadion (West Germany)
Diekman Stadion (Netherlands)Borussia MonchengladbachTwente1976Anfield (Liverpool)
Olympiastadion (Belgium)LiverpoolClub Brugge1977Stadio Comunale (Italy)
San Mames (Spain)JuventusAthletic Club1978Stade Armand Cesari (France)
Philips Stadion (Netherlands)PSVBastia1979Stadio Crvena Zvezda (Yugoslavia)
Rheinstadion (West Germany)Borussia MonchengladbachRed Star Belgrade1980Rheinstadion (West Germany)
Waldstadion (West Germany)Eintracht FrankfurtBorussia Monchengladbach1981Portman Road (England)
Olympisch Stadion (Netherlands)Ipswich TownAZ1982Nya Ullevi (Sweden)
Volksparkstadion (West Germany)IFK GoteborgHamburg1983Heysel Stadium (Belgium)
Estadio da Luz (Portugal)AnderlechtBenfica1984Constant Vanden Stock (Belgium)
White Hart Lane (England)TottenhamAnderlecht1985Sostoi Stadion (Hungary)
Santiago Bernabeu (Spain)Real MadridVideoton1986Santiago Bernabeu (Spain)
Olympiastadion (West Germany)Real MadridKoln1987Nya Ullevi (Sweden)
Tannadice Park (Scotland)IFK GoteborgDundee United1988Estadi de Sarria (Spain)
Ulrich Haberland Stadion (West Germany)Bayer LeverkusenEspanyol1989Stadio San Paolo (Italy)
Neckarstadion (West Germany)NapoliStuttgart1990Stadio Comunale (Italy)
Stadio Partenio (Italy)JuventusFiorentina1991San Siro (Italy)
Stadio Olimpico (Italy)Inter MilanRoma1992Stadio delle Alpi (Italy)
Olympisch Stadion (Netherlands)AjaxTorino1993Westfalenstadion (Germany)
Stadio delle Alpi (Italy)JuventusBorussia Dortmund1994Ernst-Happel-Stadion (Austria)
San Siro (Italy)Inter MilanAustria Salzburg1995Stadio Ennio Tardini (Italy)
San Siro (Italy)ParmaJuventus1996Olympiastadion (Germany)
Parc Lescure (France)Bayern MunichBordeaux1997Parkstadion (Germany)
San Siro (Italy)SchalkeInter Milan1998Parc des Princes (France)Inter MilanLazio1999Luzhniki Stadium (Russia)ParmaMarseille2000Parken Stadium (Denmark)GalatasarayArsenal2001Westfalenstadion (Germany)LiverpoolAlaves2002De Kuip (Netherlands)FeyenoordBorussia Dortmund2003Estadio Olimpico de Sevilla (Spain)PortoCeltic2004Nya Ullevi (Sweden)ValenciaMarseille2005Estadio Jose Alvalade (Portugal)CSKA MoscowSporting CP2006PSV Stadion (Netherlands)SevillaMiddlesbrough2007Hampden Park (Scotland)SevillaEspanyol2008City of Manchester Stadium (England)ZenitRangers2009Şukru Saracoglu Stadium (Turkey)Shakhtar DonetskWerder Bremen2010Volkparkstadion (Germany)Atletico MadridFulham2011Lansdowne Road (Republic of Ireland)PortoBraga2012Arena Nationala (Romania)Atletico MadridAthletic Club2013Amsterdam Arena (Netherlands)ChelseaBenfica2014Juventus Stadium (Italy)SevillaBenfica2015National Stadium (Poland)SevillaDnipro2016St. Jakob-Park (Switzerland)SevillaLiverpool2017Friends Arena (Sweden)Manchester UnitedAjax2018Parc Olympique Lyonnais (France)Atletico MadridMarseille2019Olympic Stadium (Azerbaijan)ChelseaArsenal2020Stadion Koln (Germany)SevillaInter Milan2021Stadion Gdansk (Poland)VillarrealManchester United2022Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan (Spain)Eintracht FrankfurtRangers2023Puskas Arena (Hungary)SevillaRoma2024Dublin Arena (Republic of Ireland)AtalantaBayer Leverkusen2025San Mames (Spain)TottenhamManchester United2026Besiktas Stadium (Turkey)TBD
Aston Villa vs. Freiburg 2027Waldstadion (Germany)TBD
Who has won the most Europa League titles?
The Europa League has been dominated by Spanish side Sevilla this century as they’ve won the trophy on seven occasions and have never lost a final.
Their most recent triumph came on penalties in the 2023 final, when they faced Jose Mourinho’s Roma.
After Sevilla, four teams have won the competition on three occasions: Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.
In the future, clubs like those at the top of this table may not be in contention for the Europa League title as UEFA has done away with the ability of Champions League sides to drop down into the competition.
ClubWinnersYears wonSevilla72006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023Inter Milan31991, 1994, 1998Liverpool31973, 1976, 2001Juventus31977, 1990, 1993Atletico Madrid32010, 2012, 2018Tottenham Hotspur31972, 1984, 2025Borussia Monchengladbach21975, 1979Feyenoord21974, 2002Eintracht Frankfurt21980, 2022IFK Gothenburg21982, 1987Real Madrid21985, 1986Parma21995, 1999Porto22003, 2011Chelsea22013, 2019Anderlecht11983Ajax11992Manchester United12017PSV Eindhoven11978Ipswich Town11981Bayer Leverkusen11988Napoli11989Bayern Munich11996Schalke 0411997Galatasaray12000Valencia12004CSKA Moscow12005Zenit Saint Petersburg12008Shakhtar Donetsk12009Villarreal12021Atalanta12024
