Sevilla has won Europa League record 5 times while Spanish teams leads with 10 UEFA Cup wins since 1972 closely followed by Italy’s 9 triumphs. They were reintegrated in the group that was to play in Dublin.[46]. The match was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 18 May 2011, between two Portuguese teams – Porto and Braga – for the first time in UEFA competition finals. Having reached the furthest in the UEFA Cup, among the Intertoto Cup teams, Braga were considered the outright winners of the final season of this competition. The match was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 18 May 2011,[5] between two Portuguese teams – Porto and Braga – for the first time in UEFA competition finals.

[44], Velasco Carballo's refereeing team was all-Spanish: he was supported by assistant referees Roberto Alonso Fernández and Jesús Calvo Guadamuro on the touchlines, and Carlos Clos Gómez and Antonio Rubinos Pérez in the penalty areas, as well as fourth official David Fernández Borbolán and reserve assistant referee Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez. [12], Porto secured its presence in a major UEFA competition final for the fifth time, after victorious campaigns at the 1986–87 European Cup (2–1 against Bayern Munich), 2002–03 UEFA Cup (3–2 against Celtic) and 2003–04 UEFA Champions League (3–0 against Monaco), and a runner-up place in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final (lost 2–1 against Juventus). The club also competed three times in the UEFA Super Cup – won in 1987 (2–0 in aggregate, against Ajax) and lost in 2003 (1–0 against Milan) and 2004 (2–1 against Valencia) – and grabbed two Intercontinental Cup titles in 1987 (1–0 against Peñarol of Uruguay) and 2004 (0–0, 8–7 on penalties, against Once Caldas of Colombia).

Antonio Rubinos Pérez (penalty area) The 2011 UEFA Super Cup was the 36th UEFA Super Cup, between the reigning champions of the two club competitions organised by the European football governing body UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)[2] UEFA Europa League is the second fiddle cup competition at the european level behind UEFA’s flagship event “Champions League”. [6] Before reaching the Dublin final, the club's best European result was a place in the last 16 of the 2006–07 and 2008–09 UEFA Cup seasons. [34] Validated requests were entered into a ballot to determine which applications would be allocated tickets; successful applicants were notified by 26 January and received the tickets by 25 April. [19][20] A bid from the then under-construction Irish venue was put forward by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the Dublin City Council. [21] It had competition from Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, but as Wembley Stadium was picked to host the Champions League final, Arsenal's bid was ruled out on the grounds that UEFA does not allow the same country to host its two major competition finals in the same season. About Us - Contact Us - Sports Calendar - Privacy - Write For Us, List of English Premier League Winners Since 1992, UEFA Europa League Past Winners List (Since 1972), UEFA Champions League Past Winners List (1956 to 2019), Hottest Formula 1 Grid Girls In 2019 (F1 Paddock Girls), List Of Ballon d’Or Winners Since 1956 To 2020, 100 Photos of Hot Female Fans In World Cup 2018, 32 Hottest Wags Going To FIFA World Cup 2018 (At Least 1 From Every Participating Country), Most Successful Teams In UEFA Champions League History, Top 10 Most Iconic Trophies Across Different Sports, 5 High Profile Doping Cases in Tennis (Drug Scandals), Manchester United Upcoming Matches Schedule, UEFA Champions League Qualifiers Live Stream, How To Watch Spanish La Liga 2020-21 Season Live Online From Anywhere In The World, Hungary vs Russia Live Stream UEFA Nations League, Germany vs Switzerland Live Stream UEFA Nations League. Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)[2] Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez, 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, elite qualification round of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, FC Porto in international football competitions, "Villas-Boas hails Porto's platform for success", "Velasco Carballo to referee UEFA Europa League final", "Porto and Braga to meet in Portuguese Europa League final in Dublin", "Falcao heads Porto to Europa League glory", "Seventeen-goal Falcao signs off with record", "Portugal to star in eighth one-nation final", "Porto and Braga take local rivalry to grand stage", "Braga and Porto the closest of final rivals", "Champions League - Celtic out despite win", "Lima hat-trick ensures history for Braga", "Shakhtar end their wait and Braga's bid", "Venues for 2011 and 2012 UEFA club finals designated", "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2010/11", "Final countdown fever involves covering Aviva", "Dublin takes pride in visual identity for final", "UEFA Europa League Final 2011 and its event design launched in Dublin", "Final ticket sales close for Irish residents", "UEFA Europa League final ticket sales over", "Liga Europa: finalistas recebem 12 mil bilhetes cada", "Venda de bilhetes para Dublin alargada a sócios", "Dublin receives UEFA Europa League trophy", "Grab your chance to see the Europa League Trophy", "Moutinho convocado para a final da Liga Europa", "Domingos chama todos os jogadores para final de Dublin", "Porto 1-0 Braga: Radamel Falcao heads Dragons to Europa League glory", "UEFA Europa League - Porto-Braga: Commentary", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2011_UEFA_Europa_League_Final&oldid=963464028, 2011 in Republic of Ireland association football, International association football competitions hosted by the Republic of Ireland, International sports competitions in Dublin (city), Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 June 2020, at 23:20. Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (touchline) [10] A distance of 47.4 km (29.5 mi) separated the cities of Porto and Braga, the smallest between opponents in a UEFA competition final. [16][17] The club concluded the group stage in third place, behind Shakhtar Donetsk and Arsenal, and was relegated into the UEFA Europa League round of 32. 02:22 22/08/2020 Live Sevilla's historic six successes [30], Due to security reasons, the 50,000-seat Dublin Arena had its capacity reduced to 47,000 for the UEFA Europa League final.


[11], A UEFA Champions League regular, Porto finished third in the 2009–10 Primeira Liga and thus missed a place in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, entering instead in the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Ticket ballot notifications were concluded by 31 March and tickets were delivered by 18 April. [39], Former Republic of Ireland and Liverpool midfielder Ronnie Whelan was presented by UEFA as the ambassador for the Dublin 2011 UEFA Europa League final, during the draw for the competition's group stage, held on 27 August 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
During the event that marked the one-month countdown to the 2011 UEFA Europa League final, UEFA president Michel Platini entrusted the cup to Gerry Breen, Lord Mayor of Dublin, so that it would go into public display throughout the Irish capital until the day of the final. Watch NFL 2020-21 season matches live stream online. He took charge of his first UEFA Champions League qualifying match later that year, followed by another in the 2009–10 season, as well as six UEFA Europa League matches. Among the players unfit to play in Dublin due to more serious injuries or physical restraints were the Uruguayans Jorge Fucile (broken collarbone) and Cristian Rodríguez, as well as Portuguese leftback Emídio Rafael (broken fibula). Paciência introduced Kaká and Márcio Mossoró into the game, right after half-time,[49] and it took no time for the latter to create Braga's best opportunity to level the score. Rovers finished four points ahead of nearest rivals Sligo Rovers. [26] However, because UEFA sponsorship regulations forbid advertising of brands outside of the organisation during competition matches,[27] the venue would be referred as "Dublin Arena" during the final. [14] This was the first time Porto competed in UEFA's second competition since winning the 2002–03 tournament. Associations are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2005–06 to 2009–10. Despite pre-selected for the league match against Sporting, defenders Miguel Garcia and Alberto Rodríguez, and striker Paulo César were deemed unfit to play and were left out by caution. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one behind each goal – were used in all matches of the competition from the play-off round. FAI chief executive John Delaney, and the final ambassador Ronnie Whelan were also in attendance. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. [43], The refereeing team for the 2011 UEFA Europa League final was provided by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and led by referee Carlos Velasco Carballo. The qualification of Porto and Braga for the 2011 UEFA Europa League Final ensured it would be the first all-Portuguese final in UEFA competitions,[10] and only the second European tie between Portuguese teams, after the semi-final meeting between Braga and Benfica. It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between …

Attending this event were delegates of the local civic authorities, the Irish government and the FAI. The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, the 40th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the second season since it was renamed from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League. [23][33] Ticket sales for the general public were carried out in two phases. Fourth official: [20] This selection confirmed that Ireland would host its first-ever European football club competition final. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)[10], Assistant referees: [6], Porto won 1–0 and secured their second title in the competition, following a successful appearance in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.