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2016 UEFA Champions League Final
File:2016 UEFA Champions League Final logo.jpg
Event2015–16 UEFA Champions League
Date28 May 2016
VenueSan Siro, Milan
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The 2016 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It will be played at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, on 28 May 2016.[1]

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the semi-finals of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.

Venue

The San Siro in Milan was selected to host the final in September 2014.

The San Siro, officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, was announced as the venue of the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014.[1] This will be the fourth European Cup/Champions League final hosted at the stadium, following previous finals in 1965, 1970 and 2001.

The San Siro was built in 1925 and opened in 1926 as the home of A.C. Milan, and was sold to the city in 1935. F.C. Internazionale Milano became tenants in 1947, and the stadium has been shared by the two clubs ever since, with Inter winning the first European Cup final played at the stadium in 1965. The stadium was used as a venue in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1980, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Its current capacity is 80,018, but is reduced to just under 80,000 seats for UEFA competitions.[1]

The 2016 final will mark the first time a final has been held at the San Siro where neither of its tenants will be able to win the competition, as Milan and Inter both failed to finish in the top three of the 2014–15 Serie A and therefore did not qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Pre-match

Ambassador

The ambassador for the final is former Argentine international player Javier Zanetti, who won the Champions League with Internazionale against Bayern Munich in 2010.[citation needed]

UEFA unveiled the brand identity of the final on 27 August 2015 in Monaco ahead of the group stage draw. The logo features the Milan landmark Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.[2]

Match

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which will be held on 15 April 2016 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]

Winners of semi-final 1 or 2 v Winners of semi-final 1 or 2

Match rules[4]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Milan to host 2016 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ "2016 UEFA Champions League final identity launched". UEFA.org. 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Draws — Semi-finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2015/16 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.

External links

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