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The 2016 UEFA Europa League final was a football match between Liverpool of England and Sevilla of Spain on 18 May 2016 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland.The showpiece event was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. [5]
The 2016 UEFA Europa League Final was played between Liverpool and Sevilla at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, [1] and won by Sevilla, their fifth title (extending their own record) and third win in a row (also a tournament record).
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.
On 2 January, Liverpool lost their first game of 2016 at the Boleyn Ground against West Ham, 2–0, West Ham's first league double against Liverpool in 52 years. [48] On 5 January, Liverpool played Stoke away in the first leg of the semi-finals of the League Cup and won 1–0, with Jordon Ibe scoring. [ 49 ]
The 2015–16 season was the 109th season in Sevilla Fútbol Club ' s history, and 15th consecutive season in La Liga.The team competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, winning the latter competition for a record third consecutive year.
The following table gives detailed results of the games played by Liverpool Football Club in international football competitions (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, European/UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Championship/Club World Cup).
[117] [118] Liverpool played Sevilla in the final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel, on 18 May, losing 3–1. A 4th-place finish in the 2016–17 Premier League qualified Liverpool for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and saw them return to Europe's premier club tournament for only the second time in 8 years during the 2010s.
The 2016–17 Season was the 110th season in Sevilla Fútbol Club's history, and 16th consecutive season in La Liga. The team competed in La Liga , the Copa del Rey , the Supercopa de España , the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League .