2016 UEFA Champions League Final

2016 UEFA Champions League Final
Event	2015–16 UEFA Champions League
Date	28 May 2016
Venue	San Siro, Milan

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 will host the final.

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. It 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 nearly 80,000 seats for UEFA competitions.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Milan to host 2016 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.org (Union of European Football Associations). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
↑ "Milan to host 2016 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

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2016 UEFA Champions League Final

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