2017 UEFA Champions League Final

2017 UEFA Champions League Final

Cardiff 2017 final identity.
Event 2016–17 UEFA Champions League
Date 3 June 2017
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

The 2017 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It will be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 3 June 2017.[1]

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the semi-finals of the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.

Venue

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will host the final.

The Millennium Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2015, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Prague, Czech Republic.[1] The stadium entered into a naming rights deal with the Principality Building Society in 2016 that saw it renamed as the "Principality Stadium"; however, due to UEFA regulations regarding the use of names of non-tournament sponsors, they continue to use the name "Millennium Stadium" in official literature,[2] while the name "National Stadium of Wales" will be used for the final itself.[3][4]

Pre-match

Ambassador

The ambassador for the final is former Welsh international player Ian Rush, who won the European Cup in 1981 and 1984 with Liverpool.[5]

Match

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)
19:45 BST
TBD v TBD

Match rules[6]

  • 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. 1 2 "Cardiff to host 2017 Champions League final". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "2016/17 Champions League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "One Year Countdown to 2017 Champions League Final". faw.cymru. Football Association of Wales. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Abbandonato, Paul (3 June 2016). "The Principality Stadium will have to change its name for the Champions League final next year". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ian Rush named ambassador for Cardiff final". UEFA. 23 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2016/17 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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