Türkiye will host 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final with the decision taken at UEFA Executive Committee Meeting held today in Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

Following 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, 2009 UEFA Cup Final, 2013 U20 World Cup and 2019 UEFA Super Cup, Türkiye successfully hosted 2023 UEFA Champions League Final as a result of the intense efforts of Turkish Football Federation. Türkiye was also granted to host EURO 2032 together with Italy.

2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final will be played at Beşiktaş Park

Türkiye, which hosted important football organizations with its organizational strength, modern stadiums, transportation facilities, accommodation quality and capacity, will now host 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final at Beşiktaş Park as a result of the contacts of Turkish Football Federation.

Beşiktaş Park, which was recommended to UEFA by Turkish Football Federation to host 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, was granted to host these two finals with the decision taken at UEFA Executive Committee Meeting held in Dublin today.

Application for the first UEFA final organization in Ankara

In addition, as a result of the consultations held by Turkish Football Federation with the relevant stakeholders, it was decided to apply to UEFA after EURO 2024 for Yeni Ankara Stadium, which is under construction to host 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final. If UEFA approves, 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final will be held at Yeni Ankara Stadium. Thus, if the processes are completed, the capital Ankara will host a UEFA final organization for the first time in history.

If the processes related to Yeni Ankara Stadium are not completed, 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final will be played at Beşiktaş Park as planned.

TFF President Mehmet Büyükekşi: "We are proud to present two more finals to Türkiye"

Making a statement after the meeting, TFF President Mehmet Büyükekşi said, "As you know, we have made our country feel the well-deserved pride of hosting EURO 2032. We are all proud of gaining the right to participate in the 2024 European Football Championship by completing our group as the leader. We had the pride and happiness of hosting 2023 Champions League Final. Today, from Dublin, the capital of Ireland, we are proud to present two more finals to Türkiye at Beşiktaş Park, which are 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final.

"We can host 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final in our capital city Ankara for the first time in history"

Providing information about the details of the bidding procedure, President Büyükekşi said, "The bidding procedure for these finals started on May 17, 2023. UEFA gave us time for bidding until July 17, 2023. As TFF, we were candidates for both finals with Beşiktaş Park. Germany, Romania and Scotland Football Federations were also candidates for 2026 UEFA Europa League Final, but Türkiye won with our hard work. Germany, Israel, Norway and Scotland were also candidates for 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, but we won it too with our hard work. If the construction process of Yeni Ankara Stadium is completed, we can host 2027 UEFA European Conference League Final in our capital city Ankara for the first time in history. We have developed all these processes in consultation with the boards of UEFA, TFF and Beşiktaş. We have built these magnificent stadiums, and our transportation and accommodation facilities are above world standards. I would like to thank our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and our government for bringing this. We did our part by working hard and after being granted to host EURO 2032 and 2023 UEFA Champions League Final, today we brought 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final to Türkiye."

"Hopefully after these finals that we will host, the thropies will remain in Türkiye"

Emphasizing his belief that Turkish football will develop and reach a much better level, President Büyükekşi said, "Türkiye will be the rising star of European football and world football. Our national team will continue to rise to the top in FIFA world rankings. We will be European champions in EURO 2032, which we will host. Hopefully, Turkish clubs will play 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and after these finals, the thropies will remain in Türkiye."

Details of the bidding procedure

The bidding procedure to host 2026 and 2027 UEFA club competitions finals was announced by UEFA on 17 May 2023. Member federations were given time until July 17, 2023 to send their letters of interest and identify candidate stadiums. Turkish Football Federation sent a letter of interest to host both 2026 UEFA Europa League Final and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, identifying Beşiktaş Park as the candidate stadium.

Six different member federations applied

Besides Turkish Football Federation, a total of six different member federations applied to host 2026 UEFA Europa League Final (Germany, Romania and Scotland) and 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League Final (Germany, Scotland, Israel and Norway). Preliminary bids for hosting the relevant finals were delivered to UEFA on 15 November 2023, and final bids were delivered to UEFA on 21 February 2024.