2013 UEFA Europa League Winner
Chelsea's first Europa League, won as reigning European champions.
Chelsea won the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, beating Benfica 2–1 in the final at the Amsterdam Arena on 15 May 2013 for their first title in the competition.
Quick Facts
- Final
- 15 May 2013, Amsterdam Arena
- Score
- Benfica 1–2 Chelsea
- Title
- First UEFA Europa League
Lore & Background
Chelsea entered the Europa League as Champions League holders after becoming the first holders knocked out in the group stage. With the win they became the only Champions League holders to win the Europa League, and the first English club, and fourth overall, to have won all three major UEFA club titles of the time, having also won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 and 1998.
Reader's Guide
More than 46,000 spectators watched the final at the Amsterdam Arena, Ajax's home stadium.
Chelsea were also the first team since Manchester United in the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup final to win a major European final without making a substitution. The win took them to the 2013 UEFA Super Cup against Bayern Munich.
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