2007 UEFA Cup Semi-Final vs Lyon

Lore & Background

Sevilla are the most successful football club in Andalusia in terms of titles, with eighteen Andalusian Cups, one La Liga title in 1945–46, five Spanish Cup titles (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007 and 2010), one Spanish Super Cup (2007), a record seven UEFA Cups / UEFA Europa Leagues (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2023) and one UEFA Super Cup (2006). They were designated by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the World's Best Club in 2006 and 2007.

In Their Own Story

The tunnel air smelled of damp earth and nervous sweat. Behind the locker room door, the roar of forty thousand voices vibrated through the concrete floor. It was a sound that had haunted Lyon all week, but tonight it belonged to them. The captain tightened his armbands, eyes fixed on the light at the end of the passage. They had lost in France; now they would win in Seville.

Reader's Guide

The club's home ground is the 43,883-seat Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium, located in the neighborhood of Nervión, Seville. Sevilla has a long-standing rivalry with cross-city rival Real Betis, and matches between the pair are the Seville derby.

Did You Know?

• The club was founded on Burns Night, 25 January 1890, by a group of young British and Spanish men.
• Sevilla FC won the first official match ever played in Spain, beating Huelva Recreation Club 2–0 on 8 March 1890.
• The club's first president was Scottish-born Edward Farquharson Johnston, who was also the British vice-consul in Seville.
• Sevilla's only La Liga title came in the 1945–46 season.