Sevilla vs Lazio 2003 UEFA Cup Final
The most successful football club in Andalusia.
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Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga. The club was formed on 25 January 1890, making it Spain's second oldest sporting club solely devoted to football, after Recreativo de Huelva.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- UEFA Cup Final
- Date
- May 21, 2003
- Venue
- De Kuip, Rotterdam
- Opponent
- SS Lazio
- Result
- Sevilla 3-1 (AET)
- Scorer of winning goal
- Giovane Élber
- Trophy status
- First European Trophy for the Club
Lore & Background
Sevilla have won a record seven UEFA Cups / UEFA Europa Leagues (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2023), one UEFA Super Cup (2006), one La Liga title (1945–46), five Spanish Cup titles (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007, 2010), and one Spanish Super Cup (2007). They were designated by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the World's Best Club in 2006 and 2007.
Reader's Guide
The club's home ground is the 43,883-seat Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium in the Nervión neighborhood of Seville. The reserve team Sevilla Atlético was founded in 1958. Sevilla has a long-standing rivalry with cross-city rival Real Betis.
Did You Know?
- The club was founded on Burns Night, 25 January 1890, by a group of young British and Spanish men.
- The first president was Scottish-born Edward Farquharson Johnston, who was also the British vice-consul in Seville.
- Sevilla won the first official football match ever played in Spain, defeating Huelva Recreation Club 2–0 on 8 March 1890.
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