Recalling the 2023 Europa League final — how Sevilla won and made history vs. Jose Mourinho's Roma

Brad Cox

Recalling the 2023 Europa League final — how Sevilla won and made history vs. Jose Mourinho's Roma image

The 2023 Europa League final saw Sevilla beat Jose Mourinho's Roma on penalties in Budapest, Hungary.

Mourinho's side at the time were UEFA Conference League champions and were looking to become the UEFA Europa League winners for the first time in their history. But there was one thing that stood in their way, Sevilla.

Sevillistas Los Rojiblancos came into the 2023 final as underdogs because of their form, but anyone who knows what the Spanish outfit are capable of in this competition will have backed them.

Here, The Sporting News recalls how they overcame Roma in the 2023 UEFA Europa League final.

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Who won the 2023 Europa League final?

Sevilla beat Roma 4–1 in a penalty shootout to lift the 2023 UEFA Europa League title after the game ended 1–1 following extra time.

The LaLiga side claimed their seventh Europa League trophy, the most of any side in the history of the competition

For Mourinho, it was a painful night, as he suffered his first defeat in a European final. In contrast, Sevilla's Jose Luis Mendilibar, only three months into his role as coach, celebrated his first European title.

Following the medal ceremony, a dejected Mourinho handed his runner-up medal to a fan. The Portuguese boss then waited in a parking lot for referee Anthony Taylor and shouted at him that he was a 'f****** disgrace', because the English official had not awarded his Serie A club a penalty.

The Premier League referee handed out 13 yellow cards on the night, setting a record for a European final, and also booked several members of the Roma bench, including Mourinho.

Who has won the most Europa League titles?

No side has won more Europa League titles than Sevilla with seven.

The Europa League has been dominated by the Spanish side, who have never lost a Europa League final.

After Sevilla, four teams have won the competition on three occasions: Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.

ClubWinnersYears won
Sevilla72006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023
Inter Milan31991, 1994, 1998
Liverpool31973, 1976, 2001
Juventus31977, 1990, 1993
Atlético Madrid32010, 2012, 2018
Borussia Monchengladbach21975, 1979
Tottenham Hotspur21972, 1984
Feyenoord21974, 2002
Eintracht Frankfurt21980, 2022
IFK Gothenburg21982, 1987
Real Madrid21985, 1986
Parma21995, 1999
Porto22003, 2011
Chelsea22013, 2019
Anderlecht11983
Ajax11992
Manchester United12017
PSV Eindhoven11978
Ipswich Town11981
Bayer Leverkusen11988
Napoli11989
Bayern Munich11996
Schalke 0411997
Galatasaray12000
Valencia12004
CSKA Moscow12005
Zenit Saint Petersburg12008
Shakhtar Donetsk12009
Villarreal12021

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Brad is a content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka and The Athletic. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris.