Madrid will stage the 2027 men’s Champions League final, UEFA confirmed on Thursday, after Atlético Madrid’s Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium overcame opposition from the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, to host the showpiece fixture.
European football’s governing body UEFA announced on Thursday.
It will be the second time that Atletico Madrid’s home stadium has hosted the final of Europe’s elite club competition after Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur there in 2019.
Milan’s San Siro Stadium had initially been selected to stage the men’s final, but UEFA withdrew hosting rights in September 2024 after the Italian city had been unable to deliver assurances that the stadium — the home of Inter Milan and AC Milan — would be in a fit state to host the game due to possible reconstruction work at the 99-year-old venue.
After re-opening the bidding process for the 2027 final in October 2024, UEFA only received two applications, from Madrid and Baku, before awarding the game to Madrid following an Executive Committee meeting in Tirana, Albania.
The 70,692-capacity stadium, which opened in 2017, is home to LaLiga club Atlético and previously hosted the 2019 Champions League final which resulted in a 2-0 win for Liverpool against Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
The 2027 final will be the sixth time Madrid has hosted showpiece event of Europe’s top men’s club competition, with only London (eight) being awarded the game more often than the Spanish capital.
This season’s Champions League final will take place in Budapest on May 30, 2026.
UEFA also announced that the 2027 Women’s Champions League final will be played in Warsaw, while the Austrian city of Salzburg will be the venue for the UEFA Super Cup next year.
UEFA has also confirmed the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, has been selected to host the 2026 men’s Super Cup.