<Tr> <Th> Weather </Th> <Td> Rain 18 ° C (64 ° F) 51% humidity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2015 2017 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2016 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2015--16 UEFA Europa League, the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League . It was played at the St. Jakob - Park in Basel, Switzerland on 18 May 2016, between English team Liverpool and Spanish team and two - time defending champions Sevilla . Sevilla won the match 3--1 to become the first team to win the UEFA Cup / Europa League three times in a row; it was their record fifth title overall . </P> <P> Sevilla earned the right to play against the winners of the 2015--16 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup . They also qualified for the group stage of the 2016--17 UEFA Champions League, as Real Madrid also qualified for the group stage through domestic performance, that meant the berth reserved for the Champions League title holders was not used and passed to the Europa League title holders . </P>

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