[7] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Cologne, as part of a "final-eight tournament" consisting of single-match knockout ties played in four stadiums across Germany.

They also qualified to enter the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League; since Sevilla had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 (Rennes), the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.

[9] The UEFA Executive Committee chose RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne as the host at their meeting on 17 June 2020.

The match was a record-extending sixth UEFA Cup/Europa League final for Sevilla, the most successful team in competition history.

The original identity of the 2020 UEFA Europa League Final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 30 August 2019.

[11] The original ambassador for the Gdańsk final was former Polish international Andrzej Buncol,[12] who won the 1987–88 UEFA Cup with Bayer Leverkusen.