UEFA Women's Champions League
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Region | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 54 |
| Current champions |  Olympique Lyon (2011–12, 2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  1. FFC Frankfurt (3 titles) |
 2012–13 |
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The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League. Since then, the winner has been decided in a new one-off final in the same city as UEFA Champions League final, as opposed to the two-legged ties in previous years.
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UEFA Women's Cup / UEFA Women's Champions League [edit]
The UEFA Women's Cup was an association football competition for European clubs. The competition was started in the 2001–02 season in response to the increased interest in women's football. It is sometimes called the Women's European Cup, given its status as the only UEFA club competition for women.
Teams qualify by virtue of winning their top national competition, be it a league or cup, if there is no national league.
UEFA Women's Champions League Finals [edit]
| Season | Winner | Final result | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | ' | – | Stamford Bridge, London | |
| 2011–12 | Olympique Lyon |
2 – 0 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
Olympiastadion, Munich |
| 2010–11 | Olympique Lyon |
2 – 0 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
Craven Cottage, London |
| 2009–10 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
0 – 0* (7 – 6)** | Olympique Lyon |
Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe |
( *after Extra Time;**penalty shootout)
UEFA Women's Cup Finals [edit]
Performance by nation [edit]
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 1. FFC Frankfurt (3), 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (2), FCR 2001 Duisburg (1) | 1. FFC Frankfurt (2), 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (2) |
 Sweden |
2 | 4 | Umeå IK (2) | Umeå IK (3), Djurgården/Älvsjö (1) |
| France |
2 | 1 | Olympique Lyonnais (2) | Olympique Lyonnais (1) |
 England |
1 | 0 | Arsenal L.F.C. (1) | |
 Denmark |
0 | 1 | Fortuna Hjørring (1) | |
 Russia |
0 | 1 | Zvezda 2005 Perm (1) |
Performance by Team [edit]
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FFC Frankfurt |
3 (2002, 2006, 2008) | 2 (2004, 2012) | 1 (2003) |
| Umeå IK |
2 (2003, 2004) | 3 (2002, 2007, 2008) | 2 (2009, 2010) |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
2 (2005, 2010) | 2 (2006, 2011) | 1 (2012) |
| Olympique Lyonnais |
2 (2011, 2012) | 1 (2010) | 3 (2008, 2009, 2013) |
| Arsenal L.F.C. |
1 (2007) | — | 5 (2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| FCR 2001 Duisburg |
1 (2009) | — | 2 (2010, 2011) |
| Djurgården/Älvsjö |
— | 1 (2005) | 1 (2006) |
| Fortuna Hjørring |
— | 1 (2003) | — |
| Zvezda 2005 Perm |
— | 1 (2009) | — |
| Brøndby |
— | — | 2 (2004, 2007) |
 HJK |
— | — | 1 (2002) |
| Toulouse FC |
— | — | 1 (2002) |
| Malmö FF Dam |
— | — | 1 (2004) |
 Trondheims-Ørn |
— | — | 1 (2005) |
| Montpellier HSC |
— | — | 1 (2006) |
| Kolbotn |
— | — | 1 (2007) |
 Bardolino |
— | — | 1 (2008) |
| Juvisy |
— | — | 1 (2013) |
| Wolfsburg |
— | — | 1 (2013) |
Format [edit]
The top eight nations based on results of the last five years in the competition currently get two entry spots for the Champions League.
- 2012–13 national league coefficients
| Rank | League | Round of 32 | Qualifying Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
CH | RU | |
| 2 | France |
CH | RU | |
| 3 | Sweden |
CH | RU | |
| 4 | Russia |
CH | RU | |
| 5 | England |
CH | RU | |
| 6 | Denmark |
CH | RU | |
| 7 | Italy |
CH | RU | |
| 8 | Norway |
CH | RU | |
| 9 |  Iceland |
CH | ||
| 10 |  Austria |
CH | ||
| 11 |  Spain |
CH | ||
| 12 |  Belgium |
CH | ||
| 13 |  Czech Republic |
CH | ||
| 14 |  Netherlands |
CH | ||
| 15 |  Belarus |
CH | ||
| 16 |  Kazakhstan |
CH | ||
| 17 |  Poland |
CH | ||
| 18 |  Ukraine |
CH | ||
| 19 |  Hungary |
CH | ||
| 20 | Finland |
CH | ||
| 21 |  Greece |
CH | ||
| 22 |  Switzerland |
CH | ||
| 23 |  Serbia |
CH | ||
| 24 |  Scotland |
CH | ||
| 25 |  Bulgaria |
CH | ||
| 26 |  Romania |
CH | ||
| 27 |  Portugal |
CH | ||
| 28 |  Slovenia |
CH | ||
| 29 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
CH | ||
| 30 |  Israel |
CH | ||
| 31 |  Lithuania |
CH | ||
| 32 |  Cyprus |
CH | ||
| 33 |  Slovakia |
CH | ||
| 34 |  Wales |
CH | ||
| 35 |  Republic of Ireland |
CH | ||
| 36 |  Faroe Islands |
CH | ||
| 37 |  Moldova |
CH | ||
| 38 |  Croatia |
CH | ||
| 39 |  Turkey |
CH | ||
| 40 |  Northern Ireland |
CH | ||
| 41 |  Estonia |
CH | ||
| 42 |  FYR Macedonia |
CH | ||
| 43 |  Malta |
CH | ||
| 44 |  Albania |
CH | ||
| 45 |  Latvia |
CH | ||
| 46 |  Montenegro |
CH | ||
CH = Domestic champion; RU = Domestic league runner-up
On December 11, 2008, UEFA announced that the competition would be reformatted and renamed to the UEFA Women's Champions League.[2] As in the men's game, the new tournament aims to include runner-ups of the top women's football leagues in Europe,[3] and the final is to be played in a single match.
On March 31, 2008, UEFA confirmed that the eight top countries according to the UEFA league coefficient between 2003–04 and 2007–08 would be awarded two places in the new Women's Champions League.[3] These leagues were:
- Bundesliga, Germany
- Damallsvenskan, Sweden
- Women's Premier League, England
- Division 1 Féminine, France
- 3F Ligaen, Denmark
- Top Division, Russia
- Toppserien, Norway
- Serie A, Italy
Due to coefficient changes ahead of 2010–11, Iceland gained a place in the top eight, at the expense of Norway. For the 2012–13 edition, Norway has regained its top-eight place at Iceland's expense, and the berth for England's champion will pass from the Women's Premier League to the country's new top level, the WSL.
The title holder has the right to enter if they do not qualify through their domestic competition, and will start in the round of 32.
The competition is in theory open to the champions of all 53 UEFA associations. However, during the past eleven years of the Women's Cup, the following associations have never participated:
Due to the varying participation, the number of teams in each round will change from year to year.
A number of 4-team mini-tournaments, involving the runners-up of the top eight leagues and the champions from the lowest ranked associations, reduces the field to 32 teams before the knock-out stages of home and away games.
Below is shown the amount of teams starting in each round, given between 47 and 62 (the maximum possible) participants. The principles are inferred from the access list:[4]
- Groups of 4 teams shall contest the qualifying rounds.
- The group winners shall qualify for the main round.
- The smallest possible number of qualifying group runner-ups shall qualify for the main round.
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- 1 Main round
- 2 Qualifying round
- 3 Qualifying runners-up in the main round
Prize money [edit]
Prize-money was awarded for a first time in 2010 when both finalists received money. In 2011 the payments were extended to losing semi- and quarter-finalists.[5] The current prize-money structure is
- 250,000€ winning team
- 200,000€ losing finalist
- 50.000€ losing semi-finalists
- 25.000€ losing quarter-finalists
Gallery [edit]
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2005 Champions
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2008 Final
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2008 Final Score
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2008 Champions
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: UEFA Women's Champions League |
References [edit]
- ^ uefa.com – UEFA Women's Cup
- ^ "Women's Champions League launches in 2009". 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ a b "Women's Champions League details confirmed". Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ Access List for the UEFA Women's Champions League 2009/10, UEFA, retrieved on 2009-05-11.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League factsheet". UEFA. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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