2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
The Olympiastadion in Munich hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates11 August 2011 to 17 May 2012[1]
Teams54
Final positions
ChampionsFrance Olympique Lyon (2nd title)
Runners-upGermany 1. FFC Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)France Eugénie Le Sommer
France Camille Abily
(9 goals)

The 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League was the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012.[2]

As in the past two Champions League seasons, the eight highest ranked nations got two entries to the tournament. The point of entry was changed this season however. In the previous years the national runners-up had to enter the qualification round. With those teams always easing through their groups, with the exception of Umeå in 2010–11, UEFA decided to give those a direct entry to the round of 32. As a result, eight nations which under previous rules would have had direct entry to that round now had to go through the qualifying stage.

Team allocation and distribution[edit]

A total of 54 teams from 46 UEFA associations were confirmed to be entering this year's competition by UEFA on 15 June 2011.[3] This is a new record for the Women's Champions league, as Albania and Latvia are represented for the first time, and the winners of the Luxembourg league entered for the first time since 2001–02. In total 11 teams got their European debut.[4] Countries are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA league coefficient for women,[5][6] taking into account performances in women's club competitions between 2005–06 and 2009–10.

Associations ranked 1–8 entered two clubs, the remaining associations entered one team. Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association have entered teams in the past, so the exact number of clubs in each round was only known shortly before the draw.

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Competition format
Qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 32 domestic league winners from associations ranked 15–53

8 groups of 4 clubs, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA club coefficient

Round of 32
(32 teams)
  • 14 domestic league winners from associations 1–14
  • 8 domestic league runners-up from associations 1–8
  • 8 group winners from qualifying round
  • 2 best group runners-up from qualifying round

Two-legged knockout, seeded by UEFA club coefficient

Teams[edit]

Round of 32
Germany Turbine Potsdam (CH) Germany FFC Frankfurt (RU) Sweden LdB Malmö (CH) Sweden Göteborg (RU)
France Lyon (CH) France Paris Saint-Germain (RU) Russia Rossiyanka (CH) Russia Energiya Voronezh (RU)
England Arsenal (CW)1 England Bristol Academy (CR) Denmark Brøndby IF (CH) Denmark Fortuna Hjørring (RU)
Italy Torres (CH) Italy Tavagnacco (RU) Iceland Valur (CH) Iceland Þór/KA (RU)
Norway Stabæk (CH) Austria Neulengbach (CH) Czech Republic Sparta Praha (CH) Netherlands Twente (CH)
Belgium Standard Liège (CH) Kazakhstan CSHVSM (CH)
Qualifying round
Spain Rayo Vallecano (CH) Switzerland YB Frauen (CH) Belarus Bobruichanka (CH) Poland Unia Racibórz (CH)
Ukraine Lehenda-ShVSM (CH) Finland PK-35 Vantaa (CH) Hungary MTK (CH) Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 Sarajevo(CH)
Greece PAOK (CH) Portugal 1° Dezembro (CH) Romania Olimpia Cluj (CH) Scotland Glasgow City (CH)
Serbia Spartak Subotica(CH) Bulgaria NSA Sofia (CH) Israel ASA Tel Aviv University (CH) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (CH)
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (CH) Wales Swansea City (CH) Slovenia Krka (CH) Moldova Goliador Chişinău (CH)
Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík (CH) Republic of Ireland Peamount United (CW) Croatia Osijek (CH) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (CH)
Northern Ireland Newtownabbey Strikers (CH) North Macedonia ZFK Nashe Taksi (CH) Estonia Pärnu JK (CH) Turkey Ataşehir Belediyesi (CH)
Malta Mosta (CH) Albania Ada (CH) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (CH) Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn (CH)
  • 1 As the new English Super League did not start until May 2011, the FA decided to give their spots to the two finalists of the 2010–11 FA Women's Cup.[7]
  • CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, CW the cup-winner, CR losing cup finalist.

Qualifying round[edit]

Seeding and draw[edit]

The draw was held on 23 June 2011.[8] 32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot:

The eight hosts were confirmed by UEFA before the draw, and two hosts could not be placed in the same group. Krka, Osijek and Apollon Limassol also hosted tournaments in 2009 and 2010.

Each team plays the other teams in the group once. The matches are to be played between 11 and 16 August 2011.

Tie-breaker criteria[edit]

As usual in UEFA competitions, three points are awarded for a win, and one point for a draw. If teams are equal on points after all matches have been played, the following criteria applies:

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question.
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches among the teams in question.
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question.
  4. Superior goal difference in all group matches
  5. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. Higher number of club coefficient points
  7. Drawing of lots

Criteria 1–3 are reapplied until the tie cannot be resolved; only then is criteria 4 used.

Group 1[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Switzerland YB Frauen 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7
North Macedonia ZFK Naše Taksi (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
Greece PAOK 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
Moldova Goliador Chişinău 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
PAOK Greece3–0Moldova Goliador Chişinău
Panteliadou 54', 62'
Dimitrijević 79'		 Report
YB Frauen Switzerland3–1North Macedonia ZFK Naše Taksi
M. Wälti 45+3'
Stöckli 68'
Zahno 71'		 Report Rochi 52'
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
PAOK Greece0–1North Macedonia ZFK Naše Taksi
Report Andreevska 42'
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Goliador Chişinău Moldova0–7Switzerland YB Frauen
Report Ismaili 4'
Heule 13', 45+2'
Stöckli 14'
L. Wälti 43'
Schenkel 86', 90+2'
YB Frauen Switzerland1–1Greece PAOK
Spahr 11' Report Dimitrijević 49'
ZFK Naše Taksi North Macedonia6–0Moldova Goliador Chişinău
Stankovska 45'
Brahimi 61', 62', 67'
Andreevska 63'
Naceva 73'		 Report

Group 2[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Israel ASA Tel Aviv University 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
Portugal 1° Dezembro (H) 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
Hungary MTK 3 1 1 1 12 1 +11 4
Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
MTK Hungary12–0Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs
Méry 44', 45+3', 60', 66'
Papp 51', 58', 65', 89'
Nagy 74', 90+1'
Godvár 77'
Gál 80'		 Report
Referee: Rhona Daly (Ireland)
1° Dezembro Portugal1–1Israel ASA Tel Aviv University
Carvalhas 83' Report Lavi 90+5'
ASA Tel Aviv University Israel1–0Hungary MTK
Shenar 84' Report
1° Dezembro Portugal4–0Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs
Matos 4'
Caleja 45+1'
Alves 70'
Couto 83'		 Report
Referee: Rhona Daly (Ireland)
MTK Hungary0–0Portugal 1° Dezembro
Report
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia1–4Israel ASA Tel Aviv University
Greijere 88' Report Israel 55'
Cohen 60'
Jan 69', 90+2'

Group 3[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Rayo Vallecano 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
Republic of Ireland Peamount United 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6
Estonia Pärnu JK 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
Slovenia Krka (H) 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Rayo Vallecano Spain1–0Republic of Ireland Peamount United
Natalia 90' Report
Krka Slovenia1–2Estonia Pärnu JK
Benak 90+2' Report Lilleste 25'
Morkovkina 66'
Rayo Vallecano Spain4–1Estonia Pärnu JK
Jennifer 43', 51'
Pilar 60'
Albita 68'		 Report Palmaru 10'
Peamount United Republic of Ireland7–0Slovenia Krka
Roche 18', 33'
Lawlor 31', 78'
Quinn 37', 52', 65'		 Report
Krka Slovenia0–4Spain Rayo Vallecano
Report Jennifer 12', 58', 82'
Pilar 79'
Pärnu JK Estonia1–5Republic of Ireland Peamount United
Ivanova 56' Report Jenkins 5'
Lawlor 30', 33'
Roche 80', 90+2'

Group 4[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Romania Olimpia Cluj 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 Sarajevo (H) 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
Turkey Ataşehir Belediyesi 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania1–1Turkey Ataşehir Belediyesi
Budrytė 38' Report Stasiulytė 29' (o.g.)
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
SFK 2000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina1–3Romania Olimpia Cluj
Hamzić 61' Report Duşa 4', 53'
Giurgiu 78'
Olimpia Cluj Romania5–0Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
Cosma 33', 43'
Vătafu 41'
Duşa 80', 90+5'		 Report
Referee: Anja Kunick (Germany)
SFK 2000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina4–1Turkey Ataşehir Belediyesi
Kršo 10', 51'
Fetahović 43'
Hršum 75'		 Report Aladağ 71'
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania1–2Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 Sarajevo
Budrytė 27' Report Salkanović 33'
Ivanović 85'
Ataşehir Belediyesi Turkey1–4Romania Olimpia Cluj
Aladağ 26' Report Duşa 24'
Lunca 64', 77'
Cosma 85'
Referee: Anja Kunick (Germany)

Group 5[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Scotland Glasgow City 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9
Serbia Spartak Subotica (H) 3 2 0 1 15 6 +9 6
Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Malta Mosta 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands1–0Malta Mosta
Purkhús 59' Report
Glasgow City Scotland4–0Serbia Spartak Subotica
Murray 7', 28'
Lindner 23', 90+3'		 Report
Glasgow City Scotland8–0Malta Mosta
J. Ross 15', 47'
Mitchell 33'
Dalziel 38'
L. Ross 42'
Wooley 51'
Evans 60'
Corsie 84'		 Report
Spartak Subotica Serbia4–2Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Damjanović 1', 67'
Ilić 55'
Čubrilo 76'		 Report Purkhús 14', 41'
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands0–5Scotland Glasgow City
Report Lindner 4', 8'
L. Ross 13'
Love 41'
McSorley 64'
Mosta Malta0–11Serbia Spartak Subotica
Report Damjanović 1', 28', 48', 51'
Čubrilo 4', 6', 34', 37', 53'
Jovanović 45+1'
Čanković 67'

Group 6[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Finland PK-35 Vantaa (H) 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3 2 0 1 17 1 +16 6
Poland Unia Racibórz 3 1 1 1 9 2 +7 4
Albania Ada 3 0 0 3 0 34 −34 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Unia Racibórz Poland0–1Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Report Šušková 45+1'
Referee: Lilach Asulin (Israel)
PK-35 Vantaa Finland10–0Albania Ada
Sormunen 9'
Parikka 13', 15', 34', 44'
Saarinen 38', 45+1'
Vlasoff 55'
Hirvonen 60'
Jåfs 64'		 Report
Referee: Olga Tanschi (Moldova)
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia0–1Finland PK-35 Vantaa
Report Seppälä 76'
Referee: Olga Tanschi (Moldova)
Unia Racibórz Poland8–0Albania Ada
Leśnik 1'
Landeka 8'
Chudzik 13', 81'
Paco 56' (o.g.)
Tarczyńska 72', 73'
Pożerska 90+1'		 Report
PK-35 Vantaa Finland1–1Poland Unia Racibórz
Seppälä 22' Report Chinasa 28'
Referee: Lilach Asulin (Israel)
Ada Albania0–16Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Report Balážiková 6', 21'
Mravíková 11', 44', 90+1'
Klechová 12', 87'
Šušková 14', 42', 50'
Fecková 28', 35', 54', 78', 83'
Vargovčiková 57'

Group 7[edit]

Matches were played at Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, at GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, and Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cyprus Apollon Limassol (H) 3 3 0 0 24 1 +23 9
Ukraine Lehenda-ShVSM 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
Wales Swansea City 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn 3 0 0 3 0 26 −26 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Lehenda-ShVSM Ukraine2–0Wales Swansea City
Kornievets 86'
Melkonyants 90'		 Report
Apollon Limassol Cyprus14–0Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn
Rus 4', 12', 43'
Solomou 6', 17'
Kostova 10', 14'
Lauder 53', 74', 88'
Spânu 58', 71'
Sofocleous 85'
Olăr 90'		 Report
Lehenda-ShVSM Ukraine8–0Luxembourg Progrès Niedercorn
Gnydyuk 12'
Stankevich 18'
Kornievets 20', 26', 56'
Melkonyants 60'
Ovdiychuk 68'
Shramok 80'		 Report
Swansea City Wales0–8Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Report Rus 12', 45'
Kostova 29'
Lauder 39', 58'
Spânu 62'
Solomou 76'
Laiu 80'
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)
Apollon Limassol Cyprus2–1Ukraine Lehenda-ShVSM
Kostova 78'
Rus 89'		 Report Vaschenko 45+3'
Progrès Niedercorn Luxembourg0–4Wales Swansea City
Report O'Connor 34'
Richardson 53'
Britton 87'
Passmore 90+1'
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)

Group 8[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Osijek (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Belarus Bobruichanka 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 6
Bulgaria NSA Sofia 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
Northern Ireland Newtownabbey Strikers 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Bobruichanka Belarus7–0Northern Ireland Newtownabbey Strikers
Tretyakova 14', 22', 56' (pen.)
Luchenok 21'
Loginova 44', 78'
Gromolyuk 89'		 Report
NSA Sofia Bulgaria1–1Croatia Osijek
Gospodinova 49' Report Šalek 4'
NSA Sofia Bulgaria1–0Northern Ireland Newtownabbey Strikers
Radoyska 10' Report
Osijek Croatia1–0Belarus Bobruichanka
Kalamiza 8' Report
Bobruichanka Belarus3–0Bulgaria NSA Sofia
Manzhuk 9', 70'
Tretyakova 53'		 Report
Newtownabbey Strikers Northern Ireland1–5Croatia Osijek
McCarthy 70' Report Šalek 14'
Joščak 22', 63' (pen.)
Baban 67'
Lojna 90+3'

Ranking of group runners-up[edit]

The two best runners-up also qualify for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group does not count for the purposes of the runners-up table. The tie-breakers in this ranking are:

  1. Higher number of points obtained
  2. Superior goal difference
  3. Higher number of goals scored
  4. Higher number of club coefficient points
  5. Fair play conduct in all group matches
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Republic of Ireland Peamount United 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
8 Belarus Bobruichanka 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 Sarajevo 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
7 Ukraine Lehenda-ShVSM 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
6 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
1 North Macedonia ZFK Naše Taksi 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
5 Serbia Spartak Subotica 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
2 Portugal 1° Dezembro 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: [citation needed]

Debutants Peamount and 2004–05 quarter-finalists Bobruichanka qualified for the round of 32 as best runners-up.[9]

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

As there were two draws, one for Round of 32 and 16 and another draw for the Quarter-finals to the final, the bracket has been created in retrospect.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Cyprus Apollon 2 1 3
Czech Republic Sparta Praha 2 2 4
Czech Republic Sparta Praha 0 0 0
France Lyon 6 6 12
Romania Olimpia Cluj 0 0 0
France Lyon 9 3 12
France Lyon 4 4 8
Denmark Brøndby IF 0 0 0
Belgium Standard Liège 0 4 4
Denmark Brøndby IF 2 3 5
Denmark Brøndby IF 2 3 5
Italy Torres 1 1 2
Israel ASA Tel Aviv 0 2 2
Italy Torres 2 3 5
France Lyon 5 0 5
Germany Potsdam 1 0 1
Iceland Þór/KA 0 2 2
Germany Potsdam 6 8 14
Germany Potsdam 10 7 17
Scotland Glasgow City 0 0 0
Scotland Glasgow City 1 3 4
Iceland Valur 1 0 1
Germany Potsdam 2 3 5
Russia Rossiyanka 0 0 0
England Bristol Academy 1 2 3
Russia Energiya 1 4 5
Russia Energiya 0 3 3
Russia Rossiyanka 4 3 7
Netherlands Twente 0 0 0
Russia Rossiyanka 2 1 3
France Lyon 2
Germany Frankfurt 0
Finland PK-35 Vantaa 1 0 1
Spain Rayo Vallecano 4 3 7
Spain Rayo Vallecano 1 1 2
England Arsenal 1 5 6
Belarus Bobruichanka 0 0 0
England Arsenal 4 6 10
England Arsenal 3 0 3
Sweden Göteborg 1 1 2
Switzerland YB Frauen 0 1 1
Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 3 2 5
Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 0 2 2
Sweden Göteborg 1 3 4
Croatia Osijek 0 0 0
Sweden Göteborg 4 7 11
England Arsenal 1 0 1
Germany Frankfurt 2 2 4
Kazakhstan CSHVSM 2 0 2
Austria Neulengbach 1 5 6
Austria Neulengbach 1 0 1
Sweden LdB Malmö 3 1 4
Italy Tavagnacco 2 0 2
Sweden LdB Malmö 1 5 6
Sweden LdB Malmö 1 0 1
Germany Frankfurt 0 3 3
Norway Stabæk 1 1 2
Germany Frankfurt 0 4 4
Germany Frankfurt 3 1 4
France PSG 0 2 2
Republic of Ireland Peamount 0 0 0
France PSG 2 3 5

Round of 32[edit]

Of the 32 teams that will participate in this round, 22 are directly qualified, and the last 10 qualify from the qualification groups above. Eight as group winners, and two as the best runners-up. When determining the best runners-up, matches against the fourth placed team in the group is not taken into account.[10] 16 seeded teams will be drawn against 16 unseeded teams. The title holder is the number 1 seed all other are seeded by their UEFA coefficient.[11] The following teams are qualified for the round of 32.

The round of 32 and round of 16 were drawn on 23 August 2011 at UEFA headquarters. In the round of 32 no teams from the same country could be drawn against each other, same with teams from the same qualifying group. A change made to last year, when Breiðablik UBK and FCF Juvisy met in qualifying and the round of 32. There are no restrictions to the round of 16.[12] Seeded teams play their second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia Cluj Romania 0–12 France Lyon 0–9 0–3
Peamount United Republic of Ireland 0–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 0–3
CSHVSM Kazakhstan 2–6 Austria Neulengbach 2–1 0–5
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–4 Czech Republic Sparta Praha 2–2 1–2
PK-35 Vantaa Finland 1–7 Spain Rayo Vallecano 1–4 0–3
Tavagnacco Italy 2–6 Sweden LdB Malmö 2–1 0–5
Osijek Croatia 0–11 Sweden Göteborg 0–4 0–7
Glasgow City Scotland 4–1 Iceland Valur 1–1 3–0
YB Frauen Switzerland 1–5 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 0–3 1–2
Þór/KA Iceland 2–14 Germany Turbine Potsdam 0–6 2–8
ASA Tel Aviv University Israel 2–5 Italy Torres 0–2 2–3
Twente Netherlands 0–3 Russia Rossiyanka 0–2 0–1
Bristol Academy England 3–5 Russia Energiya Voronezh 1–1 2–4
Bobruichanka Belarus 0–10 England Arsenal 0–4 0–6
Standard Liège Belgium 4–5 Denmark Brøndby IF 0–2 4–3
Stabæk Norway 2–4 Germany FFC Frankfurt 1–0 1–4

First leg[edit]

Standard Liège Belgium0–2Denmark Brøndby
Report Munk 8'
Christiansen 43'
Attendance: 2,400[13]
ASA Tel Aviv