2021–22_UEFA_Women's_Champions_League

2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

21st edition of top European women's football competition


The 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 21st edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 13th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the first edition to feature a double-round-robin group stage, in the same manner as the men's UEFA Champions League.[2]

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The final was held at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy.[3] The winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League automatically qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.

The video assistant referee (VAR), previously only deployed for the final, was used for all matches in the knockout stage.[4]

On 24 June 2021, UEFA approved the proposal to abolish the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions, which had been used since 1965. Therefore, if in a two-legged tie, two teams scored the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of tie was not decided by the number of away goals scored by each team, but always by 30 minutes of extra time, and if the two teams scored the same number of goals in extra time, the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[5]

Barcelona were the defending champions, but lost the final to Lyon, who won a record eighth title.

With all participating countries now allowing full crowds for outdoor sporting events, attendance (from Group Stage onward) zoomed up to 552k, more than doubling the competition's previous record of 228k from the 2016-17 edition, helped by record crowds for women's club football (over 90,000) at both knockout matches held at Camp Nou.[6]

Association team allocation

The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[7][8]

  • Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–16 each have two teams qualify.
  • All other associations, if they entered, each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league. However, the title holders have qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry is not necessary for this season.

An association must have an eleven-a-side women's domestic league to enter a team. As of 2019–20, 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organize a women's domestic league, with the exceptions being Andorra, Liechtenstein and San Marino.

Association ranking

For the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2020 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20.[9]

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Notes
  • NR – No rank (association did not enter in any of the seasons used for computing coefficients)
  • DNE – Did not enter
  • NL – No women's domestic league

Distribution

Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association entered a team, and so the exact number of teams entering in each round could not be determined until the full entry list was known. If there were more than 47 teams in the Champions Path qualifying, a preliminary round of two-legged home-and-away matches would have been played by the champions from the lowest-ranked associations. For example, if the title holders had not qualified for the group stage through league position and all 52 associations with a women's domestic league entered, the champions from associations 49–52 would enter the preliminary round.[10] However, only 50 associations entered and this round was skipped.

The following is the access list for this season.[11] As the Champions League title holders, Barcelona, which were guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, already qualified via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The champions of association 4 (England) entered the group stage instead of round 2.
  • The champions of association 7 (Denmark) entered round 2 instead of round 1.
  • The champions of association 49 (Luxembourg) and 50 (Armenia) entered round 1 instead of the preliminary round, which was skipped.
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Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic[12]

The two qualifying rounds, round 1 and round 2, are divided into Champions Path (CP) and League Path (LP).

CC: 2021 UEFA women's club coefficients.[13]

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Notes

  1. ^
    Iceland (ISL): The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland. The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, Breiðablik (who were declared champions) and Valur, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Association of Iceland, entering round 1.[68]
  2. ^
    Malta (MLT): The 2020–21 Maltese Women's First Division was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Birkirkara, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Malta Football Association, entering round 1.[69]
  3. ^
    Slovakia (SVK): The 2020–21 Slovak Women's First League was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.[70] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Slovan Bratislava, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Slovak Football Association, entering round 1.[71]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[7]

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Qualifying rounds

A preliminary round consisting of two-legged home-and-away matches would have been played by the champions from the lowest-ranked associations if more than 50 associations had entered the tournament and the title holders had not qualified through league position. Since only 50 associations entered, this round was skipped.[7]

Round 1

The draw for Round 1 was held on 2 July 2021, 13:00 CEST.[73] The hosts of each tournament were selected after the draw. The semi-finals were played on 17 and 18 August, and the third-place play-offs and finals on 20 and 21 August 2021. The winners of the finals advanced to round 2.

Champions Path

Tournament 1

Hosted by Gintra Universitetas.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas2
 
21 August
 
Estonia Flora0
 
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas1
 
18 August
 
Iceland Breiðablik8
 
Iceland Breiðablik7
 
 
Faroe Islands 0
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Faroe Islands 0
 
 
Estonia Flora1
Tournament 2

Hosted by Glasgow City.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt4
 
21 August
 
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava0
 
Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt0
 
18 August
 
Scotland Glasgow City1
 
Scotland Glasgow City3
 
 
Malta Birkirkara0
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (a.e.t.)1
 
 
Malta Birkirkara0
Tournament 3

Hosted by Osijek.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Belgium Anderlecht3
 
21 August
 
Armenia Hayasa0
 
Belgium Anderlecht0
 
18 August
 
Croatia Osijek1
 
Croatia Osijek5
 
 
Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja0
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja3
 
 
Armenia Hayasa2
Tournament 4

Hosted by SFK 2000.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Portugal Benfica4
 
21 August
 
Israel Kiryat Gat0
 
Portugal Benfica7
 
18 August
 
Luxembourg Racing FC0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 20000
 
 
Luxembourg Racing FC1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (a.e.t.) (p)1 (4)
 
 
Israel Kiryat Gat1 (2)
Tournament 5

Hosted by Åland United.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Switzerland Servette Chênois1
 
21 August
 
Northern Ireland Glentoran0
 
Switzerland Servette Chênois1
 
18 August
 
Finland Åland United0
 
Romania Olimpia Cluj0
 
 
Finland Åland United4
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Romania Olimpia Cluj0
 
 
Northern Ireland Glentoran2
Tournament 6

Hosted by Apollon Limassol.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Cyprus Apollon Limassol (a.e.t.)2
 
21 August
 
Belarus Dinamo-BGU Minsk0
 
Cyprus Apollon Limassol2
 
18 August
 
Russia CSKA Moscow1
 
Russia CSKA Moscow (a.e.t.)4
 
 
Wales Swansea City1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Belarus Dinamo-BGU Minsk2
 
 
Wales Swansea City0
Tournament 7

Hosted by PAOK.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Norway Vålerenga5
 
21 August
 
Kosovo Mitrovica0
 
Norway Vålerenga2
 
18 August
 
Greece PAOK0
 
Greece PAOK6
 
 
Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi0
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Kosovo Mitrovica3
 
 
Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi0
Tournament 8

Hosted by Juventus.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Austria St. Pölten7
 
21 August
 
Turkey Beşiktaş0
 
Austria St. Pölten1
 
18 August
 
Italy Juventus4
 
Italy Juventus12
 
 
North Macedonia Kamenica Sasa0
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Turkey Beşiktaş4
 
 
North Macedonia Kamenica Sasa0
Tournament 9

Hosted by Twente.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Netherlands Twente9
 
21 August
 
Georgia (country) Tbilisi Nike0
 
Netherlands Twente (a.e.t.)5
 
18 August
 
Serbia Spartak Subotica3
 
Serbia Spartak Subotica5
 
 
Republic of Ireland Peamount United2
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Republic of Ireland Peamount United (awd.)3
 
 
Georgia (country) Tbilisi Nike0

The third place play-off between Peamount United and Tbilisi Nike was cancelled following a decision taken by the Dutch health authorities to put the whole team of Tbilisi Nike into quarantine after a player had tested positive for COVID-19. The result of the match was awarded by UEFA as a 3–0 win for Peamount United.

Tournament 10

Hosted by Pomurje.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv5
 
21 August
 
Bulgaria NSA Sofia1
 
Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv4
 
18 August
 
Slovenia Pomurje1
 
Slovenia Pomurje6
 
 
Latvia Rīgas FS1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Bulgaria NSA Sofia2
 
 
Latvia Rīgas FS1
Tournament 11

Hosted by Czarni Sosnowiec.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
20 August
 
 
Albania Vllaznia (a.e.t.) (p)0 (3)
 
17 August
 
Hungary Ferencváros0 (1)
 
Hungary Ferencváros2
 
 
Poland Czarni Sosnowiec1
 

League Path

Tournament 1

Hosted by Zürich.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim1
 
20 August
 
Iceland Valur0
 
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim2
 
17 August
 
Italy Milan0
 
Switzerland Zürich1
 
 
Italy Milan2
 
Third place
 
 
20 August
 
 
Switzerland Zürich1
 
 
Iceland Valur3
Tournament 2

Hosted by Kristianstad.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
France Bordeaux2
 
21 August
 
Czech Republic Slovácko1
 
France Bordeaux3
 
18 August
 
Sweden Kristianstad1
 
Denmark Brøndby IF0
 
 
Sweden Kristianstad1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Denmark Brøndby IF2
 
 
Czech Republic Slovácko1
Tournament 3

Hosted by Rosenborg.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Spain Levante2
 
21 August
 
Scotland Celtic1
 
Spain Levante (a.e.t.)4
 
18 August
 
Norway Rosenborg3
 
Belarus FC Minsk1
 
 
Norway Rosenborg2
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Belarus FC Minsk (a.e.t.)3
 
 
Scotland Celtic2
Tournament 4

Hosted by Lokomotiv Moscow.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
England Arsenal4
 
21 August
 
Kazakhstan Okzhetpes0
 
England Arsenal3
 
18 August
 
Netherlands PSV1
 
Netherlands PSV3
 
 
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Kazakhstan Okzhetpes0
 
 
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow4

Round 2

The draw for Round 2 was held on 22 August 2021, 13:00 CEST.[74] The first legs were played on 31 August and 1 September, and the second legs on 8 and 9 September 2021.

The winners of the ties will advance to the group stage.

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Group stage

Location of teams of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

The draw for the group stage was held on 13 September 2021, 13:00 CEST, in Nyon.[75][76] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of four teams, based on the following principles:

Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed one pairing of teams for associations with two or three teams based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–B and another team into Groups C–D, so that the two teams played on different days. Clubs from countries with severe winter conditions (Sweden, Iceland) were assigned a position in their group which allowed them to play away on matchday 6.[77]

The matches were played on 5–6 October, 13–14 October, 9–10 November, 17–18 November, 8–9 December, and 15–16 December 2021. The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Køge, 1899 Hoffenheim and Real Madrid played in a European competition for the first time this season.

Group A

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Source: UEFA
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Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.

Group B

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.

Group D

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.
  • A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid123
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona358
 
Spain Barcelona505
 
 
 
Germany VfL Wolfsburg123
 
England Arsenal101
 
21 May – Turin
 
Germany VfL Wolfsburg123
 
Spain Barcelona1
 
 
 
France Lyon3
 
Italy Juventus213
 
 
 
France Lyon134
 
France Lyon325
 
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain213
 
Germany Bayern Munich123
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain224
 

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 December 2021.[78][79] The first legs were played on 22 and 23 March, and the second legs on 30 and 31 March 2022.

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Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 20 December 2021 (after the quarter-final draw).[78] The first legs were played from 22 and 24 April and the second legs on 30 April 2022. Barcelona's home quarter- and semi-finals (91,553 and 91,648) were the largest known attendances for official women's football since the 1971 Women's World Cup (non-official),[80][81] where MexicoDenmark drew 110,000 spectators at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico.[82][83]

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Final

The final was played on 21 May 2022 at Juventus Stadium, Turin.[84] A draw was held on 20 December 2021, (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

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Attendance: 32,257[85]

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

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Team of the season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[87]

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Player of the season

Young player of the season

See also


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