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

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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

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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

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32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot. Host countries won't be drawn together.

Groups were played as mini tournaments over a span of six days.

Group 1

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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

Group 2

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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

Group 3

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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

Group 4

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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

Group 5

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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

Group 6

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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

Group 7

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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

Group 8

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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

Ranking of group runners-up

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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.[8]

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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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

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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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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
Standard Liège Belgium0–2Denmark Brøndby
Report Munk 8'
Christiansen 43'
Brøndby Denmark3–4Belgium Standard Liège
Munk 9', 45'
Rydahl Bukh 39'
Report Zeler 44', 47'
Demoustier 66'
Martens 79'

ASA Tel Aviv Israel0–2Italy Torres
Report Maendly 49'
Panico 69'
Torres Italy3–2Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Ravitz 29' (o.g.)
Panico 51'
Maglia 70'
Report Jan 12'
Shenar 45'
Attendance: 456[15]

SShVSM-Kairat Almaty Kazakhstan2–1Austria Neulengbach
Aniskovtseva 41', 90+2' Report Burger 45+1'
Neulengbach Austria5–0Kazakhstan SShVSM-Kairat Almaty
Gstöttner 33', 82'
Tasch 47'
Entner 66'
Giovana 88'
Report

Olimpia Cluj Romania0–9France Lyon
Report Schelin 12'
Le Sommer 17' (pen.), 22', 24'
Bompastor 32'
Renard 38'
Thomis 39'
Cruz Traña 44'
Majri 85'
Lyon France3–0Romania Olimpia Cluj
Abily 15', 82'
Le Sommer 51'
Report
Attendance: 6,863[19]


PK-35 Finland1–4Spain Rayo Vallecano
Seppälä 80' Report Keka 25'
Jennifer 42'
Natalia 67'
Saray 85'
Attendance: 1,438[22]

Osijek Croatia0–4Sweden Göteborg
Report Sembrant 13', 71'
Liljegärd 20'
Ek 62'
Göteborg Sweden7–0Croatia Osijek
Lindén 21', 51'
Ahlstrand 31'
Törnqvist 55', 87'
Almgren 71'
Dahlkvist 77'
Report

Þór/KA Iceland0–6Germany Turbine Potsdam
Report Ásgrímsdóttir 11' (o.g.)
Nagasato 13', 50', 57'
Peter 74'
Añonma 76'
Turbine Potsdam Germany8–2Iceland Þór/KA
I. Kerschowski 2', 90+1'
Mittag 8', 20'
Hanebeck 18'
Zietz 55' (pen.)
Göransson 56'
Hardardóttir 78' (o.g.)
Report Ásgrímsdóttir 34'
Caldwell 75'

Twente Netherlands0–2Russia Rossiyanka
Report Cristiane 85'
Jacobsson 90+5'
Rossiyanka Russia1–0Netherlands Twente
Cristiane 87' Report

Stabæk Norway1–0Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
Dekkerhus 54' Report

YB Frauen Switzerland0–3Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
Report Khamis 11'
Petersen 58' (pen.)
Jensen 90+2'
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark2–1Switzerland YB Frauen
Carroll 86'
Pedersen 88'
Report L. Wälti 34'

Peamount United Republic of Ireland0–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Coton-Pélagie 72'
Thomas 90+3'
Attendance: 2,109[34]

Bobruichanka Belarus0–4England Arsenal
Report White 9'
Nobbs 64'
Beattie 76'
Chapman 88' (pen.)
Arsenal England6–0Belarus Bobruichanka
Carter 13', 30'
Chapman 41'
Beattie 57', 60'
Nobbs 65'
Report

Bristol Academy England1–1Russia Energiya Voronezh
Fishlock 76' Report Conti 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,556[38]

Glasgow City Scotland1–1Iceland Valur
Evans 16' Report Ólafsdóttir 59'
Valur Iceland0–3Scotland Glasgow City LFC
Report Gísladóttir 11' (o.g.)
Evans 60', 62'

Tavagnacco Italy2–1Sweden LdB Malmö
Riboldi 32'
Camporese 44'
Report Fischer 89'
LdB Malmö Sweden5–0Italy Tavagnacco
Gunnarsdóttir 13', 67'
Melis 21', 81'
Wilhelmsson 62'
Report

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
1. FFC Frankfurt Germany 4–2 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 1–2
Sparta Praha Czech Republic 0–121 France Lyon 0–6 0–6
Neulengbach Austria 1–4 Sweden LdB Malmö 1–3 0–1
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 2–4 Sweden Göteborg 0–1 2–3
FC Energy Voronezh Russia 3–7 Russia Rossiyanka 0–4 3–3
Rayo Vallecano Spain 2–6 England Arsenal 1–1 1–5
Turbine Potsdam Germany 17–0 Scotland Glasgow City 10–0 7–0
Brøndby IF Denmark 5–2 Italy Torres 2–1 3–1
Notes
  • Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Turbine Potsdam Germany10–0Scotland Glasgow City
Añonma 2', 47'
Schmidt 15'
Mittag 25', 72', 75'
Nagasato 51', 55'
de Ridder 78'
McDonald 81' (o.g.)
Report
Glasgow City Scotland0–7Germany Turbine Potsdam
Report de Ridder 5', 41'
Mittag 10', 62'
Demann 20'
Draws 74'
I. Kerschowski 89'

Brøndby IF Denmark2–1Italy Torres
Munk 41', 82' Report Iannella 42'
Torres Italy1–3Denmark Brøndby IF
Fuselli 20' Report Bukh 27'
Munk 67'
Luik 79'
Attendance: 647[49]

SV Neulengbach Austria1–3Sweden LdB Malmö
Gstöttner 63' Report Gunnarsdóttir 6', 77'
Melis 17'
LdB Malmö Sweden1–0Austria SV Neulengbach
Melis 23' Report

Fortuna Hjørring Denmark0–1Sweden Göteborg FC
Report Törnqvist 11'
Göteborg FC Sweden3–2Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
Almgren 2'
Ek 66' (pen.)
Stensland 74'
Report Khamis 79'
Woods 88'

Sparta Praha Czech Republic0–6France Lyon
Report Schelin 21', 26'
Thomis 56'
Le Sommer 58', 85' (pen.)
Franco 75'
Lyon France6–0Czech Republic Sparta Praha
Dickenmann 3'
Abily 46', 50'
Schelin 58'
Necib 66'
Georges 86'
Report
Attendance: 6,461[55]

FC Energy Voronezh Russia0–4Russia WFC Rossiyanka
Report Jakobsson 44', 70', 81'
Chorna 68'

Arsenal England5–1Spain Rayo Vallecano
Ludlow 16'
Little 55'
Yankey