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2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

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2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
The Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying rounds:
4 September – 26 September 2024
Competition proper:
8 October 2024 – 25 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 71 (from 50 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored124 (3.88 per match)
Attendance135,504 (4,235 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich)
(5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 21 November 2024.

The 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League is the 24th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 16th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It is the final edition to feature a 16-team group stage.

The final will be held at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]

Association team allocation

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The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[2]

  • 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 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league.

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 (1 club in Spain), Liechtenstein (3 clubs in Switzerland) and San Marino (1 club in Italy).

Association ranking

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For the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2018-19 to 2022–23.[3]

Association ranking for 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  France 80.833 3
2  Germany 76.666
3  Spain 71.166
4  England 61.833
5  Italy 35.000
6  Sweden 26.999
7  Czech Republic 26.166 2
8  Denmark 25.750
9  Portugal 24.000
10  Netherlands 22.000
11  Norway 20.500
12  Scotland 20.500
13  Austria 20.250
14  Ukraine 20.000
15  Iceland 18.500
16  Belarus 18.500
17  Kazakhstan 18.500 1
18  Switzerland 16.250
19  Albania 14.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Cyprus 14.000 1
21  Serbia 14.000
22  Belgium 12.000
23  Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.500
24  Russia 14.250 0 [Note RUS]
25  Finland 11.000 1
26  Hungary 9.500
27  Poland 9.500
28  Lithuania 9.500
29  Romania 8.000
30  Croatia 8.500
31  Republic of Ireland 7.500
32  Slovenia 7.500
33  Turkey 7.500
34  Greece 7.000
35  Kosovo 7.000
36  Slovakia 6.500
37  Bulgaria 6.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38  Montenegro 6.000 1
39  Israel 5.500
40  Estonia 5.500
41  Wales 5.500
42  Georgia 5.000
43  Luxembourg 4.500
44  Northern Ireland 4.500
45  Malta 4.000
46  Latvia 3.500
47  Faroe Islands 3.000
 Armenia 3.000
 North Macedonia 3.000
 Moldova 3.000
NR  Azerbaijan —
 Gibraltar — 0 DNE
 Andorra — NL
 Liechtenstein —
 San Marino —

Distribution

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Access list for 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League[4]
Path Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Round 1
(Mini-tournament) 		Champions Path
  • 43 champions from associations 8–51 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
League Path
  • 6 third-placed teams from associations 1–6
  • 10 second-placed teams from associations 7–16
Round 2 Champions Path
  • 3 champions from associations 5–7
  • 11 knockout winners of the previous round
League Path
  • 6 second-placed teams from associations 1–6
  • 4 knockout winners of the previous round
Group stage
(16 Teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 1–4 (including title holders)
  • 7 knockout winners of the Champions Path
  • 5 knockout winners of the League Path
Knockout stage
(8 Teams)
  • 4 group winners from group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from group stage

As the Champions League title holders (Barcelona) have already qualified via their domestic leagues, the following changes were made:

  • The champions of association 4 (England) enter the group stage instead of Round 2 (Champions Path).
  • The champions of association 7 (Czechia) enter Round 2 instead of Round 1 (Champions Path).

Teams

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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

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

Qualified teams for 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage Spain Barcelona (1st)TH France Lyon (1st) Germany Bayern Munich (1st) England Chelsea (1st)
Round 2 CH Italy Roma (1st) Sweden Hammarby (1st) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st)
LP France Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) Germany VfL Wolfsburg (2nd) Spain Real Madrid (2nd) England Manchester City (2nd)
Italy Juventus (2nd) Sweden BK Häcken (2nd)
Round 1 CH Denmark Nordsjælland (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st) Netherlands Twente (1st) Norway Vålerenga (1st)
Scotland Celtic (1st) Austria St. Pölten (1st) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (1st) Iceland Valur (1st)
Belarus Dinamo Minsk (1st) Kazakhstan BIIK Shymkent (1st) Switzerland Servette (1st) Albania Vllaznia (1st)
Cyprus Apollon Ladies (1st) Serbia Crvena zvezda (1st) Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (1st)
Finland KuPS (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st) Poland Pogoń Szczecin (1st) Lithuania Gintra (1st)
Romania Farul Constanța (1st) Croatia Osijek (1st) Republic of Ireland Peamount United (1st) Slovenia Mura (1st)
Turkey Galatasaray (1st) Greece PAOK (1st) Kosovo Mitrovica (1st) Slovakia Spartak Myjava (1st)
Bulgaria NSA Sofia (1st) Montenegro Breznica (1st) Israel Kiryat Gat (1st) Estonia Flora (1st)
Wales Cardiff City (1st) Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti (1st) Luxembourg Racing Union (1st) Northern Ireland Glentoran (1st)
Malta Birkirkara (1st) Latvia SFK Rīga (1st) Faroe Islands KÍ (1st) Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi (1st)
North Macedonia Ljuboten (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st) Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku (1st)
LP France Paris FC (3rd) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (3rd) Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd) England Arsenal (3rd)
Italy Fiorentina (3rd) Sweden Linköping (3rd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd) Denmark Brøndby (2nd)
Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) Netherlands Ajax (2nd) Norway Rosenborg (2nd) Scotland Rangers (2nd)
Austria First Vienna FC (2nd) Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka (2nd) Iceland Breiðablik (2nd) Belarus FC Minsk (2nd)

Notes

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    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.[5] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[6]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]

Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First round 5 July 2024 4 September 2024 (semi-finals) 7 September 2024 (third-place play-off & final)
Second round 9 September 2024 18–19 September 2024 25–26 September 2024
Group stage Matchday 1 27 September 2024 8–9 October 2024
Matchday 2 16–17 October 2024
Matchday 3 12–13 November 2024
Matchday 4 20–21 November 2024
Matchday 5 11–12 December 2024
Matchday 6 17–18 December 2024
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 7 February 2025 18–19 March 2025 26–27 March 2025
Semi-finals 19–20 April 2025 26–27 April 2025
Final 23–25 May 2025 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds

Round 1

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A total of 59 teams played in Round 1.[7]

Champions Path

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League Path

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Round 2

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A total of 24 teams played in Round 2. The draw took place on 9 September 2024.[8]

The first legs were played on 18, 19 and 22 September, and the second legs on 25 and 26 September 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.

Round 2
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
St. Pölten Austria8–0Slovenia ŽNK Mura3–05–0
Hammarby Sweden3–2[A]Portugal Benfica1–22–0
Osijek Croatia1–8Netherlands Twente1–40–4
Galatasaray Turkey4–3Czech Republic Slavia Prague2–22–1 (a.e.t.)
Roma Italy10–3Switzerland Servette3–17–2
Anderlecht Belgium1–5Norway Vålerenga1–20–3
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine0–3Scotland Celtic0–10–2
League Path
Sporting CP Portugal2–5Spain Real Madrid1–21–3
Juventus Italy5–2France Paris Saint-Germain3–12–1
Paris FC France0–8England Manchester City0–50–3
Fiorentina Italy0–12Germany VfL Wolfsburg0–70–5
BK Häcken Sweden1–4England Arsenal1–00–4
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Group stage

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage

The draw was held on 27 September 2024 and saw the 16 teams split into four pools of four teams.[9]

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Location of teams of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO ROM WOL GAL
1 France Lyon (A) 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 12 Advance to Quarter-finals — 4–1 17 Dec 3–0
2 Italy Roma 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 6 0–3 — 1–0 17 Dec
3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 4 2 0 2 10 3 +7 6 0–2 11 Dec — 5–0
4 Turkey Galatasaray (E) 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0 11 Dec 1–6 0–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE RMA TWE CEL
1 England Chelsea (A) 4 4 0 0 11 4 +7 12 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–2 11 Dec 3–0
2 Spain Real Madrid (A) 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 9 17 Dec — 7–0 4–0
3 Netherlands Twente (E) 4 1 0 3 5 13 −8 3 1–3 2–3 — 17 Dec
4 Scotland Celtic (E) 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0 1–2 11 Dec 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY ARS JUV VÅL
1 Germany Bayern Munich (A) 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–2 12 Dec 3–0
2 England Arsenal (A) 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5 9 18 Dec — 1–0 4–1
3 Italy Juventus (E) 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6 3 0–2 0–4 — 18 Dec
4 Norway Vålerenga (E) 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 1–1 12 Dec 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI BAR HAM PÖL
1 England Manchester City (A) 4 4 0 0 9 3 +6 12 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–0 2–0 12 Dec
2 Spain Barcelona 4 3 0 1 20 3 +17 9 18 Dec — 9–0 7–0
3 Sweden Hammarby 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3 1–2 12 Dec — 2–0
4 Austria St. Pölten (E) 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0 2–3 1–4 18 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (25 May – Lisbon)
          

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 7 February 2025.[2] The first legs will be played on 18 and 19 March, and the second legs on 26 and 27 March 2025.

Quarter-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
118–19 Mar26–27 Mar
218–19 Mar26–27 Mar
318–19 Mar26–27 Mar
418–19 Mar26–27 Mar

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals will held on 7 February 2025 (after the quarter-final draw).[2] The first legs will be played on 19 and 20 April, and the second legs on 26 and 27 April 2025.

Semi-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
119–20 Apr26–27 Apr
219–20 Apr26–27 Apr

Final

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Main article: 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final
TBD v TBD

Top goalscorers

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As of 21 November 2024[10][11]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Denmark Pernille Harder Germany Bayern Munich 5
2 France Kadidiatou Diani France Lyon 4
Spain Clàudia Pina Spain Barcelona
4 Colombia Linda Caicedo Spain Real Madrid 3
Jamaica Khadija Shaw England Manchester City
Portugal Kika Nazareth Spain Barcelona
Spain Mariona Caldentey England Arsenal
Norway Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona
Denmark Signe Bruun Spain Real Madrid
Sweden Rebecka Blomqvist Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Germany Alexandra Popp Germany VfL Wolfsburg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lisbon to stage 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final". UEFA. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "2024/25 Women's Champions League: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's association club coefficients 2023/24". UEFA. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Access List for the UEFA Women's Champions League 2024/25 (provisional)" (PDF). UEFA. 9 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs. However this could change depending on what happens" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "2024/25 Women's Champions League entries confirmed". UEFA. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Champions League round 2 draw". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's Champions League group stage draw". UEFA. 26 September 2024.
  10. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Top Scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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