2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

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]

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)

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

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
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

Seeding and draw

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

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.

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