2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League

The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 14th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA. The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany.[1] Unlike recent years in which the Women's Champions League final was held in the same week as the men's Champions League final, the two finals were separated by almost a month, as the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup starts in early June.[2]

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
The Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
9–14 August 2014
Knockout phase:
8 October 2014 – 14 May 2015 (qualifying)
TeamsKnockout phase: 32
Total: 54 (from 46 associations)
Final positions
Champions 1. FFC Frankfurt (4th title)
Runners-up Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played109
Goals scored437 (4.01 per match)
Attendance150,530 (1,381 per match)
Top scorer(s) Célia Šašić (14 goals)

German side 1. FFC Frankfurt defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 in the final to win a record fourth title.[3]

Association team allocation

A total of 54 teams from 46 UEFA member associations participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. The ranking based on the UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[4]

  • Associations 1–8 each had two teams qualify.
  • All other associations, should they enter, each had one team qualify.

Since Wolfsburg, the winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, already qualified through their domestic league, the title holder entry was not used.

Association ranking

For the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.[5]

The Czech Republic overtook Austria for eighth place in the UEFA coefficient ranking and thus assured themselves a second entry.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 France 84.500 2
2 Germany 83.166
3 Sweden 58.500
4 Russia 58.500
5 England 49.500
6 Italy 37.000
7 Denmark 34.500
8 Czech Republic 32.500
9 Norway 31.000 1
10 Spain 28.500
11 Austria 28.000
12 Iceland 19.000
13 Kazakhstan 19.000
14 Netherlands 17.500
15 Scotland 17.500
16 Poland 16.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
17 Belgium 16.000 1
18 Switzerland 15.500
19 Romania 14.000
20 Finland 13.000
21 Ukraine 13.000
22 Hungary 12.500
23 Greece 12.500
24 Belarus 12.500
25 Cyprus 12.500
26 Serbia 12.000
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.500
28 Republic of Ireland 8.500
29 Portugal 8.500
30 Israel 8.000
31 Slovakia 7.500
32 Slovenia 7.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
33 Bulgaria 6.500 1
34 Faroe Islands 5.000
35 Croatia 4.500
36 Lithuania 4.500
37 Wales 3.500
38 Macedonia 3.000
39 Turkey 3.000
40 Northern Ireland 2.500
41 Estonia 2.000
42 Moldova 0.500
43 Malta 0.000
44 Latvia 0.000
45 Montenegro 0.000
46 Albania 0.000

Luxembourg (47th), Georgia (48th), Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, and San Marino (all no rank, as association did not enter in the five seasons used for computing coefficients) did not enter.

Teams

Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team and so the exact number of teams in each round can not be determined until the full entry list is known. For this season, the champions and runners-up from associations 1–8 and the champions from associations 9–14 enter the round of 32, while the remaining teams enter the qualifying round.[6]

The following list the teams that qualified and entered this season's competition. Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, Ned 1 and Bel 1 the best placed Belgian and Dutch team in their joint league.[7]

Round of 32
Lyon (CH) Paris Saint-Germain (RU) Wolfsburg (CH) Frankfurt (RU)
Rosengård (CH) Linköping (3rd)[Note SWE] Ryazan VDV (CH) Zvezda Perm (RU)
Liverpool (CH) Bristol Academy (RU) Brescia (CH) Torres (RU)
Fortuna Hjørring (CH) Brøndby (RU) Slavia Praha (CH) Sparta Praha (RU)
Stabæk (CH) Barcelona (CH) Neulengbach (CH) Stjarnan (CH)
BIIK Kazygurt (CH) Twente (Ned 1)
Qualifying round
Glasgow City (CH) Medyk Konin (CH) Standard Liège (Bel 1) Zürich (CH)
Olimpia Cluj (CH) Åland United (CH) Zhytlobud Kharkiv (CH) MTK (CH)
Amazones Dramas (CH) FC Minsk (CH) Apollon Limassol (CH) Spartak Subotica (CH)
SFK 2000 (CH) Raheny United (CH) Atlético Ouriense (CH) ASA Tel Aviv (CH)
Nové Zámky (CH) Pomurje (CH) NSA Sofia (CH) KÍ Klaksvík (CH)
Osijek (CH) Gintra Universitetas (CH) Cardiff Met. (CH) Kočani (CH)
Konak Belediyespor (CH) Glentoran Belfast United (CH) Pärnu JK (CH) Goliador Chişinău (CH)
Hibernians (CH) Rīgas FS (CH) Vllaznia (CH) Ekonomist (CH)

Faroese club KÍ has entered every past edition. Debutants are Liverpool (ENG), Brescia (ITA), Konin (POL), Amazones Dramas (GRE), FC Minsk (BLR), FC Hibernians (MLT), Rīgas (LAT) and Kočani (MKD).[8]

  • ^
    Sweden (SWE): Tyresö FF, renounced its place as a result of financial difficulties leading to it ceasing to operate. As a result, the berth was awarded to Linköpings FC.[9]

    • Round and draw dates

    UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows.[10] In contrast to previous seasons, quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on weekends.

    Round Draw First leg Second leg
    Qualifying round26 June 20149–14 August 2014
    Round of 3222 August 20148–9 October 201415–16 October 2014
    Round of 168–9 November 201412–13 November 2014
    Quarter-finals19 November 201421–22 March 201528–29 March 2015
    Semi-finals18–19 April 201525–26 April 2015
    Final14 May 2015 at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin

    Qualifying round
    Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round

    The draw for the qualifying round was held on 26 June 2014.[11] The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients. They were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that each group must contain one of the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts.[8]

    In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The matchdays were 9, 11 and 14 August 2014. The eight group winners and the two runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advanced to the round of 32.

    Group 1
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZÜR KON MIN RIG
    1 Zürich 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to knockout phase — — 1–1 2–0
    2 Konak Belediyespor 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6 0–4 — — 11–0
    3 FC Minsk 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4 — 1–2 — —
    4 Rīgas FS (H) 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0 — — 0–7 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 2
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAH CLU SOF HIB
    1 Raheny United 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout phase — — 2–0 —
    2 Olimpia Cluj (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6 1–2 — — 5–0
    3 NSA Sofia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 — 1–4 — 5–0
    4 Hibernians 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0 1–2 — — —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 3
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTK POM PÄR EKO
    1 MTK 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout phase — — 3–0 1–0
    2 Pomurje 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6 1–2 — — 4–0
    3 Pärnu JK 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3 — 0–4 — —
    4 Ekonomist (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 — — 1–2 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 4
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GLA KHA BEL NOV
    1 Glasgow City (H) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout phase — — 1–0 5–0
    2 Zhytlobud Kharkiv 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6 0–4 — 5–0 —
    3 Glentoran Belfast United 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 — — — 5–2
    4 Nové Zámky 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0 — 1–3 — —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 5
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OSI SUB DRA CHI
    1 Osijek (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 — 12–0
    2 Spartak Subotica 3 2 0 1 22 1 +21 6 — — 3–0 19–0
    3 Amazones Dramas 3 1 0 2 12 6 +6 3 1–3 — — —
    4 Goliador Chișinău 3 0 0 3 0 42 −42 0 — — 0–11 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 6
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APO UNI VLL KÍK
    1 Apollon Limassol 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 0–0 —
    2 Gintra Universitetas (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 — — — 2–0
    3 Vllaznia 3 1 1 1 2 6 −4 4 — 0–5 — —
    4 KÍ Klaksvík 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 1–3 — 1–2 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 7
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KON SFK ÅLA KOČ
    1 Medyk Konin 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Advance to knockout phase — — 7–0 —
    2 SFK 2000 (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 0–3 — — 7–0
    3 Åland United 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 — 0–1 — 4–0
    4 Kočani 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0 1–11 — — —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Group 8
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OUR LIE TEL CAR
    1 Atlético Ouriense (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase — — 2–1 —
    2 Standard Liège 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6 0–1 — — 10–0
    3 ASA Tel Aviv 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 — 0–1 — 2–0
    4 Cardiff Met. 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3 2–1 — — —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    (H) Host.

    Ranking of second-placed teams

    To determine the two best second-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced to the round of 32, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

    Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 6 Gintra Universitetas 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3 Advance to knockout phase
    2 3 Pomurje 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
    3 2 Olimpia Cluj 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
    4 5 Spartak Subotica 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
    5 4 Zhytlobud Kharkiv 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
    6 8 Standard Liège 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
    7 7 SFK 2000 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
    8 1 Konak Belediyespor 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) club coefficient; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots.

    Knockout phase
    Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

    The main round was played as a straight knockout tournament with 32 teams. Each tie is played over two legs with the exception of the final, which is played at a single neutral venue.

    Bracket
     
    		Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
     
    		                            
     
    		 
     
     
    		 Slavia Praha 000
     
    		 
     
    		 Barcelona13 4
     
    		 Barcelona 011
     
    		 
     
    		 Bristol Academy11 2
     
    		 Raheny United 011
     
    		 
     
    		 Bristol Academy42 6
     
    		 Bristol Academy000
     
    		 
     
    		 Frankfurt57 12
     
    		 BIIK Kazygurt 202
     
    		 
     
    		 Frankfurt24 6
     
    		 Frankfurt 549
     
    		 
     
    		 Torres00 0
     
    		 Pomurje 213
     
    		 
     
    		 Torres 43 7
     
    		 Frankfurt 7613
     
    		 
     
    		 Brøndby00 0
     
    		 Liverpool 202
     
    		 
     
    		 Linköping13 4
     
    		 Linköping 505
     
    		 
     
    		 Zvezda Perm03 3
     
    		 Stjarnan 213
     
    		 
     
    		 Zvezda Perm53 8
     
    		 Linköping 011
     
    		 
     
    		 Brøndby11 2
     
    		 Apollon Limassol112
     
    		 
     
    		 Brøndby (a.e.t.)03 3
     
    		 Brøndby 505
     
    		 
     
    		 Gintra Universitetas02 2
     
    		 Gintra Universitetas (p)112
     
    		 
     
    		 Sparta Praha11 2
     
    		 Frankfurt 2
     
    		 
     
    		 Paris Saint-Germain 1
     
    		 MTK 123
     
    		 
     
    		 Neulengbach (a.e.t.)22 4
     
    		 Neulengbach 000
     
    		 
     
    		 Wolfsburg47 11
     
    		 Stabæk 011
     
    		 
     
    		 Wolfsburg12 3
     
    		 Wolfsburg (a) 134
     
    		 
     
    		 Rosengård13 4
     
    		 Ryazan VDV 101
     
    		 
     
    		 Rosengård32 5
     
    		 Rosengård 224
     
    		 
     
    		 Fortuna Hjørring10 1
     
    		 Atlético Ouriense 000
     
    		 
     
    		 Fortuna Hjørring36 9
     
    		 Wolfsburg 022
     
    		 
     
    		 Paris Saint-Germain21 3
     
    		 Osijek 202
     
    		 
     
    		 Zürich52 7
     
    		 Zürich 224
     
    		 
     
    		 Glasgow City14 5
     
    		 Medyk Konin 202
     
    		 
     
    		 Glasgow City (a.e.t.)03 3
     
    		 Glasgow City 000
     
    		 
     
    		 Paris Saint-Germain25 7
     
    		 Twente 101
     
    		 
     
    		 Paris Saint-Germain21 3
     
    		 Paris Saint-Germain112
     
    		 
     
    		 Lyon10 1
     
    		 Brescia 000
     
     
    		 Lyon59 14
     

    Round of 32

    The draw for the round of 32 was held on 22 August 2014. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.[12] The first legs were played on 8 and 9 October, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 October 2014.

    The only unseeded team that won a tie was Gintra Universitetas after they beat Sparta Praha in the competition's first penalty shootout since the 2010 final.[13]

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Medyk Konin 2–3 Glasgow City 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
    Ryazan VDV 1–5 Rosengård 1–3 0–2
    Brescia 0–14 Lyon 0–5 0–9
    Atlético Ouriense 0–9 Fortuna Hjørring 0–3 0–6
    Slavia Praha 0–4 Barcelona 0–1 0–3
    Raheny United 1–6 Bristol Academy 0–4 1–2
    BIIK Kazygurt 2–6 Frankfurt 2–2 0–4
    Gintra Universitetas 2–2 (5–4 p) Sparta Praha 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
    Pomurje 3–7 Torres 2–4 1–3
    Stabæk 1–3 Wolfsburg 0–1 1–2
    Apollon Limassol 2–3 Brøndby 1–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
    MTK 3–4 Neulengbach 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
    Osijek 2–7 Zürich 2–5 0–2
    Liverpool 2–4 Linköping 2–1 0–3
    Twente 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 0–1
    Stjarnan 3–8 Zvezda Perm 2–5 1–3

    Round of 16

    The round of 16 was drawn together with the round of 32. It was an open draw with no restrictions.[12] The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 November 2014.

    Glasgow became the first Scottish team to advance to the quarter-finals.

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Zürich 4–5 Glasgow City 2–1 2–4
    Rosengård 4–1 Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 2–0
    Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Lyon 1–1 1–0
    Neulengbach 0–11[A] Wolfsburg 0–4 0–7
    Linköping 5–3 Zvezda Perm 5–0 0–3
    Barcelona 1–2 Bristol Academy 0–1 1–1
    Frankfurt 9–0 Torres 5–0 4–0
    Brøndby 5–2 Gintra Universitetas 5–0 0–2
    Notes
    1. ^
      Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    Quarter-finals

    The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 19 November 2014. It was an open draw with no restrictions.[14] The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 March 2015.

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Bristol Academy 0–12[B] Frankfurt 0–5 0–7
    Wolfsburg 4–4 (a) Rosengård 1–1 3–3
    Glasgow City 0–7 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 0–5
    Linköping 1–2 Brøndby 0–1 1–1
    Notes
    1. ^
      Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    Semi-finals

    The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April and the second legs on 25 and 26 April 2015.

    Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Wolfsburg 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 2–1
    Frankfurt 13–0 Brøndby 7–0 6–0

    Final
    Main article: 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final

    The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany.

    Frankfurt 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain
    Šašić  32'
    Islacker  90+2'    		 Report Delie  40'
    Attendance: 17,147

    Statistics

    Statistics include both qualifying round and knockout phase.

    Top goalscorers

    With 14 goals, Šašić set a new record in the Champions League era and tied the record including the Women's Cup era.[15]

    Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
    1 Célia Šašić Frankfurt 14 690
    2 Milena Nikolić Spartak Subotica 9 255
    3 Ewa Pajor Medyk Konin 8 433
    Fabienne Humm Zürich 8 585
    5 Verónica Boquete Frankfurt 6 720
    Dzsenifer Marozsán Frankfurt 6 775
    7 Mandy Islacker Frankfurt 5 221
    Aline Zeler Standard Liège 5 245
    Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 5 270
    Maria Mitkou Amazones Dramas 5 270
    Josée Nahi Zvezda Perm 5 270
    Fanny Vágó Olimpia Cluj 5 270
    Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon 5 315
    Anna Gawrońska Medyk Konin 5 480
    Anja Mittag Rosengård 5 540

    Source: UEFA.com[16][17]

    Top assists
    Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
    1 Dzsenifer Marozsán Frankfurt 8 775
    2 Lotta Schelin Lyon 6 360
    Kerstin Garefrekes Frankfurt 6 698
    4 Jelena Marenić Spartak Subotica 5 237
    5 Amira Spahić SFK 2000 4 270
    Anastasia Papadopoulou Amazones Dramas 4 270
    Anna Gawrońska Medyk Konin 4 480
    Verónica Boquete Frankfurt 4 720

    Source: UEFA.com[18][19]

    Squad of the season

    The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:[20]

    Pos. Player Team
    GK Katarzyna Kiedrzynek Paris
    Zecira Musovic Rosengård
    DF Laure Boulleau Paris
    Nilla Fischer Wolfsburg
    Sabrina Delannoy Paris
    Theresa Nielsen Brøndby
    Anna Blässe Wolfsburg
    Bianca Schmidt Frankfurt
    MF Verónica Boquete Frankfurt
    Dzsenifer Marozsán Frankfurt
    Simone Laudehr Frankfurt
    Caroline Seger Paris
    Lena Goeßling Wolfsburg
    Shirley Cruz Paris
    FW Kenza Dali Paris
    Célia Šašić Frankfurt
    Ramona Bachmann Rosengård
    Marta Rosengård

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