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2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League
The Groupama Arena in Budapest will host the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
7–13 August 2018
Knockout phase:
12 September 2018 – 18 May 2019
TeamsKnockout phase: 32
Total: Maximum 67 (from 55 associations)

The 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League will be the 18th edition of the European women's club football championship organized by UEFA, and the 10th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.

The final will be held at the Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary in May 2019. This is the first time since the final is played as a single match that a host city for the Women's Champions League final is not automatically assigned by which city won the bid to host the men's Champions League final.[1]

Association team allocation

A maximum of 68 teams from 55 UEFA member associations are eligible to participate in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League. The association ranking based on the UEFA league coefficient for women is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[2]

  • Associations 1–12 each have two teams qualify.
  • All other associations, should they enter, each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league.

Association ranking

For the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2017 UEFA league coefficients for women, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17.[3]

For the first time Switzerland will have two entries, replacing Scotland in the top 12 associations.[4]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Germany Germany 86.000 2
2 France France 80.000
3 Sweden Sweden 61.500
4 England England 53.000
5 Spain Spain 44.000
6 Denmark Denmark 38.500
7 Italy Italy 37.000
8 Russia Russia 35.500
9 Switzerland Switzerland 33.000
10 Czech Republic Czech Republic 33.000
11 Austria Austria 28.000
12 Norway Norway 27.500
13 Scotland Scotland 26.000 1
14 Netherlands Netherlands 25.000
15 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 21.000
16 Poland Poland 20.000
17 Cyprus Cyprus 18.000
18 Iceland Iceland 17.000
19 Serbia Serbia 15.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
20 Romania Romania 15.000 1
21 Hungary Hungary 14.000
22 Belgium Belgium 13.500
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.000
24 Lithuania Lithuania 12.000
25 Turkey Turkey 12.000
26 Slovenia Slovenia 11.000
27 Finland Finland 11.000
28 Portugal Portugal 10.500
29 Belarus Belarus 10.000
30 Ukraine Ukraine 9.500
31 Greece Greece 8.500
32 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 8.500
33 Croatia Croatia 7.500
34 Israel Israel 7.000
35 Estonia Estonia 5.500
36 Bulgaria Bulgaria 5.000
37 Slovakia Slovakia 4.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
38 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 3.000 1
39 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3.000
40 Wales Wales 2.000
41 Montenegro Montenegro 1.500
42 Albania Albania 1.500
43 Kosovo Kosovo 1.000
44 Latvia Latvia 1.000
45 North Macedonia Macedonia 1.000
46 Moldova Moldova 0.500
47 Malta Malta 0.500
48 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0.000
NR Andorra Andorra —
Armenia Armenia —
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan —
Georgia (country) Georgia —
Gibraltar Gibraltar —
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein —
San Marino San Marino —
Notes
  • (TH) – Additional berth for title holders
  • (DNE) – Did not enter

Distribution

The format of the competition remains unchanged from previous years, starting from the qualifying round (played as mini-tournaments with four teams in each group), followed by the knockout phase starting from the round of 32 (played as home-and-away two-legged ties except for the one-match final).

Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams entering in each round (qualifying round and round of 32) can not be determined until the full entry list is known. In general, the title holders, the champions of the top 12 associations, and the runners-up of highest-ranked associations (exact number depending on the number of entries) receive a bye to the round of 32. All other teams (runners-up of lowest-ranked associations and champions of associations starting from 13th) enter the qualifying round, with the group winners and a maximum of two best runners-up advancing to the round of 32.[5]

Teams

The following list the teams that have qualified and may enter the competition. An association must have a eleven-a-side women's domestic league (or in special circumstances, a women's domestic cup) to enter a team.

As KÍ Klaksvík failed to win the Faroe Islands league, their streak of having participated in every edition of the UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League have ended after 17 seasons.

Legend
  • CH: Domestic league champions
  • RU: Domestic league runners-up
Round of 32
(Title holders + Champions from associations 1–12 + Runners-up from associations 1–TBD)
Germany Wolfsburg (CH)[6] Germany (RU) France Lyon (CH)[7] France (RU)
Sweden Linköpings FC (CH)[8] Sweden FC Rosengård (RU)[9] England Chelsea (CH)[10] England Manchester City (RU)[11]
Spain Atlético Madrid (CH)[12] Spain Barcelona (RU)[12] Denmark Fortuna Hjørring (Top2) Denmark (Top2)
Italy Juventus (CH) Italy Brescia (RU) Russia Zvezda 2005 Perm (CH)[13] Switzerland Zürich (CH)[14]
Czech Republic Slavia Praha / Sparta Praha (Top2) Austria St. Pölten (CH)[15] Norway LSK Kvinner (CH)[16]
Entry round to be determined
Russia Ryazan VDV (RU)[17] Switzerland Basel (RU)[14] Czech Republic Slavia Praha / Sparta Praha (Top2) Austria Landhaus Wien (RU)
Qualifying round
(Runners-up from associations TBD–12 + Champions from associations 13–55)
Norway Avaldsnes IL (RU)[18] Scotland Glasgow City (CH)[19] Netherlands Ajax (CH) Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt (CH)[20]
Poland Górnik Łęczna (CH)[21] Cyprus Barcelona FA (CH)[22] Iceland Þór/KA (CH)[23] Serbia (CH)
Romania Olimpia Cluj (CH) Hungary (CH) Belgium Anderlecht (CH)[24] Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (CH)[25]
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (CH)[26] Turkey Ataşehir Belediyespor (CH)[27] Slovenia (CH) Finland FC Honka (CH)[28]
Portugal Sporting CP (CH)[29] Belarus FC Minsk (CH)[30] Ukraine (CH) Greece (CH)
Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths (CH)[31] Croatia ŽNK Osijek (CH)[32] Israel (CH) Estonia Pärnu JK (CH)[33]
Bulgaria FC NSA Sofia (CH) Slovakia (CH) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur/Skála (CH)[34] Northern Ireland Linfield (CH)[35]
Wales Cardiff Met. (CH)[36] Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja (CH)[37] Albania Vllaznia Shkodër (CH)[38] Kosovo (CH)
Latvia Rīgas FS (CH)[39] North Macedonia (CH) Moldova (CH) Malta Birkirkara (CH)[40]
Luxembourg (CH) Andorra (CH) Armenia (CH) Azerbaijan (CH)
Georgia (country) FC Martve (CH)[41] Gibraltar (CH) Liechtenstein (CH) San Marino (CH)

Round and draw dates

UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[42]

Round Draw First leg Second leg
Qualifying round 22 June 2018[43] 7–13 August 2018
Round of 32 17 August 2018 12–13 September 2018 26–27 September 2018
Round of 16 1 October 2018 17–18 October 2018 31 October – 1 November 2018
Quarter-finals 9 November 2018 20–21 March 2019 27–28 March 2019
Semi-finals 20–21 April 2019 27–28 April 2019
Final 18 May 2019 at Groupama Arena, Budapest

Qualifying round

The draw of the qualifying round will be held on 22 June 2018. The teams are allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They are drawn into groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the teams which are pre-selected as hosts are drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining teams are drawn from their respective pot which are allocated according to their seeding positions.

In each group, teams play against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The group winners and a maximum of two runners-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group advance to the round of 32 to join the teams which receive a bye.

The matches are played on 7, 10 and 13 August 2018. In each group, the schedule is as follows (Regulations Article 19.04):[2]

Matchday Date Matches
Matchday 1 7 August 2018 1 v 3, 2 v 4
Matchday 2 10 August 2018 1 v 4, 3 v 2
Matchday 3 13 August 2018 2 v 1, 4 v 3

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. If the aggregate score is tied after full time of the second leg, the away goals rule is used to decide the winner. If still tied, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again used after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still tied after extra time, the away team of the second leg advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the match is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is tied after full time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score is still tied after extra time.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the sixteen teams with the highest UEFA club coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed), and the other sixteen teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same qualifying round group cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams with the highest UEFA club coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed should they qualify), and the other eight teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the order of legs decided by draw. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the teams in the semi-finals are not known at the time of the draw. A draw is also held to determine the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 will be held on 17 August 2018. The first legs will be played on 12 and 13 September, and the second legs will be played on 26 and 27 September 2018.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 1 October 2018. The first legs will be played on 17 and 18 October, and the second legs will be played on 31 October and 1 November 2018.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 9 November 2018. The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 March, and the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 March 2019.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 9 November 2018 (together with the quarter-final draw). The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 April, and the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 April 2019.

Final

Main article: 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final

The final will be played on 18 May 2019 at the Groupama Arena in Budapest. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.

See also

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