2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League

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2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
The San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying rounds:
6 September – 19 October 2023
Competition proper:
14 November 2023 – 25 May 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 70 (from 49 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
Attendance75,718 (4,732 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
(4 goals)
All statistics correct as of 22 November 2023.

The 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League is the 23rd edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 15th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It is the third edition to feature a 16-team group stage.

The final will be held at San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain.

Barcelona are the defending champions.

Association team allocation[edit]

The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1][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 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 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 2022–23, 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[edit]

For the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[3]

Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  France 88.333 3
2  Germany 75.666
3  Spain 66.166
4  England 66.000
5  Sweden 34.166
6  Czech Republic 33.833
7  Italy 29.500 2
8  Denmark 27.750
9  Netherlands 24.500
10  Iceland 24.250
11  Kazakhstan 23.000
12  Norway 22.500
13  Scotland 22.000
14  Belarus 19.500
15  Ukraine 18.500
16  Austria 18.500
17  Portugal 18.000 1
18  Switzerland 17.500
19  Lithuania 15.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Cyprus 15.000 1
21  Russia 14.250 0 [Note RUS]
22  Serbia 14.000 1
23  Albania 12.000
24  Belgium 12.000
25  Poland 11.000
26  Finland 9.500
27  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.500
28  Hungary 9.000
29  Romania 9.000
30  Croatia 8.500
31  Greece 8.000
32  Turkey 8.000
33  Republic of Ireland 7.500
34  Slovenia 7.000
35  Bulgaria 6.000
36  Kosovo 5.500
37  Slovakia 5.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37  Estonia 5.500 1
39  Montenegro 5.000
40  Wales 4.500
41  Georgia 4.000
42  Israel 4.000
43  Northern Ireland 3.500
44  Luxembourg 3.000
45  Faroe Islands 3.000
46  Malta 2.500
47  Latvia 2.000
47  North Macedonia 2.000
47  Moldova 2.000
47  Armenia 2.000 0 DNE
NR  Azerbaijan —
 Gibraltar —
 Andorra — 0 NL
 Liechtenstein —
 San Marino —

Distribution[edit]

Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League[4]
Path Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Round 1
(Mini-tournament)
(57 teams) 		Champions path
(41 teams)
  • 41 champions from associations 8–49 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
League path
(16 teams)
  • 6 third-placed teams from associations 1–6
  • 10 second-placed teams from associations 7–16
Round 2
(24 teams) 		Champions path
(14 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 5–7
  • 11 knockout winners of the previous round
League path
(10 teams)
  • 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 Barcelona)
  • 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

Since the Champions League title holders Barcelona have qualified via their domestic leagues, the following changes to the access list have been made:

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

Teams[edit]

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).

UEFA women's club coefficients.[5]

Qualified teams for 2023–24 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 CP Sweden Rosengård (1st) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st) Italy Roma (1st)
LP France Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) Germany Wolfsburg (2nd) Spain Real Madrid (2nd) England Manchester United (2nd)
Sweden BK Häcken (2nd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd)
Round 1 CP Denmark Køge (1st) Netherlands Ajax (1st) Iceland Valur (1st) Kazakhstan BIIK Shymkent (1st)
Norway Brann (1st) Scotland Glasgow City (1st) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (1st) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (1st)
Austria St. Pölten (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st) Switzerland Zürich (1st) Lithuania Gintra (1st)
Cyprus Apollon Ladies (1st) Serbia Spartak Subotica (1st) Albania Vllaznia (1st) Belgium Anderlecht (1st)
Poland Katowice (1st) Finland KuPS (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st)
Romania U Olimpia Cluj (1st) Croatia Osijek (1st) Greece PAOK (1st) Turkey Fomget Gençlik (1st)
Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (1st) Slovenia Mura (1st) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (1st) Kosovo EP-COM Hajvalia (1st)
Slovakia Spartak Myjava (1st) Estonia Flora (1st) Montenegro Breznica (1st) Wales Cardiff City (1st)
Georgia (country) Samegrelo (1st) Israel Kiryat Gat (1st) Northern Ireland Cliftonville (1st) Luxembourg Racing Union (1st)
Faroe Islands KÍ (1st) Malta Birkirkara (1st) Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi (1st) Latvia SFK Rīga (1st)
North Macedonia Ljuboten (1st)
LP France Paris FC (3rd) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (3rd) Spain Levante (3rd) England Arsenal (3rd)
Sweden Linköping (3rd) Czech Republic Slovácko (3rd) Italy Juventus (2nd) Denmark Brøndby (2nd)
Netherlands Twente (2nd) Iceland Stjarnan (2nd) Kazakhstan Okzhetpes (2nd) Norway Vålerenga (2nd)
Scotland Celtic (2nd) Belarus FC Minsk (2nd) Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (2nd) Austria Sturm Graz (2nd)

Notes

  1. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.[6]

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[4]

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First round 30 June 2023 6 September 2023 (semi-finals) 9 September 2023 (third-place play-off & final)
Second round 15 September 2023 10–11 October 2023 18–19 October 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 20 October 2023 14–15 November 2023
Matchday 2 22–23 November 2023
Matchday 3 13–14 December 2023
Matchday 4 20–21 December 2023
Matchday 5 24–25 January 2024
Matchday 6 30–31 January 2024
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 6 February 2024 19–20 March 2024 27–28 March 2024
Semi-finals 20–21 April 2024 27–28 April 2024
Final 25 May 2024 at San Mamés, Bilbao

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds

Round 1[edit]

A total of 57 teams played in Round 1.[7]

Champions Path[edit]

League Path[edit]

Round 2[edit]

Seeding[edit]

A total of 24 teams played in Round 2. The draw took place on 15 September 2023.[8][9]

The first legs were played on 10 and 11 October, and the second legs on 18 October 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Apollon Ladies Cyprus 0–11 Portugal Benfica 0–7 0–4
Zürich Switzerland 0–8 Netherlands Ajax 0–6 0–2
Roma Italy 9–1 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 3–0 6–1
Valur Iceland 1–4 Austria St. Pölten 0–4 1–0
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 11–0 Romania U Olimpia Cluj 5–0 6–0
Glasgow City Scotland 0–6 Norway Brann 0–4 0–2
Spartak Subotica Serbia 2–7 Sweden Rosengård 1–2 1–5
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
BK Häcken Sweden 4–3 Netherlands Twente 2–2 2–1
Real Madrid Spain 5–1 Norway Vålerenga 2–1 3–0
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 8–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 5–0 3–0
Paris FC France 5–3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 2–0
Manchester United England 2–4 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 1–3

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage

The draw was held 20 October 2023 and saw the 16 teams split into four pools of four teams.[10]

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Location of teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR FRA BEN ROS
1 Spain Barcelona 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to quarter-finals — 25 Jan 5–0 21 Dec
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 1–3 — 21 Dec 31 Jan
3 Portugal Benfica 2 1 0 1 1 5 −4 3 31 Jan 13 Dec — 1–0
4 Sweden Rosengård 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 13 Dec 1–2 25 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO BRA PÖL PRA
1 France Lyon 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Advance to quarter-finals — 13 Dec 2–0 31 Jan
2 Norway Brann 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 21 Dec — 31 Jan 1–0
3 Austria St. Pölten 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 25 Jan 1–2 — 13 Dec
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0 0–9 25 Jan 21 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM BAY AJA PSG
1 Italy Roma 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to quarter-finals — 24 Jan 3–0 20 Dec
2 Germany Bayern Munich 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 2–2 — 14 Dec 30 Jan
3 Netherlands Ajax 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 30 Jan 20 Dec — 2–0
4 France Paris Saint-Germain 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 14 Dec 0–1 24 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAC CHE RMA PFC
1 Sweden BK Häcken 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to quarter-finals — 20 Dec 2–1 24 Jan
2 England Chelsea 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 14 Dec — 24 Jan 4–1
3 Spain Real Madrid 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 30 Jan 2–2 — 20 Dec
4 France Paris FC 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0 1–2 30 Jan 14 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

Quarterfinals[edit]

The first legs will be played on 19 and 20 March, and the second legs on 27 and 28 March 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
19–20 Mar 27–28 Mar
19–20 Mar 27–28 Mar
19–20 Mar 27–28 Mar
19–20 Mar 27–28 Mar

Semifinals[edit]

The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 April, and the second legs on 27 and 28 April 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
20–21 Apr 27–28 Apr
20–21 Apr 27–28 Apr

Final[edit]

Main article: 2024 UEFA Women's Champions League final
TBD v TBD

Statistics[edit]

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 23 November 2023
Rank Player Team Goals[11]
1 Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea 4
2 Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona 2
Spain Olga Carmona Spain Real Madrid
France Kadidiatou Diani France Lyon
Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk France Lyon
Italy Valentina Giacinti Italy Roma
Canada Vanessa Gilles France Lyon
Italy Manuela Giugliano Italy Roma
Sweden Rosa Kafaji Sweden BK Häcken
Spain Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona
Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona

Top assists[edit]

As of 23 November 2023
Rank Player Team Assists[12]
1 Norway Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona 3
2 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk France Lyon 2
Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon
France Perle Morroni France Lyon
Iceland Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir Germany Bayern Munich
6 28 players 1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021/22 Women's Champions League: dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's association club coefficients 2022/23". UEFA. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023/24 Women's Champions League: Dates, provisional access list, full guide". UEFA. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's association club coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "2023/24 Women's Champions League entries confirmed". UEFA. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Champions League round 2 draw: 15 September". UEFA. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Champions League round 2 draw". UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Women's Champions League group stage draw". UEFA. 18 October 2023.
  11. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Top Scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  12. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Top Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links[edit]

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