The 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played on 11, 13 and 16 August 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide eight of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1]

Draw

The draw was held on 25 June 2015, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][3] The 32 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 24 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.[4]

Below are the 32 teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span),[5] with the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts marked by (H).[6]

Key to colours
Group winners advanced to the round of 32
Seeding position 1
Team Coeff
Cyprus Apollon Limassol (H) 25.270
Romania Olimpia Cluj 17.620
Serbia Spartak Subotica 15.620
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 14.630
Netherlands Twente (H) 14.610
Finland PK-35 Vantaa (H) 13.290
Greece PAOK 12.965
Turkey Konak Belediyespor 12.630
Seeding position 2
Team Coeff
Iceland Stjarnan 12.610
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 11.970
Poland Medyk Konin (H) 11.105
Croatia ŽNK Osijek (H) 10.640
Israel ASA Tel Aviv 10.640
Slovenia Pomurje (H) 10.300
Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 9.630
Bulgaria NSA Sofia 8.645
Seeding position 3
Team Coeff
Estonia Pärnu JK 6.650
Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 5.320
Belarus FC Minsk 5.130
Hungary Ferencváros 5.115
Slovakia Nové Zámky 3.645
Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 3.630
Portugal CF Benfica 3.135
Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United (H) 2.660
Seeding position 4
Team Coeff
Albania Vllaznia 1.995
Wales Cardiff Met. 1.990
Montenegro Ekonomist 1.330
North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014 0.990
Moldova Noroc Nimoreni 0.165
Malta Hibernians 0.000
Latvia Rīgas FS 0.000
Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster 0.000

Format

In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 32 to join the 24 teams which qualified directly.[4]

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. if, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. if only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the group, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. higher club coefficient.

Groups

All times were CEST (UTC+2). All match attendances are provided by a source independent from UEFA.[7]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belarus FC Minsk 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Turkey Konak Belediyespor 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4 Albania Vllaznia 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina5–0Albania Vllaznia
Djoković 4', 67'
Kuć 12'
Hadžić 77'
Al. Spahić 79'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)
Konak Belediyespor Turkey1–10Belarus FC Minsk
Başkol 87' Report E. Sunday 10'
Miroshnichenko 15', 56'
U. Sunday 38', 47', 58', 71', 84'
Özgan 46' (o.g.)
Ishola 80'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
FC Minsk Belarus3–0Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
Pilipenko 13'
U. Sunday 80'
Buzunova 89'		 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)
Konak Belediyespor Turkey5–1Albania Vllaznia
Çınar 11'
Nurlu 66'
Topçu 77'
Hız 82'
Yeniçeri 84'		 Report Bajraktari 16'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina3–1Turkey Konak Belediyespor
Djoković 44' (pen.), 55', 68' (pen.) Report Göksu 76'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)
Vllaznia Albania0–3Belarus FC Minsk
Report Buzunova 19'
Pilipenko 25'
U. Sunday 27'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greece PAOK 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United (H) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
NSA Sofia Bulgaria6–0North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014
Zhekova 15', 37'
Asenova 17'
Koshuleva 27'
Gospodinova 34'
Penkova 70'		 Report
Attendance: 22
Referee: Tânia Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
PAOK Greece4–0Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United
Dimitrijević 2', 75'
Markou 59'
Chatzigiannidou 73' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 202
Referee: Zuzana Štrpková (Slovakia)
PAOK Greece10–0North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014
Dimitriou 37'
Panteliadou 39', 42', 49'
Dimitrijević 45+1', 62'
Kakambouki 51', 66'
Naceva 60' (o.g.)
Chatzigiannidou 74' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 36
Referee: Kseniya Goryacheva (Russia)
Glentoran Belfast United Northern Ireland1–2Bulgaria NSA Sofia
Wade 15' Report Gospodinova 59'
Koshuleva 82'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Tânia Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
NSA Sofia Bulgaria0–4Greece PAOK
Report Markou 44', 48'
Chamalidou 50'
Kakambouki 82'
Attendance: 10
Referee: Zuzana Štrpková (Slovakia)
ŽFK Dragon 2014 North Macedonia0–2Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United
Report Rogan 31'
Wade 36'
Attendance: 172
Referee: Kseniya Goryacheva (Russia)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iceland Stjarnan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Cyprus Apollon Limassol (H) 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
4 Malta Hibernians 3 0 1 2 3 16 −13 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Apollon Limassol Cyprus2–0Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Cameron 6'
Violari 33'		 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Stjarnan Iceland5–0Malta Hibernians
Poliana 20', 47'
Francielle 28'
C. Zammit 39' (o.g.)
Sigurðardóttir 90'		 Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands0–4Iceland Stjarnan
Report Pedersen 50'
Þorsteinsdóttir 62', 81'
Poliana 63'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)
Apollon Limassol Cyprus8–0Malta Hibernians
Chrysostomou 5'
Cameron 10', 90'
Kynossidou 15'
Violari 66'
Cuschieri 79', 82'
F. Antoniou 86'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)
Stjarnan Iceland2–0Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Poliana 45', 75' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Hibernians Malta3–3Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Xuereb 45+1'
C. Zammit 61'
Theuma 90+3'		 Report Josephsen 14', 70'
Thomsen 62'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Twente (H) 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Hungary Ferencváros 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
3 Israel ASA Tel Aviv 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
4 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster 3 0 0 3 1 26 −25 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Twente Netherlands2–0Hungary Ferencváros
Renfurm 49'
R. Jansen 67'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)
ASA Tel Aviv Israel5–1Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster
Avital 36', 83'
Shenar 49', 65'
Graiver 78'		 Report Ghodbane 68'
Sportpark Vondersweijde, Oldenzaal
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rhona Daly (Republic of Ireland)
Twente Netherlands10–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster
Roetgering 22' (pen.), 28' (pen.)
Roord 34', 62'
R. Jansen 38'
Birkel 45' (o.g.)
E. Jansen 65', 71'
Van de Sanden 77'
Kerkdijk 90+2'		 Report
Sportpark Vondersweijde, Oldenzaal
Attendance: 550
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
Ferencváros Hungary2–1Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Orji 12', 89' Report Graiver 36'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Rhona Daly (Republic of Ireland)
ASA Tel Aviv Israel0–7Netherlands Twente
Report Roord 1', 29', 51', 57', 75'
Van de Sanden 15'
E. Jansen 74'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)
Jeunesse Junglinster Luxembourg0–11Hungary Ferencváros
Report Zágor 4', 45', 45+1'
Orji 25', 26', 30', 40', 50', 73', 76'
Mosdóczi 90'
Sportpark Vondersweijde, Oldenzaal
Attendance: 75
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Romania Olimpia Cluj 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Slovenia Pomurje (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Estonia Pärnu JK 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 Montenegro Ekonomist 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Olimpia Cluj Romania4–0Estonia Pärnu JK
Lunca 11', 63'
Voicu 41'
Olar 51'		 Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)
Pomurje Slovenia4–0Montenegro Ekonomist
Bradić 22', 37'
Conjar 66'
Podovac 89'		 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)
Olimpia Cluj Romania6–1Montenegro Ekonomist
Popa 39'
Nedić 40' (o.g.)
Corduneanu 45+1'
Voicu 45+3'
Lunca 73', 81'		 Report Bojat 59'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)
Pärnu JK Estonia1–2Slovenia Pomurje
Morkovkina 8' Report Podovac 84'
Tibaut 87'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)
Pomurje Slovenia0–2Romania Olimpia Cluj
Report Havristiuc 13'
Voicu 52'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)
Ekonomist Montenegro1–2Estonia Pärnu JK
Krivokapić 79' Report Ojala 7'
Himanen 12'
Attendance: 22
Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Spartak Subotica 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Portugal CF Benfica 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3 Croatia ŽNK Osijek (H) 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 Moldova Noroc Nimoreni 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Spartak Subotica Serbia2–1Portugal CF Benfica
Matić 64'
Filipović 73'		 Report Fidalgo 87'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Amy Rayner (England)
ŽNK Osijek Croatia4–0Moldova Noroc Nimoreni
Šalek 65'
Lojna 66', 90+10'
Andrlić 83'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
Spartak Subotica Serbia4–1Moldova Noroc Nimoreni
Marenić 25', 47', 71', 75' Report Chiper 58'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria)
CF Benfica Portugal3–0Croatia ŽNK Osijek
Patão 12'
Mafalda 50', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
ŽNK Osijek Croatia0–3Serbia Spartak Subotica
Report Poljak 56', 80'
Cepernić 83' (o.g.)
Attendance: 700
Referee: Amy Rayner (England)
Noroc Nimoreni Moldova0–3Portugal CF Benfica
Report Coelho 21'
Flores 24', 48'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Medyk Konin (H) 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Wales Cardiff Met. 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania0–1Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths
Report Gleeson 67'
Kleczew Stadium, Kleczew
Attendance: 300
Referee: Eleni Lampadariou (Greece)
Medyk Konin Poland5–0Wales Cardiff Met.
Sikora 8', 13', 45+1', 90+3'
Dudek 49'		 Report
Stadion im. Złotej Jedenastki, Konin
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania5–1Wales Cardiff Met.
Elloh 8', 13'
N'Guessan 66'
Billingham 77' (o.g.)
Akaffou 79'		 Report Murray 23'
Kleczew Stadium, Kleczew
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Wexford Youths Republic of Ireland0–6Poland Medyk Konin
Report Daleszczyk 5', 82'
Sikora 18'
Balcerzak 67', 84'
Tarczyńska 86'
Stadion im. Złotej Jedenastki, Konin
Attendance: 380
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)
Medyk Konin Poland4–0Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
Sikora 31'
Daleszczyk 47'
Gawrońska 75'
Balcerzak 77'		 Report
Stadion im. Złotej Jedenastki, Konin
Attendance: 450
Referee: Eleni Lampadariou (Greece)
Cardiff Met. Wales1–5Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths
Allen 60' Report Breen 3', 6', 42', 80'
Cassin 30'
Kleczew Stadium, Kleczew
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Finland PK-35 Vantaa (H) 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Latvia Rīgas FS 3 1 0 2 4 15 −11 3
4 Slovakia Nové Zámky 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Ukraine4–1Latvia Rīgas FS
Ovdiychuk 17'
Znaidenova 31'
Tykhonova 34'
Mozolska 45+1'		 Report Ročāne 58'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
PK-35 Vantaa Finland9–0Slovakia Nové Zámky
Ojanperä 3', 35'
Franssi 9', 43'
Saarinen 18', 30'
Salmi 67'
Bačová 70' (o.g.)
Parikka 89'		 Report
Attendance: 511
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Nové Zámky Slovakia0–5Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Report Ovdiychuk 1', 15', 64'
Kostyuchenko 12'
Nesterenko 70'
Attendance: 41
Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
PK-35 Vantaa Finland9–0Latvia Rīgas FS
Saarinen 3', 14'
Painilainen 4', 75'
Parikka 58', 79'
Franssi 65'
Bröijer 67'
Kivelä 87'		 Report
Attendance: 403
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Ukraine1–2Finland PK-35 Vantaa
Nesterenko 69' Report Ojanperä 24'
Saarinen 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 613
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Rīgas FS Latvia3–2Slovakia Nové Zámky
Fedotova 31', 62'
Giržda 42'		 Report Koleničková 49', 88'
Attendance: 10
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)

Statistics

There were 235 goals in 48 matches in the qualifying round, for an average of 4.90 goals per match.[8]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Nigeria Ebere Orji Hungary Ferencváros 9 202
2 Netherlands Jill Roord Netherlands FC Twente 7 270
Nigeria Uchechi Sunday Belarus FC Minsk 7 270
4 Poland Aleksandra Sikora Poland Medyk Konin 6 270
5 Finland Sanna Saarinen Finland PK-35 Vantaa 5 240
Montenegro Jasna Djoković Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 5 270
Brazil Poliana Iceland Stjarnan 5 270
8 Romania Alexandra Lunca Romania Olimpia Cluj 4 133
Serbia Jelena Marenić Serbia Spartak Subotica 4 145
Republic of Ireland Carol Breen Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths 4 219
Ukraine Olha Ovdiychuk Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 4 246
Serbia Jelena Dimitrijević Greece PAOK 4 260

Source: UEFA.com[9]

Top assists

Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Netherlands Renate Jansen Netherlands FC Twente 4 216
Netherlands Shanice van de Sanden Netherlands FC Twente 4 264
Greece Eleni Kakambouki Greece PAOK 4 270
Greece Dimitra Panteliadou Greece PAOK 4 270
Nigeria Uchechi Sunday Belarus FC Minsk 4 270
6 Hungary Petra Krascsenics Hungary Ferencváros 3 180
Iceland Ásgerður Baldursdóttir Iceland Stjarnan 3 261
Northern Ireland Victoria Carleton Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United 3 270
Slovenia Špela Kolbl Slovenia Pomurje 3 270
Israel Rachel Shelina Israel ASA Tel Aviv 3 270
Poland Aleksandra Sikora Poland Medyk Konin 3 270

Source: UEFA.com[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Draws — Qualifying round". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Thirty-two learn qualifying round opponents". UEFA. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Qualifying round draw live on Thursday". UEFA. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cumulative Club Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. ↑ "2015/16 participants and coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. ↑ "Women's Champions League". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Group statistics". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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