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 played31
Goals scored95 (3.06 per match)
Attendance167,706 (5,410 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
(5 goals each)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round 1

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

Champions Path

League Path

Round 2

Seeding

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

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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR BEN FRA ROS
1 Spain Barcelona (A) 4 4 0 0 21 1 +20 12 Advance to quarter-finals — 5–0 25 Jan 7–0
2 Portugal Benfica 4 2 1 1 3 6 −3 7 31 Jan — 1–0 1–0
3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 1–3 1–1 — 31 Jan
4 Sweden Rosengård (E) 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0 0–6 25 Jan 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO BRA PÖL PRA
1 France Lyon (A) 4 3 1 0 16 3 +13 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 3–1 2–0 31 Jan
2 Norway Brann 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 2–2 — 31 Jan 1–0
3 Austria St. Pölten 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 25 Jan 1–2 — 0–0
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 3 0 1 2 0 10 −10 1 0–9 25 Jan 18 Jan[lower-alpha 1] —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match, originally scheduled for 21 December 2023, was postponed due to the 2023 Prague shooting.[11]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AJA PSG BAY ROM
1 Netherlands Ajax 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Advance to quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 30 Jan
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 24 Jan — 0–1 2–1
3 Germany Bayern Munich 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–1 30 Jan — 2–2
4 Italy Roma 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 3–0 1–3 24 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE HAC PFC RMA
1 England Chelsea 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to quarter-finals — 0–0 4–1 24 Jan
2 Sweden BK Häcken 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 1–3 — 24 Jan 2–1
3 France Paris FC 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6 30 Jan 1–2 — 2–1
4 Spain Real Madrid (E) 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 2–2 30 Jan 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Knockout phase

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 6 February 2024.[12] 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

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 6 February 2024 (after the quarter-final draw). The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 April, and the second legs on 27–28 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

Main article: 2024 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The final will be played on 25 May 2024 at the San Mamés in Bilbao. A draw will be held on 6 February 2024 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), to determine which semi-final winner will be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

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Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

As of 21 December 2023
RankPlayerTeamGoals[13]
1 Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea 5
Spain Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona
3 France Kadidiatou Diani France Lyon 4
4 Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona 3
Italy Valentina Giacinti Italy Roma
Italy Manuela Giugliano Italy Roma
Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon
8 twelve players 2

Top assists

As of 22 December 2023
RankPlayerTeamAssists[14]
1 Norway Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona 4
Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona
3 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk France Lyon 3
Spain Ona Batlle Spain Barcelona
5 England Lucy Bronze Spain Barcelona 2
France Grace Geyoro France Paris Saint-Germain
Italy Manuela Giugliano Italy Roma
Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon
France Perle Morroni France Lyon
Portugal Kika Nazareth Portugal Benfica
Iceland Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir Germany Bayern Munich
Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd England Chelsea

See also

References

  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. 1 2 "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 statement on Slavia Praha vs St. Pölten match". uefa.com. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "2023/24 Women's Champions League: Dates, provisional access list, full guide". UEFA. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Top Scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Top Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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