2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round

The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played on 9, 11 and 14 August 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1]

Draw edit

The draw was held on 26 June 2014, 14:00 CEST, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2] The 32 teams were allocated into four pots 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 pots, with the restriction that each group must contain one of the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts.[3]

Below were the 32 teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients).[4][5] Teams pre-selected as hosts are marked by (H).

Key to colours
Group winners and best two runners-up advanced to the round of 32
Pot 1
Team Coeff
  Glasgow City (H) 29.260
  Zürich 23.600
  Standard Liège 22.270
  Apollon Limassol 21.280
  MTK 16.285
  Olimpia Cluj (H) 15.620
  Spartak Subotica 13.950
  SFK 2000 (H) 13.300
Pot 2
Team Coeff
  Zhytlobud Kharkiv 10.960
  Konak Belediyespor 10.300
  NSA Sofia 9.975
  ASA Tel Aviv 9.640
  Åland United 7.950
  Osijek (H) 6.650
  KÍ Klaksvík 6.650
  Pomurje 6.475
Pot 3
Team Coeff
  Medyk Konin 6.105
  Pärnu JK 5.650
  Gintra Universitetas (H) 5.320
  Atlético Ouriense (H) 4.305
  Nové Zámky 4.140
  FC Minsk 4.125
  Amazones Dramas 4.125
  Raheny United 3.640
Pot 4
Team Coeff
  Glentoran Belfast United 2.660
  Ekonomist (H) 1.330
  Cardiff Met. 0.990
  Kočani 0.990
  Goliador Chișinău 0.165
  Vllaznia 0.000
  Rīgas FS (H) 0.000
  Hibernians 0.000

Format edit

In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. 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.

Tiebreakers edit

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 Article 14.01):[1]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting 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 4, 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 group matches;
  7. If only two teams have 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. Higher club coefficient;
  9. Drawing of lots.

To determine the two best runners-up from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[1]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Higher club coefficient;
  5. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  6. Drawing of lots.

Groups edit

All times were CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Zürich 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to knockout phase
2   Konak Belediyespor 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3   FC Minsk 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4
4   Rīgas FS (H) 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Zürich  1–1  FC Minsk
Humm   26' Report Sunday   45+3'
Attendance: 260
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
Konak Belediyespor  11–0  Rīgas FS
Dușa   6', 23', 42', 43', 49'
Uraz   16', 35', 50'
Yağ   37'
Sârghe   38'
Topçu   39'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

FC Minsk  1–2  Konak Belediyespor
Kharlanova   45+2' Report Topçu   53', 67'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)
Zürich  2–0  Rīgas FS
Deplazes   44'
Fischer   47'
Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)

Konak Belediyespor  0–4  Zürich
Report Kuster   16' (pen.)
Humm   63'
Stierli   67'
Terchoun   76'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
Rīgas FS  0–7  FC Minsk
Report Ishola   20'
Miroshnichenko   29'
Otuwe   33'
Kenda   52'
Buzunova   53', 55'
Sunday   59'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Raheny United 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Olimpia Cluj (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3   NSA Sofia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Hibernians 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
NSA Sofia  5–0  Hibernians
Asenova   43', 62'
Koshuleva   60'
Demicoli   81' (o.g.)
Sho. Zammit   90' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)
Olimpia Cluj  1–2  Raheny United
Voicu   62' Report Murray   23'
Shine   81'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)

Raheny United  2–0  NSA Sofia
Shine   45+2', 50' Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)
Olimpia Cluj  5–0  Hibernians
Voicu   7'
Vágó   45+1', 49', 80'
Bâtea   71'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tania Morais (Luxembourg)

NSA Sofia  1–4  Olimpia Cluj
Popadiynova   81' Report Vágó   41', 69'
Vătafu   56'
Iuşan   83'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
Hibernians  1–2  Raheny United
Tonna   15' Report Cronin   38'
Shine   79'
Attendance: 45
Referee: Tania Morais (Luxembourg)

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   MTK 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Pomurje 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3   Pärnu JK 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4   Ekonomist (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
MTK  3–0  Pärnu JK
Papp   45+4'
Kaján   67', 73'
Report
Attendance: 65
Referee: Sharon Sluyts (Belgium)
Pomurje  4–0  Ekonomist
Vrabel   13', 58'
Zver   25', 43'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

MTK  1–0  Ekonomist
Nagy   58' Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kristina Husballe (Denmark)
Pärnu JK  0–4  Pomurje
Report Vrabel   17', 70'
Kolbl   79'
Rogan   83'
Attendance: 85
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

Pomurje  1–2  MTK
Papp   23' (o.g.) Report Gál   29'
Pádár   87' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sharon Sluyts (Belgium)
Ekonomist  1–2  Pärnu JK
Krivokapić   77' Report Pajo   26'
Morkovkina   86'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kristina Husballe (Denmark)

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Glasgow City (H) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Zhytlobud Kharkiv 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Glentoran Belfast United 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4   Nové Zámky 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Zhytlobud Kharkiv  5–0  Belfast United
Voronina   15'
Mozolska   31', 36'
Foy   57' (o.g.)
Nesterenko   81'
Report
Attendance: 52
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
Glasgow City  5–0  Nové Zámky
McCulloch   26'
McSorley   28', 90+4'
Lappin   32'
O'Sullivan   61'
Report
Attendance: 276
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

Nové Zámky  1–3  Zhytlobud Kharkiv
Orji   90+1' Report Kostyuchenko   12'
Voronina   70'
Znaidenova   74'
Attendance: 46
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
Glasgow City  1–0  Belfast United
Whyte   41' Report
Attendance: 301
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria)

Zhytlobud Kharkiv  0–4  Glasgow City
Report O'Sullivan   10', 63'
Love   18'
Brown   57'
Attendance: 194
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
Belfast United  5–2  Nové Zámky
Montgomery   56'
Wade   62', 89'
Baxter   67'
Vance   76'
Report Rybanská   23'
Břenková   81'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria)

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Osijek (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Spartak Subotica 3 2 0 1 22 1 +21 6
3   Amazones Dramas 3 1 0 2 12 6 +6 3
4   Goliador Chișinău 3 0 0 3 0 42 −42 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spartak Subotica  3–0  Amazones Dramas
Marenić   32'
Nikolić   34'
Slović   90+5' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Osijek  12–0  Goliador Chișinău
Lojna   1', 43', 78'
Andrlić   7', 45+2', 74'
Šalek   8', 45', 62'
Culek   25'
Balić   54', 69'
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Leen Martens (Belgium)

Spartak Subotica  19–0  Goliador Chișinău
Nikolić   11', 15', 21', 25', 34', 40', 47', 48'
Marenić   13'
Čanković   41'
Ilić   45'
Radanović   50'
Slović   57', 67' (pen.), 70'
Dragomir   63' (o.g.)
Nrehy   80', 83', 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)
Amazones Dramas  1–3  Osijek
Birțoiu   74' Report Baban   34' (pen.)
Šalek   45+3'
Joščak   57'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Leen Martens (Belgium)

Osijek  1–0  Spartak Subotica
Cepernić   7' Report
Attendance: 420
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Goliador Chișinău  0–11  Amazones Dramas
Report Chatzioglou   13', 34', 87'
Papadopoulou   24', 36' (pen.), 77'
Mitkou   44', 67', 68', 74', 80'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)

Group 6 edit

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

Gintra finished as best runners-up and advanced from a mini-tournament for the first time after nine unsuccessful attempts. Vllaznia were the first Albanian team to win points in the competition.

KÍ Klaksvík  1–2  Vllaznia
E. Klakstein   31' Report Jashari   39'
Doci   48'
Apollon Limassol  3–1  Gintra Universitetas
Gilmore   23', 62'
Cuschieri   64'
Report Vanagaitė   49'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Marija Kurtes (Germany)

Apollon Limassol  0–0  Vllaznia
Report
Gintra Universitetas  2–0  KÍ Klaksvík
Alekperova   55' (pen.)
Wardum   84' (o.g.)
Report

KÍ Klaksvík  1–3  Apollon Limassol
Ioannou   19' (o.g.) Report Violari   15'
Sidira   26'
Brito   60'
Attendance: 90
Referee: Marija Kurtes (Germany)
Vllaznia  0–5  Gintra Universitetas
Report Vanagaitė   55'
Veličkaitė   63', 79'
Imanalijeva   85'
Budrytė   90+4'

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Medyk Konin 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   SFK 2000 (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   Åland United 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4   Kočani 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
SFK 2000  0–3  Medyk Konin
Report Pajor   6'
Gawrońska   14'
Pakulska   53'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Åland United  4–0  Kočani
Robbins   18'
Saario   41'
Dolinsky   68'
Uwak   88'
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

SFK 2000  7–0  Kočani
Kuć   10'
Hršum   15'
Djoković   21'
Šešlija   36'
Al. Spahić   45'
Jašarević   49'
Numanović   86'
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
Medyk Konin  7–0  Åland United
Pajor   22', 48', 84', 90+1'
Gawrońska   44'
Sikora   53'
Kamczyk   79'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

Åland United  0–1  SFK 2000
Report Hršum   41'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Kočani  1–11  Medyk Konin
Jakovska   60' Report Pakulska   4', 71'
Gawrońska   7', 56', 78'
Kamczyk   9'
Pajor   35', 58'
Dudek   49'
Žigić   81'
Zawiślak   86' (pen.)
Attendance: 25
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Group 8 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Atlético Ouriense (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2   Standard Liège 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6
3   ASA Tel Aviv 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4   Cardiff Met. 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Standard Liège  0–1  Atlético Ouriense
Report Silva   83'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)
ASA Tel Aviv  2–0  Cardiff Met.
Lavi   34' (pen.)
Shenar   85'
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Marta Acedo (Spain)

Standard Liège  10–0  Cardiff Met.
Zeler   23' (pen.), 45+1', 54', 56', 58'
Lewerissa   25', 61'
Coutereels   33', 83'
De Gernier   74'
Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
Atlético Ouriense  2–1  ASA Tel Aviv
Coelho   69'
Pisco   89'
Report Paz   79'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marta Acedo (Spain)

ASA Tel Aviv  0–1  Standard Liège
Report Schoenmakers   17'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)
Cardiff Met  2–1  Atlético Ouriense
Allen   35'
Sargent   90+1'
Report Coelho   14'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

Ranking of group runners-up edit

The two best runners-up also qualified for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group did not count for the purposes of the runners-up table.

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.

Statistics edit

There were 218 goals in 48 matches in the qualifying round, for an average of 4.54 goals per match.[6]

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1   Milena Nikolić   Spartak Subotica 9 255
2   Ewa Pajor   Medyk Konin 7 223
3   Aline Zeler   Standard Liège 5 245
  Cosmina Dușa   Konak Belediyespor 5 270
  Anna Gawrońska   Medyk Konin 5 270
  Maria Mitkou   Amazones Dramas 5 270
  Fanny Vágó   Olimpia Cluj 5 270
8   Tanja Vrabel   Pomurje 4 258
  Clare Shine   Raheny United 4 265
  Violeta Slović   Spartak Subotica 4 265
  Martina Šalek   Osijek 4 270

Source: UEFA.com[7]

Top assists edit

Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1   Jelena Marenić   Spartak Subotica 5 237
2   Amira Spahić   SFK 2000 4 270
  Anna Gawrońska   Medyk Konin 4 270
  Anastasia Papadopoulou   Amazones Dramas 4 270
5   Ewelina Kamczyk   Medyk Konin 3 128
  Tatiana Kenda   FC Minsk 3 180
  Sandra Žigić   Medyk Konin 3 206
  Yağmur Uraz   Konak Belediyespor 3 235
  Mateja Andrlić   Osijek 3 251
  Tessa Wullaert   Standard Liège 3 253
  Cosmina Dușa   Konak Belediyespor 3 270
  Taisiia Nesterenko   Zhytlobud Kharkiv 3 270
  Natalia Pakulska   Medyk Konin 3 270

Source: UEFA.com[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.
  2. ^ "Draws — Qualifying round". UEFA.com. 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Contenders aim at Berlin's Olympiastadion". UEFA. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ^ "2014/15 participants and coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Club Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Group statistics". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Assists". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

External links edit