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2019 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 18th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. This was the first time since the final is played as a single match that a host city for the Women's Champions League final was not automatically assigned by which city won the bid to host the men's Champions League final, although the same association is still allowed to host both finals by the UEFA bid regulations. It was played at the Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 18 May 2019,[6] between French side Lyon and Spanish side Barcelona.

2019 UEFA Women's Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League
Lyon Barcelona
France Spain
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Date18 May 2019 (2019-05-18)
VenueGroupama Arena, Budapest
Player of the MatchAda Hegerberg (Lyon)[1]
RefereeAnastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)[2]
Attendance19,487[3]
WeatherSunny
24 °C (75 °F)
46% humidity[4][5]
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Lyon won the final 4–1 for their fourth consecutive and sixth overall UEFA Women's Champions League title.[7]

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Women's Cup era, since 2010 were in the UEFA Women's Champions League era.

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Lyon 7 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  Barcelona None

Lyon, which hold the record for most titles (five) and most consecutive titles (three), are the first team to reach eight finals and four consecutive finals. Barcelona were the first Spanish team to reach the final, and the first women's side whose men's team have also won the Champions League.[8]

Venue

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The Groupama Arena in Budapest hosted the final.

This is the first time a major international women's final is held in Hungary.[9]

The stadium is the home ground of Hungarian club Ferencváros. Due to UEFA regulations regarding naming rights of non-tournament sponsors, the stadium was referred to as the "Ferencváros Stadium" in all UEFA materials.

Host selection

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For the first time ever, an open bidding process was launched on 9 December 2016 by UEFA to select the venues of the club competition finals (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Women's Champions League, and UEFA Super Cup).[10][11] Associations had until 27 January 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 6 June 2017.

UEFA announced on 3 February 2017 that six associations expressed interest in hosting,[12] and confirmed on 7 June 2017 that two associations submitted bids for the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final:[13]

Bidding associations for 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
  Hungary Groupama Arena Budapest 23,689
  Kazakhstan Astana Arena Astana 30,244 Also bid for 2019 UEFA Super Cup

The following associations expressed interest in hosting but eventually did not submit bids:

The bid evaluation report was published by UEFA on 14 September 2017.[14] The Groupama Arena was selected as the venue by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 2017.[15][6]

Route to the final

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Further information: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

  Lyon Round   Barcelona
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Avaldsnes 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H) Round of 32   BIIK Kazygurt 4–3 1–3 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Ajax 13–0 4–0 (A) 9–0 (H) Round of 16   Glasgow City 8–0 5–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
  VfL Wolfsburg 6–3 2–1 (H) 4–2 (A) Quarter-finals   LSK Kvinner 4–0 3–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
  Chelsea 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals   Bayern Munich 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)

Pre-match

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Ticketing

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Tickets were available for sale for 1,000 HUF, 700 HUF, and 500 HUF.[16]

Match

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Officials

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On 1 May 2019, UEFA announced that Anastasia Pustovoitova of Russia would officiate the final. She was joined by Russian compatriot Ekaterina Kurochkina and Petruţa Iugulescu of Romania as assistant referees. The fourth official for the final was Hungarian Katalin Kulcsár, joined by fellow countrywoman Katalin Török as reserve official.[2]

Details

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The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 9 November 2018, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[17][18]

Lyon  4–1  Barcelona
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Attendance: 19,487[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lyon[19]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barcelona[19]
GK 16   Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 2   Lucy Bronze
CB 3   Wendie Renard (c)   25'
CB 29   Griedge Mbock Bathy
LB 7   Amel Majri
CM 24   Jess Fishlock   72'
CM 6   Amandine Henry
CM 10   Dzsenifer Marozsán
RW 11   Shanice van de Sanden   63'
CF 14   Ada Hegerberg   16'
LW 9   Eugénie Le Sommer   82'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Lisa Weiß
DF 4   Selma Bacha   82'
DF 21   Kadeisha Buchanan
DF 26   Carolin Simon
MF 5   Saki Kumagai   72'
FW 20   Delphine Cascarino   63'
FW 25   Sole Jaimes
Manager:
  Reynald Pedros
 
GK 1   Sandra Paños
RB 8   Marta Torrejón
CB 17   Andrea Pereira   81'
CB 4   Mapi León
LB 15   Leila Ouahabi
RM 6   Vicky Losada (c)
CM 14   Aitana Bonmatí   69'
CM 11   Alexia Putellas
LM 9   Mariona Caldentey
CF 22   Lieke Martens
CF 16   Toni Duggan   69'
Substitutes:
GK 25   Gemma Font
DF 3   Stefanie van der Gragt   81'
DF 5   Melanie Serrano
MF 10   Andressa Alves   69'
MF 12   Patricia Guijarro
FW 20   Asisat Oshoala   69'
FW 21   Nataša Andonova
Manager:
  Lluís Cortés

Player of the Match:
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Petruţa Iugulescu (Romania)
Fourth official:[2]
Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Reserve official:[2]
Katalin Török (Hungary)

Match rules[20]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

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Statistic[21][22] Lyon Barcelona
Goals scored 4 1
Total shots 19 10
Shots on target 11 2
Saves 1 7
Ball possession 53% 47%
Corner kicks 3 2
Fouls committed 8 8
Offsides 6 6
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to UEFA Women's Champions League Final 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Barcelona". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019. Ada Hegerberg, Lyon hat-trick scorer and Visa player of the match
  2. ^ a b c d e "Referee team appointed for UEFA Women's Champions League final in Budapest". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Simon (18 May 2019). "Hegerberg hat-trick fires Lyon to fourth straight Champions League". Budapest: Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Barcelona – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Budapest, Hungary History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Madrid to host UEFA Champions League Final 2019". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Lyon extend European record". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Lyon v Barcelona: #UWCL final – all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Budapest to host 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016.
  11. ^ "UEFA club competition finals 2019: bid regulations" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  12. ^ "15 associations interested in hosting 2019 club finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Ten associations bidding to host 2019 club finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2017.
  14. ^ "UEFA Club Competition Finals 2019 Evaluation Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  15. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Nyon meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Women's Champions League final tickets on sale". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 March 2019.
  17. ^ "2018/19 UEFA Women's calendar" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  18. ^ "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  19. ^ a b "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Barcelona – Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2018.
  21. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Barcelona – Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Barcelona – 18 May 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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