2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 15th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 26 May 2016,[1] between German team Wolfsburg and French team Lyon.

2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Event2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
After extra time
Lyon won 4–3 on penalties
Date26 May 2016
VenueMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
RefereeKatalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Attendance15,117
2015
2017

Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their third European title.[2]

Background

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Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy, hosted the match.

The final was a rematch of the 2013 final, won by Wolfsburg 1–0. This was the ninth successive final with at least one German team, and the sixth final in seven years between a French team and a German team.

Both teams had won the tournament twice. Wolfsburg won successive finals in 2013 and 2014, while Lyon reached four successive finals, winning in 2011 and 2012, but losing in 2010 and 2013, all facing German opponents.

Route to the final

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

  Wolfsburg Round   Lyon
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Spartak Subotica 4–0 0–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Round of 32   Medyk Konin 9–0 6–0 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Chelsea 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Round of 16   Atlético Madrid 9–1 3–1 (A) 6–0 (H)
  Brescia 6–0 3–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Slavia Praha 9–1 9–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
  Frankfurt 4–1 4–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals   Paris Saint-Germain 8–0 7–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

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Officials

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Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 10 May 2016.[3]

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 27 November 2015 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

Wolfsburg  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Lyon
Popp   88' Report Hegerberg   12'
Penalties
3–4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wolfsburg[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lyon[5]
GK 1   Almuth Schult
RB 8   Babett Peter
CB 4   Nilla Fischer (c)
CB 28   Lena Goeßling
LB 21   Lara Dickenmann
CM 18   Vanessa Bernauer   73'
CM 30   Élise Bussaglia
RW 9   Anna Blässe   113'
LW 27   Isabel Kerschowski
CF 11   Alexandra Popp
CF 3   Zsanett Jakabfi   59'
Substitutes:
GK 29   Merle Frohms
DF 2   Luisa Wensing
DF 20   Stephanie Bunte   113'
DF 24   Joelle Wedemeyer
FW 10   Tessa Wullaert   73'
FW 19   Ramona Bachmann   59'
FW 17   Ewa Pajor
Manager:
  Ralf Kellermann
 
GK 16   Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 22   Pauline Bremer   86'
CB 29   Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3   Wendie Renard (c)
LB 7   Amel Majri
CM 6   Amandine Henry
CM 5   Saki Kumagai   44'
RW 9   Eugénie Le Sommer   79'
AM 23   Camille Abily   101'
LW 10   Louisa Nécib   22'
CF 14   Ada Hegerberg
Substitutes:
GK 30   Méline Gérard
DF 17   Corine Petit
DF 19   Ève Périsset
FW 8   Lotta Schelin   79'
FW 12   Élodie Thomis   86'
FW 20   Delphine Cascarino
FW 24   Mylaine Tarrieu
Manager:
  Gérard Prêcheur

Player of the Match:
Saki Kumagai (Lyon)[2]

Assistant referees:
Judit Kulcsár (Hungary)
Andrea Hima (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
Reserve official:
Lucia Abruzzese (Italy)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

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Statistic[7] Lyon VfL
Wolfsburg
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 18 9
Shots on target 9 3
Saves 2 2
Ball possession 52 48
Corner kicks 8 5
Fouls committed 11 6
Offsides 7 0
Yellow cards 3 0
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reggio Emilia to stage 2016 Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Lyon claim third title in shoot-out drama". UEFA.com. 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kulcsár to referee Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Draws — Quarter-finals & Semi-finals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Lineups" (PDF). uefa.com. 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  7. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Wolfsburg – Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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