2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League
Stamford Bridge in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2012 – 23 May 2013[1] |
| Teams | 54 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wolfsburg (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lyon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Laura Rus (11 goals) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 12th edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held at Stamford Bridge, London, England on 23 May 2013.
Team allocation and distribution
The national champions and runners-up, where known, in nations that have participated in the past five years are listed as expected to compete. Some of these teams may choose not to participate. Norway has overtaken Iceland in the UEFA coefficients and thus assured themselves a second entry.
Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league coefficient for women.[2] A first entry list was posted on 14 June 2012 by the Belgian representative.[3] Not returning since last year is the champion of Luxembourg, for the first time Montenegro sends its champion. Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up.
| Round of 32 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbine Potsdam (CH) | Wolfsburg (RU) | Lyon (CH) | Juvisy (RU) |
| Malmö (CH) | Göteborg (RU) | Rossiyanka (CH) | Zorky Krasnogorsk (RU) |
| Arsenal (CH) | Birmingham City (RU)Note 1 | Brøndby (CH) | Fortuna Hjørring (RU) |
| Torres (CH) | Bardolino Verona (RU) | Røa (CH) | Stabæk (RU) |
| Stjarnan (CH) | Neulengbach (CH) | Barcelona (CH) | Standard Liège (CH) |
| Sparta Prague (CH) | ADO Den Haag (CH) | ||
| Qualifying round | |||
| Bobruichanka (CH) | BIIK Kazygurt (CH) | Unia Racibórz (CH) | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (CH) |
| MTK Hungária (CH) | PK-35 Vantaa (CH) | PAOK (CH) | Zürich (CH) |
| Spartak Subotica (CH) | Glasgow City (CH) | NSA Sofia (CH) | Olimpia Cluj (CH) |
| 1º de Dezembro (CH) | Pomurje (CH) | SFK 2000 (CH) | ASA Tel Aviv University (CH) |
| Gintra Universitetas (CH) | Apollon Limassol (CH) | Slovan Bratislava (CH) | Cardiff Met. (CH) |
| Peamount United (CH) | KÍ Klaksvík (CH) | FC Noroc (CH) | Osijek (CH) |
| Ataşehir Belediyesi (CH) | Glentoran Belfast United (CH) | Pärnu JK (CH) | Naše Taksi (CH) |
| Birkirkara (CH) | Skonto/Ceriba (CH) | Ada (CH) | Ekonomist (CH) |
- 1.^ On 6 December 2011 it was announced that the 2011 FA WSL Runners-up were given the spot,[4] and not as initially planned the 2011–12 FA Women's Cup winner.[5]
Round and draw dates
UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows.[6]
| Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 28 June 2012[7] | 11–16 August 2012 | |
| Round of 32 | 23 August 2012 | 26–27 September 2012 | 3–4 October 2012 |
| Round of 16 | 31 October–1 November 2012 | 7–8 November 2012 | |
| Quarterfinals | 27 November 2012 | 20–21 March 2013 | 27–28 March 2013 |
| Semifinals | 13–14 April 2013 | 20–21 April 2013 | |
| Final | 23 May 2013 | ||
Qualifying round
32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot. Host countries won't be drawn together.
Groups were played as mini tournaments over a span of six days.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZUR | POM | ABE | GIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | |
| 2 | Pomurje (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | – | — | – | 9–1 | ||
| 3 | Ataşehir Belediyesi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | – | 2–4 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Gintra Universitetas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 | 0–8 | – | 2–3 | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BKA | SUB | NSA | PAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIIK Kazygurt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Spartak Subotica (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 0–2 | — | – | – | ||
| 3 | NSA Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | – | 0–7 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Pärnu JK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | – | 0–1 | – | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | DEZ | GLE | BIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia Cluj | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 4–1 | – | 8–0 | |
| 2 | 1° Dezembro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | – | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Glentoran Belfast United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 2–4 | – | — | – | ||
| 4 | Birkirkara (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | – | – | 1–3 | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNR | SBR | BOB | EKO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unia Racibórz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 5–0 | – | 7–1 | |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | – | — | 3–2 | – | ||
| 3 | Bobruichanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 0–5 | – | — | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | Ekonomist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | – | 0–8 | – | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFK | PEA | ASA | CAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SFK 2000 (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to main round | — | 4–0 | – | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Peamount United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | – | — | 5–0 | – | ||
| 3 | ASA Tel Aviv University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1–1 | – | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Cardiff Met. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | – | 0–4 | – | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APL | KHA | KIK | ADA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollon Limassol (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | – | 7–0 | 21–0 | |
| 2 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 | 0–3 | — | – | 14–1 | ||
| 3 | KÍ Klaksvík | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | – | 1–2 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Ada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 0 | – | – | 1–11 | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MTK | PAOK | NTA | SKC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 2–0 | – | 5–0 | |
| 2 | PAOK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | – | — | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Naše Taksi (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–7 | – | — | – | ||
| 4 | Skonto/Ceriba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | – | – | 2–5 | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GLA | P35 | OSI | NOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Advance to main round | — | – | 3–2 | 11–0 | |
| 2 | PK-35 Vantaa (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | 1–1 | — | – | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Osijek | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 3 | – | 1–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Noroc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 | – | – | 1–11 | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Ranking of group runners-up
The two best runners-up also qualify for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group does not count for the purposes of the runners-up table. The tie-breakers in this ranking are:
- Higher number of points obtained
- Superior goal difference
- Higher number of goals scored
- Higher number of club coefficient points
- Fair play conduct in all group matches
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | PK-35 Vantaa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Spartak Subotica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | 1° Dezembro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Peamount United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 1 | Pomurje | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | PAOK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 6 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
Source:
Knockout phase
The top 16 ranked teams are seeded for the round of 32. Team that qualified through the qualifying round are marked with (Q).[8]
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Seeded: |
Unseeded:
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Bracket
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turbine Potsdam | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liège | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turbine Potsdam | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torres | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apollon Limassol | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torres | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torres | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cluj | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cluj (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neulengbach | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfsburg | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racibórz | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfsburg | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfsburg | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Røa | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazygurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Røa | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfsburg | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rossiyanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SFK 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Prague | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Prague | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rossiyanka | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Den Haag | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rossiyanka | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfsburg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stjarnan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krasnogorsk | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krasnogorsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MTK | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Verona | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juvisy | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stabæk | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brøndby | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stabæk | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juvisy | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zürich | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juvisy | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juvisy | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Göteborg | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow City | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Göteborg | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subotica | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Göteborg | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 32
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 0–7 | Arsenal | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Standard Liège | 1–8 | Turbine Potsdam | 1–3 | 0–5 |
| Apollon Limassol | 3–6 | Torres | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Olimpia Cluj | 3–3 (a) | Neulengbach | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Unia Racibórz | 2–11 | Wolfsburg | 1–5 | 1–6 |
| BIIK Kazygurt | 0–8 | Røa | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| SFK 2000 | 0–6 | Sparta Prague | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| ADO Den Haag | 3–5 | Rossiyanka | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| Stjarnan | 1–3 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| PK-35 Vantaa | 0–12 | Lyon | 0–7 | 0–5 |
| MTK | 1–10 | Malmö | 0–4 | 1–6 |
| Birmingham City | 2–3 | Bardolino Verona | 2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Stabæk | 5–3 | Brøndby | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Zürich | 1–2 | Juvisy | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Glasgow City | 1–2 | Fortuna Hjørring | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Spartak Subotica | 0–4 | Göteborg | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 6–4 | Turbine Potsdam | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| Torres | 7–1 | Olimpia Cluj | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Wolfsburg | 5–2 | Røa | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Sparta Prague | 2–3 | Rossiyanka | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Zorky Krasnogorsk | 0–11 | Lyon | 0–9 | 0–2 |
| Malmö | 3–0 | Bardolino Verona | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Stabæk | 1–2 | Juvisy | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Fortuna Hjørring | 3–4 | Göteborg | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Quarter-finals
There was an open draw held for the quarterfinals and the following rounds on 27 November 2012.[9]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4–1 | Torres | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Rossiyanka | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Lyon | 8–0 | LdB Malmö | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| Juvisy | 4–1 | Göteborg | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1–4 | Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Lyon | 9–1 | Juvisy | 3–0 | 6–1 |
Final
Statistics
Top scorers (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round):
Top goalscorers
The top-scorer award is given to the player scoring the most goals including the qualifying rounds, thus Romanian player Laura Rus from Apollon Limassol won the award by scoring 11 goals up to the round of 32.[10] Conny Pohlers scored her 42nd goal in the competition history, to become the sole all-time topscorer.
The following are the top scorers excluding the qualifying round.
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conny Pohlers | Wolfsburg | 8 | 514' |
| Patrizia Panico | Torres | 8 | 540' | |
| 3 | Lotta Schelin | Lyon | 7 | 365' |
| 4 | Laëtitia Tonazzi | Lyon | 6 | 338' |
| 5 | Nataša Andonova | Turbine Potsdam | 5 | 190' |
| Camille Abily | Lyon | 5 | 627' | |
| Louisa Nécib | Lyon | 5 | 630' | |
| Martina Müller | Wolfsburg | 5 | 737' | |
| 9 | Kelly Smith | Arsenal | 4 | 238' |
| Jen Beattie | Arsenal | 4 | 243' |
Source:[11]
References
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- ^ "Access List for the 2012–13 Champions League" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Standard Fémina meteen in 1/16de finales UWCL" (in Dutch). vrouwenteam.be. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Champions League For Birmingham City". shekicks.net. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Arsenal take English WSL title". UEFA. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ uefa.com. "2012–13 UEFA Women calendar" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Qualifying round". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Big guns await qualifiers in round of 32". UEFA. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Lyon meet Malmö in Franco-Swedish draw". UEFA. 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Rus tops scorers' table". UEFA. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Player statistics – Goalscorers". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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