2007 UEFA Women's Cup final

2007 final between Arsenal and Umeå
Football match
2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final
Event2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup
Umeå Arsenal
Sweden England
0 1
First leg
Umeå Arsenal
0 1
Date21 April 2007 (2007-04-21)
VenueGammliavallen, Umeå
RefereeChristine Beck (Germany)
Attendance6,265
Second leg
Arsenal Umeå
0 0
Date29 April 2007 (2007-04-29)
VenueMeadow Park, Borehamwood
RefereeNicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Attendance3,467
2006
2008

The 2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final was played on 21 and 29 April 2007 between Arsenal of England and Umeå of Sweden.[1] It was the first final not to feature German teams since the 2003 final. Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.[2][3]

Arsenal were chasing an unprecedented quadruple of titles having already secured the England women's premier league, Women's FA Cup and Women's Premier League Cup.[4] They were the first English team to reach the UEFA Women's Cup Final and to date the only English winner of the competition.[5] Chelsea W.F.C reached the 2021 final but ultimately lost to Barcelona Feminine making them only the second English side to reach the final.

Arsenal W.F.C have gone on to reach four more semi-finals (2011, 2012, 2013, 2023) since the competition's name was rebranded to the UEFA Women's Champion's League but not the final, being knocked out by Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Wolfsburg Frauen (twice) and Frankfurt Frauen.

Umeå would go on to reach back to back finals but would ultimately lose to Frankfurt Frauen by a score of 4-3 over two legs. That would end up being the Swedish side's last final in the competition as of 2024.

Match details

First leg

Umeå Sweden0 – 1England Arsenal
Report Scott 90+1'
Attendance: 6,265
Umeå
Arsenal
UMEÅ:
GK 53 Sweden Carola Söberg
DF 2 Sweden Anna Paulson
DF 3 Sweden Johanna Frisk
DF 4 Sweden Karolina Westberg (c)
DF 89 Sweden Maria Bergkvist
MF 7 Sweden Lisa Dahlqvist downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 14 Norway Lise Klaveness
MF 20 Brazil Elaine
FW 10 Sweden Hanna Ljungberg downward-facing red arrow 63'
FW 13 Sweden Madeleine Edlund
FW 60 Brazil Marta
Substitutes:
GK 30 Sweden Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
DF 6 Sweden Emma Berglund
MF 12 Norway June Pedersen
MF 77 Sweden Emelie Konradsson
FW 11 Sweden Erika Karlsson
FW 18 China Ma Xiaoxu upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 19 Switzerland Ramona Bachmann upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Sweden Andrée Jeglertz
ARSENAL:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne
DF 23 England Mary Phillip
DF 12 England Alex Scott
DF 17 England Katie Chapman
DF 18 England Anita Asante
MF 4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (c) Yellow card 15'
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant
MF 11 England Rachel Yankey
FW 9 England Lianne Sanderson
FW 10 Scotland Julie Fleeting
FW 20 England Karen Carney downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK 24 England Rebecca Spencer
DF 3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy
DF 4 England Faye White
DF 5 England Leanne Champ
DF 26 England Gilly Flaherty
MF 16 England Sian Larkin
MF 20 England Gemma Davison upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
England Vic Akers[6]

Second leg

Arsenal England0 – 0Sweden Umeå
Report
Meadow Park, Borehamwood
Attendance: 3,467
Arsenal
Umeå
ARSENAL:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne
DF 23 England Mary Phillip Yellow card 77'
DF 12 England Alex Scott
DF 17 England Katie Chapman
DF 18 England Anita Asante
MF 4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (c) Yellow card 87' downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant
MF 11 England Rachel Yankey
FW 9 England Lianne Sanderson
FW 10 Scotland Julie Fleeting
FW 20 England Karen Carney
Substitutes:
GK 24 England Rebecca Spencer
DF 3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy
DF 4 England Faye White upward-facing green arrow 90'
DF 5 England Leanne Champ
DF 26 England Gilly Flaherty
MF 16 England Sian Larkin
MF 20 England Gemma Davison
Manager:
England Vic Akers
UMEÅ:
GK 53 Sweden Carola Söberg
DF 2 Sweden Anna Paulson
DF 3 Sweden Johanna Frisk
DF 4 Sweden Karolina Westberg (c)
DF 89 Sweden Maria Bergkvist
MF 7 Sweden Lisa Dahlqvist downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 14 Norway Lise Klaveness
MF 20 Brazil Elaine
FW 10 Sweden Hanna Ljungberg
FW 18 China Ma Xiaoxu downward-facing red arrow 72'
FW 60 Brazil Marta
Substitutes:
GK 30 Sweden Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
DF 6 Sweden Emma Berglund
MF 12 Norway June Pedersen
MF 77 Sweden Emelie Konradsson
FW 11 Sweden Erika Karlsson
FW 13 Sweden Madeleine Edlund upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 19 Switzerland Ramona Bachmann upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Sweden Andrée Jeglertz

References

  1. ^ "Arsenal 0-0 Umea (agg 1-0)". 29 April 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "When Arsenal won the Champions League final: The quadruple icons who matched Invincibles era | Goal.com". Goal.
  3. ^ "The forgotten pioneers of women's football". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ Garry, Tom; Edwards, Luke; Richardson, Charles (5 December 2021). "Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby torment Arsenal as dominant Chelsea seal domestic treble with Women's FA Cup". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Spirited Arsenal outgun rivals | UEFA Women's Champions League | UEFA.com". 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Anna Kessel on Arsenal, the No 1 ladies football team". the Guardian. 4 May 2008.

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