2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds

2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
Tournament details
Dates3–19 November 2020
Teams40 (from 40 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored117 (3.9 per match)
Attendance1,388 (46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ukraine Natia Pantsulaia
Serbia Violeta Slović
(4 goals each)
International football competition

The 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds was played between 3 and 19 November 2020.[1] A total of 40 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide ten of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2]

Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams

The qualifying rounds included 28 league champions from associations ranked 13 or lower, and two runners-up from associations ranked 11 and 12.[3]

Below are the forty teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2020 UEFA women's club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions since 2015–2016 season, plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span).

Key to colours
Winners of second qualifying round advanced to round of 32
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.[4]
Scotland Glasgow City 36.590
Belarus FC Minsk 25.270
Austria St. Pölten 23.950
Serbia Spartak Subotica 20.615
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 19.285
Cyprus Apollon Limassol 16.280
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 15.960
Romania Olimpia Cluj 14.630
Greece PAOK 10.635
Belgium Anderlecht 10.125
Kazakhstan Okzhetpes 9.570
Hungary Ferencváros 9.470
Albania Vllaznia 9.310
Norway Vålerenga 9.075
Iceland Valur 8.580
Poland Górnik Łęczna 8.285
Russia CSKA Moscow 7.425
Slovenia Pomurje 6.980
Bulgaria NSA Sofia 5.985
Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 4.800
Kosovo Mitrovica 4.320
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 4.320
Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja 3.990
Portugal Benfica 3.960
Israel Ramat HaSharon 3.650
Finland HJK 3.465
Faroe Islands KÍ 3.325
Croatia Split 3.310
Estonia Flora 2.485
Republic of Ireland Peamount United 2.475
Turkey ALG Spor 2.475
Northern Ireland Linfield 1.660
Latvia Rīgas FS 1.330
Wales Swansea City 1.155
Malta Birkirkara 0.830
Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi 0.165
Armenia Alashkert 0.000
Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti 0.000
Luxembourg Racing FC 0.000
North Macedonia Kamenica Sasa 0.000

Format

In a change to the format as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the qualifying rounds were played as two playoff rounds, each consisting of single-legged matches hosted by one of the teams decided by draw.[1] If scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the scores remained tied.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1] The tournament would have originally started in August 2020, but was initially delayed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. However, due to the continuing pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced a new format and schedule on 16 September 2020.[5]

Round Draw date Match dates
First qualifying round 22 October 2020 3–4 November 2020
Second qualifying round 6 November 2020 18–19 November 2020

The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played as mini-tournaments. The original match dates were 12, 15 and 18 August 2020, and were later postponed to 7, 10 and 13 October 2020.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 22 October 2020, 12:00 CEST.[6]

Seeding

The forty teams were seeded based on their UEFA women's club coefficients. Prior to the draw, they were divided into ten groups of four teams, each containing two seeded teams and two unseeded teams, based on political restrictions (teams from Russia/Kosovo, Serbia/Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Kosovo could not be drawn against each other), COVID-19 travel restrictions and geographical approach. The teams in each group were assigned a number, with seeded teams randomly assigned either 1 or 2, and unseeded teams randomly assigned either 3 or 4. Four numbered balls were drawn, with the results applied to all Groups 1–10, such that a seeded team numbered 1 or 2 would play an unseeded team numbered 3 or 4 in each tie, with the first team drawn to be the home team.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
  • Armenia Alashkert (3)
  • Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti (4)
  • Finland HJK (3)
  • Faroe Islands KÍ (4)
Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
  • Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (3)
  • Luxembourg Racing FC (4)
Group 9 Group 10
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
  • Portugal Benfica (3)
  • Malta Birkirkara (4)

Summary

The matches were played on 3 and 4 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–0 Estonia Flora
FC Minsk Belarus 3–0 Latvia Rīgas FS
Spartak Subotica Serbia 4–0 Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi
Pomurje Slovenia 3–0 Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Ukraine 9–0 Armenia Alashkert
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
Valur Iceland 3–0 Finland HJK
Vålerenga Norway 7–0 Faroe Islands KÍ
Górnik Łęczna Poland 4–1 Croatia Split
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–0 Wales Swansea City
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania 4–0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Ferencváros Hungary 6–1 Luxembourg Racing FC
St. Pölten Austria 2–0 Kosovo Mitrovica
NSA Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 North Macedonia Kamenica Sasa
Anderlecht Belgium 8–0 Northern Ireland Linfield
Glasgow City Scotland 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p) 		Republic of Ireland Peamount United
PAOK Greece 1–3 Portugal Benfica
Olimpia Cluj Romania 2–1 Malta Birkirkara
Vllaznia Albania 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p) 		Turkey ALG Spor
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 Israel Ramat HaSharon

Matches

CSKA Moscow Russia2–0Estonia Flora
 Report
Attendance: 646
Referee: Jelena Međedović (Serbia)
FC Minsk Belarus3–0Latvia Rīgas FS
 Report
Attendance: 0[7]
Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova)
Spartak Subotica Serbia4–0Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Pomurje Slovenia3–0Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Ukraine9–0Armenia Alashkert
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ana Terteleac (Romania)
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan1–2 (a.e.t.)Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
Report
Valur Iceland3–0Finland HJK
 Report
Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel (France)
Vålerenga Norway7–0Faroe Islands KÍ
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)
Górnik Łęczna Poland4–1Croatia Split
 Report Medić 77'
Stadion Górnika Łęczna, Łęczna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)
Apollon Limassol Cyprus3–0Wales Swansea City
  • Hardy 5'
  • Freda 44' (pen.), 56'
 Report
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania4–0Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
  • Kass 66'
  • Carchio 79'
  • Mucherera 85'
  • Corneil 90' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 151
Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)
Ferencváros Hungary6–1Luxembourg Racing FC
 Report Silva Machado 25'
Attendance: 391
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
St. Pölten Austria2–0Kosovo Mitrovica
  • Klein 26'
  • Eder 61' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)
NSA Sofia Bulgaria3–1North Macedonia Kamenica Sasa
 Report Dimitrovska 35'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marina Krupskaya (Russia)
Anderlecht Belgium8–0Northern Ireland Linfield
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michèle Schmölzer (Switzerland)
Glasgow City Scotland0–0 (a.e.t.)Republic of Ireland Peamount United
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sabina Bolić (Croatia)
PAOK Greece1–3Portugal Benfica
Vardali 57' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
Olimpia Cluj Romania2–1Malta Birkirkara
 Report Sultana 45+11'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandra Deligianni (Greece)
Vllaznia Albania3–3 (a.e.t.)Turkey ALG Spor
 Report
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 0
Referee: Meitar Shemesh (Israel)
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina4–0Israel Ramat HaSharon
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (North Macedonia)

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 6 November 2020, 12:00 CET.[8]

Seeding

The twenty winners of the first qualifying round were seeded based on their UEFA women's club coefficients. Prior to the draw, they were divided into five groups of four teams, each containing two seeded teams and two unseeded teams, based on COVID-19 travel restrictions and geographical approach. The teams in each group were assigned a number, with seeded teams randomly assigned either 1 or 2, and unseeded teams randomly assigned either 3 or 4. Four numbered balls were drawn, with the results applied to all Groups 1–5, such that a seeded team numbered 1 or 2 would play an unseeded team numbered 3 or 4 in each tie, with the first team drawn to be the home team.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
  • Belgium Anderlecht (1)
  • HungaryFerencváros (2)
Group 4 Group 5
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

The matches were played on 18 and 19 November 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Górnik Łęczna Poland 2–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania 0–7 Norway Vålerenga
Pomurje Slovenia 4–1 Hungary Ferencváros
Anderlecht Belgium 1–2 Portugal Benfica
NSA Sofia Bulgaria 0–7 Serbia Spartak Subotica
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
Valur Iceland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p) 		Scotland Glasgow City
St. Pölten Austria 1–0 Russia CSKA Moscow
Vllaznia Albania 0–2 Belarus FC Minsk
Olimpia Cluj Romania 0–1 Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti

Matches

Górnik Łęczna Poland2–1Cyprus Apollon Limassol
 Report
Stadion Górnika Łęczna, Łęczna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lizzy van Der Helm (Netherlands)
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania0–7Norway Vålerenga
Report
Telšiai City Central Stadium, Telšiai
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)
Pomurje Slovenia4–1Hungary Ferencváros
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
Anderlecht Belgium1–2Portugal Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
NSA Sofia Bulgaria0–7Serbia Spartak Subotica
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marina Aufschnaiter (Austria)
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina0–2Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: María Dolores Martínez Madrona (Spain)
Valur Iceland1–1 (a.e.t.)Scotland Glasgow City
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
St. Pölten Austria1–0Russia CSKA Moscow
Eder 60' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)
Vllaznia Albania0–2Belarus FC Minsk
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abigail Marriott (England)
Olimpia Cluj Romania0–1Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

References

  1. ^ a b c "2020/21 Women's Champions League: new format, match calendar". UEFA. 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2020/21". UEFA. 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ UEFA.com (16 September 2020). "Women's Champions League entries confirmed". UEFA. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's club coefficients 2019/20". UEFA.
  5. ^ "UEFA women's, futsal and youth competitions postponed to November". UEFA.com. 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's Champions League first qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. UEFA. 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Футбол. Женская Лига чемпионов. 4 ноября в 12.00 "Минск" стартует матчем с РФШ". pressball.by. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. UEFA. 6 November 2020.

External links

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  • UEFA Women's Champions League Matches: 2020–21 Qualifying, UEFA.com
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