2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

The 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 24th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 16th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the final edition to feature a 16-team group stage. The winners automatically qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase, the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup.

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2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

The 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 24th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 16th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the final edition to feature a 16-team group stage. The winners automatically qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase, the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup.

The final was held at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal.

Arsenal won the match 1–0 for their second UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League title and the first in 18 years.

Association team allocation

2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

• Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify. • Associations 7–16 each have two teams qualify. • All other associations, if they entered, each have one team qualify. • The winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league.

An association must have an eleven-a-side women's domestic league to enter a team. As of 2019–20, 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organize a women's domestic league, with the exceptions being Andorra (1 club in Spain), Liechtenstein (3 clubs in Switzerland) and San Marino (1 club in Italy).

Association ranking

For the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Association</th><th>Coeff.</th><th>Teams</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> France</td><td>80.833</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Germany</td><td>76.666</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Spain</td><td>71.166</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> England</td><td>61.833</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Italy</td><td>35.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Sweden</td><td>26.999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Czech Republic</td><td>26.166</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Denmark</td><td>25.750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Portugal</td><td>24.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>22.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Norway</td><td>20.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> Scotland</td><td>20.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> Austria</td><td>20.250</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>20.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> Iceland</td><td>18.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Belarus</td><td>18.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> Kazakhstan</td><td>18.500</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td> Switzerland</td><td>16.250</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> Albania</td><td>14.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Association</td><td>Coeff.</td><td>Teams</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> Cyprus</td><td>14.000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td> Serbia</td><td>14.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td> Belgium</td><td>12.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>11.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td> Russia</td><td>14.250</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td> Finland</td><td>11.000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td> Hungary</td><td>9.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td> Poland</td><td>9.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td> Lithuania</td><td>9.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> Romania</td><td>8.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td> Croatia</td><td>8.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>7.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> Slovenia</td><td>7.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td> Turkey</td><td>7.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td> Greece</td><td>7.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td> Kosovo</td><td>7.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>6.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td> Bulgaria</td><td>6.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Association</td><td>Coeff.</td><td>Teams</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td> Montenegro</td><td>6.000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td> Israel</td><td>5.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td> Estonia</td><td>5.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td> Wales</td><td>5.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td> Georgia</td><td>5.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td> Luxembourg</td><td>4.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>4.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> Malta</td><td>4.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td> Latvia</td><td>3.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td> Faroe Islands</td><td>3.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Armenia</td><td>3.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> North Macedonia</td><td>3.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Moldova</td><td>3.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>NR</td><td> Azerbaijan</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Gibraltar</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>DNE</td></tr><tr><td> Andorra</td><td>—</td><td>NL</td></tr><tr><td> Liechtenstein</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td> San Marino</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Distribution

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Path</th><th>Teams entering in this round</th><th>Teams advancing from previous round</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Round 1 (Mini-tournament)</td><td>Champions Path</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League Path</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Round 2</td><td>Champions Path</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League Path</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Group stage (16 Teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knockout stage (8 Teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

As the Champions League title holders (Barcelona) have already qualified via their domestic leagues, the following changes were made:

• The champions of association 4 (England) enter the group stage instead of Round 2 (Champions Path). • The champions of association 7 (Czechia) enter Round 2 instead of Round 1 (Champions Path).

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• TH: Title holders • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season

The two qualifying rounds, round 1 and round 2, are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

<table><thead><tr><th>Entry round</th><th>Teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Group stage</td><td>Barcelona (1st)TH</td><td>Lyon (1st)</td><td>Bayern Munich (1st)</td><td>Chelsea (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Round 2</td><td>CH</td><td>Roma (1st)</td><td>Hammarby (1st)</td><td>Slavia Prague (1st)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LP</td><td>Paris Saint-Germain (2nd)</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg (2nd)</td><td>Real Madrid (2nd)</td><td>Manchester City (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>Juventus (2nd)</td><td>BK Häcken (2nd)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Round 1</td><td>CH</td><td>Nordsjælland (1st)</td><td>Benfica (1st)</td><td>Twente (1st)</td><td>Vålerenga (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Celtic (1st)</td><td>St. Pölten (1st)</td><td>Vorskla Poltava (1st)</td><td>Valur (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Dinamo Minsk (1st)</td><td>BIIK Shymkent (1st)</td><td>Servette (1st)</td><td>Vllaznia (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Apollon Ladies (1st)</td><td>Crvena zvezda (1st)</td><td>Anderlecht (1st)</td><td>SFK 2000 (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>KuPS (1st)</td><td>Ferencváros (1st)</td><td>Pogoń Szczecin (1st)</td><td>Gintra (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Farul Constanța (1st)</td><td>Osijek (1st)</td><td>Peamount United (1st)</td><td>Mura (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Galatasaray (1st)</td><td>PAOK (1st)</td><td>Mitrovica (1st)</td><td>Spartak Myjava (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>NSA Sofia (1st)</td><td>Breznica (1st)</td><td>Kiryat Gat (1st)</td><td>Flora (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Cardiff City (1st)</td><td>Lanchkhuti (1st)</td><td>Racing Union (1st)</td><td>Glentoran (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Birkirkara (1st)</td><td>SFK Rīga (1st)</td><td>KÍ (1st)</td><td>Agarista Anenii Noi (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Ljuboten (1st)</td><td>Pyunik (1st)</td><td>Neftchi Baku (1st)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LP</td><td>Paris FC (3rd)</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt (3rd)</td><td>Atlético Madrid (3rd)</td><td>Arsenal (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>Fiorentina (3rd)</td><td>Linköping (3rd)</td><td>Sparta Prague (2nd)</td><td>Brøndby (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP (2nd)</td><td>Ajax (2nd)</td><td>Rosenborg (2nd)</td><td>Rangers (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>First Vienna FC (2nd)</td><td>Kolos Kovalivka (2nd)</td><td>Breiðablik (2nd)</td><td>FC Minsk (2nd)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Schedule

2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

<table><thead><tr><th>Phase</th><th>Round</th><th>Draw date</th><th>First leg</th><th>Second leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Qualifying</td><td>First round</td><td>5 July 2024</td><td>4 September 2024 (semi-finals)</td><td>7 September 2024 (third-place play-off & final)</td></tr><tr><td>Second round</td><td>9 September 2024</td><td>18–19 September 2024</td><td>25–26 September 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Group stage</td><td>Matchday 1</td><td>27 September 2024</td><td>8–9 October 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 2</td><td>16–17 October 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 3</td><td>12–13 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 4</td><td>20–21 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 5</td><td>11–12 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 6</td><td>17–18 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Knockout phase</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>7 February 2025</td><td>18–19 March 2025</td><td>26–27 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Semi-finals</td><td>19–20 April 2025</td><td>26–27 April 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Final</td><td>24 May 2025 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon</td></tr></tbody></table>

Qualifying rounds

Round 2

A total of 24 teams played in Round 2. The draw took place on 9 September 2024. The first legs were played on 18, 19 and 22 September, and the second legs on 25 and 26 September 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Champions Path</td></tr><tr><td>St. Pölten </td><td>8–0</td><td> ŽNK Mura</td><td>3–0</td><td>5–0</td></tr><tr><td>Hammarby </td><td>3–2</td><td> Benfica</td><td>1–2</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>Osijek </td><td>1–8</td><td> Twente</td><td>1–4</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>Galatasaray </td><td>4–3</td><td> Slavia Prague</td><td>2–2</td><td>2–1 (a.e.t.)</td></tr><tr><td>Roma </td><td>10–3</td><td> Servette</td><td>3–1</td><td>7–2</td></tr><tr><td>Anderlecht </td><td>1–5</td><td> Vålerenga</td><td>1–2</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Vorskla Poltava </td><td>0–3</td><td> Celtic</td><td>0–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>League Path</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP </td><td>2–5</td><td> Real Madrid</td><td>1–2</td><td>1–3</td></tr><tr><td>Juventus </td><td>5–2</td><td> Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>3–1</td><td>2–1</td></tr><tr><td>Paris FC </td><td>0–8</td><td> Manchester City</td><td>0–5</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Fiorentina </td><td>0–12</td><td> VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>0–7</td><td>0–5</td></tr><tr><td>BK Häcken </td><td>1–4</td><td> Arsenal</td><td>1–0</td><td>0–4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group stage

2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

The draw was held on 27 September 2024 and saw the 16 teams split into four pools of four teams.

Group A

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th><th></th><th>LYO</th><th>WOL</th><th>ROM</th><th>GAL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lyon</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>+18</td><td>18</td><td>Advance to quarter-finals</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>1–0</td><td>4–1</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>+11</td><td>9</td><td></td><td>0–2</td><td>—</td><td>6–1</td><td>5–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Roma</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>−2</td><td>9</td><td></td><td></td><td>0–3</td><td>1–0</td><td>—</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Galatasaray</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>28</td><td>−27</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>0–6</td><td>0–5</td><td>1–6</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th><th></th><th>CHE</th><th>RMA</th><th>TWE</th><th>CEL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>+13</td><td>18</td><td>Advance to quarter-finals</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>3–2</td><td>6–1</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>+13</td><td>12</td><td></td><td>1–2</td><td>—</td><td>7–0</td><td>4–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Twente</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>−10</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td><td>1–3</td><td>2–3</td><td>—</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Celtic</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>−16</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>1–2</td><td>0–3</td><td>0–2</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group C

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th><th></th><th>ARS</th><th>BAY</th><th>JUV</th><th>VÅL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>+8</td><td>15</td><td>Advance to quarter-finals</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>3–2</td><td>1–0</td><td>4–1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>+11</td><td>13</td><td></td><td>5–2</td><td>—</td><td>4–0</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Juventus</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>−7</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td><td>0–4</td><td>0–2</td><td>—</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Vålerenga</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>−12</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>1–3</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–1</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group D

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th><th></th><th>BAR</th><th>MCI</th><th>HAM</th><th>PÖL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>26</td><td>3</td><td>+23</td><td>15</td><td>Advance to quarter-finals</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>3–0</td><td>9–0</td><td>7–0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>+5</td><td>15</td><td></td><td>2–0</td><td>—</td><td>2–0</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Hammarby</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>17</td><td>−12</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td><td>0–3</td><td>1–2</td><td>—</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>St. Pölten</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>20</td><td>−16</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>1–4</td><td>2–3</td><td>1–2</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 7 February 2025. The first legs were played on 18 and 19 March, and the second legs on 26 and 27 March 2025.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Real Madrid </td><td>2–3</td><td> Arsenal</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich </td><td>1–6</td><td> Lyon</td><td>0–2</td><td>1–4</td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg </td><td>2–10</td><td> Barcelona</td><td>1–4</td><td>1–6</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>2–3</td><td> Chelsea</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–3</td></tr></tbody></table>

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 February 2025 (after the quarter-final draw). The first legs were played on 19 and 20 April, and the second legs on 27 April 2025.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Barcelona </td><td>8–2</td><td> Chelsea</td><td>4–1</td><td>4–1</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>5–3</td><td> Lyon</td><td>1–2</td><td>4–1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

Top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Clàudia Pina</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Alessia Russo</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Mariona Caldentey</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Kadidiatou Diani</td><td>Lyon</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Melchie Dumornay</td><td>Lyon</td></tr><tr><td>Ewa Pajor</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Pernille Harder</td><td>Bayern Munich</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Kayleigh van Dooren</td><td>Twente</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Signe Bruun</td><td>Real Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Aitana Bonmatí</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Salma Paralluelo</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Alexandra Popp</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td></tr><tr><td>Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td></tr><tr><td>Linda Caicedo</td><td>Real Madrid</td></tr></tbody></table>

Team of the season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.2024–25

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>GK</td><td>Daphne van Domselaar</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Emily Fox</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Leah Williamson</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Mapi León</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Sandy Baltimore</td><td>Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Aitana Bonmatí</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Patricia Guijarro</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Mariona Caldentey</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Melchie Dumornay</td><td>Lyon</td></tr><tr><td>Alessia Russo</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Clàudia Pina</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr></tbody></table>

Player of the season

• Aitana Bonmatí ( Barcelona)

Young player of the season

• Melchie Dumornay ( Lyon)