The 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 20th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 12th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Lyon were the defending champions, having won the previous five editions, but were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals. Barcelona won their first title by beating Chelsea in the final, becoming the first club to have won both men's and women's Champions League titles.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.
The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8]
Associations 1–12 each had two teams qualify.
All other associations , if they have entered, each had one team qualify.
The winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League were given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league. However, the title holders had qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry was not necessary for this season.
An association must have had an eleven-a-side women's domestic league to enter a team. In 2019–20, 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organized a women's domestic league, with the exceptions being Andorra, Liechtenstein and San Marino.[9]
Association rankingedit
For the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2019 UEFA women's country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19.[10] For the first time there were two entries for the Netherlands and Kazakhstan.[6]
Association ranking for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League
Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association entered a team, and so the exact number of teams entering in the qualifying rounds (played as two rounds of single-legged ties for this season) and knockout phase (starting from the round of 32, played as home-and-away two-legged ties except for the one-match final) could not be determined until the full entry list was known. In general, the title holders, the champions of the top 12 associations, and the runners-up of highest-ranked associations (exact number depending on the number of entries) received a bye to the round of 32. All other teams (runners-up of lowest-ranked associations and champions of associations starting from 13th) entered the qualifying round, with the group winners and a maximum of two best runners-up advancing to the round of 32.[11]
The following was the access list for this season.[12]
Access list for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League
Teams entering in this round
Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round (40 teams)
38 champions from associations 13 or lower
2 runners-up from associations 11–12
Second qualifying round (20 teams)
20 winners of first qualifying round
Knockout phase (32 teams)
12 champions from associations 1–12 (including title holders Lyon)
10 runners-up from associations 1–10
10 winners of second qualifying round
Teamsedit
In early April 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice.[13] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that associations had to enter their teams by 10 August 2020.[14] The 2020–21 season was the first where teams had to obtain a UEFA club license to participate in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[15]
A total of 62 teams from 50 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[16]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
TH: Title holders
1st, 2nd: League positions of the previous season
Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams were subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic[17]
Qualified teams for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League
Armenia (ARM): The 2019–20 Armenian Women's Football Championship was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia.[43] The winner of a play-off between the top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment, Alashkert (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Federation of Armenia.[44]
England (ENG): The 2019–20 FA WSL was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[55] The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, Chelsea (who were declared champions) and Manchester City, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Association.[56]
Greece (GRE): The 2019–20 Panelinio Protathlima was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, PAOK (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Hellenic Football Federation.[59]
Hungary (HUN): The 2019–20 Női NB I was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.[60] The winner of a play-off between the top two teams of the league after 13 rounds (including one originally scheduled match played after the time of the abandonment), Ferencváros, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Hungarian Football Federation.[61]
Kosovo (KOS): The 2019–20 Kosovo Women's League was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo.[66] The winner of a play-off between the top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment, Mitrovica (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Federation of Kosovo.[67]
Latvia (LVA): Dinamo Rīga, the champions of the 2019 Latvian Women's League,[68] decided not to play the 2020 Latvian Women's League and the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[69] As a result, Rīgas FS, the second-placed team, qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Luxembourg (LUX): The 2019–20 Dames Ligue 1 was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg.[70] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Racing FC, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Luxembourg Football Federation.[71]
Malta (MLT): The 2019–20 Maltese Women's First Division was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta.[72] The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Birkirkara (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Malta Football Association.[73]
Montenegro (MNE): The 2019–20 Montenegrin Women's League was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Breznica Pljevlja (who were already assured of the title by then and were declared champions),[75] were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Association of Montenegro.[76]
Poland (POL): The 2019–20 Women's Ekstraliga was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Górnik Łęczna (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Polish Football Association.[81]
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[6] 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. Instead of mini-tournaments, the qualifying rounds were played as two rounds of single leg knockout matches.[98]
Schedule for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League[99]
The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, and the schedule announced in June 2020, under the original format, was as follows.
Original schedule for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League[100]
If there were travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented the away team from entering the home team's country or returning to their own country, the match could be played at a neutral country or the away team's country that allowed the match to take place.
If a team refused to play or was considered responsible for a match not taking place, they were considered to have forfeited the match. If both teams refused to play or were considered responsible for a match not taking place, both teams were disqualified.
If a team had players and/or officials tested positive for SARS-2 coronavirus preventing them from playing the match before the deadline set by UEFA, they were considered to have forfeited the match.
On 24 September 2020, UEFA announced that five substitutions would be permitted, with a sixth allowed in extra time. However, each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions during matches, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time. Consequently, a maximum of twelve players could be listed on the substitute bench.[102]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 24 November 2020, 12:00 CET.[105] The first legs were played on 9 and 10 December, and the second legs on 15, 16 and 17 December 2020. The tie between Vålerenga and Brøndby was played as a single-leg match in Brøndby on 11 February 2021 due to the quarantine restrictions imposed by the relevant Norwegian authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 February 2021, 12:00 CET.[106] The first legs were played on 3, 4 and 9 March, and the second legs on 10, 11 and 17 March 2021.
^Order of legs between Paris Saint-Germain and Sparta Prague reversed after original draw, due to quarantine of a large number of Sparta Prague players prior to the first leg.[107]
^The Sparta Prague v Paris Saint-Germain match could not be played due to quarantine of the Paris Saint-Germain players prior to the second leg.[108] The match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Sparta Prague.[109]
Quarter-finalsedit
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 March 2021, 12:00 CET.[110][111] The first legs were played on 24 March, and the second legs on 31 March, 1 and 18 April 2021.
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 12 March 2021, 12:00 CET (after the quarter-final draw).[110] The first legs were played on 25 April and the second legs on 2 May 2021.
The final was played on 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg.[112] A draw was held on 12 March 2021, 12:00 CET (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.[110]
Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the sixteen teams who participated in the tournament's round of 16, together with twenty journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group who specialize in women's football. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 13 August 2021.[118] The award winners were announced and presented during the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Turkey on 26 August 2021.
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The 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League was the 20th edition of the European women s club football championship organised by UEFA and the 12th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women s Champions League 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions LeagueThe Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg hosted the finalTournament detailsDatesQualifying rounds 3 19 November 2020Knockout phase 8 December 2020 16 May 2021TeamsKnockout phase 32Total 62 from 50 associations Final positionsChampionsBarcelona 1st title Runners upChelseaTournament statisticsMatches played89Goals scored318 3 57 per match Attendance2 576 29 per match Top scorer s Jennifer Hermoso Fran Kirby 6 goals each Best player s Goalkeeper Sandra Panos Barcelona 1 Defender Irene Paredes Paris Saint Germain 2 Midfielder Alexia Putellas Barcelona 3 Forward Jennifer Hermoso Barcelona 4 2019 202021 22 The final was held at the Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg Sweden 5 6 The winners of the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League automatically qualified for the 2021 22 UEFA Women s Champions League group stage which will be the first edition to feature a 16 team group stage 7 Lyon were the defending champions having won the previous five editions but were eliminated by Paris Saint Germain in the quarter finals Barcelona won their first title by beating Chelsea in the final becoming the first club to have won both men s and women s Champions League titles Due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Europe each local health department allowed a different number of spectators Contents 1 Association team allocation 1 1 Association ranking 1 2 Distribution 1 3 Teams 2 Schedule 3 Effects of the COVID 19 pandemic 4 Qualifying rounds 4 1 First qualifying round 4 2 Second qualifying round 5 Knockout phase 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Round of 32 5 3 Round of 16 5 4 Quarter finals 5 5 Semi finals 5 6 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Top goalscorers 6 2 Squad of the season 6 3 Players of the season 6 3 1 Goalkeeper of the season 6 3 2 Defender of the season 6 3 3 Midfielder of the season 6 3 4 Forward of the season 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksAssociation team allocation editThe association ranking based on the UEFA women s country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association 8 Associations 1 12 each had two teams qualify All other associations if they have entered each had one team qualify The winners of the 2019 20 UEFA Women s Champions League were given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League through their domestic league However the title holders had qualified through their domestic league meaning the additional entry was not necessary for this season An association must have had an eleven a side women s domestic league to enter a team In 2019 20 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organized a women s domestic league with the exceptions being Andorra Liechtenstein and San Marino 9 Association ranking edit For the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League the associations were allocated places according to their 2019 UEFA women s country coefficients which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2014 15 to 2018 19 10 For the first time there were two entries for the Netherlands and Kazakhstan 6 Association ranking for 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League Rank Association Coeff Teams1 nbsp France 90 500 22 nbsp Germany 77 5003 nbsp England 53 5004 nbsp Sweden 53 5005 nbsp Spain 52 0006 nbsp Czech Republic 39 0007 nbsp Denmark 36 5008 nbsp Italy 33 0009 nbsp Switzerland 31 00010 nbsp Netherlands 30 00011 nbsp Norway 28 50012 nbsp Kazakhstan 26 00013 nbsp Russia 26 000 114 nbsp Scotland 24 50015 nbsp Iceland 21 00016 nbsp Lithuania 21 00017 nbsp Cyprus 19 00018 nbsp Austria 19 00019 nbsp Poland 18 000 Rank Association Coeff Teams20 nbsp Serbia 13 500 121 nbsp Belarus 12 50022 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 00023 nbsp Romania 12 00024 nbsp Portugal 11 00025 nbsp Greece 10 50026 nbsp Belgium 10 50027 nbsp Hungary 10 50028 nbsp Ukraine 10 00029 nbsp Finland 9 50030 nbsp Croatia 9 00031 nbsp Republic of Ireland 8 50032 nbsp Slovenia 8 00033 nbsp Turkey 7 50034 nbsp Albania 5 50035 nbsp Bulgaria 5 00036 nbsp Israel 5 00037 nbsp Estonia 4 500 Rank Association Coeff Teams38 nbsp Slovakia 3 000 139 nbsp Wales 2 50040 nbsp Faroe Islands 2 50041 nbsp Northern Ireland 2 00042 nbsp Montenegro 1 50043 nbsp Malta 1 00044 nbsp Kosovo 1 00045 nbsp Latvia 1 00046 nbsp Moldova 0 50047 nbsp North Macedonia 0 00048 nbsp Georgia 0 00049 nbsp Luxembourg 0 000NR nbsp Armenia nbsp Azerbaijan DNE nbsp Gibraltar nbsp Andorra NL nbsp Liechtenstein nbsp San Marino NotesNR No rank association did not enter in any of the seasons used for computing coefficients DNE Did not enter NL No women s domestic league 9 Distribution edit Unlike the men s Champions League not every association entered a team and so the exact number of teams entering in the qualifying rounds played as two rounds of single legged ties for this season and knockout phase starting from the round of 32 played as home and away two legged ties except for the one match final could not be determined until the full entry list was known In general the title holders the champions of the top 12 associations and the runners up of highest ranked associations exact number depending on the number of entries received a bye to the round of 32 All other teams runners up of lowest ranked associations and champions of associations starting from 13th entered the qualifying round with the group winners and a maximum of two best runners up advancing to the round of 32 11 The following was the access list for this season 12 Access list for 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous roundFirst qualifying round 40 teams 38 champions from associations 13 or lower 2 runners up from associations 11 12Second qualifying round 20 teams 20 winners of first qualifying roundKnockout phase 32 teams 12 champions from associations 1 12 including title holders Lyon 10 runners up from associations 1 10 10 winners of second qualifying roundTeams edit In early April 2020 UEFA announced that due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Europe the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice 13 On 17 June 2020 UEFA announced that associations had to enter their teams by 10 August 2020 14 The 2020 21 season was the first where teams had to obtain a UEFA club license to participate in the UEFA Women s Champions League 15 A total of 62 teams from 50 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League 16 The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round TH Title holders 1st 2nd League positions of the previous season Abd League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association all teams were subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID 19 pandemic 17 Qualified teams for 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League Entry round TeamsR32 nbsp LyonTH Abd 1st Note FRA nbsp Paris Saint Germain Abd 2nd Note FRA nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 1st 18 nbsp Bayern Munich 2nd 19 nbsp Chelsea Abd 1st Note ENG nbsp Manchester City Abd 2nd Note ENG nbsp Rosengard 1st 20 nbsp Kopparbergs Goteborg 2nd 21 nbsp Barcelona Abd 1st Note ESP nbsp Atletico Madrid Abd 2nd Note ESP nbsp Slavia Prague Abd 1st Note CZE nbsp Sparta Prague Abd 2nd Note CZE nbsp Fortuna Hjorring 1st 22 nbsp Brondby 2nd 23 nbsp Juventus Abd 1st Note ITA nbsp Fiorentina Abd 2nd Note ITA nbsp Servette Chenois Abd 1st Note SUI nbsp Zurich Abd 2nd Note SUI nbsp PSV Abd 1st Note NED nbsp Ajax Abd 2nd Note NED nbsp LSK Kvinner 1st 24 nbsp BIIK Kazygurt 1st 25 Q1 nbsp Valerenga 2nd 26 nbsp Okzhetpes 2nd 27 nbsp CSKA Moscow 1st 28 nbsp Glasgow City 1st 29 nbsp Valur 1st 30 nbsp Gintra Universitetas 1st 31 nbsp Apollon Limassol Abd 1st Note CYP nbsp St Polten Abd 1st Note AUT nbsp Gornik Leczna Abd 1st Note POL nbsp Spartak Subotica Abd 1st Note SRB nbsp FC Minsk 1st 32 nbsp SFK 2000 Abd 1st Note BIH nbsp Olimpia Cluj Abd 1st Note ROU nbsp Benfica Abd 1st Note POR nbsp PAOK Abd 1st Note GRE nbsp Anderlecht Abd 1st Note BEL nbsp Ferencvaros Abd 1st Note HUN nbsp Zhytlobud 2 Kharkiv 1st 33 nbsp HJK 1st 34 nbsp Split 1st 35 nbsp Peamount United 1st 36 nbsp Pomurje Abd 1st Note SVN nbsp ALG Spor Abd 1st Note TUR nbsp Vllaznia 1st 37 nbsp NSA Sofia 1st 38 nbsp Ramat HaSharon Abd 1st Note ISR nbsp Flora 1st 39 nbsp Slovan Bratislava Abd 1st Note SVK nbsp Swansea City Abd 1st Note WAL nbsp KI 1st 40 nbsp Linfield 1st 41 nbsp Breznica Pljevlja Abd 1st Note MNE nbsp Birkirkara Abd 1st Note MLT nbsp Mitrovica Abd 1st Note KOS nbsp Rigas FS 2nd Note LVA nbsp Agarista Anenii Noi Abd 1st Note MDA nbsp Kamenica Sasa Abd 1st Note MKD nbsp Lanchkhuti 1st 42 nbsp Racing FC Abd 1st Note LUX nbsp Alashkert Abd 1st Note ARM Notes Armenia ARM The 2019 20 Armenian Women s Football Championship was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Armenia 43 The winner of a play off between the top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Alashkert who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Federation of Armenia 44 Austria AUT The 2019 20 OFB Frauenliga was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Austria 45 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment St Polten were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Austrian Football Association 46 Belgium BEL The 2019 20 Super League Vrouwenvoetbal was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Belgium 47 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Anderlecht who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Royal Belgian Football Association 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH The 2019 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina Women s Premier League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina 49 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment SFK 2000 who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 Cyprus CYP The 2019 20 Cypriot Women s First Division was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Cyprus 51 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Apollon Limassol were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Cyprus Football Association 52 Czech Republic CZE The 2019 20 Czech Women s First Division was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 53 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Slavia Prague who were declared champions and Sparta Prague were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association of the Czech Republic 54 England ENG The 2019 20 FA WSL was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in England 55 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team Chelsea who were declared champions and Manchester City were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association 56 France FRA The 2019 20 Division 1 Feminine was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in France 57 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Lyon who were declared champions and Paris Saint Germain were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the French Football Federation 58 Greece GRE The 2019 20 Panelinio Protathlima was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Greece The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment PAOK who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Hellenic Football Federation 59 Hungary HUN The 2019 20 Noi NB I was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Hungary 60 The winner of a play off between the top two teams of the league after 13 rounds including one originally scheduled match played after the time of the abandonment Ferencvaros were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Hungarian Football Federation 61 Israel ISR The 2019 20 Ligat Nashim was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Israel 62 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Ramat HaSharon who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Israel Football Association 63 Italy ITA The 2019 20 Women s Serie A was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Italy 64 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Juventus who were declared champions and Fiorentina were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Italian Football Federation 65 Kosovo KOS The 2019 20 Kosovo Women s League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Kosovo 66 The winner of a play off between the top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Mitrovica who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Federation of Kosovo 67 Latvia LVA Dinamo Riga the champions of the 2019 Latvian Women s League 68 decided not to play the 2020 Latvian Women s League and the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League 69 As a result Rigas FS the second placed team qualified for the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League Luxembourg LUX The 2019 20 Dames Ligue 1 was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Luxembourg 70 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Racing FC were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Luxembourg Football Federation 71 Malta MLT The 2019 20 Maltese Women s First Division was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Malta 72 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Birkirkara who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Malta Football Association 73 Moldova MDA The 2019 20 Moldovan Women Top League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Moldova The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Agarista Anenii Noi who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Moldovan Football Federation 74 Montenegro MNE The 2019 20 Montenegrin Women s League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Montenegro The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Breznica Pljevlja who were already assured of the title by then and were declared champions 75 were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association of Montenegro 76 Netherlands NED The 2019 20 Eredivisie Vrouwen was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the Netherlands 77 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment PSV and Ajax were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Royal Dutch Football Association 78 North Macedonia MKD The 2019 20 Prva ZFL was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in North Macedonia 79 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Kamenica Sasa who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Federation of North Macedonia 80 Poland POL The 2019 20 Women s Ekstraliga was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Poland The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Gornik Leczna who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Polish Football Association 81 Portugal POR The 2019 20 Campeonato Nacional Feminino was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Portugal 82 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Benfica were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Portuguese Football Federation 83 Romania ROU The 2019 20 Liga I Feminin was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Romania The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Olimpia Cluj were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Romanian Football Federation 84 Serbia SRB The 2019 20 Serbian SuperLiga Zene was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Serbia 85 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Spartak Subotica who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association of Serbia 86 Slovakia SVK The 2019 20 Slovak Women s First League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Slovakia 87 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Slovan Bratislava were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Slovak Football Association 88 Slovenia SVN The 2019 20 1 SZNL was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Slovenia 89 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment Pomurje were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association of Slovenia 90 Spain ESP The 2019 20 Primera Division Femenina was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Spain 91 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Barcelona who were declared champions and Atletico Madrid were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Royal Spanish Football Federation 92 Switzerland SUI The 2019 20 Nationalliga A was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Switzerland 93 The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment Servette Chenois and Zurich were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Swiss Football Association 94 Turkey TUR The 2019 20 Turkish Women s First Football League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Turkey 95 The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment ALG Spor were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Turkish Football Federation 96 Wales WAL The 2019 20 Welsh Premier Women s League was abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Wales The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team Swansea City who were declared champions were selected to play in the 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League by the Football Association of Wales 97 Schedule editThe schedule of the competition was as follows all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon Switzerland 6 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 Instead of mini tournaments the qualifying rounds were played as two rounds of single leg knockout matches 98 Schedule for 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League 99 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second legQualifying First qualifying round 22 October 2020 3 4 November 2020Second qualifying round 6 November 2020 18 19 November 2020Knockout phase Round of 32 24 November 2020 8 9 December 2020 15 16 December 2020Round of 16 16 February 2021 3 4 March 2021 10 11 March 2021Quarter finals 12 March 2021 23 24 March 2021 31 March 1 April 2021Semi finals 24 25 April 2021 1 2 May 2021Final 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi GothenburgThe original schedule of the competition as planned before the pandemic and the schedule announced in June 2020 under the original format was as follows Original schedule for 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League 100 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second legQualifying Qualifying round 19 June 2020 12 15 amp 18 August 2020Knockout phase Round of 32 21 August 2020 7 8 October 2020 14 15 October 2020Round of 16 19 October 2020 11 12 November 2020 18 19 November 2020Quarter finals 27 November 2020 23 24 March 2021 31 March 1 April 2021Semi finals 24 25 April 2021 1 2 May 2021Final 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi GothenburgSchedule for 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League original format Phase Round Draw date First leg Second legQualifying Qualifying round September 2020 7 10 amp 13 October 2020Knockout phase Round of 32 October 2020 11 12 November 2020 18 19 November 2020Round of 16 November 2020 3 4 March 2021 10 11 March 2021Quarter finals March 2021 23 24 March 2021 31 March 1 April 2021Semi finals 24 25 April 2021 1 2 May 2021Final 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi GothenburgEffects of the COVID 19 pandemic editDue to the COVID 19 pandemic in Europe the following special rules were applicable to the competition 101 If there were travel restrictions related to the COVID 19 pandemic that prevented the away team from entering the home team s country or returning to their own country the match could be played at a neutral country or the away team s country that allowed the match to take place If a team refused to play or was considered responsible for a match not taking place they were considered to have forfeited the match If both teams refused to play or were considered responsible for a match not taking place both teams were disqualified If a team had players and or officials tested positive for SARS 2 coronavirus preventing them from playing the match before the deadline set by UEFA they were considered to have forfeited the match On 24 September 2020 UEFA announced that five substitutions would be permitted with a sixth allowed in extra time However each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions during matches with a fourth opportunity in extra time excluding substitutions made at half time before the start of extra time and at half time in extra time Consequently a maximum of twelve players could be listed on the substitute bench 102 Qualifying rounds editMain article 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round edit The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 22 October 2020 12 00 CEST 103 The matches were played on 3 and 4 November 2020 Team 1 Score Team 2CSKA Moscow nbsp 2 0 nbsp FloraFC Minsk nbsp 3 0 nbsp Rigas FSSpartak Subotica nbsp 4 0 nbsp Agarista Anenii NoiPomurje nbsp 3 0 nbsp Breznica PljevljaZhytlobud 2 Kharkiv nbsp 9 0 nbsp AlashkertOkzhetpes nbsp 1 2 a e t nbsp LanchkhutiValur nbsp 3 0 nbsp HJKValerenga nbsp 7 0 nbsp KIGornik Leczna nbsp 4 1 nbsp SplitApollon Limassol nbsp 3 0 nbsp Swansea CityGintra Universitetas nbsp 4 0 nbsp Slovan BratislavaFerencvaros nbsp 6 1 nbsp Racing FCSt Polten nbsp 2 0 nbsp MitrovicaNSA Sofia nbsp 3 1 nbsp Kamenica SasaAnderlecht nbsp 8 0 nbsp LinfieldGlasgow City nbsp 0 0 a e t 6 5 p nbsp Peamount UnitedPAOK nbsp 1 3 nbsp BenficaOlimpia Cluj nbsp 2 1 nbsp BirkirkaraVllaznia nbsp 3 3 a e t 3 2 p nbsp ALG SporSFK 2000 nbsp 4 0 nbsp Ramat HaSharonSecond qualifying round edit The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 6 November 2020 12 00 CET 104 The matches were played on 18 and 19 November 2020 Team 1 Score Team 2Gornik Leczna nbsp 2 1 nbsp Apollon LimassolGintra Universitetas nbsp 0 7 nbsp ValerengaPomurje nbsp 4 1 nbsp FerencvarosAnderlecht nbsp 1 2 nbsp BenficaNSA Sofia nbsp 0 7 nbsp Spartak SuboticaSFK 2000 nbsp 0 2 nbsp Zhytlobud 2 KharkivValur nbsp 1 1 a e t 3 4 p nbsp Glasgow CitySt Polten nbsp 1 0 nbsp CSKA MoscowVllaznia nbsp 0 2 nbsp FC MinskOlimpia Cluj nbsp 0 1 nbsp LanchkhutiKnockout phase editMain article 2020 21 UEFA Women s Champions League knockout phase Bracket edit Round of 32Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal nbsp Zhytlobud 2 Kharkiv202 nbsp BIIK Kazygurt a 112 nbsp BIIK Kazygurt101 nbsp Bayern Munich639 nbsp Ajax101 nbsp Bayern Munich336 nbsp Bayern Munich314 nbsp Rosengard000 nbsp Lanchkhuti000 nbsp Rosengard71017 nbsp Rosengard224 nbsp St Polten202 nbsp St Polten213 nbsp Zurich000 nbsp Bayern Munich213 nbsp Chelsea145 nbsp Benfica000 nbsp Chelsea538 nbsp Chelsea213 nbsp Atletico Madrid011 nbsp Servette Chenois202 nbsp Atletico Madrid459 nbsp Chelsea235 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg101 nbsp Spartak Subotica000 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg527 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg224 nbsp LSK Kvinner000 nbsp FC Minsk01116 May Gothenburg nbsp LSK Kvinner202 nbsp Chelsea0 nbsp Barcelona4 nbsp Gornik Leczna011 nbsp Paris Saint Germain268 nbsp Paris Saint Germain505 nbsp Sparta Prague033 nbsp Sparta Prague213 nbsp Glasgow City101 nbsp Paris Saint Germain a 022 nbsp Lyon112 nbsp Juventus202 nbsp Lyon336 nbsp Lyon235 nbsp Brondby011 nbsp Valerenga1 4 nbsp Brondby p 1 5 nbsp Paris Saint Germain112 nbsp Barcelona123 nbsp PSV112 nbsp Barcelona448 nbsp Barcelona459 nbsp Fortuna Hjorring000 nbsp Pomurje022 nbsp Fortuna Hjorring336 nbsp Barcelona314 nbsp Manchester City022 nbsp Kopparbergs Goteborg101 nbsp Manchester City235 nbsp Manchester City358 nbsp Fiorentina000 nbsp Fiorentina213 nbsp Slavia Prague202Round of 32 edit The draw for the round of 32 was held on 24 November 2020 12 00 CET 105 The first legs were played on 9 and 10 December and the second legs on 15 16 and 17 December 2020 The tie between Valerenga and Brondby was played as a single leg match in Brondby on 11 February 2021 due to the quarantine restrictions imposed by the relevant Norwegian authorities in response to the COVID 19 pandemic in Norway Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legSt Polten nbsp 3 0 nbsp Zurich 2 0 1 0Juventus nbsp 2 6 nbsp Lyon 2 3 0 3Pomurje nbsp 2 6 nbsp Fortuna Hjorring 0 3 2 3PSV nbsp 2 8 nbsp Barcelona 1 4 1 4Lanchkhuti nbsp 0 17 nbsp Rosengard 0 7 0 10Spartak Subotica nbsp 0 7 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 0 5 0 2Zhytlobud 2 Kharkiv nbsp 2 2 a nbsp BIIK Kazygurt 2 1 0 1FC Minsk nbsp 1 2 nbsp LSK Kvinner 0 2 1 0Kopparbergs Goteborg nbsp 1 5 nbsp Manchester City 1 2 0 3Fiorentina nbsp 3 2 nbsp Slavia Prague 2 2 1 0Valerenga nbsp 1 1 4 5 p nbsp Brondby 1 1 a e t Gornik Leczna nbsp 1 8 nbsp Paris Saint Germain 0 2 1 6Sparta Prague nbsp 3 1 nbsp Glasgow City 2 1 1 0Benfica nbsp 0 8 nbsp Chelsea 0 5 0 3Ajax nbsp 1 6 nbsp Bayern Munich 1 3 0 3Servette Chenois nbsp 2 9 nbsp Atletico Madrid 2 4 0 5Round of 16 edit The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 February 2021 12 00 CET 106 The first legs were played on 3 4 and 9 March and the second legs on 10 11 and 17 March 2021 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legVfL Wolfsburg nbsp 4 0 nbsp LSK Kvinner 2 0 2 0Barcelona nbsp 9 0 nbsp Fortuna Hjorring 4 0 5 0Rosengard nbsp 4 2 nbsp St Polten 2 2 2 0BIIK Kazygurt nbsp 1 9 nbsp Bayern Munich 1 6 0 3Manchester City nbsp 8 0 nbsp Fiorentina 3 0 5 0Paris Saint Germain nbsp 5 3 A nbsp Sparta Prague 5 0 0 3 awd B Lyon nbsp 5 1 nbsp Brondby 2 0 3 1Chelsea nbsp 3 1 nbsp Atletico Madrid 2 0 1 1Notes Order of legs between Paris Saint Germain and Sparta Prague reversed after original draw due to quarantine of a large number of Sparta Prague players prior to the first leg 107 The Sparta Prague v Paris Saint Germain match could not be played due to quarantine of the Paris Saint Germain players prior to the second leg 108 The match was awarded as a 3 0 win to Sparta Prague 109 Quarter finals edit The draw for the quarter finals was held on 12 March 2021 12 00 CET 110 111 The first legs were played on 24 March and the second legs on 31 March 1 and 18 April 2021 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legBayern Munich nbsp 4 0 nbsp Rosengard 3 0 1 0Paris Saint Germain nbsp 2 2 a nbsp Lyon 0 1 2 1Barcelona nbsp 4 2 nbsp Manchester City 3 0 1 2Chelsea nbsp 5 1 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 3 0Semi finals edit The draw for the semi finals was held on 12 March 2021 12 00 CET after the quarter final draw 110 The first legs were played on 25 April and the second legs on 2 May 2021 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legParis Saint Germain nbsp 2 3 nbsp Barcelona 1 1 1 2Bayern Munich nbsp 3 5 nbsp Chelsea 2 1 1 4Final edit Main article 2021 UEFA Women s Champions League final The final was played on 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi Gothenburg 112 A draw was held on 12 March 2021 12 00 CET after the quarter final and semi final draws to determine which semi final winner would be designated as the home team for administrative purposes 110 16 May 2021 2021 05 16 21 00 CESTChelsea nbsp 0 4 nbsp BarcelonaReport Leupolz nbsp 1 o g Putellas nbsp 14 pen Bonmati nbsp 21 Hansen nbsp 36 Gamla Ullevi GothenburgAttendance 0 note 1 Referee Riem Hussein Germany Statistics editTop goalscorers edit There were 318 goals scored in 89 matches with an average of 3 57 goals per match 114 Goals scored in qualifying rounds count toward the topscorer award Rank Player Team GoalsQual Tourn Total1 nbsp Jennifer Hermoso nbsp Barcelona 6 6 nbsp Fran Kirby nbsp Chelsea 63 nbsp Lieke Martens nbsp Barcelona 5 5 nbsp Sam Mewis nbsp Manchester City 55 nbsp Jelena Cankovic nbsp Rosengard 4 4 nbsp Pernille Harder nbsp Chelsea 4 nbsp Marie Antoinette Katoto nbsp Paris Saint Germain 4 nbsp Spela Kolbl nbsp Pomurje 3 1 nbsp Sydney Lohmann nbsp Bayern Munich 4 nbsp Melvine Malard nbsp Lyon 4 nbsp Asisat Oshoala nbsp Barcelona 4 nbsp Natia Pantsulaia nbsp Zhytlobud 2 Kharkiv 4 0 nbsp Violeta Slovic nbsp Spartak Subotica 4 0 nbsp Sanne Troelsgaard nbsp Rosengard 4Source Soccerway 115 116 Notes Denotes the team did not participate in this stage Squad of the season edit The following 23 players were named in the squad of the season by the UEFA s technical observers 117 Pos Player Team s GK nbsp Ann Katrin Berger nbsp Chelsea nbsp Christiane Endler nbsp Paris Saint Germain nbsp Sandra Panos nbsp BarcelonaDF nbsp Magdalena Eriksson nbsp Chelsea nbsp Marina Hegering nbsp Bayern Munich nbsp Kathrin Hendrich nbsp VfL Wolfsburg nbsp Ashley Lawrence nbsp Paris Saint Germain nbsp Maria Pilar Leon nbsp Barcelona nbsp Irene Paredes nbsp Paris Saint GermainMF nbsp Aitana Bonmati nbsp Barcelona nbsp Grace Geyoro nbsp Paris Saint Germain nbsp Patricia Guijarro nbsp Barcelona nbsp Sophie Ingle nbsp Chelsea nbsp Sydney Lohmann nbsp Bayern Munich nbsp Lina Magull nbsp Bayern Munich nbsp Sam Mewis nbsp Manchester City nbsp Alexia Putellas nbsp BarcelonaFW nbsp Caroline Graham Hansen nbsp Barcelona nbsp Pernille Harder nbsp Chelsea nbsp Jennifer Hermoso nbsp Barcelona nbsp Sam Kerr nbsp Chelsea nbsp Fran Kirby nbsp Chelsea nbsp Lieke Martens nbsp BarcelonaPlayers of the season edit Main articles UEFA Club Football Awards and UEFA Women s Player of the Year Award Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the sixteen teams who participated in the tournament s round of 16 together with twenty journalists selected by the European Sports Media ESM group who specialize in women s football The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams Jury members selected their top three players with the first receiving five points the second three and the third one The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 13 August 2021 118 The award winners were announced and presented during the 2021 22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Turkey on 26 August 2021 Goalkeeper of the season edit Rank Player Team s PointsShortlist of top three1 nbsp Sandra Panos 1 nbsp Barcelona 952 nbsp Christiane Endler nbsp Paris Saint Germain 903 nbsp Ann Katrin Berger nbsp Chelsea 60Players ranked 4 74 nbsp Ellie Roebuck nbsp Manchester City 85 nbsp Sarah Bouhaddi nbsp Lyon 46 nbsp Katarzyna Kiedrzynek nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 37 nbsp Pauline Peyraud Magnin nbsp Atletico Madrid 1 Defender of the season edit Rank Player Team s PointsShortlist of top three1 nbsp Irene Paredes sup, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
