2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round

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The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played on 9, 11 and 14 August 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1]

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 26 June 2014, 14:00 CEST, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2] The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that each group must contain one of the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts.[3]

Below were the 32 teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients).[4][5] Teams pre-selected as hosts are marked by (H).

Key to colours
Group winners and best two runners-up advanced to the round of 32
Pot 1
Team Coeff
Scotland Glasgow City (H) 29.260
Switzerland Zürich 23.600
Belgium Standard Liège 22.270
Cyprus Apollon Limassol 21.280
Hungary MTK 16.285
Romania Olimpia Cluj (H) 15.620
Serbia Spartak Subotica 13.950
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 13.300
Pot 2
Team Coeff
Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv 10.960
Turkey Konak Belediyespor 10.300
Bulgaria NSA Sofia 9.975
Israel ASA Tel Aviv 9.640
Finland Åland United 7.950
Croatia Osijek (H) 6.650
Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 6.650
Slovenia Pomurje 6.475
Pot 3
Team Coeff
Poland Medyk Konin 6.105
Estonia Pärnu JK 5.650
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (H) 5.320
Portugal Atlético Ouriense (H) 4.305
Slovakia Nové Zámky 4.140
Belarus FC Minsk 4.125
Greece Amazones Dramas 4.125
Republic of Ireland Raheny United 3.640
Pot 4
Team Coeff
Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United 2.660
Montenegro Ekonomist (H) 1.330
Wales Cardiff Met. 0.990
North Macedonia Kočani 0.990
Moldova Goliador Chișinău 0.165
Albania Vllaznia 0.000
Latvia Rīgas FS (H) 0.000
Malta Hibernians 0.000

Format[edit]

In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The eight group winners and the two runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advanced to the round of 32.

Tiebreakers[edit]

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.01):[1]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the group, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Higher club coefficient;
  9. Drawing of lots.

To determine the two best runners-up from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:[1]

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Higher club coefficient;
  5. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  6. Drawing of lots.

Groups[edit]

All times were CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Switzerland Zürich 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Turkey Konak Belediyespor 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3 Belarus FC Minsk 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4
4 Latvia Rīgas FS (H) 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Zürich Switzerland1–1Belarus FC Minsk
Humm 26' Report Sunday 45+3'
Attendance: 260
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
Konak Belediyespor Turkey11–0Latvia Rīgas FS
Dușa 6', 23', 42', 43', 49'
Uraz 16', 35', 50'
Yağ 37'
Sârghe 38'
Topçu 39'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

FC Minsk Belarus1–2Turkey Konak Belediyespor
Kharlanova 45+2' Report Topçu 53', 67'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)
Zürich Switzerland2–0Latvia Rīgas FS
Deplazes 44'
Fischer 47'
Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)

Konak Belediyespor Turkey0–4Switzerland Zürich
Report Kuster 16' (pen.)
Humm 63'
Stierli 67'
Terchoun 76'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
Rīgas FS Latvia0–7Belarus FC Minsk
Report Ishola 20'
Miroshnichenko 29'
Otuwe 33'
Kenda 52'
Buzunova 53', 55'
Sunday 59'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Republic of Ireland Raheny United 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Romania Olimpia Cluj (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 Malta Hibernians 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
NSA Sofia Bulgaria5–0Malta Hibernians
Asenova 43', 62'
Koshuleva 60'
Demicoli 81' (o.g.)
Sho. Zammit 90' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)
Olimpia Cluj Romania1–2Republic of Ireland Raheny United
Voicu 62' Report Murray 23'
Shine 81'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)

Raheny United Republic of Ireland2–0Bulgaria NSA Sofia
Shine 45+2', 50' Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)
Olimpia Cluj Romania5–0Malta Hibernians
Voicu 7'
Vágó 45+1', 49', 80'
Bâtea 71'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tania Morais (Luxembourg)

NSA Sofia Bulgaria1–4Romania Olimpia Cluj
Popadiynova 81' Report Vágó 41', 69'
Vătafu 56'
Iuşan 83'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)
Hibernians Malta1–2Republic of Ireland Raheny United
Tonna 15' Report Cronin 38'
Shine 79'
Attendance: 45
Referee: Tania Morais (Luxembourg)

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hungary MTK 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Slovenia Pomurje 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3 Estonia Pärnu JK 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4 Montenegro Ekonomist (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
MTK Hungary3–0Estonia Pärnu JK
Papp 45+4'
Kaján 67', 73'
Report
Attendance: 65
Referee: Sharon Sluyts (Belgium)
Pomurje Slovenia4–0Montenegro Ekonomist
Vrabel 13', 58'
Zver 25', 43'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

MTK Hungary1–0Montenegro Ekonomist
Nagy 58' Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kristina Husballe (Denmark)
Pärnu JK Estonia0–4Slovenia Pomurje
Report Vrabel 17', 70'
Kolbl 79'
Rogan 83'
Attendance: 85
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

Pomurje Slovenia1–2Hungary MTK
Papp 23' (o.g.) Report Gál 29'
Pádár 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sharon Sluyts (Belgium)
Ekonomist Montenegro1–2Estonia Pärnu JK
Krivokapić 77' Report Pajo 26'
Morkovkina 86'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kristina Husballe (Denmark)

Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Scotland Glasgow City (H) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4 Slovakia Nové Zámky 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Zhytlobud Kharkiv Ukraine5–0Northern Ireland Belfast United
Voronina 15'
Mozolska 31', 36'
Foy 57' (o.g.)
Nesterenko 81'
Report
Attendance: 52
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
Glasgow City Scotland5–0Slovakia Nové Zámky
McCulloch 26'
McSorley 28', 90+4'
Lappin 32'
O'Sullivan 61'
Report
Attendance: 276
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

Nové Zámky Slovakia1–3Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv
Orji 90+1' Report Kostyuchenko 12'
Voronina 70'
Znaidenova 74'
Attendance: 46
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
Glasgow City Scotland1–0Northern Ireland Belfast United
Whyte 41' Report
Attendance: 301
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria)

Zhytlobud Kharkiv Ukraine0–4Scotland Glasgow City
Report O'Sullivan 10', 63'
Love 18'
Brown 57'
Attendance: 194
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
Belfast United Northern Ireland5–2Slovakia Nové Zámky
Montgomery 56'
Wade 62', 89'
Baxter 67'
Vance 76'
Report Rybanská 23'
Břenková 81'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria)

Group 5[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Osijek (H) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Serbia Spartak Subotica 3 2 0 1 22 1 +21 6
3 Greece Amazones Dramas 3 1 0 2 12 6 +6 3
4 Moldova Goliador Chișinău 3 0 0 3 0 42 −42 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spartak Subotica Serbia3–0Greece Amazones Dramas
Marenić 32'
Nikolić 34'
Slović 90+5' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Osijek Croatia12–0Moldova Goliador Chișinău
Lojna 1', 43', 78'
Andrlić 7', 45+2', 74'
Šalek 8', 45', 62'
Culek 25'
Balić 54', 69'
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Leen Martens (Belgium)

Spartak Subotica Serbia19–0Moldova Goliador Chișinău
Nikolić 11', 15', 21', 25', 34', 40', 47', 48'
Marenić 13'
Čanković 41'
Ilić 45'
Radanović 50'
Slović 57', 67' (pen.), 70'
Dragomir 63' (o.g.)
Nrehy 80', 83', 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)
Amazones Dramas Greece1–3Croatia Osijek
Birțoiu 74' Report Baban 34' (pen.)
Šalek 45+3'
Joščak 57'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Leen Martens (Belgium)

Osijek Croatia1–0Serbia Spartak Subotica
Cepernić 7' Report
Attendance: 420
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia)
Goliador Chișinău Moldova0–11Greece Amazones Dramas
Report Chatzioglou 13', 34', 87'
Papadopoulou 24', 36' (pen.), 77'
Mitkou 44', 67', 68', 74', 80'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)

Group 6[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 Albania Vllaznia 3 1 1 1 2 6 −4 4
4 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Gintra finished as best runners-up and advanced from a mini-tournament for the first time after nine unsuccessful attempts. Vllaznia were the first Albanian team to win points in the competition.

KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands1–2Albania Vllaznia
E. Klakstein 31' Report Jashari 39'
Doci 48'
Apollon Limassol Cyprus3–1Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
Gilmore 23', 62'
Cuschieri 64'
Report Vanagaitė 49'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Marija Kurtes (Germany)

Apollon Limassol Cyprus0–0Albania Vllaznia
Report

KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands1–3Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Ioannou 19' (o.g.) Report Violari 15'
Sidira 26'
Brito 60'
Attendance: 90
Referee: Marija Kurtes (Germany)

Group 7[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Medyk Konin 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 Finland Åland United 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4 North Macedonia Kočani 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina0–3Poland Medyk Konin
Report Pajor 6'
Gawrońska 14'
Pakulska 53'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Åland United Finland4–0North Macedonia Kočani
Robbins 18'
Saario 41'
Dolinsky 68'
Uwak 88'
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina7–0North Macedonia Kočani
Kuć 10'
Hršum 15'
Djoković 21'
Šešlija 36'
Al. Spahić 45'
Jašarević 49'
Numanović 86'
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
Medyk Konin Poland7–0Finland Åland United
Pajor 22', 48', 84', 90+1'
Gawrońska 44'
Sikora 53'
Kamczyk 79'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

Åland United Finland0–1Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
Report Hršum 41'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Kočani North Macedonia1–11Poland Medyk Konin
Jakovska 60' Report Pakulska 4', 71'
Gawrońska 7', 56', 78'
Kamczyk 9'
Pajor 35', 58'
Dudek 49'
Žigić 81'
Zawiślak 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 25
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Group 8[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Atlético Ouriense (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 Belgium Standard Liège 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6
3 Israel ASA Tel Aviv 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Wales Cardiff Met. 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Standard Liège Belgium0–1Portugal Atlético Ouriense
Report Silva 83'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)
ASA Tel Aviv Israel2–0Wales Cardiff Met.
Lavi 34' (pen.)
Shenar 85'
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Marta Acedo (Spain)

Standard Liège Belgium10–0Wales Cardiff Met.
Zeler 23' (pen.), 45+1', 54', 56', 58'
Lewerissa 25', 61'
Coutereels 33', 83'
De Gernier 74'
Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
Atlético Ouriense Portugal2–1Israel ASA Tel Aviv
Coelho 69'
Pisco 89'
Report Paz 79'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marta Acedo (Spain)

ASA Tel Aviv Israel0–1Belgium Standard Liège
Report Schoenmakers 17'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)
Cardiff Met Wales2–1Portugal Atlético Ouriense
Allen 35'
Sargent 90+1'
Report Coelho 14'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

Ranking of group runners-up[edit]

The two best runners-up also qualified for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group did not count for the purposes of the runners-up table.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 6 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3 Advance to knockout phase
2 3 Slovenia Pomurje 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3 2 Romania Olimpia Cluj 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
4 5 Serbia Spartak Subotica 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
5 4 Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
6 8 Belgium Standard Liège 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
7 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
8 1 Turkey Konak Belediyespor 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) club coefficient; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots.

Statistics[edit]

There were 218 goals in 48 matches in the qualifying round, for an average of 4.54 goals per match.[6]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Milena Nikolić Serbia Spartak Subotica 9 255
2 Poland Ewa Pajor Poland Medyk Konin 7 223
3 Belgium Aline Zeler Belgium Standard Liège 5 245
Romania Cosmina Dușa Turkey Konak Belediyespor 5 270
Poland Anna Gawrońska Poland Medyk Konin 5 270
Greece Maria Mitkou Greece Amazones Dramas 5 270
Hungary Fanny Vágó Romania Olimpia Cluj 5 270
8 Slovenia Tanja Vrabel Slovenia Pomurje 4 258
Republic of Ireland Clare Shine Republic of Ireland Raheny United 4 265
Serbia Violeta Slović Serbia Spartak Subotica 4 265
Croatia Martina Šalek Croatia Osijek 4 270

Source: UEFA.com[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.
  2. ^ "Draws — Qualifying round". UEFA.com. 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Contenders aim at Berlin's Olympiastadion". UEFA. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ^ "2014/15 participants and coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Club Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Group statistics". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

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