2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final

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2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Event2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
After extra time
Lyon won 4–3 on penalties
Date26 May 2016
VenueMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
RefereeKatalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Attendance15,117
2015
2017

The 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 15th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 26 May 2016,[1] between German team Wolfsburg and French team Lyon.

Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their third European title.[2]

Background[edit]

Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy, hosted the match.

The final was a rematch of the 2013 final, won by Wolfsburg 1–0. This was the ninth successive final with at least one German team, and the sixth final in seven years between a French team and a German team.

Both teams had won the tournament twice. Wolfsburg won successive finals in 2013 and 2014, while Lyon reached four successive finals, winning in 2011 and 2012, but losing in 2010 and 2013, all facing German opponents.

Road to the final[edit]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Germany Wolfsburg Round France Lyon
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Serbia Spartak Subotica 4–0 0–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Round of 32 Poland Medyk Konin 9–0 6–0 (A) 3–0 (H)
England Chelsea 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 9–1 3–1 (A) 6–0 (H)
Italy Brescia 6–0 3–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarter-finals Czech Republic Slavia Praha 9–1 9–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Germany Frankfurt 4–1 4–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals France Paris Saint-Germain 8–0 7–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match[edit]

Officials[edit]

Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 10 May 2016.[3]

Details[edit]

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 27 November 2015 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

Wolfsburg Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)France Lyon
Popp 88' Report Hegerberg 12'
Penalties
3–4
Wolfsburg[5]
Lyon[5]
GK 1 Germany Almuth Schult
RB 8 Germany Babett Peter
CB 4 Sweden Nilla Fischer (c)
CB 28 Germany Lena Goeßling
LB 21 Switzerland Lara Dickenmann
CM 18 Switzerland Vanessa Bernauer downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 30 France Élise Bussaglia
RW 9 Germany Anna Blässe downward-facing red arrow 113'
LW 27 Germany Isabel Kerschowski
CF 11 Germany Alexandra Popp
CF 3 Hungary Zsanett Jakabfi downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Germany Merle Frohms
DF 2 Germany Luisa Wensing
DF 20 Germany Stephanie Bunte upward-facing green arrow 113'
DF 24 Germany Joelle Wedemeyer
FW 10 Belgium Tessa Wullaert upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 19 Switzerland Ramona Bachmann upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 17 Poland Ewa Pajor
Manager:
Germany Ralf Kellermann
GK 16 France Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 22 Germany Pauline Bremer downward-facing red arrow 86'
CB 29 France Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 France Wendie Renard (c)
LB 7 France Amel Majri
CM 6 France Amandine Henry
CM 5 Japan Saki Kumagai Yellow card 44'
RW 9 France Eugénie Le Sommer downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 23 France Camille Abily Yellow card 101'
LW 10 France Louisa Nécib Yellow card 22'
CF 14 Norway Ada Hegerberg
Substitutes:
GK 30 France Méline Gérard
DF 17 France Corine Petit
DF 19 France Ève Périsset
FW 8 Sweden Lotta Schelin upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 12 France Élodie Thomis upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 20 France Delphine Cascarino
FW 24 France Mylaine Tarrieu
Manager:
France Gérard Prêcheur

Player of the Match:
Saki Kumagai (Lyon)[2]

Assistant referees:
Judit Kulcsár (Hungary)
Andrea Hima (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
Reserve official:
Lucia Abruzzese (Italy)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics[edit]

Statistic[7] Lyon VfL
Wolfsburg
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 18 9
Shots on target 9 3
Saves 2 2
Ball possession 52 48
Corner kicks 8 5
Fouls committed 11 6
Offsides 7 0
Yellow cards 3 0
Red cards 0 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Reggio Emilia to stage 2016 Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Lyon claim third title in shoot-out drama". UEFA.com. 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kulcsár to referee Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Draws — Quarter-finals & Semi-finals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Lineups" (PDF). uefa.com. 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  7. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Wolfsburg – Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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