Superior goal difference in all group matches.Higher number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question.Superior goal difference resulting from the matches among the teams in question.Higher number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question.If teams are equal on points after all matches have been played, the following criteria applies: The matches are to be played between 11 and 16 August 2011.Īs usual in UEFA competitions, three points are awarded for a win, and one point for a draw. Krka, Osijek and Apollon Limassol also hosted tournaments in 20.Įach team plays the other teams in the group once. The eight hosts were confirmed by UEFA before the draw, and two hosts could not be placed in the same group. 32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot: CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, CW the cup-winner, CR losing cup finalist.1 As the new English Super League did not start until May 2011, the FA decided to give their spots to the two finalists of the 2010–11 FA Women's Cup.Two-legged knockout, seeded by UEFA club coefficient 2 best group runners-up from qualifying round.8 domestic league runners-up from associations 1–8.14 domestic league winners from associations 1–14.32 domestic league winners from associations ranked 15–53Ĩ groups of 4 clubs, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA club coefficient.Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association have entered teams in the past, so the exact number of clubs in each round was only known shortly before the draw. Countries are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA league coefficient for women, taking into account performances in women's club competitions between 2005––10.Īssociations ranked 1–8 entered two clubs, the remaining associations entered one team. In total 11 teams got their European debut. This is a new record for the Women's Champions league, as Albania and Latvia are represented for the first time, and the winners of the Luxembourg league entered for the first time since 2001–02. Team allocation and distribution Ī total of 54 teams from 46 UEFA associations were confirmed to be entering this year's competition by UEFA on 15 June 2011.

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