Kharkiv will host the group stage of the Women's Champions League for the second year in a row

14.06.2019 18:34

Ukraine will again host UEFA Champions League football matches between women's teams. For the second time in a row in Kharkov will pass group stage European Tournament matches.

Already on June 21 in Nyon there will be a draw in which champion of Ukraine, Kharkiv "Zhytlobud-1", learns its rivals. 

Overall in the Women's Champions League-2019/2020 will participate record number of teams - 62, representing 50 national associations: 

• 22 teams received a direct ticket to the 1/16 finals. These are representatives of ten associations with the highest rating (two clubs each), as well as champions of countries that rank 11th to 12th in the ranking.
• The remaining 10 participants of the 1/16 finals will be determined in the qualifying round (group stage), which will take place from 7th to 13th August 2019 in the fields of 10 clubs. 40 teams will be broken into fours, and the winners of the playoffs will receive the winners of the groups.
• Ten clubs were named in advance as hosts of the mini-tournaments: Twente (Netherlands), Gintra Universitas (Lithuania), Sarajevo 2000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Anderlecht (Belgium), Slovan (Czech Republic), Zhitlobud-1 (Ukraine), Breznitsa (Montenegro), Flora (Estonia), RFSH (Latvia), Pomurje (Slovenia).
• Braga (Portugal), Split (Croatia), Besiktas (Turkey), Flora (Estonia), Nike (Georgia) and Alashkert (Armenia) will make their debut in the qualifying round.
• The final of the Women's Champions League will take place on May 24, 2020 at the Viola Park Stadium in Vienna.

Procedure of the draw / Road to Vienna: 2019/20 #UWCL

Straight ticket to 1/16 finals

1. "Lyon" (France,acting champion)

2. "Wolfsburg" (Germany)

3. PSG (France)

4. "Barcelona" (Spain)

5. Bayern Munich (Germany)

6. "Slavia" (Czech Republic)

7. Manchester City (England)

8. Brondby (Denmark)

9. "Fortune" (Denmark)

10. Zurich (Switzerland)

11. Glasgow City (Scotland)

12. Atletico Madrid (Spain)

13. Sparta (Czech Republic)

14. Fiorentina (Italy)

15. St. Pölten (Austria)

16. Arsenal (England)

17. Piteo (Sweden)

18. Gothenburg (Sweden)

19. Juventus (Italy)

20. "Ryazan-Airborne Forces" (Russia)

21. Lugano (Switzerland)

22. Chertanovo (Russia)

Selection Round Draw (Group Stage)

Basket 1 (home team): Gintra Universitetas (Latvia), Twente (Netherlands), Sarajevo 2000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Zhitlobud-1 (Ukraine), Pomurje (Slovenia), Anderlecht (Belgium), Slovan (Slovakia), Breznitsa (Montenegro), Flora (Estonia) and FC RFS (Lithuania).

Basket 2 (Item 4 during draw): "Birkirkara" (Malta), "Skala" (Faroe Islands), "Linfield" (Northern Ireland), "Mitrovica" (Kosovo), "Agarista" (Moldova), "Dragon-2014" (Macedonia), "Nike" (Georgia) ), Alashkert (Armenia).

Basket 3 (Item 3 during draw): Wexford Youngs (Ireland), ASA Tel Aviv (Israel), Braga (Portugal), Cardiff Met (Wales), Split (Croatia), Besiktas (Turkey).

Basket 4 (Item 2 during the draw, with Zhytlobud-1 will not play with these teams): Sturm (Austria), PAOK (Greece), Breidablik (Iceland), PK-35 (Finland), Gurnik (Poland), Ferencvaros (Hungary), Vlazna (Albania), NSA Sofia ( Bulgaria).

Basket 5 (Item 1 during draw): LSK Quinner (Norway), BIIC (Kazakhstan), Apollo (Cyprus), Spartak (Serbia), Minsk (Belarus), Olympia (Romania), Hibernian (Scotland). 

Match calendar and draws / Road to Vienna: 2019/2020 #UWCL

Selection Round Draw: June 21, 2019, Nyon.

Qualifying round: August 7, 10 and 13, 2019.

1/16 finals draw: August 16, 2019.

1/16: 11/12 and 25/26 September 2019.

1/8 finals draw: September 30, 2019.

1/8: October 16/17 and October 30/31, 2019.

1/4 and 1/2 finals draw: November 22, 2019.

1/4: 24/25 March and 1/2 April 2020.

1/2: April 25/26 and May 2/3, 2020.

Final: May 24, 2020, Vienna.