2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round

The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round will be played between 22 and 28 August 2017.[1] A total of 40 teams compete in the qualifying round to decide 11 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw of the qualifying round was held on 23 June 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3][4] The 40 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season.[5] They were drawn into ten groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the ten teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 30 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.[6][7]

Based on the decision taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel at its meeting in Paris on 9 June 2016, teams from Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be drawn against teams from Kosovo.

Below are the 40 teams which participate in the qualifying round (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span), with the ten teams which were pre-selected as hosts marked by (H).[5][6]

Key to colours
Group winners and best runners-up advance to the round of 32
Seeding position 1
Team Coeff[5]
Switzerland Zürich 43.890
Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 24.930
Cyprus Apollon Limassol (H) 23.940
Serbia Spartak Subotica 20.615
Romania Olimpia Cluj (H) 19.950
Poland Medyk Konin 19.600
Belgium Standard Liège 17.955
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 17.290
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 15.960
Iceland Stjarnan 15.610
Seeding position 2
Team Coeff[5]
Turkey Konak Belediyespor 14.960
Hungary MTK Hungária (H) 14.620
Finland PK-35 Vantaa 13.630
Austria Sturm Graz 13.395
Norway Avaldsnes 12.075
Scotland Hibernian 11.580
Belarus FC Minsk 10.800
Greece PAOK 10.305
Croatia Osijek (H) 9.975
Netherlands Ajax 8.250
Seeding position 3
Team Coeff[5]
Estonia Pärnu (H) 7.315
Bulgaria NSA Sofia 6.650
Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3.990
Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 3.630
Portugal Sporting CP 3.465
Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 3.135
Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 2.805
Israel Kiryat Gat 2.310
Albania Vllaznia 1.995
Slovakia Partizán Bardejov 1.485
Seeding position 4
Team Coeff[5]
Kosovo Hajvalia 1.330
Latvia Rīgas FS 1.330
Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja (H) 0.995
Northern Ireland Linfield (H) 0.990
Wales Swansea City 0.660
Republic of Macedonia Istatov 0.330
Moldova Noroc Nimoreni 0.165
Malta Birkirkara 0.165
Luxembourg Bettembourg 0.000
Georgia (country) Martve (H) 0.000

Format

In each group, teams play against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The ten group winners and the runners-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group advance to the round of 32 to join the 21 teams which received a bye.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA club coefficient.

To determine the best runner-up, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 14.03):[2]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Disciplinary points;
  5. UEFA club coefficient.

Groups

In each group, the schedule is as follows (Regulations Article 19.05):

Matchday Date Matches
Matchday 1 22 August 2017 1 v 3, 2 v 4
Matchday 2 25 August 2017 1 v 4, 3 v 2
Matchday 3 28 August 2017 2 v 1, 4 v 3

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Turkey Konak Belediyespor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Slovakia Partizán Bardejov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Georgia (country) Martve (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
17:00
Gintra Universitetas Lithuania v Slovakia Partizán Bardejov
Report
David Petriashvili Stadium, Tbilisi

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
17:00
Partizán Bardejov Slovakia v Turkey Konak Belediyespor
Report
David Petriashvili Stadium, Tbilisi

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
15:00
Konak Belediyespor Turkey v Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
Report
David Petriashvili Stadium, Tbilisi

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Romania Olimpia Cluj (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Scotland Hibernian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wales Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
10:00
Hibernian Scotland v Wales Swansea City
Report

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
17:00
Olimpia Cluj Romania v Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
10:00
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Ukraine v Scotland Hibernian
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Hibernian Scotland v Romania Olimpia Cluj
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Swansea City Wales v Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
Report

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgium Standard Liège 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Netherlands Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Estonia Pärnu (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Latvia Rīgas FS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
11:00
Ajax Netherlands v Latvia Rīgas FS
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
17:00
Pärnu Estonia v Netherlands Ajax
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Ajax Netherlands v Belgium Standard Liège
Report
Vändra Stadium, Vändra

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Rīgas FS Latvia v Estonia Pärnu
Report

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Medyk Konin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Finland PK-35 Vantaa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Northern Ireland Linfield (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
15:00
Medyk Konin Poland v Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Report

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
20:30
PK-35 Vantaa Finland v Northern Ireland Linfield
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
15:00
Medyk Konin Poland v Northern Ireland Linfield
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
20:30
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland v Finland PK-35 Vantaa
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
PK-35 Vantaa Finland v Poland Medyk Konin
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Linfield Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Report

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Austria Sturm Graz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Moldova Noroc Nimoreni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
16:45
NSA Sofia Bulgaria v Austria Sturm Graz
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Noroc Nimoreni Moldova v Bulgaria NSA Sofia
Report
THOI Lakatamia Stadium, Nicosia

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Switzerland Zürich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Belarus FC Minsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Malta Birkirkara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
13:00
Zürich Switzerland v Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
13:00
Zürich Switzerland v Malta Birkirkara
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
17:15
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia v Belarus FC Minsk
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
FC Minsk Belarus v Switzerland Zürich
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Birkirkara Malta v Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Report

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iceland Stjarnan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Croatia Osijek (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Republic of Macedonia Istatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
16:00
Stjarnan Iceland v Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Report

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
20:15
Osijek Croatia v Republic of Macedonia Istatov
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
16:00
Stjarnan Iceland v Republic of Macedonia Istatov
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
20:15
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands v Croatia Osijek
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Osijek Croatia v Iceland Stjarnan
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Istatov Republic of Macedonia v Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Report

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Hungary MTK Hungária (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kosovo Hajvalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
17:00
BIIK Kazygurt Kazakhstan v Portugal Sporting CP
Report
Hévízi úti Stadion, Budapest

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
17:00
BIIK Kazygurt Kazakhstan v Kosovo Hajvalia
Report
Hévízi úti Stadion, Budapest

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Hajvalia Kosovo v Portugal Sporting CP
Report
Hévízi úti Stadion, Budapest

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Spartak Subotica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Norway Avaldsnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Israel Kiryat Gat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
11:00
Kiryat Gat Israel v Norway Avaldsnes
Report

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 Greece PAOK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase if best runner-up
3 Albania Vllaznia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Luxembourg Bettembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)
11:00
PAOK Greece v Luxembourg Bettembourg
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
11:00
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Luxembourg Bettembourg
Report

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
17:00
Vllaznia Albania v Greece PAOK
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
PAOK Greece v Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
Report

28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
17:00
Bettembourg Luxembourg v Albania Vllaznia
Report

Ranking of second-placed teams

To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round which advance to the knockout phase, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team are not included. As a result, two matches played by each second-placed team will count for the purposes of determining the ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Group 1 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout phase
2 2 Group 2 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Group 3 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Group 4 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Group 5 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Group 6 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Group 7 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Group 8 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 Group 9 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10 Group 10 second place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient.

References

  1. ↑ "2017/18 UEFA Women's calendar" (PDF). UEFA.com. UEFA.
  2. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Qualifying group stage draw". UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Women's Champions League qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 23 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2017/18 Club Coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. 1 2 "Women's Champions League entries confirmed". UEFA.com. 14 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Women's Champions League qualifying round draw on Friday". UEFA.com. 22 June 2017.
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