The 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 23rd edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 15th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the third edition to feature a 16-team group stage.
 The San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying rounds: 6 September – 19 October 2023 Competition proper: 14 November 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 70 (from 49 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Barcelona (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Lyon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 192 (3.15 per match) |
| Attendance | 563,136 (9,232 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon) (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)[1] |
| Best young player | Melchie Dumornay (Lyon) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The final was held at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.
Barcelona were the defending champions and defended their title with a 2–0 win over Lyon in home-country venues.[2]
Association team allocation
editThe association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3][4]
- Associations 1–6 each had three teams qualify.
- Associations 7–16 each had two teams qualify.
- All other associations, if they entered, each had one team qualify.
- The winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League were given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league.
An association must have an eleven-a-side women's domestic league to enter a team. As of 2022–23, 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organized a women's domestic league, with the exceptions being Andorra (1 club in Spain), Liechtenstein (3 clubs in Switzerland) and San Marino (1 club in Italy).
Association ranking
editFor the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[5]
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Distribution
edit| Path | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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| Round 1 (Mini-tournament) (57 teams) |
Champions path (41 teams) |
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| League path (16 teams) |
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| Round 2 (24 teams) |
Champions path (14 teams) |
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| League path (10 teams) |
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| Group stage (16 Teams) |
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| Knockout stage (8 Teams) |
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Since the Champions League title holders Barcelona have qualified via their domestic leagues, the following changes to the access list have been made:
- The champions of association 4 (England) enter the group stage instead of Round 2 (Champions Path).
- The champions of association 7 (Italy) enter Round 2 instead of Round 1 (Champions Path).
Teams
editThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Title holders
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season
The two qualifying rounds, round 1 and round 2, were divided into Champions Path (CP) and League Path (LP).
UEFA women's club coefficients.[7]
Notes
Schedule
editThe schedule of the competition was as follows.[6]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First round | 30 June 2023 | 6 September 2023 (semi-finals) | 9 September 2023 (third-place play-off & final) |
| Second round | 15 September 2023 | 10–11 October 2023 | 18–19 October 2023 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 20 October 2023 | 14–15 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 2 | 22–23 November 2023 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 13–14 December 2023 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 20–21 December 2023 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 24–25 January 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 30–31 January 2024 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 6 February 2024 | 19–20 March 2024 | 27–28 March 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 20–21 April 2024 | 27–28 April 2024 | ||
| Final | 25 May 2024 at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao | |||
Qualifying rounds
editRound 1
editA total of 57 teams played in Round 1.[9]
Champions Path
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Hosted by St. Pölten.
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Hosted by Agarista Anenii Noi.
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Hosted by Birkirkara.
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League Path
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Hosted by Twente.
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Hosted by Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Hosted by Linköping.
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Hosted by Vålerenga.
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Round 2
editSeeding
editA total of 24 teams played in Round 2. The draw took place on 15 September 2023.[10][11]
The first legs were played on 10 and 11 October, and the second legs on 18 October 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Apollon Ladies 
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0–11 |  Benfica
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0–7 | 0–4 |
Zürich 
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0–8 |  Ajax
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0–6 | 0–2 |
Roma 
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9–1 |  Vorskla Poltava
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3–0 | 6–1 |
Valur 
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1–4 |  St. Pölten
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0–4 | 1–0 |
Slavia Prague 
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11–0 |  U Olimpia Cluj
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5–0 | 6–0 |
Glasgow City 
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0–6 |  Brann
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0–4 | 0–2 |
Spartak Subotica 
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2–7 |  Rosengård
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1–2 | 1–5 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| BK Häcken
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4–3 | Twente
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2–2 | 2–1 |
| Real Madrid
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5–1 | Vålerenga
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2–1 | 3–0 |
Eintracht Frankfurt 
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8–0 | Sparta Prague
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5–0 | 3–0 |
| Paris FC
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5–3 | VfL Wolfsburg
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3–3 | 2–0 |
Manchester United 
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2–4 | Paris Saint-Germain
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1–1 | 1–3 |
Group stage
editThe draw was held 20 October 2023 and saw the 16 teams split into four pools of four teams.[12]
Paris
Location of teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Orange: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.
Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Orange: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | BEN | FRA | ROS | |
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| 1 | Barcelona
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 16 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Benfica
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | 4–4 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Rosengård
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | BRA | PRA | PÖL | |
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| 1 | Lyon
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 14 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Brann
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Slavia Prague
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 5 | 0–9 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | St. Pölten
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSG | AJA | BAY | ROM | |
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| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Ajax
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Bayern Munich
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Roma
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — |
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | HAC | PFC | RMA | |
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| 1 | Chelsea
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | BK Häcken
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Paris FC
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Real Madrid
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Knockout phase
editBracket
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| Brann
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| Barcelona
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Barcelona
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| Chelsea
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ajax
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chelsea
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Barcelona
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| Benfica
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| Lyon
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Lyon
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Häcken
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 February 2024.[13] The first legs were played on 19 and 20 March, and the second legs on 27 and 28 March 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Brann
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2–5 | Barcelona
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1–2 | 1–3 |
| Benfica
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2–6 | Lyon
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1–2 | 1–4 |
| Ajax
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1–4 | Chelsea
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0–3 | 1–1 |
| Häcken
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1–5 | Paris Saint-Germain
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1–2 | 0–3 |
Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals was held on 6 February 2024 (after the quarter-final draw). The first legs were played on 20 April, and the second legs on 27 and 28 April 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Barcelona
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2–1 | Chelsea
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0–1 | 2–0 |
| Lyon
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5–3 | Paris Saint-Germain
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3–2 | 2–1 |
Final
editThe final was played on 25 May 2024 at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. A draw was held on 6 February 2024 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
Statistics
editStatistics exclude qualifying rounds.
Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals[15] |
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| 1 | Kadidiatou Diani
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Lyon
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| 2 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto
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Paris Saint-Germain
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| 3 | Aitana Bonmatí
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Barcelona
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| Salma Paralluelo
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Barcelona
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| 5 |  Marie-Yasmine Alidou
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Benfica
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 Tabitha Chawinga
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Paris Saint-Germain
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| Caroline Graham Hansen
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Barcelona
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| Ada Hegerberg
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Lyon
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 Sam Kerr
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| 10 | Sara Däbritz
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Lyon
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| Valentina Giacinti
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Roma
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| Manuela Giugliano
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| Patricia Guijarro
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| Rosa Kafaji
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BK Häcken
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| Amel Majri
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Lyon
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Team of the season
editThe UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[16]
| Pos. | Player | Team |
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| GK |  Christiane Endler
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Lyon
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| DF | Lucy Bronze
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Barcelona
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| Irene Paredes
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| Jess Carter
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| Selma Bacha
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Lyon
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| MF | Patricia Guijarro
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Barcelona
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| Aitana Bonmatí
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Barcelona
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 Lindsey Horan
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Lyon
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| FW | Caroline Graham Hansen
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Barcelona
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| Tabitha Chawinga
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Paris Saint-Germain
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| Kadidiatou Diani
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Lyon
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Player of the season
editYoung player of the season
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Aitana Bonmatí named 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Champions League final report: Barcelona 2–0 Lyon". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "2021/22 Women's Champions League: dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's association club coefficients 2022/23". UEFA. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b "2023/24 Women's Champions League: Dates, provisional access list, full guide". UEFA. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's association club coefficients". UEFA. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "2023/24 Women's Champions League entries confirmed". UEFA. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Champions League round 2 draw: 15 September". UEFA. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Women's Champions League round 2 draw". UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Women's Champions League group stage draw". UEFA. 18 October 2023.
- ^ "2023/24 Women's Champions League: Dates, provisional access list, full guide". UEFA. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Record crowd of 50,827 for Women's Champions League final in Spain". Bilbao: Associated Press. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Top Scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "2023/24 Women's Champions League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Melchie Dumornay named 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Young Player of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Women's Domestic Leagues, UEFA.com