The 2010–11

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was the tenth edition of the European women's championship for

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clubs. The final was held in

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on 26 May 2011 at

Craven Cottage Craven Cottage is a football ground in Fulham, West London, England, which has been the home of Fulham F.C. since 1896.According to the club'official website The ground's capacity is 22,384; the record attendance is 49,335, for a game against M ...

. French side

Olympique Lyon Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, ...

won the competition after finishing runner-up the previous year. Lyon became the first French team to win the competition.

Team allocation and distribution

On 14 June 2010 UEFA announced the entry list. A total of 51 teams from 43 UEFA associations will participate. This is two less than in 2009–10, as the title holder

Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

also qualified through its domestic league, and the winners of the Maltese league were not entered. Countries are allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA league coefficient for women, taking into account performances in women's club competitions between 2004–05 and 2008–09. Associations 1–8 have two club qualify, the remaining associations have one team. Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of clubs in each round is only known shortly before the draw.

Teams

Qualifying round

Seeding and draw

The draw was held on 23 June 2010. 28 teams enter in the qualifying round, and were divided into seven groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot: Pot 1 *

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Ume� ...

Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in Nor ...

* Brøndby (''host'') * Rossiyanka *

Bardolino Bardolino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. Geography Located on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, Bardolino borders the followin ...

* Everton *

Juvisy Juvisy-sur-Orge (, literally ''Juvisy on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located 18 km south-east of Paris, a few kilometres south of Orly Airport. The site of the town has been o ...

Pot 2 * Breiðablik (''host'') * SFK 2000 Sarajevo * 1º Dezembro * NSA Sofia * Glasgow City *

Gintra Universitetas FC Gintra is a Lithuanian women's football club from Šiauliai. It is the team of the local Šiauliai University. History The club plays in the highest Lithuanian league, the A Lyga and has won 13 championships so far. The fourth one in 2005 a ...

(''host'') * Krka (''host'') Pot 3 *

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* KÍ Klaksvík *

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

(''host'') *

ASA Tel Aviv University ASA Tel Aviv WFC is a women's football club from Tel Aviv. The club is affiliated with Tel Aviv University and is part of the ASA Tel Aviv Sports Club. The club has won eight Ligat Nashim titles and five Israeli Women's Cup finals, and has part ...

FC Roma Calfa FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...

* Slovan Bratislava * Swansea City Pot 4 * St Francis *

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

(''host'') *

Levadia Tallinn Football Club Infonet Levadia Tallinn, commonly known as FCI Levadia, or simply as Levadia, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home grou ...

Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers Crusaders Strikers Football Club is a women's association football club based in North Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1992 as Newtownabbey Strikers and became a member of the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association in ...

(''host'') * Borec Veles * Gazi Üniversitesi * FC Baia Zugdidi The seven hosts were confirmed by UEFA before the draw, and two hosts could not be placed in the same group. Brøndby, Gintra Universitetas, Krka, Osijek and Apollon Limassol also hosted tournaments last year. The other two hosts from last year (

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

and Tikvesanka) did not enter the qualifying round this year. Each team plays the other teams in the group once. The matches were played between 5 and 10 August 2010. Teams in ''italic'' hosted a mini-league.

Tie-breaker criteria

As usual in UEFA competitions, three points are awarded for a win, and one point for a draw. If teams are equal on points after all matches have been played, the following criteria applies: # Higher number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question. # Superior goal difference resulting from the matches among the teams in question. # Higher number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question. # Superior goal difference in all group matches # Higher number of goals scored in all group matches # Higher number of club coefficient points # Drawing of lots Criteria 1–3 are reapplied until the tie cannot be resolved; only then is criteria 4 used.

Group 1

Matches were played at

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

's ''bane 2'' and

Brøndby Stadium Brøndby Stadium ( da, Brøndby Stadion, ) is a football stadium in Brøndbyvester, Denmark and the home ground of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. It is the second-largest stadium in Denmark. Built in 1965 and inaugurated on 31 July 1966 where i ...

Group 2

Matches were played at

Savivaldybė Stadium Šiauliai city municipality stadium, known as Šiauliai Central Stadium for UEFA competitions, is a multi-use stadium in Šiauliai, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FA Šiauliai and FC Gin ...

Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different l ...

and City Stadium,

Pakruojis Pakruojis () is a city in Lithuania. It is situated on the Kruoja River, which has a dam above the city. Forty three buildings of the manor, mentioned in 1531 still survive. History Pakruojis and it neighbourhood are within the boundaries of the ...

Group 3

Matches were played at

Neo GSZ Stadium GSZ Stadium or Gymnastic Club Zenon Stadium (; Γ.Σ.Ζ., ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus. Usually it is referred to as the 'neo GSZ Stadium' to distinguish it from the old GSZ Stadium, which it replaced. It is currently used most ...

Larnaca Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144 ...

and

Tsirion Stadium The Tsirio Stadium ( el, Τσίρειο Στάδιο) is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. The stadium holds 13,331 people and is mostly used for football matches. It was the home ground of the three biggest clubs in Limass ...

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

Group 4

Matches were played at

Kópavogsvöllur Kópavogsvöllur () is a multi-use stadium in Kópavogur, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Breiðablik. It is also used for track and field events. The stadium holds 3,009 spectators and has 1, ...

Kópavogur Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. The town seal contains th ...

and Vikin,

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Group 5

Matches were played at

Matija Gubec Stadium Matija Gubec Stadium ( sl, Stadion Matije Gubca) is a multi-purpose stadium in Krško, Slovenia. The stadium was built in 1946 and has a capacity of 1,470 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also hosts motorcycle speed ...

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and

Ivančna Gorica Stadium Ivančna Gorica Stadium ( sl, Stadion Ivančna Gorica), also known as Ivančna Gorica Sports Park ( sl, Športni park Ivančna Gorica), is a multi-purpose stadium in Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the ho ...

Ivančna Gorica Ivančna Gorica (; in older sources also ''Vanjčina Gorica'') is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central S ...

. * Krka vs Baia Zugdidi was abandoned due to bad pitch conditions. The match was replayed on 8 August 2010.

Group 6

Matches were played at

Gradski vrt Gradski vrt Stadium ( hr, Stadion Gradski vrt, lit=City Garden Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Osijek, Croatia. It is located in the Gradski vrt neighbourhood in Novi grad city district. With a capacity of 17,061, it has been the home ground ...

and Stadion HNK Cibalia,

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Group 7

Matches were played at the Showgrounds,

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; Stangmore Park,

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and

Mill Meadow Mill Meadow is a football stadium in Castledawson, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the home stadium of local football team Moyola Park F.C. It hosted its first competitive match on 16 January 2010, when Moyola Park hosted Lurgan C ...

Castledawson Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh (, IPA: �anˠˈʃanˠˌwʊl̪ˠəx, about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and near the market town of Mag ...

Ranking of group runners-up

The two best runners-up also qualify for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group does not count for the purposes of the runners-up table. The tie-breakers in this ranking are: # Higher number of points obtained # Superior goal difference # Higher number of goals scored # Higher number of club coefficient points # Fair play conduct in all group matches

Knockout phase

The draw for the round of 32 and round of 16 was held on 19 August 2010. The draw for the quarter-finals and onwards was made on 19 November 2010. The bracket has been created in retrospect.

Bracket

Round of 32

16 teams are seeded in this round, and play the second leg at home. Teams from the same association may not play each other. The first leg is scheduled for the week of 22 September 2010, the second leg for the week of 13 October 2010. The draw was made on 19 August 2010.

First Leg

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Round of 16

The draws for this and all subsequent rounds are not seeded, and clubs from the same association may play each other. This round is scheduled for the week of 3 November and the week of 10 November 2010.

Quarter-finals

The quarter final first ties were played on March 16 and 17, the second ties on March 23.

First Leg

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Second Leg

''Lyon won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Arsenal won on

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'' ---- ''Duisburg won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Potsdam won 9–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First Leg

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Second Leg

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Final

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers with the qualifying round excluded are:

Round and draw dates

UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows.Second Season Nears
UEFA, retrieved 10 June 2010

References

External links

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