2017 UEFA Women's Champions League final explained

2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Event:2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
Team1:Lyon
Team1association:
Team1score:0
Team2:Paris Saint-Germain
Team2association:
Team2score:0
Details:After extra time
Lyon won 7–6 on penalties
Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium
City:Cardiff
Woman Player1:Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)[1]
Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Attendance:22,433
Weather:Clear night
17°C
73% humidity[2] [3]
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 16th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on 1 June 2017, between two French sides Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain.

Lyon won the final 7–6 on penalties after a goalless draw, giving them their fourth title, equalling Frankfurt's record, and became the first team to retain the title twice.[4]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Women's Cup era, since 2010 were in the UEFA Women's Champions League era.

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Lyon5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Paris Saint-Germain1 (2015)

Venue

The Cardiff City Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2015, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Prague, Czech Republic to award the men's and women's Champions League finals to Cardiff.[5]

Background

The final was the first all-French final and the first featuring teams from the same country since two German teams met in the 2006 final, as well as the first not to feature German teams since the 2007 final and the first ever not to feature either German or Swedish teams.[6]

This was Lyon's sixth final after winning in 2011, 2012 and 2016 and losing in 2010 and 2013, while this was Paris Saint-Germain's second final after losing in 2015.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

LyonRound Paris Saint-Germain
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Avaldsnes IL10–25–2 (A)5–0 (H)Round of 32 Lillestrøm SK5–41–3 (A)4–1 (H)
Zürich17–08–0 (H)9–0 (A)Round of 16 BIIK Kazygurt7–13–0 (A)4–1 (H)
Wolfsburg2–12–0 (A)0–1 (H)Quarter-finals Bayern Munich4–10–1 (A)4–0 (H)
Manchester City3–23–1 (A)0–1 (H)Semi-finals Barcelona5–13–1 (A)2–0 (H)

Pre-match

Ambassador

The ambassador for the final was former Welsh international player Jayne Ludlow, who won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2007 with Arsenal.[7]

Ticketing

Tickets were available on sale for £6 (adults) and £3 (children 16 and under).[8]

Match

Officials

German referee Bibiana Steinhaus was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 12 May 2017.[9]

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 25 November 2016 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[10]

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GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 29 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 21 Kadeisha Buchanan
CB 3 Wendie Renard (c)
LB 7 Amel Majri
CM 5
CM 23 Camille Abily
RW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer
AM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán
LW 31
CF 14
Substitutes:
GK 30 Méline Gérard
DF 26 Josephine Henning
MF 8 Jessica Houara
MF 18
MF 27 Caroline Seger
FW 12
FW 23
Manager:
Gérard Prêcheur
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GK 1 Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
CB 26 Grace Geyoro
CB 5 Sabrina Delannoy
CB 14 Irene Paredes
DM 28 Shirley Cruz (c)
CM 7
CM 24 Formiga
RW 17
LW 12 Ashley Lawrence
CF 10 Cristiane
CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutes:
GK 16 Loes Geurts
DF 3 Laure Boulleau
DF 4
DF 20
MF 19 Lina Boussaha
MF 21
MF 22 Sana Daoudi
Manager:
Patrice Lair
Player of the Match:
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)

Assistant referees


Christina Biehl (Germany)
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Fourth official


Riem Hussein (Germany)
Reserve official


Ella De Vries (Belgium)

Match rules[11]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistic[12] [13] Lyon
Goals scored00
Total shots168
Shots on target94
Saves49
Ball possession56%44%
Corner kicks34
Fouls committed2019
Offsides13
Yellow cards13
Red cards00

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bouhaddi gives Lyon fourth Women's Champions League title. UEFA.com. 1 June 2017.
  2. Web site: UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Paris – Match info . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 1 June 2017 . 25 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Weather History for Cardiff-Wales, United Kingdom . . . 1 June 2017 . 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Lyon match Frankfurt's record. UEFA.com. 1 June 2017.
  5. News: 2016–17 Champions League Final in Cardiff . shekicks.net . She Kicks Magazine . 30 June 2015 . 17 December 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701141430/http://shekicks.net/news/view/11864 . 1 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Lyon to face Paris in all-French final. UEFA.com. 29 April 2017.
  7. News: Jayne Ludlow ambassador for Cardiff women's final. UEFA. 25 August 2016.
  8. Web site: UEFA Women's Champions League final tickets on sale. UEFA.org . Union of European Football Associations . 21 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Bibiana Steinhaus to referee Lyon-Paris final in Cardiff. UEFA.com. 12 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw. UEFA.com. 25 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2016/17 Season. UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
  12. Web site: UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Paris – Statistics . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 1 June 2017 . 25 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Olympique Lyonnais vs. PSG – 1 June 2017 . Soccerway . . 1 June 2017 . 3 March 2019.