Women's Champions League qualifying report
Monday, August 13, 2018
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Ajax, Slavia Praha and Glasgow City are among the 12 teams that have progressed to complete the round of 32 line-up.
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The UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round has concluded, with the ten group winners and the two runners-up with the best records against the sides first and third in their sections progressing. They join the 20 teams given byes to the knockout phase.
The qualifiers
Group 1: Ajax (NED), Thór/KA (ISL)*
Group 2: Somatio Barcelona FA (CYP)
Group 3: Glasgow City (SCO)
Group 4: Slavia Praha (CZE)
Group 5: ŽFK Spartak (SRB)
Group 6: WFC Khakhiv (UKR)
Group 7: BIIK-Kazygurt (KAZ)
Group 8: SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH)
Group 9: Gintra Universitetas (LTU, hosts), Honka (FIN)*
Group 10: Avaldsnes (NOR)
*The two runners-up with the best record against the sides first and third in their group
- Former quarter-finalists Glasgow City and Slavia Praha will be seeded in the round of 32.
- Somatio Barcelona FA were the only one of eight debutants to get through, though Anderlecht and Górnik Łęczna only missed out in a three-way tie-breaker behind Glasgow.
Bye to round of 32
Lyon (FRA, holders)
Wolfsburg (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Barcelona (ESP)
FC Rosengård (SWE)
Manchester City (ENG)
Bayern München (GER)
Fortuna Hjørring (DEN)
Chelsea (ENG)
Brøndby (DEN)
FC Zürich (SUI)
Linköping (SWE)
Zvezda-2005 (RUS)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
LSK Kvinner (NOR)
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
St. Pölten (AUT)
Fiorentina (ITA)
Ryazan-VDV (RUS)
Juventus (ITA)
Tournament calendar
Round of 32 draw: 17 August
Round of 32: 12/13 & 26/27 September
Round of 16 draw: 1 October
Round of 16: 17/18 October & 31 October/1 November
Quarter-final & semi-final draw: 9 November
Quarter-finals: 20/21 & 27/28 March
Semi-finals: 20/21 & 27/28 April
Final: 18 May 2019, Ferencváros Stadium, Budapest
