Women's Champions League quarter-final records and statistics
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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Wendie Renard and Marta lead the way when it comes to appearances and goals respectively in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals. Which other players and clubs feature in the record books for last-eight ties?
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The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals have delivered some of the competition's most memorable moments, with players of all ages making an impact, scoring hat-tricks and setting records as the stakes are raised in the knockout phase.
We take a look at the players and clubs behind significant achievements in the competition's last eight ties. All records cover the competition under both its UEFA Women's Cup and Women's Champions League formats.
Player records
Which player has made the most appearances in the Women's Champions League quarter-finals?
Wendie Renard has played in a leading 28 quarter-final matches with OL Lyonnes, while Alex Popp has participated in 25 last-eight games for Duisburg and Wolfsburg. Emma Byrne has had more quarter-final involvement than any other goalkeeper, having appeared in 24 last-eight fixtures for Arsenal.
28 Wendie Renard (OL Lyonnes)
25 Alex Popp (Duisburg, Wolfsburg)
24 Emma Byrne (Arsenal)
23 Ramona Bachmann (Umeå, Rosengård, Wolfsburg, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain)
22 Eugénie Le Sommer (OL Lyonnes)
21 Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
20 Sarah Bouhaddi (OL Lyonnes, Paris Saint-Germain)
20 Ciara Grant (Arsenal)
19 Lucy Bronze (Manchester City, OL Lyonnes, Barcelona, Chelsea)
19 Caroline Graham Hansen (Wolfsburg, Barcelona)
19 Jayne Ludlow (Arsenal)
19 Dzsenifer Marozsán (Frankfurt, OL Lyonnes)
Which player has scored the most goals in the Women's Champions League quarter-finals?
Prolific Brazilian striker Marta is the leading scorer in quarter-final ties, netting 15 times in this round during her spells with Umeå, Rosengård and Tyresö.
15 Marta (Umeå, Rosengård, Tyresö)
12 Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg, Chelsea, Bayern)
11 Hanna Ljungberg (Umeå)
9 Anja Mittag (Turbine Potsdam, Rosengård)
8 Camille Abily (OL Lyonnes)
8 Birgit Prinz (Frankfurt)
7 Caroline Graham Hansen (Wolfsburg, Barcelona)
7 Ada Hegerberg (Turbine Potsdam, OL Lyonnes)
7 Alex Popp (Duisburg, Wolfsburg)
7 Eugénie Le Sommer (OL Lyonnes)
7 Lotta Schelin (OL Lyonnes)
7 Petra Wimbersky (Turbine Potsdam, Frankfurt)
Which players have scored hat-tricks in Women's Champions League quarter-final fixtures?
Marta is also the leading hat-trick scorer in quarter-finals, achieving the feat for both Tyresö and Umeå. Seven players have each scored one quarter-final hat-trick.
2 Marta (four goals in Umeå 6-0 Arsenal, 2008/09, and Tyresö 8-1 Neulengbach, 2013/14)
1 Pernille Harder (four goals in Glasgow City 1-9 Wolfsburg, 2019/20)
1 Mandy Islacker (Frankfurt 7-0 Bristol Academy, 2014/15)
1 Lise Klaveness (Umeå 5-2 Saestum, 2006/07)
1 Hanna Ljungberg (Saestum 1-6 Umeå, 2006/07)
1 Conny Pohlers (Turbine Potsdam 11-1 Valur, 2005/06)
1 Christen Press (Tyresö 8-1 Neulengbach, 2013/14)
1 Birgit Prinz (Frankfurt 8-0 HJK Helsinki, 2002/03)
Who is the youngest player to make an appearance in a Women's Champions League quarter-final?
Meryll Wenger, 15 years and 165 days (Montpellier 2-2 Umeå, 2009/10)
Carolin Schiewe, 16 years and 1 day (Voronezh 1-1 Turbine Potsdam, 2004/05)
Markéta Ringelová, 16 years and 78 days (Sparta Praha 0-2 Djurgården, 2005/06)
Ingrid Søndenå, 16 years and 80 days (Turbine Potsdam 5-0 Røa, 2009/10)
Tamara Murashka, 16 years and 89 days (Bobruichanka 0-4 Rosenborg, 2004/05)
Who is the youngest player to score in a Women's Champions League quarter-final?
Three players have found the net in a Women's Champions League quarter-final before reaching their 17th birthday.
Elena Danilova, 16 years and 143 days (Vorenezh 1-2 Umeå, 2003/04)
Danielle Bird, 16 years and 281 days (Fulham 1-4 Frankfurt, 2003/04)
Ramona Bachmann, 16 years and 324 days (FCL Rapide Wezemaal 0-4 Umeå, 2007/08)
Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir, 17 years and 12 days (Valur 1-8 Turbine Potsdam, 2005/06)
Sabrina Rastetter, 17 years and 187 days (Voronezh 1-1 Turbine Potsdam, 2004/05)
Who is the youngest player to score more than one goal in a Women's Champions League quarter-final match?
The competition's all-time leading scorer Ada Hegerberg is the youngest player to have found the net more than once in a single last-eight game – a feat she achieved as an 18-year-old.
Ada Hegerberg, 18 years and 263 days (two goals in Turbine Potsdam 4-1 Torres, 2013/14)
Élodie Thomis, 19 years and 56 days (two goals in Montpellier 3-0 Brøndby, 2005/06)
Georgia Stanway, 19 years and 84 days (two goals in Linköping 3-5 Manchester City, 2017/18)
Alex Popp, 19 years and 345 days (two goals in Everton 1-3 Duisburg, 2010/11)
Anja Mittag, 20 years and 146 days (two goals in Valur 1-8 Turbine Potsdam, 2005/06)
Who is the oldest player to make an appearance in a Women's Champions League quarter-final?
Brazilian midfielder Formiga holds a considerable record as the oldest quarter-final appearance-maker. She represented Paris Saint-Germain at 43, which is more than three years senior to the age Sandrine Soubeyrand was when she played for Paris FC as the second oldest.
Formiga, aged 43 years and 46 days (OL Lyonnes 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain, 2020/21)
Sandrine Soubeyrand, 39 years and 223 days (Häcken 1-3 Paris FC, 2012/13)
Patrizia Panico, 39 years and 50 days (Turbine Potsdam 4-1 Torres, 2013/14)
Leanne Ross, 39 years and 44 days (Glasgow City 1-9 Wolfsburg, 2019/20)
Aivi Luik, 39 years and 10 days (Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Häcken, 2023/24)
Who is the oldest player to score in a Women's Champions League quarter-final match?
Jane Törnqvist, 36 years and 317 days (Häcken 1-0 Arsenal, 2011/12)
Kerstin Garefrekes, 35 years and 198 days (Bristol Academy 0-5 Frankfurt, 2014/15)
Natalia Barbashina, 35 years and 79 days (Zvezda-2005 3-1 Brøndby, 2008/09)
Kristin Bengtsson, 34 years and 289 days (Djurgården 2-1 Umeå, 2004/05)
Irene Paredes, 34 years and 272 days (Barcelona 6-0 Real Madrid, 2025/26)
Club records
Which team has reached the Women's Champions League quarter-finals the most times?
17 Arsenal
17 OL Lyonnes
13 Wolfsburg
12 Barcelona
10 Frankfurt
9 Paris Saint-Germain
8 Bayern München
8 Umeå
7 Brøndby
7 Rosengård
7 Turbine Potsdam
General records
Which team has won the most Women's Champions League quarter-final ties?
15 OL Lyonnes
9 Arsenal
9 Barcelona
8 Frankfurt
8 Wolfsburg
7 Paris Saint-Germain
7 Umeå
6 Chelsea
6 Turbine Potsdam
Which teams have a 100% win record in Women's Champions League quarter-final ties?
Duisburg (won 3)
Djurgården (won 2)
Tyresö (won 1)
Birmingham City (won 1)
What is the biggest aggregate win in a Champions League quarter-final tie?
17 goals in Turbine Potsdam 19-2 Valur, 2005/06 (first leg 8-1, second leg 11-1)
12 goals in Brøndby 12-0 Gömrükçü Baku, 2003/04 (first leg 9-0, second leg 3-0)
12 goals in Frankfurt 12-0 Bristol Academy, 2014/15 (first leg 5-0, second leg 7-0)
What is the biggest first-leg deficit overturned in a quarter-final tie?
2 goals in Arsenal 4-3 Torres Terra Sarda, 2004/05 (Torres Terra Sarda led 2-0 after first leg, Arsenal won second leg 4-1)
2 goals in Arsenal 3-2 Real Madrid, 2024/25 (Real Madrid led 2-0 after first leg, Arsenal won second leg 3-0)
2 goals in Chelsea 3-2 Manchester City 2024/25 (Man City led 2-0 after first leg, Chelsea won second leg 3-0)
Which Champions League quarter-final ties have been decided by a penalty shoot-out?
Bardolino Verona vs Brøndby, 2007/08 (1-1 on aggregate, Bardolino Verona won 3-2 on penalties)
Rosengård vs Frankfurt, 2015/16 (1-1 on aggregate, Frankfurt won 5-4 on penalties)
Which country has had the most different teams participate in Women's Champions League quarter-finals? (including 2025/26 ties)
8 England
6 Italy
6 Sweden
5 France
5 Germany
5 Norway
5 Russia
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