2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Event | 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League | ||||||
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After extra time Lyon won 4–3 on penalties |
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Date | 26 May 2016 | ||||||
Venue | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia | ||||||
Referee | Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) | ||||||
Attendance | 15,117 | ||||||
The 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 15th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 26 May 2016,[1] between German team Wolfsburg and French team Lyon.
Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their third European title.[2]
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Background
The final was a rematch of the 2013 final, won by Wolfsburg 1–0. This was the ninth successive final with at least one German team, and the sixth final in seven years between a French team and a German team.
Both teams had won the tournament twice. Wolfsburg won successive finals in 2013 and 2014, while Lyon reached four successive finals, winning in 2011 and 2012, but losing in 2010 and 2013, all facing German opponents.
Road to the final
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Round | ![]() |
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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4–0 | 0–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Round of 32 | ![]() |
9–0 | 6–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
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4–1 | 2–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Round of 16 | ![]() |
9–1 | 3–1 (A) | 6–0 (H) |
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6–0 | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
9–1 | 9–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
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4–1 | 4–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
8–0 | 7–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
Match
Officials
Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 10 May 2016.[3]
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 27 November 2015 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Attendance: 15,117 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
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Lyon[5]
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Match rules[6]
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See also
References
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- UEFA Women's Champions League Finals
- 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2015–16 in Italian football
- International club association football competitions hosted by Italy
- Reggio Emilia
- 2015–16 in German women's football
- 2015–16 in French women's football