2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
The Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final
Event2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
After extra time
Lyon won 7–6 on penalties
Date1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)
VenueCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Player of the MatchDzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)[1]
RefereeBibiana Steinhaus (Germany)[2]
Attendance22,433[3]
WeatherClear night
17 °C (63 °F)
73% humidity[4][5]

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.[6]

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.

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
France Lyon 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 (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.[7]

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.[8]

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.

Road to the final

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

France Lyon Round France Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Norway Avaldsnes IL 10–2 5–2 (A) 5–0 (H) Round of 32 Norway Lillestrøm SK 5–4 1–3 (A) 4–1 (H)
Switzerland Zürich 17–0 8–0 (H) 9–0 (A) Round of 16 Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 7–1 3–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Germany Wolfsburg 2–1 2–0 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals Germany Bayern Munich 4–1 0–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
England Manchester City 3–2 3–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 5–1 3–1 (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.[9]

Ticketing

Tickets were available on sale for £6 (adults) and £3 (children 16 and under).[10]

Match

Officials

German referee Bibiana Steinhaus was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 12 May 2017.[2]

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.[11]

Lyon France0–0 (a.e.t.)France Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Penalties
7–6
Lyon[12]
Paris Saint-Germain[12]
GK16France Sarah Bouhaddi
RB29France Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB21Canada Kadeisha Buchanan
CB3France Wendie Renard (c)
LB7France Amel Majri
CM5Japan Saki KumagaiYellow card 66'
CM23France Camille Abily
RW9France Eugénie Le Sommer
AM10Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán
LW31United States Alex Morgandownward-facing red arrow 23'
CF14Norway Ada Hegerbergdownward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
GK30France Méline Gérard
DF26Germany Josephine Henning
MF8France Jessica Houara
MF18France Claire Lavogezupward-facing green arrow 107'
MF27Sweden Caroline Seger
FW12France Élodie Thomisupward-facing green arrow 23'downward-facing red arrow 107'
FW23Germany Pauline Bremerupward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
France Gérard Prêcheur
GK1Poland Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
CB26France Grace Geyoro
CB5France Sabrina Delannoy
CB14Spain Irene Paredes
DM28Costa Rica Shirley Cruz (c)downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM7France Aminata DialloYellow card 55'downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM24Brazil Formiga
RW17France Eve Perissetdownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
LW12Canada Ashley Lawrence
CF10Brazil Cristiane
CF18France Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutes:
GK16Netherlands Loes Geurts
DF3France Laure Boulleau
DF4France Laura GeorgesYellow card 81'upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF20France Perle MorroniYellow card 115'upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF19France Lina Boussaha
MF21Spain Verónica Boqueteupward-facing green arrow 57'
MF22France Sana Daoudi
Manager:
France Patrice Lair

Player of the Match:
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Christina Biehl (Germany)
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Fourth official:[2]
Riem Hussein (Germany)
Reserve official:[2]
Ella De Vries (Belgium)

Match rules[13]

  • 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[14][15] Lyon Paris
Saint-Germain
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 16 8
Shots on target 9 4
Saves 4 9
Ball possession 56% 44%
Corner kicks 3 4
Fouls committed 20 19
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 1 3
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Bouhaddi gives Lyon fourth Women's Champions League title". UEFA.com. 1 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bibiana Steinhaus to referee Lyon-Paris final in Cardiff". UEFA.com. 12 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 Garry, Tom (1 June 2017). "Women's Champions League final: Lyon 0–0 Paris St-Germain (7–6 pens)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Paris – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Weather History for Cardiff-Wales, United Kingdom". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "Lyon match Frankfurt's record". UEFA.com. 1 June 2017.
  7. "2016–17 Champions League Final in Cardiff". shekicks.net. She Kicks Magazine. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. "Lyon to face Paris in all-French final". UEFA.com. 29 April 2017.
  9. "Jayne Ludlow ambassador for Cardiff women's final". UEFA. 25 August 2016.
  10. "UEFA Women's Champions League final tickets on sale". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 February 2017.
  11. "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Lineups" (PDF). uefa.com. 2 June 2017.
  13. "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2016/17 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
  14. "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Paris – Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. "Olympique Lyonnais vs. PSG – 1 June 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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