2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round

The 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played on 8, 10 and 13 August 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League

Seeding and draw

32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot. Host countries won't be drawn together.

Pot 1
* Glasgow City
* Unia Racibórz
* Zürich
* PAOK
* Apollon Limassol ''(host)''
* Olimpia Cluj ''(host)''
* MTK
* SFK 2000 ''(host)''

Pot 2
* PK-35 Vantaa ''(host)''
* Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
* Spartak Subotica
* Twente ''(host)''
* NSA Sofia
* ASA Tel Aviv University
* Babruichanka Babruisk
* KÍ Klaksvík

Pot 3
* Osijek
* Gintra Universitetas
* Pomurje ''(host)''
* Raheny United
* Atlético Ouriense ''(host)''
* Cardiff City
* Nové Zámky
* Pärnu JK

Pot 4
* Biljanini Izvori
* Konak Belediyesi
* Crusaders Strikers ''(host)''
* Goliador Chişinău
* Ada
* Birkirkara
* Ekonomist
* Liepājas Metalurgs

Groups were played as mini tournaments over a span of six days.

Format

In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The eight group winners and the two runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advanced to the round of 32.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.01):
# Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
# Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question;
# Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
# If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
# Superior goal difference in all group matches;
# Higher number of goals scored in group matches;
# If only two teams have the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the group, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
# Higher club coefficient;
# Drawing of lots.

To determine the two best runners-up from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:
# Higher number of points;
# Superior goal difference;
# Higher number of goals scored;
# Higher club coefficient;
# Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
# Drawing of lots.

Groups

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Group 8

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Ranking of group runners-up

The two best runners-up also qualify for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group does not count for the purposes of the runners-up table. The tie-breakers in this ranking are:

# Higher number of points obtained
# Superior goal difference
# Higher number of goals scored
# Higher number of club coefficient points
# Fair play conduct in all group matches

References

External links

2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League
{UEFA Women's Champions League seasons
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League