2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League
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The UEFA Women's Champions League 2012–13 will be the twelfth edition of the European women's championship for football
clubs. The final will be held in London
, England
on 23 May 2013.
Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league coefficient for women. Unlike the men's Champions League
, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams in each round can not be determined until the full entry list is known. The following list the teams that qualified and might enter this season's competition. Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, CW the cupwinner.
Football (soccer)
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clubs. The final will be held in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 23 May 2013.
Teams
The national champions and runners-up, where known, in nations that have participated in the past five years are listed as expected to compete. Some of these teams may choose not to participate. Norway has overtaken Iceland in the UEFA coefficients and thus assured themselfes a second entry.Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league coefficient for women. Unlike the men's Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams in each round can not be determined until the full entry list is known. The following list the teams that qualified and might enter this season's competition. Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, CW the cupwinner.
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| Title holder |  CH2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The 2011–12 season of the Fußball-Bundesliga is the 22nd season of Germany's premier women's football league. The season commenced on 21 August 2011 and will conclude on 28 May 2012... |
RU 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The 2011–12 season of the Fußball-Bundesliga is the 22nd season of Germany's premier women's football league. The season commenced on 21 August 2011 and will conclude on 28 May 2012... |
 CH2011–12 Division 1 Féminine The 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine season is the 37th since its establishment. Lyon are the defending champions.The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June. The season began on 3 September 2011 and will end on 3 June 2012... |
| RU 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine The 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine season is the 37th since its establishment. Lyon are the defending champions.The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June. The season began on 3 September 2011 and will end on 3 June 2012... |
 LdB Malmö (CH) |
Göteborg Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC is a football club from Gothenburg, Sweden. The club was established in 1970 under the name Landvetters IF. In 2004 the team moved from Landvetter, a Gothenburg suburb, into Gothenburg city and changed its name accordingly... (RU) |
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 ArsenalArsenal L.F.C. Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten... (CH 2011 FA WSL The 2011 FA WSL was the inaugural season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 13 April 2011 and ended on 28 August 2011. The league also took a break between 12 May and mid-July in order to allow preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.Arsenal... ) |
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 RøaRøa IL Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy and nordic skiing has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the... (CH 2011 Toppserien The 2011 Toppserien is the twenty-fifth season of top-tier women's football in Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed the previous season and two promoted from the 1. divisjon... ) |
| Stabæk (RU 2011 Toppserien The 2011 Toppserien is the twenty-fifth season of top-tier women's football in Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed the previous season and two promoted from the 1. divisjon... ) |
 StjarnanStjarnan Stjarnan F.C. is an Icelandic sports club specialising in football, located in Garðabær, which currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild league in the Icelandic football division system, having won promotion from the 1... (CH) |
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 CH2011–12 Primera División (women) The 2011–12 Primera División season will be the 24th since its establishment. Rayo Vallecano are the defending champions, having won their 3rd title in the previous season... |
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 CH2011–12 Eredivisie (women) The 2011–12 season of the Eredivisie is the fifth season of the Netherland's women's football top level league. Reigning champions are Twente.After the previous season initially three teams announced not to return to the Eredivisie for another season. The clubs are AZ, Willem II and FC Utrecht,... |
 BobruichankaBobruichanka Bobruisk Bobruichanka Bobruisk is a Belarussian football club from Bobruisk. The club is most known for its women's team, that won the Belarusian Premier League several times.-History:... (CH) |
 BIIK KazygurtBIIK Kazygurt BIIK Kazygurt is a women's football club based in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.The club won the Kazakhstani Women's Cup in 2010 and the Kazakhstani women's football championship in 2011, the later qualifies them for the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League.... (CH) |
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 Zhytlobud-1 KharkivWFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv is Ukrainian professional women's football club from Kharkiv, Ukraine.-History:It was founded in 2002 and was named as Kondytsioner Kharkiv. In February 2004 the club was renamed into Metalist Kharkiv. In 2005 the club was named as Arsenal Kharkiv and from 2006 they play under... |
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 PK-35 VantaaPallokerho-35 Pallokerho-35 is a Finnish football club, based in Vantaa. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division . As of the 2009 season the club has been based at the ISS Stadion, Myyrmäki, Vantaa.... (CH) |
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 Glasgow CityGlasgow City L.F.C. Glasgow City F.C. are a women's football football team based in Glasgow that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. They have also competed in the UEFA Women's Cup and UEFA Women's Champions League... (CH 2011 Scottish Women's Premier League The 2011 Women's Premier League is the tenth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of Women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.A total of eleven teams are contesting the league... ) |
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 Gintra UniversitetasGintra Universitetas Gintra Universitetas is a Lithuanian women's football club from Šiauliai. It is the team of the local Šiauliai University.The club plays in the highest Lithuanian league, the A Lyga an has won eleven championships so far... (CH) |
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 CH2011–12 Welsh Premier League (women) The 2011/12 Welsh Premier League is the third season of the Welsh Premier League , Wales' premier football league. Northop Hall Girls F.C... |
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 KÍ KlaksvíkKÍ Klaksvík (women) KÍ Klaksvík women is the women's football team of KÍ Klaksvík, a Faroese football club, based in Klaksvík and founded in 1904. The club plays in blue and white. Their stadium, Injector Arena, has a capacity of 3000.... (CH) |
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 Glentoran Belfast UnitedGlentoran L.F.C. Glentoran Belfast United is a women's football club from Belfast, Northern Ireland.The team has won the Premier League of Northern Ireland in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and most recently in 2011.-European record:... (CH) |
 Pärnu JKPärnu JK Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi is an Estonian football club, based in Pärnu. It is mostly known for its women's football team.The women's team plays in the countrys top level Naiste Meistriliiga... (CH) |
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 Skonto/CeribaSkonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... (CH) |
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- 1. Spot will only be taken, if the title holder does not qualify in the national league.
- 2. Second entry given to 2011–12 FA Women's Cup winner.
- 3. St. Catherine LFC won the 2010/11 FAI Women's CupFAI Women's CupThe FAI Women's Cup is the Republic of Ireland's cup competition for women's football teams. It is the women's equivalent of the FAI Cup. As there was no nationwide women's league until late 2011, the cup was of special interest, as it gave teams the only chance to qualify for the UEFA Women's...
, the competition which was used to decide the entry in the past years. With the creation of the Irish Women's League in 2011 however that winner gets the Champions League place.