2012 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Event | 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 17 May 2012 | ||||||
Venue | Olympiastadion, Munich | ||||||
Referee | Jenny Palmqvist | ||||||
Attendance | 50,212 | ||||||
Weather | Sunny, 10C | ||||||
The 2012 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 11th season of the UEFA Women's Champions League football tournament and the third since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup. The match was held in the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012.[1] Lyon won the tournament, beating Frankfurt 2–0 to retain the trophy.
Lyon played the final for the third consecutive time.[2] It also marked the third time in a row that a French and a German club met in the final.[3]
A new record attendance for a club match in Europe was set with 50,212, surpassing the return leg of the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup final with 28,112.[4]
Route to the final
Lyon | Round | Frankfurt | ||
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Opponent | Result | 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League | Opponent | Result |
CFF Olimpia Cluj | 9–0, 3–0 | Round of 32 | Stabæk Fotball | 0–1, 4–2 |
Sparta Praha | 6–0, 6–0 | Round of 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0, 1–2 |
Brøndby IF | 4–0, 4–0 | Quarterfinals | LdB FC Malmö | 0–1, 3–0 |
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 5–1, 0–0 | Semifinals | Arsenal L.F.C. | 2–1, 2–0 |
Match
Details
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Opening ceremony
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Match scene
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Lyon celebrates
See also
References
- ↑ "Munich's Olympiastadion to stage final". UEFA. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lyon relishing final against Frankfurt". uefa.com. 2012-04-22.
- ↑ "Deserving Frankfurt delighted to reach 'home final'". uefa.com. 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "Champions league final breaks attendance record" (in German). womensoccer.de. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.