Who will attain Lyon? The highway to Budapest 2019
The UEFA Women’s Champions League final will be played in Hungary for a initial time in 2019, at Ferencváros Stadium, Budapest on Thursday 18 May, as a tie is changed divided from a same city as a men’s final.
- CALENDAR: ROAD TO BUDAPEST
Qualifying turn draw: 22 Jun
Qualifying round: 7–13 August
Round of 32 draw: 17 August
Round of 32: 12/13 26/27 September
Round of 16 draw: 1 October
Round of 16: 16/17 Oct 31 October/1 November
Quarter-final semi-final draw: 9 November
Quarter-finals: 20/21 27/28 March
Semi-finals: 20/21 27/28 April
Final: 18 May 2019, Ferencváros Stadium, Budapest
- CONTENDERS TO WATCH
Holders: Lyon (FRA)
Former winners: Wolfsburg (GER)
Former finalists: Fortuna Hjørring (DEN), Zvezda-2005 (RUS)
Former semi-finalists: Barcelona (ESP), Chelsea (ENG), Manchester City (ENG), Rosengård (SWE)
Former quarter-finalists: Glasgow City (SCO), Linköping (SWE), Slavia Praha (CZE), Sparta Praha (CZE)
Notable names: Ajax (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Basel (SUI, debut), Juventus (ITA, debut), Sporting CP (POR)
• The second French berth is still to be motionless between two-time runners-up Paris Saint-Germain and former semi-finalists Montpellier. The second German container is also uncertain between ex-quarter-finalists Bayern München and intensity debutants Freiburg. Former semi-finalists Brøndby can still validate from Denmark.
• These nations have dual entries as per a coefficient rankings: Germany, France, Sweden, England, Spain, Denmark, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Norway
• All names provisional: full entrance list and teams given byes to turn of 32 to be reliable by UEFA.
• Access list
- FINAL VENUE: FERENCVÃROS STADIUM, BUDAPEST
• Opened on a site of a former Albert Flórián Stadium in 2014, Ferencváros Staidum will be a initial venue to theatre a vital general women’s final in Hungary.
• Ferencváros Stadium is a unchanging environment for a men’s Hungarian Cup final and national-team home matches.
• Hungary has formerly hosted a 2005 UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship and for group – with games in Budapest – UEFA Futsal EURO 2010, a 1985 UEFA European U16 Championship as good as a 1990 U18 EURO.
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