Sixteen teams participate in the group stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
The tempting FC Barcelona as well as the three other clubs automatically qualified for this round, Lyon, Bayern and Chelsea, are joined by the 12 winners of Round 2, including the four-time champion from Frankfurt and the two clubs from Paris.
Clubs in the draw
Hat 1 (automatically qualified): Barcelona (ESP, defending champion), Lyon (FRA), Bayern München (GER), Chelsea (ENG)
Chapeau 2: Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Slavia Praha (CZE), Real Madrid (ESP), Rosengård (SWE)
Chapeau 3: St. Pölten (AUT), Benfica (POR), Häcken (SWE), Roma (ITA)
Chapeau 4 : Ajax (NED), Paris FC (FRA), Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Brann (NOR)
The holders of Barcelona are not the only ones to have already lifted the trophy among the entrants, we also find Lyon and Frankfurt, while Wolfsburg (2023 final) and Arsenal were eliminated by Paris FC. France is the most represented country at this stage of the competition. With, for the first time in its history, three clubs involved.
Hat 1 (automatically qualified)
Barcelone (ESP, tenant)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 1
How this club qualified: holder, champion of Spain
Last season: winner
National prize list: 8xnational champion, 9xCup winner
Best course: winner (2020/21, 2022/23)
Lyon (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 2
How this club qualified: champion of France
Last season: quarter-finals
National prize list: 16xnational champion, 10xCup winner
Best course: winner (2010/11, 2011/12, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22)
Bayern Munich (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 5
How this club qualified: German champion
Last season: quarter-finals
National prize list: 5xnational champion, 1xcup winner
Best run: semi-finals (2018/19, 2020/21)
Chelsea (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 6
How this club qualified: English champions
Last season: semi-finals
National prize list: 6xnational champion, 5xCup winner
Best course: Runners-up (2020/21)
Round 2 winners
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 4
How this club qualified: second in the championship, 4-2 victory overall. against Manchester United
Last season: quarter-finals
National prize list: 1xnational champion, 3xcup winner
Best run: final (2014/15, 2016/17)
Slavia Prague (CZE)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 11
How this club qualified: Czech champions, 11-0 on aggregate against Universitatea Olimpia Cluj
Last season: group stage
National prize list: 20x national champion (including Czechoslovakia), 4x Cup winner
Best run: Quarter-finals (2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19)
Real Madrid (ESP)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 12
How this club qualified: second in the championship; 5-1 victory overall. against Vålerenga
Last season: group stage
National prize list: once vice-champion
Best run: Quarter-finals (2021/22)
Rosengård (SWE)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 13
How this club qualified: Swedish champion; 7-1 victory overall. against Spartak Subotica
Last season: group stage
National prize list: 13xnational champion, 6xCup winner
Best run: semi-finals (2003/04 Malmö FF)
St. Pölten (AUT)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 14
How this club qualified: Austrian champions, 3-0 against PAOK, 4-1 on aggregate against Valur
Last season: group stage
National prize list: 8xnational champion, 9xCup winner
Best run: round of 16 (2020/21) / group stage (2022/23)
SL Benfica (POR)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 23
How this club qualified: Portuguese champion; 8-1 win against Cliftonville, 4-0 against SFK Rīga, 11-0 overall. against Apollon LFC
Last season: group stage
National prize list: 3xnational champion, 1xcup winner
Best run: group stage (2021/22, 2022/23)
The hedge (SWE)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 24
How this club qualified: second in the Swedish championship; victory 4-3 overall. against Twente
Last Season: Round 2
National prize list: 1xnational champion, 3xcup winner
Best run: Quarter-finals (2011/12, 2012/13)
Rome (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 27
How this club qualified: Italian champion; 9-1 aggregate victory against Vorskla
Last season: quarter-finals
National prize list: 1xnational champion, 1xcup winner
Best run: Quarter-finals (2022/23)
Ajax (NED)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 29
How this club qualified: Dutch champion; 3-0 victory against Dinamo-BSUPC, 6-0 overall. against Zurich
Last Season: Round 2
National prize list: 3xnational champion, 5xcup winner
Best run: Round of 16 (2018/19)
Paris FC (FRA)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 31
How this club qualified: third in France; 4-0 victory against Kryvbas, 3-3 (4-2 tab) against Arsenal, 5-3 overall. against Wolfsburg
Last season: Round 1
National prize list: 6xnational champion, 1xcup winner
Best course: semi-finals (2012/13, under the name Juvisy-Essonne)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 32
How this club qualified: third in Germany; 1-0 victory against Slovácko, 1-1 (5-4 tab) against Juventus, 8-0 overall. against Sparta Prague
Last season: Round 1
National prize list: 7xnational champion, 9xCup winner
Best run: winnerx4 (2001/02, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2014/15 as FFC Frankfurt)
Fire (NOR)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2022/23): 64
How this club qualified: Norwegian champion; 5-0 win against Lokomotiv Stara Zagora, 3-0 against Anderlecht, 6-0 overall. against Glasgow City
Last season: group stage
National prize list: 2x national champion, 2x Cup winner
Best course: Round 2 (2022/23)
Cup winner only concerns the national cup victories of each country’s federation.
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