# 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2023–24 [UEFA Women's Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-womens-champions-league) was the third edition of the competition in its current format, featuring a 16-team home-and-away group stage, and was won by [FC Barcelona](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-barcelona), who beat Lyon 2-0 in the final at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao on 25 May 2024 to retain the title.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/) • [2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Champion | Barcelona, beating Lyon 2-0 in the final; a third title in four years[3](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1af9862331e9-90fcbcd9c8ba-1000--women-s-champions-league-final-report-barcelona-2-0-lyon/) |
| Final | 25 May 2024, San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao; goals from Aitana Bonmatí (63') and Alexia Putellas (90+5')[3](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1af9862331e9-90fcbcd9c8ba-1000--women-s-champions-league-final-report-barcelona-2-0-lyon/) |
| Attendance | 50,827, a record for a UEFA Women's Champions League final[4](https://www.oxera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Assessing-the-state-of-play-of-womens-football-report.pdf) • [9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz9951m47l7t) |
| Format | Third season with a 16-team home-and-away group stage; top two in each group reached the knockout phase[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/) |
| Season totals | 192 goals in 61 matches; top scorer Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon) with 8[5](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/history/seasons/2024/) |
| Prize money | €24 million distributed per season since 2021/22, with the winning club able to earn up to €1.4 million[4](https://www.oxera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Assessing-the-state-of-play-of-womens-football-report.pdf) |
## Format and calendar
The 2023/24 season was the third under the format introduced with a home-and-away group stage.[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/) The group stage involved 16 teams in four groups of four, each playing the others home and away, with the top two in each group advancing to a knockout phase of two-legged quarter-finals and semi-finals and a one-off final.[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/) Because the 2023 [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-womens-world-cup) ended on 20 August, rounds 1 and 2 of qualifying and the group stage itself were scheduled later than usual, running between November and January.[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/)
**Qualification.** Four teams entered the group stage directly: holders Barcelona and the champions of the three highest-ranked associations, France, Germany and Spain. Since Barcelona were also Spanish champions, the fourth-ranked association, England, received an additional automatic place, so Lyon, Bayern Munich and Chelsea also started in the group stage.[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/) The remaining twelve group-stage places were decided through a champions path (seven qualifiers) and a league path (five qualifiers), with round 1 played as four-team knockout mini-tournaments and round 2 as two-legged ties.[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/) The access list was based on UEFA women's association club coefficients at the end of 2021/22, under which the six highest-ranked associations (France, Germany, Spain, England, Sweden, and Czechia) had three entries each.[2](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/)
## Group stage
The group stage draw took place in Nyon on 20 October 2023.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcFlNkU6tUA) The four groups were: [Group A](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-a), Barcelona, Rosengård, Benfica and [Eintracht Frankfurt](https://www.edgepedia.org/eintracht-frankfurt); [Group B](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-b), Lyon, Slavia Praha, St. Pölten, and Brann; Group C, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma, and Ajax; and Group D, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Häcken and Paris FC.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcFlNkU6tUA)
Matchday 1 opened on 14 and 15 November 2023, and the group stage concluded on 30 and 31 January 2024.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/) Barcelona's group-stage results included a 5-0 win over Benfica, a 6-0 win away to Rosengård, a 7-0 home win over Rosengård, and a 4-4 draw with Benfica in the final matchday game.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/) Lyon beat Slavia Praha 9-0 away in their opening match.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/) In Group C, Ajax beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in Paris, one of the results the UEFA financial report cites alongside Benfica's 4-4 draw with Barcelona as evidence of the format's competitive spread.[7](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0295-1cee154c3733-a7de3ba62d06-1000/uefa_financial_report_23-24_.pdf)
## Knockout phase
In the quarter-finals, played on 19-20 and 27-28 March 2024, Lyon beat Benfica 6-2 on aggregate, Chelsea beat Ajax 4-1, Barcelona beat Brann 5-2, and Paris Saint-Germain beat Häcken 5-1.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/)
The semi-finals paired Barcelona with Chelsea and Lyon with Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona lost the first leg at home 0-1 but won the second leg 2-0 at Chelsea to progress 2-1 on aggregate.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/) Lyon won 3-2 at home against Paris Saint-Germain and 2-1 away, advancing 5-3 on aggregate.[1](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/)
## The final
The final was played at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao at 18:00 CET on Saturday 25 May 2024.[8](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2039913--barcelona-vs-lyon/final/) Barcelona won 2-0 with second-half goals: a deflected effort from [Aitana Bonmatí](https://www.edgepedia.org/aitana-bonmati) in the 63rd minute giving Barcelona the lead, and a late finish from [Alexia Putellas](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexia-putellas) in the fifth minute of added time sealing the win.[3](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1af9862331e9-90fcbcd9c8ba-1000--women-s-champions-league-final-report-barcelona-2-0-lyon/) It was Barcelona's third UEFA Women's Champions League title in four years, having also won in 2021 and 2023, and it ended a run in which Lyon had previously proved the obstacle; UEFA's season summary describes Barcelona as having "finally got the better of Lyon".[3](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1af9862331e9-90fcbcd9c8ba-1000--women-s-champions-league-final-report-barcelona-2-0-lyon/) • [5](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/history/seasons/2024/)
The crowd of 50,827 was a record for a UEFA Women's Champions League final, according to the BBC, exceeding the attendances in [Eindhoven](https://www.edgepedia.org/eindhoven) in 2023 (33,147) and Turin in 2022 (32,257).[4](https://www.oxera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Assessing-the-state-of-play-of-womens-football-report.pdf) • [9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz9951m47l7t) [Newspaper](https://www.edgepedia.org/newspaper) reports cited by Oxera suggest almost 40,000 Barcelona fans traveled to Bilbao for the match.[4](https://www.oxera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Assessing-the-state-of-play-of-womens-football-report.pdf)
## Season statistics and finance
Across the season, 192 goals were scored in 61 matches.[5](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/history/seasons/2024/) The leading scorers were Kadidiatou Diani with 8 goals, Marie-Antoinette Katoto with 7, and Barcelona's Salma Paralluelo with 6; the most appearances were shared by 11-game players including Gilles, Carpenter, and Paralluelo.[5](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/history/seasons/2024/)
Under the financial distribution model that came with the revamped competition, UEFA paid out €24 million in all for the 2023/24 season, split between rewards for the clubs taking part and solidarity payments to clubs that did not compete, with the winner able to collect as much as €1.4 million.[7](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0295-1cee154c3733-a7de3ba62d06-1000/uefa_financial_report_23-24_.pdf) • [4](https://www.oxera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Assessing-the-state-of-play-of-womens-football-report.pdf) Splitting qualification into champions and league paths ensured that at least ten member associations were represented in the group stage.[7](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0295-1cee154c3733-a7de3ba62d06-1000/uefa_financial_report_23-24_.pdf)
## References
1. [Women's Champions League results: Barcelona retain title, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0286-19443c65d3ca-fea5fb2d917d-1000--all-the-2023-24-results/)
2. [2023/24 Women's Champions League: Dates, access list, full guide, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/027b-167e6cfcab9a-d3f0828b26e5-1000--2023-24-women-s-champions-league-dates-access-list-full-/)
3. [Women's Champions League final report: Barcelona 2-0 Lyon, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1af9862331e9-90fcbcd9c8ba-1000--women-s-champions-league-final-report-barcelona-2-0-lyon/)
4. [Assessing the state of play of women's football, Oxera (2024)](https://www.oxera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Assessing-the-state-of-play-of-womens-football-report.pdf)
5. [Season 2023/24, UEFA Women's Champions League, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/history/seasons/2024/)
6. [Draw Results: UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/24 - Group Stage, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcFlNkU6tUA)
7. [UEFA Financial Report 2023/24](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0295-1cee154c3733-a7de3ba62d06-1000/uefa_financial_report_23-24_.pdf)
8. [History: Barcelona 2-0 OL Lyonnes, The final, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2039913--barcelona-vs-lyon/final/)
9. [Women's Champions League final: Barcelona beat Lyon to retain title](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz9951m47l7t)
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