2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 19th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 11th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 7–13 August 2019 Knockout phase: 11 September 2019 – 30 August 2020 |
| Teams | Knockout phase: 32 Total: 62 (from 50 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lyon (7th title) |
| Runners-up | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 115 |
| Goals scored | 490 (4.26 per match) |
| Attendance | 97,909 (851 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vivianne Miedema Emueje Ogbiagbevha Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (10 goals each) |
| Best player(s) |
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The competition was postponed indefinitely on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The final, originally scheduled to be played on 24 May 2020 at the Generali Arena in Vienna, Austria, was officially postponed on 23 March 2020. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the remaining matches, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, would be played between 21 and 30 August at San Mamés, Bilbao and Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain behind closed doors, as an eight-team single-match knockout tournament, with San Sebastián hosting the final.
Lyon were the defending champions, having won the previous four editions. They successfully defended their title after defeating VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 in the final for their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition, where it was implemented in the final.