2007 UEFA Women's Cup final

The 2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final was played on 21 and 29 April 2007 between Arsenal of England and Umeå of Sweden.[1] It was the first final not to feature German teams since the 2003 final. Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.[2][3]

2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final
Event2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup
First leg
Date21 April 2007 (2007-04-21)
VenueGammliavallen, Umeå
RefereeChristine Beck (Germany)
Attendance6,265
Second leg
Date29 April 2007 (2007-04-29)
VenueMeadow Park, Borehamwood
RefereeNicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Attendance3,467
2006
2008

Arsenal were chasing an unprecedented quadruple of titles having already secured the England women's premier league, Women's FA Cup and Women's Premier League Cup.[4] They were the first English team to reach the UEFA Women's Cup Final and to date the only English winner of the competition.[5] Chelsea W.F.C reached the 2021 final but ultimately lost to Barcelona Feminine making them only the second English side to reach the final.

Arsenal W.F.C have gone on to reach four more semi-finals (2011, 2012, 2013, 2023) since the competition's name was rebranded to the UEFA Women's Champion's League but not the final, being knocked out by Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Wolfsburg Frauen (twice) and Frankfurt Frauen.

Umeå would go on to reach back to back finals but would ultimately lose to Frankfurt Frauen by a score of 4-3 over two legs. That would end up being the Swedish side's last final in the competition as of 2024.

Match details edit

First leg edit

Umeå  0 – 1  Arsenal
Report Scott   90+1'
Attendance: 6,265
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Umeå
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
UMEÅ:
GK 53   Carola Söberg
DF 2   Anna Paulson
DF 3   Johanna Frisk
DF 4   Karolina Westberg (c)
DF 89   Maria Bergkvist
MF 7   Lisa Dahlqvist   76'
MF 14   Lise Klaveness
MF 20   Elaine
FW 10   Hanna Ljungberg   63'
FW 13   Madeleine Edlund
FW 60   Marta
Substitutes:
GK 30   Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
DF 6   Emma Berglund
MF 12   June Pedersen
MF 77   Emelie Konradsson
FW 11   Erika Karlsson
FW 18   Ma Xiaoxu   63'
FW 19   Ramona Bachmann   76'
Manager:
  Andrée Jeglertz
ARSENAL:
GK 1   Emma Byrne
DF 23   Mary Phillip
DF 12   Alex Scott
DF 17   Katie Chapman
DF 18   Anita Asante
MF 4   Jayne Ludlow (c)   15'
MF 7   Ciara Grant
MF 11   Rachel Yankey
FW 9   Lianne Sanderson
FW 10   Julie Fleeting
FW 20   Karen Carney   89'
Substitutes:
GK 24   Rebecca Spencer
DF 3   Yvonne Tracy
DF 4   Faye White
DF 5   Leanne Champ
DF 26   Gilly Flaherty
MF 16   Sian Larkin
MF 20   Gemma Davison   89'
Manager:
  Vic Akers[6]

Second leg edit

Arsenal  0 – 0  Umeå
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Umeå
ARSENAL:
GK 1   Emma Byrne
DF 23   Mary Phillip   77'
DF 12   Alex Scott
DF 17   Katie Chapman
DF 18   Anita Asante
MF 4   Jayne Ludlow (c)   87'   90'
MF 7   Ciara Grant
MF 11   Rachel Yankey
FW 9   Lianne Sanderson
FW 10   Julie Fleeting
FW 20   Karen Carney
Substitutes:
GK 24   Rebecca Spencer
DF 3   Yvonne Tracy
DF 4   Faye White   90'
DF 5   Leanne Champ
DF 26   Gilly Flaherty
MF 16   Sian Larkin
MF 20   Gemma Davison
Manager:
  Vic Akers
UMEÅ:
GK 53   Carola Söberg
DF 2   Anna Paulson
DF 3   Johanna Frisk
DF 4   Karolina Westberg (c)
DF 89   Maria Bergkvist
MF 7   Lisa Dahlqvist   55'
MF 14   Lise Klaveness
MF 20   Elaine
FW 10   Hanna Ljungberg
FW 18   Ma Xiaoxu   72'
FW 60   Marta
Substitutes:
GK 30   Ulla-Karin Rönnlund
DF 6   Emma Berglund
MF 12   June Pedersen
MF 77   Emelie Konradsson
FW 11   Erika Karlsson
FW 13   Madeleine Edlund   55'
FW 19   Ramona Bachmann   72'
Manager:
  Andrée Jeglertz

References edit

  1. ^ "Arsenal 0-0 Umea (agg 1-0)". 29 April 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "When Arsenal won the Champions League final: The quadruple icons who matched Invincibles era | Goal.com". Goal.
  3. ^ "The forgotten pioneers of women's football". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ Garry, Tom; Edwards, Luke; Richardson, Charles (5 December 2021). "Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby torment Arsenal as dominant Chelsea seal domestic treble with Women's FA Cup". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Spirited Arsenal outgun rivals | UEFA Women's Champions League | UEFA.com". 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Anna Kessel on Arsenal, the No 1 ladies football team". the Guardian. 4 May 2008.