2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, UCF (away)
UConn traveled to Orlando to take on the Central Florida Knights, the only scheduled regular season meeting of the two teams. The game result was never in doubt as the Huskies had a 61–18 lead at the half, hitting over 70% of their field goal attempts. The game was tied at two points each, but Connecticut scored the next ten points to set the tone for the game. Mosqueda-Lewis was the leading scorer for the Huskies with 23 points, hitting five of her seven three-point attempts. The final score was 100–45.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Cincinnati (away)
UConn played the first of their two regular season games against Cincinnati at their home court. The Bearcats are coached by former stand-out player for UConn and long time assistant coach Jamelle Elliot. Auriemma has not yet lost a game to a coach who was a former player or assistant, and this would be no different.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Cincinnati (away)
Mosqueda-Lewis hit all four of her field goals attempts in the first half, two of which were outside the three-point line on her way to 19 points for the game, which moved her ahead of Svetlana Abrosimova into tenth place on the all-time UConn scoring list. Only one starter played more than 19 minutes, as the Huskies won easily 96–31.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, East Carolina (away)
East Carolina came to play UConn for the first time in Connecticut on 28 January 2015. The story line of the game wasn't the result, which the Huskies won easily 87–32, but a rare triple-double for a UConn player. Kiah Stokes was close to a triple double when assistant coach Maria Moseley urged her to get another block, a rebound, and some points.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, East Carolina (away)
She managed to pick up the block and rebound on the same play, blocking a shot and retaining possession for a rebound but she didn't score her tenth point until there were 33 seconds left in the game, when Briana Pulido fed her a pass and she put in the layup to complete a triple double, with ten points, eleven rebounds and a school record ten blocks.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Temple (away)
UConn played the second of their two games against Temple at their McGonigle Hall. Temple started out positively, scoring the first five points, and still holding an 8–4 lead when UConn went on an 8–0 run to take the lead. The game was still close when Chong and Nurse hit consecutive three-pointers to open up a larger lead. The Huskies went on to win 83–49.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Cincinnati (home)
UConn started out slowly, falling behind 5–0 for the second game in a row. The tide turned quickly, as the Huskies scored the next 15 points, and later in the half went on a 22–0 run to ensure that the outcome was never in doubt. The win was the 900th for Head Coach Auriemma and Associate head Coach Chris Dailey. They reached this win in game 1034, the fastest to 900 for any basketball coach. He is now tied for fifth place on the list of all-time women's basketball wins. His winning percentage is 87%, the best among all coaches, active or retired.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Cincinnati (home)
Williams came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points, and lead all scorers. The final was, in favor of Connecticut, was 96–36. The team celebrated by donning T-shirts with "Geno Never Stops" on one side and 900 on the other side. They wore homemade glasses featuring the number 900.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Memphis (away)
Auriemma was not happy with the way the team was starting games, having fallen behind early in the prior two games and not playing up to his expectations in the early part of the game against Memphis, so he decided to bench both Stewart and Tuck a few minutes into the game. Stokes also saw limited action. Auriemma explained "There’s a certain level of play that I've been accustomed to at Connecticut, and if you’re not there then you’re not playing." Stewart and Tuck remained on the bench for the rest of the game, while the remaining players cruised to an 80–34 win over the Tigers.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, South Carolina (home)
On the ninth of February, the second ranked Huskies hosted the nation's top ranked team, the South Carolina Gamecocks. The weather was cold, blowing and snowy, with treacherous driving conditions. The arena was sold-out. A few hundred ticket-holders chose not to attend, but turned their tickets in to be given to students.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, South Carolina (home)
Jefferson opened the scoring with a three-point basket, but South Carolina responded, and took an 18–15 lead with 12:28 left in the first half. The Huskies then picked up the pace, out scoring the Gamecocks 32–13 for the rest of the half giving the Huskies a 16-point lead at halftime.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, South Carolina (home)
The Gamecocks opened the second half with six consecutive points, but the Huskies again stepped up the offense, pushing the lead out to 20 points, and eventually to a 25-point margin at the final buzzer, for an 87–62 victory and a virtually certain return to the number one position in the polls.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, South Carolina (home)
UConn has now played in 20 games between the top two teams in the nation, and has a 17–3 record in those games.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Tulane (home)
The game against Tulane was not justthe first meeting as part of the American Athletic Conference, butthe first meeting ever. The huskies led from the start, with an early10–0 run then a 15–0 run to take a 25–4 lead. The lead stretched to 30 points by halftime, and extended in the second half, with the final score over the Green Wave being 87–39.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Houston (home)
The game against Houston was a mismatch. Stewart scored 26 points to lead the Huskies and tie the Cougars. Although it took almost two minutes for the Huskies to score and eight attempts at a three-pointer before making one, there were few other missteps in the game. UConn outscored Houston 62–8 in the paint. The final score in the first game at the nation number one seed was 85–26 in favor of UConn.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Tulsa (away)
The game against Tulsa was the first visit by UConn to that city. Stewart continued her fine play, scoring 23 of her 28 points in the first half, matching the Tulsa total for the first half. Mosqueda-Lewis hit five three-pointers in the first half. Five UConn players scored in double digits, with Jefferson and Nurse scoring 12 and Chong scoring 11. The final score was 92–46.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Tulane (away)
UConn faced Tulane at their home arena, Devlin Fieldhouse. The Huskies doubled up the Green Wave 94–47, which secured at least a share of the conference regular season championship. Jefferson had eight steals, which she credited to the scouting report of Shea Ralph. The win represented the 800th game without back-to-back losses, a steak which extends back to 1993, before any of the current team members were born. The Green Wave were one of three teams in the conference with 20 or more wins.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Memphis (home)
The game itself was almost an afterthought. Uconn beat Memphis 87–24 in front of a sellout crowd, but the crowd was there for Senior Day-the last regular season game of the carriers of seniors Kalana Mosqueda-Lewis and Kiah Stokes. Before the game, the seniors and their families were honored by the coaching staff and fans, walking out to hold aloft their framed jerseys, and get one more cheer from the crowd. Kalana's brother Xander stole the show by running out into the arms of Auriemma.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, Memphis (home)
Mosquesda-Lewis was honored by having her number added to the Huskies of Honor on the wall of Gampel, honoring very special players and teams. During the game, Mosquesda-Lewis scored her 2.000th point, two years after scoring her 1,000th point on Senior Day when she was a sophomore. The score was assisted by fellow senior Stokes, whose first block of the game was her 300th of her career, and led to a score, starting a 31–0 run to put the game out of reach.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season games, South Florida (away)
The South Florida team is solidly the second best in the American conference, a team that is likely to get a post-season bid and may do well there. However, there is still a gap between the best team in the conference and the second best team as epitomized by the 23-point win by the Huskies over the Bulls. Stewart had 29 points along with 11 rebounds, while setting a career high for blocks with seven. That over-shadowed Mosqueda-Lewis's fine performance, hitting another four three-pointers. The final score was 88–65.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, American Athletic Conference tournament games, Cincinnati (AAC)
The first game of the AAC tournament was against Cincinnati, a team coached by a former UConn player and assistant coach, but a team that UConn has beaten easily. This time would prove no different, as the Huskies won an easy victory 93–34. The game was more about individual goals, as Mosqueda-Lewis hit four three-pointers in her chase of the NCAA career record. Stokes recorded three blocks to reach 128 on the season, only three away from tying Rebecca Lobo's single season UConn record of 131.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, American Athletic Conference tournament games, East Carolina (AAC)
The second tournament game was against East Carolina. The game was never close, and the Huskies prevailed, 106–56. Stokes recorded four blocks to surpass Lobo and become the record holder for Career blocks at UConn. The Huskies shot 77% from the field in the first half, and ended the game with a 66% field goal shooting percentage.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, American Athletic Conference tournament games, South Florida (AAC)
UConn faced the Bulls for the Conference Championship. Although the Huskies won by 14 points 84–70, that is the smallest margin of victory in their conference games, and the smallest margin of victory outside the early season loss to Stanford. Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points to lead the Huskies to their second undefeated run through the American Athletic conference regular and post-season schedule.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, St. Francis (Brooklyn)
UConn's first opponent in the NCAA Tournament was St. Francis (Brooklyn). The Terriers earned a spot in the tournament by winning the Northeast Conference tournament. The Terriers were the #5 seed, so they played their first game on the road, and won,  which matched them against the #1 seed Central Connecticut, in a game to be played on Central's home court. St. Francis won again, this time in double overtime. That placed them in the final, against Robert Morris on their home court. St. Francis won again, earning the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, St. Francis (Brooklyn)
The “prize” was playing the top seeded team in the tournament. One of the St. Francis players was Sarah Benedetti, who grew up in Canton, CT following the UConn team before opting to play at St. Francis. She hit several three-pointers, and ended up with 13 points. However, the talent of the Huskies proved to be too much, as the UConn team hit over 70% of their shots, with Tuck scoring on 12 of her 13 attempts leading to a career-high 26 points. The final score in favor of the Huskies, was 89–33.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, Rutgers
After the conference realignment, with Rutgers in the Big Ten Conference, the teams no longer automatically met in the regular season, but they were assigned to the same NCAA region, and met in the second round. The game did not start off like recent games have started. Stewart uncharacteristically picked up two early fouls and went to the bench. Some of the usual scorers were not scoring. Eventually, Mosqueda-Lewis took over and started an 11–0 run to open up the lead which would extend to 20 points by halftime. Early in the second half, the lead would stretch to 32, and the Huskies would go on to win and earn their 22nd consecutive trip to the Sweet 16.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, Texas
A coach often tells their team they will play better in the second half following a sub-par first half. Auriemma told his team at halftime “We’re going to play even better than that…Whatever that is, we’re going to find another gear in the second half.” However, the Huskies were leading by 28 points, 52–24, against Texas at the time of his prediction. Auriemma turned out to be correct, as the UConn lead extended out from 31 points to 42 points in under four minutes. The final margin of 51 points is the largest margin of victory in an NCAA regional or Final Four game. The win represented Auriemma's 100th NCAA victory. Stewart scored 31 points, and left the game with just over nine minutes remaining. Jefferson, a Texas native, scored a career-high 25 points.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, Dayton
The Huskies found themselves in unfamiliar territory at halftime of the regional final against Dayton—they were trailing, for the first time this season. The Dayton Flyers were no strangers to challenges; they had defeated both the #2 seed Kentucky and the #3 seed Louisville to set up the match against UConn. In the first half, the Flyers hit seven of their ten three-point attempts, led by Ally Malott, who hit all four she attempted. Auriemma adjusted the defense in the second half, effectively, as Malott would not score in the second half. The Huskies took the lead, extended it to eleven points, then out to 20 points. The final score was 91–70.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, Dayton
Mosqueda-Lewis hit a three-pointer to give her 392 in her career, setting a new record for the NCAA Division I.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, Maryland
One game after setting the NCAA Division I career record for threes, Mosqueda-Lewis hit only a single basket in the game against Maryland, but when shots weren't falling, she passed to her teammates, recording seven assists. Tuck scored on ten of her 16 shots, totaling 24 points along with nine rebounds. Stewart scored 25, as Auriemma felt the Huskies had a post advantage against the guard-oriented Terrapins, so sought to push the ball inside. The plan worked, and UConn beat Maryland 81–58 to earn a place in the championship game.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA tournament championship, Notre Dame
The Huskies defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, to win their third consecutive NCAA championship. Breanna Stewart was voted Most Outstanding Player by the Associated Press. Coach Auriemma tied a record set by John Wooden by winning ten NCAA national championships.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's ice hockey season
The UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program represented the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's ice hockey season, Offseason, Recruiting
The 2014 recruiting class was notable, in that Shannon Godin filed a lawsuit, alleging that she was the victim of hazing, which led to her hospitalization, and that head coach Chris MacKenzie was both aware of the incident, and that he acted in an abusive manner. A subsequent inquiry by the university confirmed the hazing incident, but did not find MacKenzie at fault


2014–15 UConn Huskies women's ice hockey season, Roster
Goaltending kept the Huskies competitive. Elaine Chuli remained one of Hockey East's best netminders, while Freshman Annie Belanger emerges as an equally talented backup. The duo allowed the Huskies to earn a respectable 2.95 Goals Against Average. The offensive efforts of the team did not match the defensive threat. The Huskies scored only 80 goals, with seniors Emily Snodgrass, Sarah MacDonnell and Kayla Campero scoring nearly half (37) of those goals. The team's best performance was the Quarterfinal winning game at Maine on February 28, 2015, when Elaine Chuli led the team though a regulation 0-0 tie, while Rebecca Fleming scored the game winning overtime goal.


2014–15 UD Almería season
The 2014–15 season was UD Almería's 25th season of existence and the second consecutive in the top flight of Spanish football, after narrowly avoiding relegation in the last season.


2014–15 UD Las Palmas season
The 2014–15 UD Las Palmas season was UD Las Palmas' ninth season consecutive in second division of the Spanish football league, the Segunda División, and the 65th as a football club. Besides the Segunda División, the club also competed in the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, losing in the round of 32 to La Liga side Celta Vigo.


2014–15 UD Las Palmas season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 UD Las Palmas season, Players, Youth players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 UD Las Palmas season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League was the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League
The final was played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, with Spanish side Barcelona defeating Italian side Juventus 3–1 to win their fifth title and complete an unprecedented second continental treble. Real Madrid were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League
This season was the first where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate. Moreover, this season was the first where a club from Gibraltar competed in the tournament, after the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013. They were granted one spot in the Champions League, which was taken by Lincoln Red Imps, the champions of the 2013–14 Gibraltar Premier Division.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Another ruling centred in regional instability was also made where Israeli teams were prohibited from hosting any UEFA competitions due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. The rules regarding suspension due to yellow card accumulation were also changed such that all bookings expired on completion of the quarter-finals and were not carried forward to the semi-finals. Moreover, this was the first season in which vanishing spray was used.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 77 teams from 53 of the 54 UEFA member associations participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which do not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League were given an additional entry as title holders if they would not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league (because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holders are from the top three associations and finish outside the top four in their domestic league, the title holders' entry comes at the expense of the fourth-placed team of their association). However, this additional entry was not necessary for this season since the title holders qualified for the tournament through their domestic league.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the title holders Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league (as the third-placed team of the 2013–14 La Liga), the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system are made:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders).


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
The final date of 6 June could cause problems for South American international players called up to play in the 2015 Copa América, which begins on 11 June. FIFA international rules require clubs to release players 14 days prior to the start of an international tournament, which means the players would have to miss the Champions League final if the rules were enforced. If the players were allowed to play in the Champions League final, that would leave them as few as five days to travel and train prior to playing in the Copa América.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June 2014. The first legs were played on 1 and 2 July, and the second legs were played on 8 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (Champions Route) and one for non-champions (League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2014. The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (Champions Route) and one for non-champions (League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 8 August 2014. The first legs were played on 19 and 20 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 28 August 2014. The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients, with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–17 September, 30 September–1 October, 21–22 October, 4–5 November, 25–26 November, and 9–10 December 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
A total of 18 national associations were represented in the group stage. Ludogorets Razgrad and Malmö FF made their debut appearances in the group stage. For the first time since 1995-96 season, England's Manchester United did not qualify to group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Teams that qualified for the group stage also participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, a competition available to players aged 19 or under.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League round of 32. See 2014-15 UEFA Champions League group stage for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 15 December 2014. The first legs were played on 17, 18, 24 and 25 February, and the second legs were played on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 March 2015. The first legs were played on 14 and 15 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 24 April 2015. The first legs were played on 5 and 6 May, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 May 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage was played from 16 September to 10 December 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
There were other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal, Benfica and Sporting CP) in general did not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tried to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams did not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA Emergency Panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk (Pot 2) and Russian club CSKA Moscow (Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group despite being in different pots.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Teams
Below were the 32 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They included 22 teams which entered in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 16–17 September, 30 September – 1 October, 21–22 October, 4–5 November, 25–26 November, and 9–10 December 2014. The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matches in Russia and one match in Belarus which were 18:00 CEST/CET.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 17 February and concluded on 6 June 2015 with the final at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on 15 December 2014. The first legs were played on 17, 18, 24 and 25 February, and the second legs were played on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 20 March 2015. The first legs were played on 14 and 15 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 24 April 2015. The first legs were played on 5 and 6 May, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 May 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 6 June 2015 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round were played from 1 July to 27 August 2014. A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
A total of 55 teams (40 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of six teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 23 June 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 1 and 2 July, and the second legs were played on 8 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Matches
3–3 on aggregate. FC Santa Coloma won on away goals.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 31 teams which entered in this round, and the three winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 23 June 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Dinamo Tbilisi Skënderbeu Zrinjski Mostar Sutjeska Nikšić FC Santa Coloma


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Steaua București Dinamo Zagreb Ludogorets Razgrad Legia Warsaw Qarabağ HJK


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
F91 Dudelange Strømsgodset St Patrick's Athletic Rabotnički Valletta Žalgiris Vilnius


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Red Bull Salzburg Celtic BATE Borisov Dinamo Zagreb Sheriff Tiraspol


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Steaua București APOEL Sparta Prague Ludogorets Razgrad Maccabi Tel Aviv


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Matches
4–4 on aggregate. Celtic won on away goals. Second leg forfeited because of clerical error by Legia Warsaw regarding Bartosz Bereszyński, suspended three UEFA European competition matches as a result of a 69th minute send off during the 12 December 2013 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage match against Apollon Limassol. Normally, he would have been suspended for the two legs against St. Patrick's Athletic and the first leg of the Celtic.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Matches
However, a clerical error by Legia Warsaw failed to register Bereszyński for the St. Patrick's Athletic matches, meaning he would have had to sit out both legs of this match and the first leg of the next UEFA match. Bereszyński entered the second leg in the 86th minute as an illegal substitute because his suspension had not been legally served; Celtic were therefore awarded the second leg 3–0.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 19 and 20 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Statistics
There were 212 goals in 90 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.36 goals per match.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League
The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League was the 44th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the sixth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League
The 2015 UEFA Europa League Final was played at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, with Spanish side and title holders Sevilla defeating Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–2 to win a record fourth title.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League
This season was the first where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate. Moreover, this season was the first where a club from Gibraltar competed in the tournament, after the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013. They were granted one spot in the Europa League, which was taken by College Europa, the runners-up of the 2014 Rock Cup.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Starting from this edition, the UEFA Europa League winners automatically qualify for the subsequent UEFA Champions League season even if they do not qualify for the Champions League through their domestic performance. Therefore, the winners of this tournament qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League
They are guaranteed to enter at least the play-off round, and since the group stage berth reserved for the Champions League title holders will not be used (the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League are guaranteed to qualify for the group stage through domestic performance), they will be elevated to enter the group stage via this berth.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Another ruling centred in regional instability was also made where Israeli teams were prohibited from hosting any UEFA competitions due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict (whilst the ruling ended a short time after the war, all the country's sides were eliminated before it ended). The rules regarding suspension due to yellow card accumulation were also changed such that all bookings expired on completion of the quarter-finals and were not carried forward to the semi-finals. Moreover, this was the first season in which vanishing spray was used.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
A total of 195 teams from all 54 UEFA member associations participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance. However, this additional entry is not necessary for this season since the title holders qualified for European competitions through their domestic performance.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since title holders Sevilla qualified for the Europa League through their domestic performance, the spot which they qualified for in the group stage (as the fifth-placed team of the 2013–14 La Liga) is vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system were made:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution, Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
Notably three teams take part in the competition that do not currently play in their national top-division. They are Santos Tartu (3rd tier), St. Pölten (2nd) and Tromsø (2nd).


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June 2014. The first legs were played on 1 and 3 July, and the second legs were played on 8, 10 and 11 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 24 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2014. The first legs were played on 31 July, and the second legs were played on 7 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 8 August 2014. The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 28 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 29 August 2014. The 48 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients, with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 18 September, 2 October, 23 October (one home match of Metalist Kharkiv played on 22 October), 6 November, 27 November, and 11 December 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
A total of 26 national associations were represented in the group stage. Wolfsburg, Torino, Feyenoord, Guingamp, Saint-Étienne, Rio Ave, Dynamo Moscow, Krasnodar, Lokeren, Asteras Tripoli, Qarabağ, HJK, Astra Giurgiu, Dinamo Minsk and AaB made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (not counting UEFA Cup group stage appearances), although Wolfsburg had already disputed the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after a third place in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage. See 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage#Tiebreakers for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Group stage, Group D
Red Bull Salzburg's 21 goals scored set a new Europa League group stage record.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 15 December 2014. The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 February 2015. The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 19 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 March 2015. The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 23 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 24 April 2015. The first legs were played on 7 May, and the second legs were played on 14 May 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Statistics, Squad of the Season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage was played from 18 September to 11 December 2014. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The draw was held on 29 August 2014, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 48 teams were allocated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into twelve groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) for maximum television coverage.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The fixtures are decided after the draw. On each matchday, six groups play their matches at 19:00 CEST/CET, while the other six groups play their matches at 21:05 CEST/CET, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian clubs Dynamo Kyiv, Metalist Kharkiv (both Pot 1) and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Pot 2), and Russian clubs Dynamo Moscow and Krasnodar (both Pot 4) could not be drawn into the same group despite being in different pots.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Teams
Below were the 48 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include 7 teams which enter in this stage, the 31 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 18 September, 2 October, 23 October (one home match of Metalist Kharkiv played on 22 October), 6 November, 27 November, and 11 December 2014. The match kickoff times were 19:00 and 21:05 CEST/CET, except for matches in Russia and Azerbaijan and one home match each of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Metalist Kharkiv which were 18:00 CEST/CET, and two home matches of Dynamo Moscow which were 17:00 CEST/CET. Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).


2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups, Group E
The match was abandoned at half-time due to heavy rainfall, and was resumed on 28 November 2014, 17:00, from the point of abandonment.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 19 February and concluded on 27 May 2015 with the final at Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Times up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, a Ukrainian club (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk or Dynamo Kyiv) and a Russian club (Dynamo Moscow or Zenit Saint Petersburg) would not be drawn into the same tie in any round except the final.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw was held on 15 December 2014. The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on 27 February 2015. The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 19 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 20 March 2015. The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 23 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 24 April 2015. The first legs were played on 7 May, and the second legs were played on 14 May 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 27 May 2015 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round were played from 1 July to 28 August 2014. A total of 170 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 31 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
A total of 170 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which entered the play-off round). The 31 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 7 automatic qualifiers and 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 78 teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 23 June 2014. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for all groups with twelve teams.)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Spartak Trnava (2) Inter Baku (1) Koper (4) Čukarički (3) Flamurtari Vlorë (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Tiraspol (7) Sant Julià (6) Sioni Bolnisi (9) Hibernians (8) Čelik Nikšić (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Shakhter Karagandy (1) Široki Brijeg (2) Birkirkara (3) Vaduz (4) Chikhura Sachkhere (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Diósgyőr (6) Shirak (7) Gabala (8) Turnovo (9) College Europa (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Litex Lovech (5) RNK Split (4) Budućnost Podgorica (3) Kukësi (2) Metalurg Skopje (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Veris Chișinău (9) Mika (10) Kairat (8) UE Santa Coloma (7) Folgore (6)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Željezničar (3) Pyunik (2) Botev Plovdiv (1) Zimbru Chișinău (4) Ferencváros (6) Rudar Velenje (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Shkëndija (9) Sliema Wanderers (8) Astana (7) Laçi (11) Lovćen Cetinje (10) Libertas (12)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Rosenborg (2) Differdange 03 (1) Linfield (4) Brommapojkarna (3) Nõmme Kalju (6) Derry City (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Fram Reykjavík (8) Jelgava (7) VPS (10) B36 Tórshavn (9) Atlantas (12) Aberystwyth Town (11)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Tromsø (3) Ekranas (4) Aberdeen (1) Bangor City (6) MYPA (5) Jeunesse Esch (2)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Crusaders (9) Dundalk (7) Stjarnan (8) Daugava Rīga (12) ÍF (11) Santos Tartu (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
FH (1) IFK Göteborg (2) Honka (3) Sligo Rovers (4) Haugesund (5) Daugava Daugavpils (6)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Fola Esch (7) Víkingur Gøta (8) Banga Gargždai (9) Sillamäe Kalev (10) Airbus UK Broughton (11) Glenavon (12)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 1 and 3 July, and the second legs were played on 8, 10 and 11 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 80 teams played in the second qualifying round: 41 teams which entered in this round, and the 39 winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 23 June 2014. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups.)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Lech Poznań (4) Molde (5) Dinamo Minsk (3) IFK Göteborg (1) Željezničar (2)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Győr (7) Gorica (9) MYPA (8) Nõmme Kalju (6) Metalurg Skopje (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Slovan Liberec (2) Tromsø (4) Petrolul Ploiești (3) FH (1) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
RNK Split (9) Neman Grodno (7) Košice (10) Víkingur Gøta (6) Flamurtari Vlorë (8)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
CFR Cluj (5) Motherwell (2) Crusaders (3) Grödig (1) Zestafoni (4)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Spartak Trnava (6) Jagodina (9) Stjarnan (10) Brommapojkarna (8) Čukarički (7)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Bursaspor (5) Rijeka (3) Groningen (1) AIK (4) Neftchi Baku (2)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Linfield (6) Aberdeen (7) Koper (10) Ferencváros (8) Chikhura Sachkhere (9)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Rosenborg (3) Omonia (1) Luzern (2) Zorya Luhansk (4) Mladá Boleslav (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
St Johnstone (10) Široki Brijeg (9) Sligo Rovers (8) Budućnost Podgorica (7) Laçi (6)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Zulte Waregem (2) Krasnodar (4) CSKA Sofia (3) Sarajevo (5) Shakhter Karagandy (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Atlantas (7) Sillamäe Kalev (6) Zawisza Bydgoszcz (10) Zimbru Chișinău (8) Haugesund (9)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Hapoel Tel Aviv (2) Litex Lovech (3) Vojvodina (4) Ruch Chorzów (5) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Astana (10) Diósgyőr (8) Vaduz (9) Trenčín (6) Derry City (7)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Esbjerg (4) Elfsborg (3) Hajduk Split (2) Asteras Tripoli (5) St. Pölten (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Inter Baku (8) Botev Plovdiv (7) Dundalk (10) Kairat (6) RoPS (9)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 17 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 24 July 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 58 teams played in the third qualifying round: 18 teams which entered in this round, and the 40 winners of the second qualifying round. The draw was held on 18 July 2014. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with twelve teams and another run for all groups with ten teams.)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Lyon (5) Mainz 05 (6) Chornomorets Odesa (1) Rosenborg (3) Krasnodar (4) St Johnstone (2)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Asteras Tripoli (12) Mladá Boleslav (7) Diósgyőr (8) Karabükspor (11) Spartak Trnava (10) RNK Split (9)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
PSV (6) Lech Poznań (4) Hull City (3) Torino (2) Omonia (1) Molde (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Stjarnan (8) Zorya Luhansk (7) Trenčín (11) St. Pölten (12) Metalurg Skopje (9) Brommapojkarna (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Astana (2) Real Sociedad (1) Slovan Liberec (5) Zulte Waregem (6) Atromitos (3) Zimbru Chișinău (4)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Aberdeen (9) AIK (10) Astra Giurgiu (7) Grödig (8) Sarajevo (11) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (12)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Viktoria Plzeň (4) Young Boys (2) Esbjerg (3) Dynamo Moscow (1) Elfsborg (6) Rijeka (5)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Víkingur Gøta (7) Ironi Kiryat Shmona (9) Petrolul Ploiești (8) FH (12) Ruch Chorzów (11) Ermis Aradippou (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Club Brugge (5) CFR Cluj (2) Chikhura Sachkhere (4) Rio Ave (3) Hajduk Split (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Brøndby (10) Neftchi Baku (8) Dinamo Minsk (7) IFK Göteborg (6) Shakhter Karagandy (9)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 31 July, and the second legs were played on 7 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 62 teams played in the play-off round: 18 teams which entered in this round, the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round. The draw was held on 8 August 2014. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for all groups with twelve teams.)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Villarreal (4) Sparta Prague (3) Borussia Mönchengladbach (2) Young Boys (5) Lokomotiv Moscow (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Debrecen (10) PEC Zwolle (8) Apollon Limassol (7) Sarajevo (6) Astana (9)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Tottenham Hotspur (4) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (5) Zürich (2) Nacional (3) Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Hajduk Split (10) Asteras Tripoli (7) AEL Limassol (9) Dinamo Minsk (8) Spartak Trnava (6)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Twente (2) PAOK (3) Trabzonspor (5) Dinamo Zagreb (1) Rapid Wien (4)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Rostov (10) Qarabağ (6) HJK (9) Petrolul Ploiești (7) Zimbru Chișinău (8)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Lyon (5) Hull City (3) Legia Warsaw (4) Torino (2) Dynamo Moscow (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Omonia (7) Lokeren (8) Aktobe (9) Astra Giurgiu (10) RNK Split (6)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
PSV Eindhoven (5) Metalist Kharkiv (1) Partizan (2) Saint-Étienne (3) Rio Ave (4)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Elfsborg (9) Neftchi Baku (6) Karabükspor (8) Ruch Chorzów (7) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (10)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Internazionale (2) Club Brugge (6) Panathinaikos (5) Real Sociedad (3) Sheriff Tiraspol (4) Feyenoord (1)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Grasshoppers (10) Krasnodar (12) Rijeka (9) Zorya Luhansk (11) Midtjylland (8) Stjarnan (7)


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 28 August 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Statistics
There were 737 goals in 278 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.


2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 14th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.


2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup
Times are CET (UTC+1) during winter and CEST (UTC+2) during summer.


2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup, Main round
Note: FC Lokomotiv Kharkiv (Ukraine) were originally drawn into Group 3 with hosts MFK Dina Moskva (Russia). Due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a draw was held to reallocate Lokomotiv, and they switched groups with Futsal Team Charleroi (Belgium).


2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup, Elite round
FC Barcelona, Kairat Almaty, Araz Naxçivan and Sporting CP received a bye to the Elite Round due to their coefficient ranking. The games were disputed between 18 and 23 of November 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final four
The finals will be hosted by Sporting CP, following a decision of the UEFA Executive Committee on 26 January 2015. The draw for the finals was made at half-time of the Primeira Liga match between Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica on 8 February 2015 at the Estádio José Alvalade, around 21:45 CET (UTC+1). The matches will be played at MEO Arena, Lisbon on 24–26 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
The  2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 14th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA. The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany. Unlike recent years in which the Women's Champions League final was held in the same week as the men's Champions League final, the two finals were separated by almost a month, as the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup starts in early June.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
German side 1. FFC Frankfurt defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 in the final to win a record fourth title.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 54 teams from 46 UEFA member associations participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. The ranking based on the UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation
Since Wolfsburg, the winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, already qualified through their domestic league, the title holder entry was not used.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
The Czech Republic overtook Austria for eighth place in the UEFA coefficient ranking and thus assured themselves a second entry.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Luxembourg (47th), Georgia (48th), Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, and San Marino (all no rank, as association did not enter in the five seasons used for computing coefficients) did not enter.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team and so the exact number of teams in each round can not be determined until the full entry list is known. For this season, the champions and runners-up from associations 1–8 and the champions from associations 9–14 enter the round of 32, while the remaining teams enter the qualifying round.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
The following list the teams that qualified and entered this season's competition. Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, Ned 1 and Bel 1 the best placed Belgian and Dutch team in their joint league.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
Faroese club KÍ has entered every past edition. Debutants are Liverpool (ENG), Brescia (ITA), Konin (POL), Amazones Dramas (GRE), FC Minsk (BLR), FC Hibernians (MLT), Rīgas (LAT) and Kočani (MKD).


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Round and draw dates
UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows. In contrast to previous seasons, quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on weekends.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 26 June 2014. The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients. They were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that each group must contain one of the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The matchdays were 9, 11 and 14 August 2014. The eight group winners and the two runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advanced to the round of 32.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the two best second-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced to the round of 32, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase
The main round was played as a straight knockout tournament with 32 teams. Each tie is played over two legs with the exception of the final, which is played at a single neutral venue.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 22 August 2014. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 October, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 October 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The only unseeded team that won a tie was Gintra Universitetas after they beat Sparta Praha in the competition's first penalty shootout since the 2010 final.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The round of 16 was drawn together with the round of 32. It was an open draw with no restrictions. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 November 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
Glasgow became the first Scottish team to advance to the quarter-finals.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes) was held on 19 November 2014. It was an open draw with no restrictions. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April and the second legs on 25 and 26 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Statistics, Top goalscorers
With 14 goals, Šašić set a new record in the Champions League era and tied the record including the Women's Cup era.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 8 October 2014 and concluded on 14 May 2015 with the final at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
Times from 26 October 2014 up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16, quarter-finals first legs and first day of second legs) are CET (UTC+1), all other times are CEST (UTC+2).


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows. In contrast to previous seasons, quarter-finals and semi-finals are now played on weekends.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involves 32 teams: 22 teams which qualified directly, and 10 teams which qualified from the qualifying round (eight group winners and two best runners-up).


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Qualified teams
Below were the 32 teams which qualified for the knockout phase (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients).


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw was held on 22 August 2014. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 October, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 October 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on 22 August 2014. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 November 2014.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 19 November 2014. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 19 November 2014. The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April and the second legs on 25 and 26 April 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 14 May 2015 at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round
The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played on 9, 11 and 14 August 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
The draw was held on 26 June 2014, 14:00 CEST, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that each group must contain one of the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
Below were the 32 teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients). Teams pre-selected as hosts are marked by (H).


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The eight group winners and the two runners-up with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their group advanced to the round of 32.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.01):


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format, Tiebreakers
To determine the two best runners-up from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied:


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Groups, Group 6
Gintra finished as best runners-up and advanced from a mini-tournament for the first time after nine unsuccessful attempts. Vllaznia were the first Albanian team to win points in the competition.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Ranking of group runners-up
The two best runners-up also qualified for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group did not count for the purposes of the runners-up table.


2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Statistics
There were 218 goals in 48 matches in the qualifying round, for an average of 4.54 goals per match.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League
The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League
The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Teams
The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Round and draw dates
Note: Round of 16 and quarter-final matches may be played outside of the scheduled dates.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Round and draw dates
On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Group stage
The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Group stage
Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Group stage, Group D
The match was abandoned at the 90+5th minute, with Anderlecht leading 2–0, due to Turkish fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects. UEFA ruled the match as a forfeit by Galatasaray and awarded Anderlecht a 3–0 win.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Bracket
The draw for the knockout phase was held on 15 December 2014, 14:00 CET, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Bracket
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Bracket
Times up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (semi-finals and final) times were CEST (UTC+2).


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 10, 17 and 18 March 2015.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 10 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.


2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team
The 2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Howard Moore, serving his fifth year. The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–24, 4–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Wright State and Oakland to advance to the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Green Bay.


2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team
On March 10, head coach Howard Moore was fired. He finished at UIC with a five year record of 49–111.


2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team  represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by third-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.


2014–15 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
The 2014–15 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team will represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the America East Conference. The Retrievers were led by thirteenth year head coach Phil Stern and will once again play their home games in the Retriever Activities Center. They finished the season 12–19, 6–10 in America East play for a seventh-place finish. They advance to the semifinals of the 2015 America East Women's Basketball Tournament which they lost to Albany.


2014–15 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Select games will be broadcast on the radio on WQLL-1370 AM.


2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
The 2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by second year head coach Kareem Richardson. They played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Seattle.


2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Kangaroos finished the season 10–20, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Idaho.


2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
The 2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by second year head coach Pat Duquette and played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with two home games at the Tsongas Center. They were a member of the America East Conference. They finished the season 12–17, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place..


2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
UMass Lowell was in the second year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason.


2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season
The 2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Norm Bazin, in his fourth season at UMass Lowell. The River Hawks played their home games at the Tsongas Center on campus in Lowell, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.


2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
The 2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the America East Conference. The River Hawks are led by first year head coach Jenerrie Harris  and will once again play most their home games in the Costello Athletic Center while select games will be played in the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. As part of their transition to Division I, they are ineligible for post season play until the 2017–18 season. They finished the season 14–15, 7–9 in America East play for a sixth-place finish.


2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website.


2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team
The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to La Salle.


2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Previous season
The Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Minutemen were defeated by George Washington, 85–77 in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which is their first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Tennessee.


2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season
The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by John Micheletto, in his 3rd season with the Minutemen. The Minutemen played their home games at the Mullins Center on campus in Amherst, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.


2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season, Previous season
In 2013–14, the Minutemen finished 10th in Hockey East with a record of 8–22–4, 4–13–3 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the opening round to Vermont, by a score of 2–1. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
The 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst  during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Sharon Dawley assumes the responsibility as head coach for her fifth season. The Minutewomen were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Richmond.


2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team, 2014–15 media
All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.


2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina.