2017–18 WMFA Champions' League
The 2017–18 WMFA Champions' League was the sixth edition of the WMFA Champions' League, which began on 29 August 2017 with the first qualifying round and culminated with the final in May 2018. Twenty-three teams participated in the competition from eleven nations.
List of qualified teams
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 FC Fiorecittà (TH)
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Les Verts Gaianiano (2nd)
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 Eĵars Town FC (2nd)
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 JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha (2nd)
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| Romero Sport (1st)
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Cherry Trees FC (1st)
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Imperial United (1st)
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 Farvælska Itrottarlagið (1st)
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| Entered in Third qualifying round | |||
| Sverige Tiem FC (3rd)
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 Camford Crusaders (1st)
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 Maccabiah Klymenburg (1st)
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 Zi'yeh Kla FC (1st)
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| Entered in Second qualifying round | |||
| Mortis Mercatoria FC (3rd)
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Eliria United (3rd)
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Westminster City FC (2nd)
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Lokomotiv Rabintzov (2nd)
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| GIA Eliria Amnu (2nd)
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| Entered in First qualifying round | |||
| Boscombe Valley Rangers (3rd)
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 Uphill Oktavyan (1st)
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 Mishagrad FC (1st)
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 Voltrue FC (1st)
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| Leng Island Icecaps (2nd)
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 Blackstone City FC (1st)
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Qualifying stages
First qualifying round
The first qualifiers were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 29 August 2017, and the second on 5 September 2017. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Voltrue FC
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1–3 | Blackstone City FC |
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Uphill Oktavyan
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2–4 | Boscombe Valley Rangers |
1–3 | 1–1 |
| Mishagrad FC
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2–2 (a) | Leng Island Icecaps |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Second qualifying round
The second qualifiers were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 12 September 2017, and the second on 19 September 2017. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Blackstone City FC
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0–4 | GIA Eliria Amnu |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Boscombe Valley Rangers
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1–2 | Lokomotiv Rabintzov |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Leng Island Icecaps
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3–8 | Mortis Mercatoria FC |
2–5 | 1–3 |
| Eliria United
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1–2 | Westminster City FC |
1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Third qualifying round
The third qualifiers were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 26 September 2017, and the second on 3 October 2017. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Westminster City FC
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3–0 | Zi'yeh Kla FC |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Lokomotiv Rabintzov
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1–6 | Sverige Tiem FC |
1–3 | 0–3 |
| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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4–2 | Camford Crusaders |
3–2 | 1–0 |
| GIA Eliria Amnu
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1–1 4–5 (pens) |
Maccabiah Klymenburg |
1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Cherry Trees FC
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Les Verts Gaianiano
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| Maccabiah Klymenburg
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
Group A results
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| FC Fiorecittà
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| Westminster City FC
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
Group B results
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Eĵars Town FC
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Romero Sport
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
Group C results
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Sverige Tiem FC
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Imperial United
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Farvælska Itrottarlagið
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
Group D results
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Knock-out stages
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 6 February 2018, and the second on 20 February 2018. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
6 February 2018
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| JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha
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1 – 1 | Sverige Tiem FC
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20 February 2018
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| Sverige Tiem FC
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2 – 0 | JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha
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Sverige Tiem FC win 3–1 on aggregate.
6 February 2018
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| Les Verts Gaianiano
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0 – 0 | Mortis Mercatoria FC
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| Penalties | |||
| 5 – 3 |
Scores tied at 0–0 on aggregate. Mortis Mercatoria FC win on penalties.
6 February 2018
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| Imperial United
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0 – 2 | Cherry Trees FC
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20 February 2018
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| Cherry Trees FC
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3 – 0 | Imperial United
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Cherry Trees FC win 5–0 on aggregate.
6 February 2018
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| Eĵars Town FC
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1 – 1 | FC Fiorecittà
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20 February 2018
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| FC Fiorecittà
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1 – 0 | Eĵars Town FC
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FC Fiorecittà win 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 20 March 2018, and the second on 3 April 2018. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
20 March 2018
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| FC Fiorecittà
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3 – 0 | Mortis Mercatoria FC
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3 April 2018
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| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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0 – 0 | FC Fiorecittà
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FC Fiorecittà win 3–0 on aggregate.
20 March 2018
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| Cherry Trees FC
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2 – 1 | Sverige Tiem FC
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| Penalties | |||
| 7 – 8 |
Scores tied at 3–3 on aggregate. Cherry Trees FC win on penalties.
Final
The final was held over a single match, held on 15 May 2018. If the match were drawn, extra time and penalties were to be used to settle the tie.
15 May 2018
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| FC Fiorecittà
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3 – 3 (a.e.t.) |
Cherry Trees FC
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Streller  28' (pen.)Ganau 34'Zensen 36' (o.g.)
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Gaärsen 45' Mikelt 61'Zajc 78'
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| Penalties | |||
Vrhunc  Streller  Hernández Ganau
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2 – 4 | Gaärsen Sherman Zajc Mikelt
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