2016–17 WMFA Champions' League
The 2016–17 WMFA Champions' League was the fifth edition of the WMFA Champions' League, which began on 13 September 2016 with the first qualifying round and culminated with the final in May 2017. Sixteen teams participated in the competition from six nations.
List of qualified teams
| Entered in Group stage | |||
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 Biulya äqi Jedu FC (TH)
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 Vecchiacittà Calcio (2nd)1
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 JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha (2nd)
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 Camford Crusaders (1st)
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| Xäiville Teflons FC (1st)
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FC Fiorecittà (4th)1
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 Farvælska Itrottarlagið (1st)
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 Maccabiah Klymenburg (1st)
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| Cherry Trees FC (2nd)
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Imperial United (1st)
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| Entered in Second qualifying round | |||
| Romero Sport (5th)1
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GIA Eliria Amnu (2nd)
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| Entered in First 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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1 Les Verts Gaianiano, champions of the 2015 Tellian Serie A, were demoted from their Champions' League group stage place to the 2016–17 WMFA Cup qualifying round as a result of financial irregularities, while third-placed AS Rex Leonia were banned from WMFA competition entirely because of match fixing allegations. As a result, FC Fiorecittà entered the group stage, having initially qualified for the WMFA Cup, and Romero Sport entered the second qualifying round after originally not qualifying for WMFA competition via league position.
Qualifying stages
First qualifying round
The first qualifiers were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 13 September 2016, and the second on 20 September 2016. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster City FC
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3–2 | Lokomotiv Rabintzov |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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4–2 | Eliria United |
4–0 | 0–2 |
Second qualifying round
The second qualifiers were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 27 September 2016, and the second on 4 October 2016. 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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| Romero Sport
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5–1 | GIA Eliria Amnu |
3–1 | 2–0 |
| Westminster City FC
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1–2 | Mortis Mercatoria FC |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Xäiville Teflons FC
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| Farvælska Itrottarlagið
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
| Expand Group A results
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vecchiacittà Calcio
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
| Camford Crusaders
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
| Expand Group B results
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Cherry Trees FC
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Romero Sport
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| Imperial United
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
| Expand Group C results
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| FC Fiorecittà
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Biulya äqi Jedu FC
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| Maccabiah Klymenburg
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Transfer to WMFA Cup |
| Expand 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 14 February 2017, and the second on 28 February 2017. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
14 February 2017
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| Cherry Trees FC
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2 – 1 | Biulya äqi Jedu FC
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28 February 2017
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| Biulya äqi Jedu FC
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0 – 2 | Cherry Trees FC
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Cherry Trees FC win 4–1 on aggregate.
14 February 2017
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| FC Fiorecittà
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5 – 0 | JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha
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28 February 2017
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| JHI-rrân Lwrrân Klyha
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6 – 1 | FC Fiorecittà
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Scores tied at 6–6 on aggregate. FC Fiorecittà win on away goals.
14 February 2017
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| Vecchiacittà Calcio
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2 – 2 | Xäiville Teflons FC
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28 February 2017
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| Xäiville Teflons FC
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2 – 3 | Vecchiacittà Calcio
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Vecchiacittà Calcio win 5–4 on aggregate.
14 February 2017
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| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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0 – 1 | Romero Sport
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28 February 2017
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| Romero Sport
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1 – 2 | Mortis Mercatoria FC
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Scores tied at 2–2 on aggregate. Mortis Mercatoria FC win on away goals.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held over two legs, with the first leg being played on 28 March 2017, and the second on 11 April 2017. Ties were settled by the away goals rule after 90 minutes, or by extra time and penalties if there was still no winner.
28 March 2017
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| Mortis Mercatoria FC
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3 – 1 | Vecchiacittà Calcio
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11 April 2017
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| Vecchiacittà Calcio
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2 – 1 | Mortis Mercatoria FC
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Mortis Mercatoria FC win 4–3 on aggregate.
28 March 2017
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| Cherry Trees FC
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2 – 1 | FC Fiorecittà
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11 April 2017
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| FC Fiorecittà
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2 – 0 | Cherry Trees FC
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FC Fiorecittà win 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
The final was held over a single match, held on 23 May 2017. If the match were drawn, extra time and penalties were to be used to settle the tie.
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