Women's Champions League number crunching

Clubs
This season:
• Past winners involved this season: FFC Frankfurt (2002, 2006, 2008, 2015), Olympique Lyonnais (2011, 2012), Wolfsburg (2013, 2014)

• Other past finalists: Fortuna Hjørring (2003), Zvezda-2005 (2009), Paris Saint-Germain (2015)

• Debutants: KIF Örebro, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid

• This is the second season with three teams from one nation. Germany also had three in 2010, when Turbine Potsdam won and beat holders Duisburg in the semi-finals. Bayern München went out in the round of 16 (the only German entrants ever not to win on debut).

• Frankfurt – last season in Berlin – became the first team in the UEFA Women's Champions League era to win in their home country. Of this year's Italian hopefuls, Verona reached the 2008 semi-finals and Brescia lost to Lyon in the last 32 on their debut 12 months ago.

Frankfurt will equal more records if they reach the final©Sportsfile

Records:
Most participations: KÍ (FRO) 15 – eliminated

Most quarter-finals: Arsenal (ENG) 12

Most semis: Frankfurt (GER), Umeå (SWE) 7

Most finals: Frankfurt (GER) 6

Most titles: Frankfurt (GER) 4

Most matches played: Arsenal (ENG) 79 – if Frankfurt reach the final they will equal mark

Most match wins: Frankfurt (GER) 49

Most goals scored: Turbine Potsdam (GER) 236 – Frankfurt are 15 behind, Lyon are 17 adrift

Fewest defeats: Foroni Verona (ITA, 2003/04), Lazio (ITA, 2002/03), Sursee (SUI, 2002/03), Ayr United (SCO, 2001/02) were all eliminated on their only appearances without losing – Sursee and Foroni did not concede a goal

• Atlético, Chelsea and Örebro will be the 203rd, 204th and 205th clubs to play in the competiton.

Wexford were Ireland's record ninth entrants this season©Sportsfile

Most different national representatives
Republic of Ireland 9
Italy, FYR Macedonia 8
England*, Russia 7
*inc 2015/16 last 32

Highest attendances
1 Lyon 2-0 Frankfurt in Munich, 2012 final: 50,212
2 Duisburg 1-1 Zvezda-2005, 2009 final second leg: 28,112
3 Frankfurt 3-2 Umeå, 2008 final second leg: 27,640
4 Lyon 3-0 Juvisy, 2013 semi-final first leg: 21,923
5 Lyon 2-0 Arsenal, 2011 semi-final first leg: 20,123

Paris delighted a quarter-final record crowd last season©Getty Images

Quarter-finals: Paris 5-0 Glasgow City, 2015 first leg: 11,318
Round of 16: Lyon 1-2 Potsdam, 2014 second leg: 9,949
Round of 32: Lyon 3-0 Olimpia Cluj, 2012 second leg: 6,683
Qualifying round: Twente 0-2 Glasgow City, 2014: 2,750
Old group stage/qualifying rounds: Athletic Club 1-8 Frankfurt, 2004: 10,000

• In all, 1,364 matches have been played in the competition, producing 5,988 goals.

The peerless Pohlers©Sportsfile

Players
All-time top scorers 
(*with club in competition this season)
1 Conny Pohlers (Turbine Potsdam/FFC Frankfurt/Wolfsburg) 48 – retired
2 Anja Mittag* (Turbine Potsdam/Rosengård) 46 – now Paris Saint-Germain
3 Marta* (Umeå/Tyresö/Rosengård) 41
4 Nina Burger (Neulengbach) 40 – now SC Sand
5 Hanna Ljungberg (Umeå) 39 – retired
6 Inka Grings (Duisburg/FC Zürich) 38 – retired
7 Lotta Schelin* (Olympique Lyonnais) 37
8 Margrét Lára Vidarsdóttir (Valur/Tubine Potsdam) 34 – now Kristianstad
9 Kim Little (Hibernian/Arsenal) 32 – now Seattle Reign
10 Patrizia Panico (Verona/Lazio/Torres) 31 – now Fiorentina

• In all, 1,628 players have scored in the competition (up to end of 2015/16 qualifying round).

Arsenal stalwart Emma Byrne©Arsenal FC

All-time most appearances (*with club in competition this season)
1 Emma Byrne (Arsenal) 77
2 Ciara Grant (Arsenal) 65 – retired
3= Jayne Ludlow (Arsenal) 61 – retired
3= Rachel Yankey (Fulham/Arsenal) 61
5 Élodie Thomis* (Montpellier/Lyon) 60
6 Louisa Necib* (Lyon) 58
7 Camille Abily* (Montpellier/Lyon) 56
8= Anja Mittag* (Turbine Potsdam/Rosengård) 54 – now Paris
8= Jennifer Zietz (Turbine Potsdam) 54 – retired
10 Sonia Bompastor (Montpellier/Lyon) 52 – retired

• In all, 5,206 players have appeared in the competition (up to end of 2015/16 qualifying round) including 601 with just one.