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2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League

2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
The Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo will host the final.
Dates30 July 2025 – 22, 23 or 24 May 2026

The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League is the 25th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 17th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It started on 30 July 2025 and will end with the final on 22–24 May 2026.

The Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo will host the final.

Association team allocation

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The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1]

  • Associations 1–7 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 8–17 each have two teams qualify.
  • All other associations, if they entered, each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league.

An association must have an eleven-a-side women's domestic league to enter a team. As of 2019–20, 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations organize a women's domestic league, with the exceptions being Andorra (1 club in Spain), Liechtenstein (3 clubs in Switzerland) and San Marino (1 club in Italy).

Association ranking

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For the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2024 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2019-20 to 2023–24.[2]

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Women's Champions League title holders
Association ranking for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  France 78.333 3
2  Germany 68.999
3  Spain 68.166
4  England 59.999
5  Portugal 34.000
6  Italy 34.000
7  Sweden 24.999
8  Czech Republic 22.332 2
9  Netherlands 22.000
10  Denmark 21.750
11  Norway 21.500
12  Austria 21.250
13  Ukraine 19.000
14  Belarus 18.000
15  Iceland 17.750
16  Scotland 17.000
17  Kazakhstan 14.750
18  Switzerland 14.250 1
19  Serbia 14.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Albania 14.000 1
21  Cyprus 12.000
22  Belgium 12.000
23  Russia 10.250 0 [Note RUS]
24  Finland 10.000 1
25  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.000
26  Hungary 9.500
27  Romania 9.000
28  Slovenia 9.000
29  Poland 9.000
30  Croatia 8.500
31  Lithuania 8.500
32  Republic of Ireland 8.000
33  Kosovo 8.000
34  Turkey 7.500
35  Greece 7.000
36  Israel 7.000
37  Georgia 7.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38  Montenegro 7.000 1
39  Slovakia 6.500
40  Bulgaria 6.500
41  Luxembourg 6.000
42  Wales 6.000
43  Estonia 5.500
44  Northern Ireland 5.500
45  Latvia 5.500
46  Malta 5.500
47  Moldova 4.500
48  North Macedonia 4.000
49  Faroe Islands 4.000
50  Armenia 3.000
NR  Azerbaijan —
 Gibraltar — 0 DNE
 Andorra — NL
 Liechtenstein —
 San Marino —

Distribution

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Provisional access list[3]
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First round Champions path
(21 teams)
  • 21 champions from associations 30 and 32–51
Second round Champions path
(28 teams)
  • 21 champions from associations 7–11 and 13–29 (except Russia)
  • 1 champion from association 31 as the team with the highest club coefficient, originally from the Round 1
  • 6 mini-tournament winners from the first round
League path
(15 teams)
  • 11 runners-up from associations 6 and 8–17
  • 4 third-placed teams from associations 4–7
Third round Champions path
(8 teams)
  • 1 champion from association 12 as the team with the highest club coefficient, originally from the Round 2 of the Champions Path
  • 7 mini-tournament winners from the second round
League path
(10 teams)
  • 2 runners-up from associations 3 and 5
  • 3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 1 runner-up from association 7 as the team with the highest club coefficient, originally from the Round 2 of the League Path
  • 4 mini-tournament winners from the second round
League phase
(18 teams)
  • UEFA Women's Champions League title holder
  • 6 champions from associations 1–6
  • 2 runners-up from associations 1–2
  • 4 winners from the third round (Champions Path)
  • 5 winners from the third round (League Path)
Knockout phase play-offs
(8 teams)
  • 8 teams ranked 5–12 from the league phase
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 4 teams ranked 1–4 from the league phase
  • 4 winners from the knockout phase play-offs

Due to the suspension of Russia, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The champions of associations 29 (Poland) will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).

As the Champions League title holders (Arsenal) qualified for the third qualifying round via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list have been made:

  • BK Häcken as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the League Path of the second qualifying round, will enter the third qualifying phase instead.

Since this season marks the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup, with no title holders from previous season, the following changes to the default access list have been made:

  • St. Pölten as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path second qualifying round, will enter the Champions Path third qualifying round.
  • Gintra as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path first qualifying round, will enter the Champions Path second qualifying round.

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season

Two qualifying rounds, round 2 and round 3, are divided into Champions Path (CP) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
Entry round Teams
League phase England Arsenal (2nd)TH France Lyon (1st) France Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) Germany Bayern Munich (1st)
Germany VfL Wolfsburg (2nd) Spain Barcelona (1st) England Chelsea (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st)
Italy Juventus (1st)
Round 3 CH Austria St. Pölten (1st)
LP France Paris FC (3rd) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (3rd) Spain Real Madrid (2nd) Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd)
Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) Sweden BK Häcken (2nd)
Round 2 CH Sweden Rosengård (1st) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st) Netherlands Twente (1st) Denmark Fortuna Hjørring (1st)
Norway Vålerenga (1st) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (1st) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (1st) Iceland Breiðablik (1st)
Scotland Hibernian (1st) Kazakhstan BIIK Shymkent (1st) Switzerland Young Boys (1st) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st)
Albania Vllaznia (1st) Cyprus Apollon Ladies (1st) Belgium OH Leuven (1st) Finland HJK (1st)
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st) Romania Farul Constanța (1st) Slovenia Mura (1st)
Poland GKS Katowice (1st) Lithuania Gintra (1st)
LP England Manchester United (3rd) Portugal Braga (3rd) Italy Inter Milan (2nd) Italy Roma (3rd)
Sweden Hammarby (3rd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (2nd) Denmark Nordsjælland (2nd)
Norway Brann (2nd) Austria Austria Wien (2nd) Ukraine Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (2nd) Belarus FC Minsk (2nd)
Iceland Valur (2nd) Scotland Glasgow City (2nd) Kazakhstan Aktobe (2nd)
Round 1 CH Croatia Agram (1st) Republic of Ireland Athlone Town (1st) Kosovo Mitrovica (1st) Turkey ABB Fomget (1st)
Greece AEK Athens (1st) Israel Kiryat Gat (1st) Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti (1st) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (1st)
Slovakia Spartak Myjava (1st) Bulgaria NSA Sofia (1st) Luxembourg Racing Union (1st) Wales Cardiff City (1st)
Estonia Flora (1st) Northern Ireland Cliftonville (1st) Latvia Riga FC (1st) Malta Swieqi United (1st)
Moldova Agarista Anenii Noi (1st) North Macedonia Ljuboten (1st) Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st)
Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku (1st)

Notes

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    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.[4] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[5]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[6]

Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 24 June 2025 30 July 2025 (semi-finals) 2 August 2025 (third-place play-off & final)
Second qualifying round 27 August 2025 (semi-finals) 30 August 2025 (third-place play-off & final)
Third qualifying round 31 August 2025 11 September 2025 18 September 2025
League phase Matchday 1 19 September 2025 7–8 October 2025
Matchday 2 15–16 October 2025
Matchday 3 11–12 November 2025
Matchday 4 19–20 November 2025
Matchday 5 9–10 December 2025
Matchday 6 17 December 2025
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 18 December 2025 11–12 February 2026 18–19 February 2026
Quarter-finals 24–25 March 2026 1–2 April 2026
Semi-finals 25–26 April 2026 2–3 May 2026
Final 22–24 May 2026 at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

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Champions Path

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Second qualifying round

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Champions Path

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League Path

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Third qualifying round

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Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Match 111 Sep18 Sep
Match 211 Sep18 Sep
Match 311 Sep18 Sep
Match 411 Sep18 Sep
League Path
Match 111 Sep18 Sep
Match 211 Sep18 Sep
Match 311 Sep18 Sep
Match 411 Sep18 Sep
Match 511 Sep18 Sep

League phase

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Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase
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Location of teams of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase

As of 18 May 2025, 9 out of 18 teams have qualified for the league phase:

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the quarter-finals
2 Spain Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Germany Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Portugal Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 England Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout phase play-offs
6 Italy Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 France Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 France Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 7–8 October 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Results

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024/25 Women's Champions League: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 20 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 Provisional Access List" (PDF). UEFA. 1 February 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Provisional access list for the UEFA Women's Champions League and 2nd competition 2025/26" (PDF). UEFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs. However this could change depending on what happens" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ "2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League and new UEFA Women's Europa Cup: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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