2025-26 UWCL Knockout Stage

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The 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League consists of three phases: qualifying rounds, a league stage, and the knockout stage. Twelve teams compete in the knockout stage, with the top four teams from the league stage entering at the quarterfinals, and the next eight beginning in the playoff round.
The teams are drawn into a bracket with home-and-away playoffs, quarterfinals, and semifinals, followed by a one-game championship.

Qualified Teams and Draw

Teams are placed in six pots of two teams, according to their ranking in the league stage. Pot A contains the teams ranked #1 and #2, all the way down to Pot F containing teams #11 and #12.

Pot A Pot B Pot C
Pot D Pot E Pot F

Pairings

Playoffs

The quarterfinals are scheduled for 11-12 February and 18-19 February.
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Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals are scheduled for 24-25 March and 1-2 April.
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Semifinals

The semifinals are scheduled for 25-26 April and 2-3 May.
QF #1 @ Apr   QF #2
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QF #3 @ Apr   QF #4
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Final

The final will be played at Ullevall Stadium in Oslo, Norway on a date TBD 22-24 May 2026.

Bracket

In each round prior to the final, the team listed on top hosts the first leg.

PlayoffsQuarterfinals Semifinals Final
F #11 or #12 TBD
C #5 or #6 B #3 or #4
Semifinalist 1
Semifinalist 2
E #9 or #10 TBD
D #7 or #8 A #1 or #2
Finalist #1
Finalist #2
F #11 or #12 TBD
C #5 or #6 B #3 or #4
Semifinalist 3
Semifinalist 4
E #9 or #10 TBD
D #7 or #8 A #1 or #2