2025-26 UWCL Qualifying Rounds

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The 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League consists of three phases: qualifying rounds, a league stage, and the knockout round. Nine teams have automatic berths to the main league stage: the champions of the top six associations, the runners-up of the top two associations, and the defending champions. The other nine spots in the league stage are determined by three qualifying rounds.

There are two branches for the qualifying rounds: the Champions' Path, awarding four berths among the remaining national champions; and the League Path, awarding five berths to second and third-place teams from the top 17 nations.

Entry points for teams are indicated by this chart:

RankAssociations1st2nd3rd
1France MainMainL3
2Germany
3Spain L3
4England L2
5Portugal
6Italy L2
7Sweden C2
8-17CZE, NED, DEN, NOR,
AUT, UKR, BLR,
ISL, SCO, KAZ
18-28SUI, SRB, ALB, CYP,
BEL, RUS, FIN, BIH,
HUN, ROU, SVN
29+All other associationsC1

In addition, the defending champions enter in the Main Stage, and the holders of the Europa Cup would enter in round C3.
These starting locations will be adjusted based on vacancies.

Rebalancing

Each empty space in the starting grid is filled via procedures spelled out by UEFA in the competition regulations. For a summary of how this was applied in the 2025-26 season, see the Entries page.

Champions' Path

Round 1

Round 1 consists of four-team mini-tournaments held at a single site. There will be six groups.
The entrants are seeded based on their 2025 club coefficient, with the top 12 being seeded and the remainder unseeded. Each group will have two seeded teams. Three groups will have two unseeded teams; three will have only one unseeded team.
For each group with four teams, there are two semifinals (each featuring a seeded team and an unseeded team), a third-place game, and a final. Only the winning team advances to Round 2, and all other teams' European seasons are over. In any group with three teams, the highest-ranked seeded team gets a bye to the final, while the other two teams play the semifinal.

Qualified teams, organized by coefficient

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams
TeamAssocCoeff TeamAssocCoeff
GintraLTU9
KatowicePOL1.8
Racing UnionLUX7.5 NSI RunavikFRO1.0
FloraEST6 NeftciAZE1
Kiryat GatISR6 PyunikARM1
LanchkhutiGEO5.5 CliftonvilleNIR1.2
Anenii NoiMDA5.5 Riga FCLVA1.3
NSA SofiaBUL4.5 BuducnostMNE1.3
MitrovicaKOS4 Swieqi UnitedMLT1.5
Spartak MyjavaSVK4 Athlone TownIRL1.6
LjubotenMKD3.5 AEK AthensGRE1.8
AgramCRO2.1
Cardiff CityWAL2
FomgetTUR1.9

The teams were drawn into six groups, as follows:

SemifinalsFinalPts
Racing Union5 aet Racing Union2R2
AEK Athens3 Riga FC11.5
Group P1 at Racing Union Third place Pts
Flora1 Flora00.5
Riga FC4 AEK Athens11.0

SemifinalsFinalPts
Anenii Noi0 Spartak Myjava2 aetR2
Swieqi United5 Swieqi United11.5
Group P2 at Spartak Myjava Third place Pts
Spartak Myjava3 Anenii Noi00.5
Buducnost0 Buducnost31.0

SemifinalsFinalPts
Ljuboten4 Ljuboten4R2
NSI Runavik1 Pyunik01.5
Group P3 at Ljuboten Third place Pts
NSA Sofia0 NSA Sofia00.5
Pyunik1 NSI Runavik41.0

SemifinalFinalPts
Fomget2 Kiryat Gat11.5
Neftci0 Fomget3R2
Group P4 at Tirana, Albania Third place Pts
Kiryat Gatbye Neftci1.0

SemifinalFinalPts
Cardiff City0 Agram01.5
Athlone Town4 Athlone Town3R2
Group P5 at Athlone Town Third place Pts
Agrambye Cardiff City1.0

SemifinalFinalPts
Mitrovica1 Lanchkhuti2R2
Cliftonville3 aet Cliftonville11.5
Group P6 at Mitrovica Third place Pts
Lanchkhutibye Mitrovica1.0

Round 2

Round 2 also consists of four-team mini-tournaments held at a single site. There are 28 teams (22 of which start here and 6 survivors from C1) drawn into seven groups.
The entrants are seeded based on their 2025 club coefficient, with the top 14 being seeded and the remainder unseeded. Each group will have two seeded teams and two unseeded teams.
For each group, there are two semifinals (each featuring a seeded team and an unseeded team), a third-place game, and a final. The winners advance to Round 3. Second and third place teams transfer to the Women's Europa Cup, beginning in Round 2 and Round 1 respectively. Fourth place teams are eliminated from European play completely.

Qualified teams, organized by coefficient

No Round 1 team has a coefficient high enough to be seeded.

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams
TeamAssocCoeff TeamAssocCoeff
St. PoltenAUT27
Slavia PrahaCZE24 Group P1 winnersN/A≤7.5
RosengardSWE24 Group P4 winnersN/A≤6
TwenteNED16 Group P6 winnersN/A≤5.5
ValerengaNOR16 Group P2 winnersN/A≤5.5
Vorskla PoltavaUKR14 Group P3 winnersN/A≤4.5
BIIK ShymkentKAZ13.5 Group P5 winnersN/A≤2.1
VllazniaALB13 KatowicePOL 1.8
ApollonCYP12 HJKFIN 1.9
MuraSVN11 Farul ConstantaROU 2
SFK 2000BIH10 OH LeuvenBEL 2.2
GintraLTU 9 Crvena ZvezdaSRB 2.3
FerencvarosHUN 9 HibernianSCO 2.4
FortunaDEN 9 Young BoysSUI 2.85
BreidablikISL 8.5 Dinamo MinskBLR 7

The teams were drawn into seven groups, as follows:

SemifinalsFinalPts
Mura3 Mura01.5 + E2
Spartak Myjava2 Katowice2Round 3
Group C1 at Mura Third place Pts
BIIK Shymkent0 BIIK Shymkent21.0 + E1
Katowice2 Spartak Myjava12.0

SemifinalsFinalPts
Apollon0 Fortuna1Round 3
Young Boys1 Young Boys01.5 + E2
Group C2 at Apollon Third place Pts
Fortuna2 Apollon22.0
Hibernian1 Hibernian31.0 + E1

SemifinalsFinalPts
SFK 20001 Rosengard21.5 + E2
OH Leuven2 aet OH Leuven3Round 3
Group C3 at OH Leuven Third place Pts
Rosengard5 SFK 200051.0 + E1
Ljuboten0 Ljuboten02.0

SemifinalsFinalPts
Ferencvaros3 Ferencvaros4Round 3
Racing Union0 Dinamo Minsk01.5 + E2
Group C4 at Vllaznia Third place Pts
Vllaznia1 Vllaznia31.0 + E1
Dinamo Minsk2 Racing Union12.0

SemifinalsFinalPts
Gintra2 Vorskla Poltava2Round 3
Farul Constanta1 Gintra01.5 + E2
Group C5 at Gintra Third place Pts
Vorskla Poltava5 Lanchkhuti12.0
Lanchkhuti0 Farul Constanta41.0 + E1

SemifinalsFinalPts
Twente6 Twente2Round 3
Crvena Zvezda0 Breidablik01.5 + E2
Group C6 at Twente Third place Pts
Breidablik3 Crvena Zvezda02.0
Athlone Town1 Athlone Town21.0 + E1

SemifinalsFinalPts
Slavia Praha2 Slavia Praha01.5 + E2
Fomget1 Valerenga4Round 3
Group C7 at HJK Third place Pts
Valerenga1 Fomget31.0 + E1
HJK0 HJK22.0

Round 3

Round 3 consists of home-and-away series. Eight teams compete in this stage. One team begins here, St. Polten of Austria, filling the vacancy created by the absence of a UWEC champion from last season. They are joined by the seven winners of round C2. The winners advance to the League Stage, while the losers fall to the second qualifying round of the Europa Cup.

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams
TeamAssocCoeff TeamAssocCoeff
St. Polten AUT27 KatowicePOL1.8
TwenteNED16 OH LeuvenBEL2.2
ValerengaNOR16 FortunaDEN9
Vorskla PoltavaUKR14 FerencvarosHUN9

Pairings

5Valerenga @ 3-0   Ferencvaros 1
  2-1 @
0Vorskla Poltava @ 0-2   OH Leuven 2
  0-0 @
5St. Polten @ 3-1   Fortuna 2
  2-1 @
1Katowice @ 0-4   Twente 8
  1-4 @

League Path

Round 2

The League Path does not have a Round 1. Round 2 consists of four-team mini-tournaments held at a single site. The 15 entrants are seeded based on their 2025 club coefficient, with the top 8 being seeded and the remainder unseeded. Four groups will be drawn, each with two seeded teams. Three groups will have two unseeded teams; the last will have only one.
For each group with four teams, there are two semifinals (each featuring a seeded team and an unseeded team), a third-place game, and a final. The winning team advances to Round 3. As with the Champions' Path, second and third place teams transfer to the Women's Europa Cup, beginning in Round 2 and Round 1 respectively. Fourth place teams are eliminated from European play completely. In the three-team group, the highest-ranked seeded team gets a bye to the final, while the other two teams play the semifinal, the loser of which is automatically third place.

Qualified teams, organized by coefficient

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams
HackenSWE28
RomaITA32 AktobeKAZ 1.95
Sparta PrahaCZE21 NordsjaellandDEN 2.95
BrannNOR17 Austria WienAUT 4.15
Manchester UnitedENG13.69 PSVNED 5
ValurISL11.5 BragaPOR 6.6
FC MinskBLR10.5 Metalist 1925UKR 7
Glasgow CitySCO10 Inter MilanITA 7.6
HammarbySWE 8

The teams were drawn into four groups.

SemifinalsFinalPts
Hammarby5 Manchester United1Round 3
Metalist 19254 Hammarby01.5 + E2
Group L1 at Hammarby Third place Pts
Manchester United4 Metalist 192502.0
PSV0 PSV21.0 + E1

SemifinalsFinalPts
Roma2 Roma5Round 3
Aktobe0 Sparta Praha11.5 + E2
Group L2 at Sparta Praha Third place Pts
Sparta Praha4 (4) Nordsjaelland41.0 + E1
Nordsjaelland4 (3) Aktobe22.0

SemifinalsFinalPts
Valur1 Brann1Round 3
Braga3 Braga01.5 + E2
Group L3 at Inter Milan Third place Pts
Brann2 Inter Milan41.0 + E1
Inter Milan1 Valur12.0

SemifinalFinalPts
Glasgow City0 FC Minsk01.5 + E2
Austria Wien2 Austria Wien3Round 3
Group L4 at Austria Wien Third place Pts
FC Minskbye Glasgow City1.0 + E1

Round 3

Round 3 consists of home-and-away series. Ten teams compete in this stage. Six teams begin at this stage, the runner-ups of the associations 3-5 and the third-place teams from the top three associations. They are joined by the four winners of round two. The winners advance to the League Stage, while the losers fall to the second qualifying round of the Europa Cup.

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams
TeamAssocCoeff TeamAssocCoeff
Real MadridESP43 Austria WienAUT 4.15
RomaITA32 Sporting LisbonPOR 6.6
HackenSWE28 Eintracht FrankfurtGER12.5
BrannNOR17 Atletico MadridESP13.39
Paris FCFRA14 Manchester UnitedENG13.69

Pairings

2Hacken @ 1-1   Atletico Madrid 3
  1-2 @
aet
2Paris FC @ 0-0   Austria Wien 0
  2-0 @
1Brann @ 1-0   Manchester United 3
  0-3 @
1Eintracht Frankfurt @ 1-2   Real Madrid 5
  0-3 @
3Roma @ 1-2   Sporting Lisbon 2
  2-0 @