2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Rounds

2025-26 UWCL Qualifying Rounds

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:

Rank Associations 1st 2nd 3rd
1 France Main Main L3
2 Germany
3 Spain L3
4 England L2
5 Portugal
6 Italy L2
7 Sweden C2
8-17 CZE, NED, DEN, NOR,
AUT, UKR, BLR,
ISL, SCO, KAZ
18-28 SUI, SRB, ALB, CYP,
BEL, ~~RUS~~, FIN, BIH,
HUN, ROU, SVN
29+ All other associations C1

Rank	Associations	1st	2nd	3rd
1	France	Main	Main	L3
2	Germany
3	Spain	L3
4	England	L2
5	Portugal
6	Italy	L2
7	Sweden	C2
8-17	CZE, NED, DEN, NOR, AUT, UKR, BLR, ISL, SCO, KAZ
18-28	SUI, SRB, ALB, CYP, BEL, ~~RUS~~, FIN, BIH, HUN, ROU, SVN
29+	All other associations	C1

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
Team Assoc Coeff Team Assoc Coeff
~~Gintra~~ LTU 9
~~Katowice~~ POL 1.8
Racing Union LUX 7.5 NSI Runavik FRO 1.0
Flora EST 6 Neftci AZE 1
Kiryat Gat ISR 6 Pyunik ARM 1
Lanchkhuti GEO 5.5 Cliftonville NIR 1.2
Anenii Noi MDA 5.5 Riga FC LVA 1.3
NSA Sofia BUL 4.5 Buducnost MNE 1.3
Mitrovica KOS 4 Swieqi United MLT 1.5
Spartak Myjava SVK 4 Athlone Town IRL 1.6
Ljuboten MKD 3.5 AEK Athens GRE 1.8
Agram CRO 2.1
Cardiff City WAL 2
Fomget TUR 1.9

Seeded Teams	Unseeded Teams
Team	Assoc	Coeff	Team	Assoc	Coeff
~~Gintra~~	LTU	9
~~Katowice~~	POL	1.8
Racing Union	LUX	7.5	NSI Runavik	FRO	1.0
Flora	EST	6	Neftci	AZE	1
Kiryat Gat	ISR	6	Pyunik	ARM	1
Lanchkhuti	GEO	5.5	Cliftonville	NIR	1.2
Anenii Noi	MDA	5.5	Riga FC	LVA	1.3
NSA Sofia	BUL	4.5	Buducnost	MNE	1.3
Mitrovica	KOS	4	Swieqi United	MLT	1.5
Spartak Myjava	SVK	4	Athlone Town	IRL	1.6
Ljuboten	MKD	3.5	AEK Athens	GRE	1.8
Agram	CRO	2.1
Cardiff City	WAL	2
Fomget	TUR	1.9

The teams were drawn into six groups, as follows:

Semifinals Final Pts

Racing Union 5 aet Racing Union 2 C2

AEK Athens 3 Riga FC 1 1.5

Group P1 at Racing Union Third place Pts

Flora 1 Flora 0 0.5

Riga FC 4 AEK Athens 1 1.0

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Racing Union	5 aet		Racing Union	2	C2
AEK Athens	3		Riga FC	1	1.5
Group P1 at Racing Union	Third place	Pts
Flora	1		Flora	0	0.5
Riga FC	4		AEK Athens	1	1.0

Semifinals Final Pts

Anenii Noi 0 Spartak Myjava 2 aet C2

Swieqi United 5 Swieqi United 1 1.5

Group P2 at Spartak Myjava Third place Pts

Spartak Myjava 3 Anenii Noi 0 0.5

Buducnost 0 Buducnost 3 1.0

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Anenii Noi	0		Spartak Myjava	2 aet	C2
Swieqi United	5		Swieqi United	1	1.5
Group P2 at Spartak Myjava	Third place	Pts
Spartak Myjava	3		Anenii Noi	0	0.5
Buducnost	0		Buducnost	3	1.0

Semifinals Final Pts

Ljuboten 4 Ljuboten 4 C2

NSI Runavik 1 Pyunik 0 1.5

Group P3 at Ljuboten Third place Pts

NSA Sofia 0 NSA Sofia 0 0.5

Pyunik 1 NSI Runavik 4 1.0

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Ljuboten	4		Ljuboten	4	C2
NSI Runavik	1		Pyunik	0	1.5
Group P3 at Ljuboten	Third place	Pts
NSA Sofia	0		NSA Sofia	0	0.5
Pyunik	1		NSI Runavik	4	1.0

Semifinal Final Pts

Fomget 2 Kiryat Gat 1 1.5

Neftci 0 Fomget 3 C2

Group P4 at TBD Third place Pts

Kiryat Gat bye Neftci 1.0

Semifinal		Final	Pts
Fomget	2		Kiryat Gat	1	1.5
Neftci	0		Fomget	3	C2
Group P4 at TBD	Third place	Pts
Kiryat Gat	bye		Neftci		1.0

Semifinal Final Pts

Cardiff City 0 Agram 0 1.5

Athlone Town 4 Athlone Town 3 C2

Group P5 at Athlone Town Third place Pts

Agram bye Cardiff City 1.0

Semifinal		Final	Pts
Cardiff City	0		Agram	0	1.5
Athlone Town	4		Athlone Town	3	C2
Group P5 at Athlone Town	Third place	Pts
Agram	bye		Cardiff City		1.0

Semifinal Final Pts

Mitrovica 1 Lanchkhuti 2 C2

Cliftonville 3 aet Cliftonville 1 1.5

Group P6 at TBD Third place Pts

Lanchkhuti bye Mitrovica 1.0

Semifinal		Final	Pts
Mitrovica	1		Lanchkhuti	2	C2
Cliftonville	3 aet		Cliftonville	1	1.5
Group P6 at TBD	Third place	Pts
Lanchkhuti	bye		Mitrovica		1.0

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
Team Assoc Coeff Team Assoc Coeff
~~St. Polten~~ AUT 27
Slavia Praha CZE 24 Group P1 winners N/A ≤7.5
Rosengard SWE 24 Group P4 winners N/A ≤6
Twente NED 16 Group P6 winners N/A ≤5.5
Valerenga NOR 16 Group P2 winners N/A ≤5.5
Vorskla Poltava UKR 14 Group P3 winners N/A ≤4.5
BIIK Shymkent KAZ 13.5 Group P5 winners N/A ≤2.1
Vllaznia ALB 13 Katowice POL 1.8
Apollon CYP 12 HJK FIN 1.9
Mura SVN 11 Farul Constanta ROU 2
SFK 2000 BIH 10 OH Leuven BEL 2.2
Gintra LTU 9 Crvena Zvezda SRB 2.3
Ferencvaros HUN 9 Hibernian SCO 2.4
Fortuna DEN 9 Young Boys SUI 2.85
Breidablik ISL 8.5 Dinamo Minsk BLR 7

Seeded Teams	Unseeded Teams
Team	Assoc	Coeff	Team	Assoc	Coeff
~~St. Polten~~	AUT	27
Slavia Praha	CZE	24	Group P1 winners	N/A	≤7.5
Rosengard	SWE	24	Group P4 winners	N/A	≤6
Twente	NED	16	Group P6 winners	N/A	≤5.5
Valerenga	NOR	16	Group P2 winners	N/A	≤5.5
Vorskla Poltava	UKR	14	Group P3 winners	N/A	≤4.5
BIIK Shymkent	KAZ	13.5	Group P5 winners	N/A	≤2.1
Vllaznia	ALB	13	Katowice	POL	1.8
Apollon	CYP	12	HJK	FIN	1.9
Mura	SVN	11	Farul Constanta	ROU	2
SFK 2000	BIH	10	OH Leuven	BEL	2.2
Gintra	LTU	9	Crvena Zvezda	SRB	2.3
Ferencvaros	HUN	9	Hibernian	SCO	2.4
Fortuna	DEN	9	Young Boys	SUI	2.85
Breidablik	ISL	8.5	Dinamo Minsk	BLR	7

The teams were drawn into seven groups, as follows:

Semifinals Final Pts

Mura # Winner A #

Spartak Myjava # Winner B #

Group C1 at Mura Third place Pts

BIIK Shymkent # Loser A #

Katowice # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Mura	#		Winner A	#
Spartak Myjava	#		Winner B	#
Group C1 at Mura	Third place	Pts
BIIK Shymkent	#		Loser A	#
Katowice	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Apollon # Winner A #

Young Boys # Winner B #

Group C2 at Apollon Third place Pts

Fortuna # Loser A #

Hibernian # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Apollon	#		Winner A	#
Young Boys	#		Winner B	#
Group C2 at Apollon	Third place	Pts
Fortuna	#		Loser A	#
Hibernian	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

SFK 2000 # Winner A #

OH Leuven # Winner B #

Group C3 at OH Leuven Third place Pts

Rosengard # Loser A #

Ljuboten # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
SFK 2000	#		Winner A	#
OH Leuven	#		Winner B	#
Group C3 at OH Leuven	Third place	Pts
Rosengard	#		Loser A	#
Ljuboten	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Ferencvaros # Winner A #

Racing Union # Winner B #

Group C4 at Vllaznia Third place Pts

Vllaznia # Loser A #

Dinamo Minsk # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Ferencvaros	#		Winner A	#
Racing Union	#		Winner B	#
Group C4 at Vllaznia	Third place	Pts
Vllaznia	#		Loser A	#
Dinamo Minsk	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Gintra # Winner A #

Farul Constanta # Winner B #

Group C5 at Gintra Third place Pts

Vorskla Poltava # Loser A #

Lanchkhuti # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Gintra	#		Winner A	#
Farul Constanta	#		Winner B	#
Group C5 at Gintra	Third place	Pts
Vorskla Poltava	#		Loser A	#
Lanchkhuti	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Twente # Winner A #

Crvena Zvezda # Winner B #

Group C6 at Twente Third place Pts

Breidablik # Loser A #

Athlone Town # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Twente	#		Winner A	#
Crvena Zvezda	#		Winner B	#
Group C6 at Twente	Third place	Pts
Breidablik	#		Loser A	#
Athlone Town	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Slavia Praha # Winner A #

Fomget # Winner B #

Group C7 at HJK Third place Pts

Valerenga # Loser A #

HJK # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Slavia Praha	#		Winner A	#
Fomget	#		Winner B	#
Group C7 at HJK	Third place	Pts
Valerenga	#		Loser A	#
HJK	#		Loser B	#

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.

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 16 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 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 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.

Qualified teams, organized by coefficient

Seeded Teams Unseeded Teams
Hacken SWE 28
Roma ITA 32 Aktobe KAZ 1.95
Sparta Praha CZE 21 Nordsjaelland DEN 2.95
Brann NOR 17 Austria Wien AUT 4.15
Manchester United ENG 13.69 PSV NED 5
Valur ISL 11.5 Braga POR 6.6
FC Minsk BLR 10.5 Metalist 1925 UKR 7
Glasgow City SCO 10 Inter Milan ITA 7.6
Hammarby SWE 8

Seeded Teams	Unseeded Teams
Hacken	SWE	28
Roma	ITA	32	Aktobe	KAZ	1.95
Sparta Praha	CZE	21	Nordsjaelland	DEN	2.95
Brann	NOR	17	Austria Wien	AUT	4.15
Manchester United	ENG	13.69	PSV	NED	5
Valur	ISL	11.5	Braga	POR	6.6
FC Minsk	BLR	10.5	Metalist 1925	UKR	7
Glasgow City	SCO	10	Inter Milan	ITA	7.6
Hammarby	SWE	8

The teams were drawn into four groups.

Semifinals Final Pts

Hammarby # Winner A #

Metalist 1925 # Winner B #

Group L1 at Hammarby Third place Pts

Manchester United # Loser A #

PSV # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Hammarby	#		Winner A	#
Metalist 1925	#		Winner B	#
Group L1 at Hammarby	Third place	Pts
Manchester United	#		Loser A	#
PSV	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Roma # Winner A #

Aktobe # Winner B #

Group L2 at Sparta Praha Third place Pts

Sparta Praha # Loser A #

Nordsjaelland # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Roma	#		Winner A	#
Aktobe	#		Winner B	#
Group L2 at Sparta Praha	Third place	Pts
Sparta Praha	#		Loser A	#
Nordsjaelland	#		Loser B	#

Semifinals Final Pts

Valur # Winner A #

Braga # Winner B #

Group L3 at Inter Milan Third place Pts

Brann # Loser A #

Inter Milan # Loser B #

Semifinals		Final	Pts
Valur	#		Winner A	#
Braga	#		Winner B	#
Group L3 at Inter Milan	Third place	Pts
Brann	#		Loser A	#
Inter Milan	#		Loser B	#

Semifinal Final Pts

Glasgow City # FC Minsk #

Austria Wien # Winner SF #

Group L4 at Austria Wien Third place Pts

FC Minsk bye Loser SF 1.0 + E1

Semifinal		Final	Pts
Glasgow City	#		FC Minsk	#
Austria Wien	#		Winner SF	#
Group L4 at Austria Wien	Third place	Pts
FC Minsk	bye		Loser SF		1.0 + 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
Team Assoc Coeff Team Assoc Coeff
Real Madrid ESP 43 Sporting Lisbon POR 6.6
Hacken SWE 28

Seeded Teams	Unseeded Teams
Team	Assoc	Coeff	Team	Assoc	Coeff
Real Madrid	ESP	43	Sporting Lisbon	POR	6.6
Hacken	SWE	28

Seeding pending: Paris FC (FRA) 14, Atletico Madrid (ESP) 13.39, Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 12.5, four winners of Round L2.