2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League

The 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League will be the 26th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 18th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It is scheduled to start on 22 July 2026 and will end with the final on 28, 29, or 30 May 2027. This is the second season under a new format, which has 18 participating teams, playing six games each against different opponents in a league phase, all in a joint group.

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2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League

The Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw will host the final. The winners will automatically qualify for the 2027–28 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase and the 2028 FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals. Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be used from the League Phase onwards.

Association team allocation

2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League

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

• 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 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League and the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2026–27 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

For the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2025 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2020–21 to 2024–25.

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 • (EC) – Additional berth for UEFA Women's Europa Cup title holders

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Association</th><th>Coeff.</th><th>Teams</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> England</td><td>68.499</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> France</td><td>68.333</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Spain</td><td>66.999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Germany</td><td>61.332</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Italy</td><td>38.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Portugal</td><td>33.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Sweden</td><td>24.665</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Norway</td><td>23.000</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>21.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Austria</td><td>20.750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Czech Republic</td><td>19.332</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>19.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> Denmark</td><td>14.750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> Switzerland</td><td>14.250</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> Albania</td><td>13.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Scotland</td><td>12.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> Cyprus</td><td>12.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td> Iceland</td><td>11.750</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> Serbia</td><td>11.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Association</td><td>Coeff.</td><td>Teams</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> Belarus</td><td>11.250</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td> Belgium</td><td>11.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td> Slovenia</td><td>11.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td> Croatia</td><td>10.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td> Romania</td><td>10.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>10.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td> Kazakhstan</td><td>9.750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td> Turkey</td><td>9.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td> Finland</td><td>9.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> Greece</td><td>9.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td> Lithuania</td><td>9.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td> Hungary</td><td>9.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> Russia</td><td>9.000</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td> Poland</td><td>9.000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td> Georgia</td><td>8.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>8.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td> Malta</td><td>7.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td> Luxembourg</td><td>7.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Association</td><td>Coeff.</td><td>Teams</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td> Israel</td><td>7.000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td> Bulgaria</td><td>7.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td> Kosovo</td><td>6.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td> Latvia</td><td>6.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td> Montenegro</td><td>6.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>6.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td> Estonia</td><td>6.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>6.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td> North Macedonia</td><td>5.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td> Moldova</td><td>5.500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td> Wales</td><td>5.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td> Faroe Islands</td><td>5.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td> Armenia</td><td>4.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> Azerbaijan</td><td>1.000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>NR</td><td> Gibraltar</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>DNE</td></tr><tr><td> Andorra</td><td>—</td><td>NL</td></tr><tr><td> Liechtenstein</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td> San Marino</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Distribution

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Teams entering in this round</th><th>Teams advancing from the previous round</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First round</td><td>Champions path (23 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second round</td><td>Champions path (28 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League path (16 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Third round</td><td>Champions path (8 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League path (10 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League phase (18 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knockout phase play-offs (8 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quarter-finals (8 teams)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Changes to the default access list will be made in case the UEFA Women's Champions League and/or the UEFA Women's Europa Cup title holders qualify via their domestic league's standard berth allocation.

Teams

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

• TH: Women's Champions League title holders • EC: Women's Europa Cup title holders • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Entry round</th><th>Teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>League phase</td><td>(TH)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(2nd)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Round 3</td><td>CH</td><td>(EC)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LP</td><td>(3rd)</td><td>(3rd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>(3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>(2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Round 2</td><td>CH</td><td>BK Häcken (1st)</td><td>Brann (1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>Apollon Ladies (1st)</td><td>Breiðablik (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>Dinamo Minsk (1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>Aktobe (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>HJK (1st)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LP</td><td>(3rd)</td><td>(3rd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>(3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>Hammarby IF (2nd)</td><td>Malmö FF (3rd)</td><td>Vålerenga (2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>(2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>(2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>(2nd)</td><td>Aris Limassol (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>Round 1</td><td>CH</td><td>(1st)</td><td>Gintra (1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>WFC Nike Lusso (1st)</td><td>Athlone Town (1st)</td><td>Mġarr United (1st)</td><td>(1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>Riga FC (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>Flora (1st)</td><td>Glentoran (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td>Wrexham (1st)</td><td>KÍ Klaksvík (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>(1st)</td><td>(1st)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Schedule

2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League

<table><thead><tr><th>Phase</th><th>Round</th><th>Draw date</th><th>First leg</th><th>Second leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Qualifying</td><td>First qualifying round</td><td>18 June 2026</td><td>22 July 2026 (semi-finals)</td><td>25 July 2026 (third-place play-off & final)</td></tr><tr><td>Second qualifying round</td><td>5 August 2026 (semi-finals)</td><td>8 August 2026 (third-place play-off & final)</td></tr><tr><td>Third qualifying round</td><td>10 August 2026</td><td>26 August 2026</td><td>2 September 2026</td></tr><tr><td>League phase</td><td>Matchday 1</td><td>4 September 2026</td><td>22–23 September 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 2</td><td>30 September–1 October 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 3</td><td>28–29 October 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 4</td><td>10–11 November 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 5</td><td>18–19 November 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Matchday 6</td><td>16 December 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Knockout phase</td><td>Knockout phase play-offs</td><td>18 December 2026</td><td>3–4 February 2027</td><td>10–11 February 2027</td></tr><tr><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>23–24 March 2027</td><td>31 March–1 April 2027</td></tr><tr><td>Semi-finals</td><td>—N/a</td><td>1–2 May 2027</td><td>8–9 May 2027</td></tr><tr><td>Final</td><td>28, 29, or 30 May 2027 at Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw</td></tr></tbody></table>

League phase

2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League

The league phase draw for the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League is scheduled to take place on 4 September 2026. The 18 teams will be divided into three pots of six teams. Each team will face two opponents from each of the three pots, one at home and one away.