UEFA has confirmed that the draws for the 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League and the newly created Women’s Europa Cup will be held on Tuesday, 24 June.
A total of 74 clubs will take part in the Champions League, while 12 teams will enter the Europa Cup.
Arsenal, the current title holders, are one of nine teams to qualify directly for the League phase.
They will be seeded number one in the draw on 19 September.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 24: Katie McCabe and Chloe Kelly of Arsenal celebrate victory at full-time following the UEFA Women's Champions League final match between Arsenal WFC and FC Barcelona at Estadio Jose Alvalade on May 24, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images
The nine clubs entering the League phase directly, listed by coefficient, are:
Barcelona (ESP) – 124.000
OL Lyon (FRA) – 104.000
Chelsea (ENG) – 93.000
Bayern München (GER) – 76.000
Wolfsburg (GER) – 69.000
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – 69.000
Arsenal (ENG, holders) – 55.000
Juventus (ITA) – 39.000
Benfica (POR) – 33.000
The competition is divided into two paths: the Champions Path, reserved for domestic title-winners, and the League Path, which includes teams qualifying based on their league position.
Champions Path
First qualifying round entrants:
Racing FC Union Luxembourg (LUX) – 7.500
Tallinna FC Flora (EST) – 6.000
Kiryat Gat (ISR) – 6.000
Lanchkhuti (GEO) – 5.500
Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020 (MDA) – 5.500
NSA Sofia (BUL) – 4.500
Mitrovica (KOS) – 4.000
Spartak Myjava (SVK) – 4.000
Ljuboten (MKD) – 3.500
Agram (CRO) – 2.100
Cardiff City (WAL) – 2.000
Ankara BB Fomget (TUR) – 1.900
AEK Athens (GRE) – 1.800
Athlone Town (IRL) – 1.600
Swieqi United (MLT) – 1.500
Riga FC (LVA) – 1.300
Budućnost (MNE) – 1.300
Cliftonville (NIR) – 1.200
Pyunik (ARM) – 1.000
Neftçi (AZE) – 1.000
NSÍ Runavík (FRO) – 1.000
Second qualifying round entrants:
Slavia Praha (CZE) – 24.000
Rosengård (SWE) – 24.000
Twente (NED) – 16.000
Vålerenga (NOR) – 16.000
Vorskla Poltava (UKR) – 14.000
BIIK-Shymkent (KAZ) – 13.500
Vllaznia (ALB) – 13.000
Apollon LFC (CYP) – 12.000
Mura (SVN) – 11.000
SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH) – 10.000
Gintra (LTU) – 9.000
Ferencváros (HUN) – 9.000
Fortuna Hjørring (DEN) – 9.000
Breidablik (ISL) – 8.500
Dinamo-BSUPC (BLR) – 7.000
Young Boys (SUI) – 2.850
Hibernian (SCO) – 2.400
Crvena Zvezda (SRB) – 2.300
OH Leuven (BEL) – 2.200
Farul Constanța (ROU) – 2.000
HJK Helsinki (FIN) – 1.900
GKS Katowice (POL) – 1.800
Third qualifying round entrant:
St. Pölten (AUT) – 27.000
League Path
Second qualifying round entrants:
Roma (ITA) – 32.000
Sparta Praha (CZE) – 21.000
Brann (NOR) – 17.000
Manchester United (ENG) – 13.699
Valur (ISL) – 11.500
FC Minsk (BLR) – 10.500
Glasgow City (SCO) – 10.000
Hammarby (SWE) – 8.000
Inter (ITA) – 7.600
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (UKR) – 7.000
Braga (POR) – 6.600
PSV Eindhoven (NED) – 5.000
Austria Wien (AUT) – 4.150
Nordsjaelland (DEN) – 2.950
Aktobe (KAZ) – 1.950
Third qualifying round entrants:
Real Madrid (ESP) – 43.000
Häcken (SWE) – 28.000
Paris FC (FRA) – 14.000
Atlético de Madrid (ESP) – 13.399
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) – 12.500
Sporting CP (POR) – 6.600
Key dates for the qualifying rounds
First qualifying round (single-venue mini-tournaments)
Draw: 12:00 CET, 24 June, Nyon
Semi-finals: 30 July
Final/third-place play-off: 2 August
Second qualifying round (single-venue mini-tournaments)
Draw: 14:00 CET, 24 June, Nyon
Semi-finals: 27 August
Final/third-place play-off: 30 August
Third qualifying round (two-legged ties)
Draw: 31 August, Nyon
First leg: 11 September
Second leg: 18 September
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