The 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds began on 22 July and ended on 2 September 2026.
A total of 65 teams competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League, which included three rounds, with 43 teams in the Champions Path and 22 teams in the League Path. The nine winners in the third qualifying round (four from Champions Path, five from League Path) advanced to the league phase, to join the nine teams that entered in that round.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Teams Champions Path The Champions Path included all league champions who did not qualify directly for the league phase, and consisted of the following rounds: First qualifying round (19 teams playing mini-tournament): 19 teams entered in this round. Second qualifying round (28 teams playing mini-tournament): 23 teams entered in this round and five winners of the first qualifying round. Third qualifying round (8 teams): one team entered in this round and seven winners of the second qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2026 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by the starting rounds.
Key to coloursWinners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path) will advance to league phaseLosers from the third qualifying round (Champions Path) will enter Europa Cup second qualifying roundRunners-up from the second qualifying round (Champions Path) mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup second qualifying roundThird-placed teams from the second qualifying round (Champions Path) mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup first qualifying round +Third qualifying roundTeam Sparta Prague21.000+Second qualifying roundTeam Brann21.000 Breiðablik15.000 Vllaznia14.000 OH Leuven12.250 Mura12.000 Apollon Ladies12.000 Ferencváros11.000 SFK 200011.000 Gintra10.500 Dinamo Minsk10.500 HB Køge10.500 Austria Wien10.000 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv9.000 Racing Union8.500 Servette Chênois8.500 PSV Eindhoven5.500 Farul Constanța4.500 Heart of Midlothian2.550 Fenerbahçe2.500 HJK2.000 Aktobe2.000 TSC Bačka Topola1.950 Hajduk Split1.900+First qualifying roundTeam PAOK8.000 Spartak Myjava6.000 Flora5.500 Mitrovica4.000 Glentoran4.000 KÍ Klaksvík4.000 Athlone Town2.500 Pyunik2.500 Neftçi2.000 Czarni Sosnowiec1.600 Riga FC1.500 Mġarr United1.500 Budućnost Podgorica1.300 Nike Lusso1.300 Skopje 20141.3001.200 Ludogorets Razgrad1.000 Zimbru Chișinău0.900 Wrexham0.800
League Path The League Path will include all league non-champions and consisted of the following rounds: Second qualifying round (16 teams playing mini-tournament): 16 teams entered in this round. Third qualifying round (10 teams): six teams entered in this round and four winners of the second qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2026 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by the starting rounds.
Key to coloursWinners of the third qualifying round (League Path) will advance to league phaseLosers from the third qualifying round (League Path) will enter Europa Cup second qualifying roundRunners-up from the second qualifying round (League Path) mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup second qualifying roundThird-placed teams from the second qualifying round (League Path) mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup first qualifying round
+Third qualifying roundTeam Chelsea95.500 VfL Wolfsburg73.000 Paris Saint-Germain63.000 Real Madrid60.500 Real Sociedad14.999 Inter Milan9.116+Second qualifying roundTeam Juventus51.250 Eintracht Frankfurt28.000 St. Pölten26.000 Hammarby IF23.500 Slavia Prague23.500 Vålerenga21.000 Ajax20.500 Sporting CP13.000 Torreense7.400 Young Boys6.000 Malmö FF5.933 Brøndby4.500 Rangers4.000 SeaSters Odesa3.000 Apolonia2.500 Omonia2.000
Format The first and second qualifying rounds consisted of mini-tournaments with two semi-finals, a final and a third-place play-off hosted by one of the participating teams. If the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, and if the same number of goals was scored by both teams during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out. The third qualifying round was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time was played, and if the same number of goals was scored by both teams at the end of normal time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots containing the same number of teams. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA were not drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie could have been reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws will be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
+RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst qualifying round18 June 202622 July 2026 (semi-finals)25 July 2026 (third-place play-off & final)Second qualifying round4–5 August 2026 (semi-finals)7–8 August 2026 (third-place play-off & final)Third qualifying round11 August 202625–26 August 20261–2 September 2026
First qualifying round Seeding The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2026.
A total of 19 teams competed in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA divided the teams into one group of four seeded and four unseeded teams and one another group of six seeded and five unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. Teams were drawn into two semi-finals within each four team group and, for the group with three teams, the team with the highest coefficient was given a bye to the final. In the semi-finals, seeded teams were considered the "home" team, while in the third-place play-offs and finals, the teams with the highest coefficients were considered the "home" team for administrative purposes. Due to political reasons, teams from the following associations could not be drawn into the same group: Armenia / Azerbaijan.
Group 1Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseeded
Champions Path Mini-tournament 1 Bracket
Hosted by PAOK.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 2 Bracket
Hosted by Mitrovica.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 3 Bracket
Hosted by Wrexham.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 4 Bracket
Hosted by Czarni Sosnowiec.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 5 Bracket
Hosted by Spartak Myjava.
Semi-finals
Final
Second qualifying round Seeding The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2026.
A total of 44 teams competed in the second qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, in the Champions Path, UEFA divided the teams into one group of six seeded and six unseeded teams and one another group of eight seeded and eight unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. In the League Path, UEFA divided the teams into one group of four seeded and four unseeded teams and one another group of four seeded and four unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. Teams were drawn into two semi-finals within each four team group. In the semi-finals, seeded teams were considered the "home" team, while in the third-place play-offs and finals, the teams with the highest coefficients were considered the "home" team for administrative purposes. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same mini-tournament. Due to political reasons, teams from the following associations could not be drawn into the same group: Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo / Serbia; Ukraine / Belarus; Armenia / Azerbaijan.
+Champions PathGroup 1Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseeded
+League PathGroup 1Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseeded
Champions Path Mini-tournament 1 Bracket
Hosted by Mura.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 2 Bracket
Hosted by Ferencváros.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 3 Bracket
Hosted by Aktobe.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 4 Bracket
Hosted by Racing Union.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 5 Bracket
Hosted by OH Leuven.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 6 Bracket
Hosted by Apollon Ladies.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 7 Bracket
Hosted by HB Køge.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
League Path Mini-tournament 1 Bracket
Hosted by Rangers.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 2 Bracket
Hosted by Juventus.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 3 Bracket
Hosted by Eintracht Frankfurt.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Mini-tournament 4 Bracket
Hosted by St. Pölten.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Third qualifying round Seeding The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 11 August 2026.
A total of 18 teams competed in the third qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients, with four seeded and unseeded teams in the Champions Path and five of each in the League Path. Teams were drawn into two-legged-ties, where the first drawn team played the first leg at home. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase. The losers were transferred to the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round.
+Champions PathSeededUnseeded+League PathSeededUnseeded
Summary
The first legs were played on 25 and 26 August, and the second legs on 1 and 2 September 2026. The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase.
Champions Path matches
Servette Chênois won 5–3 on aggregate.
HB Køge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 5–2 on aggregate.
OH Leuven won 6–2 on aggregate.
League Path matches
Paris Saint-Germain won 6–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 4–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Inter Milan won 5–4 on penalties.
Chelsea won 6–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
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