Nine teams have automatically qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The traditional 4-team group stage in the UEFA Women’s Champions League has been replaced by a single 18-team League Phase, starting with the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons.
The league phase draw for the 2026/27 season will take place on 4th September 2026 in Nyon. In this format, all 18 teams will be seeded into three pots, and each club will be drawn to play six different opponents (three home, three away).
Qualified Teams:
- FC Barcelona
- Manchester City
- Arsenal
- OL Lyonnes
- Paris FC
- Bayern München
- Roma
- Benfica
- BK Häcken
The final 9 spots (4 via Champions Path, 5 via League Path) are being decided in the two-legged Third Qualifying Round. The first-leg matches took place on August 25-26th, while the decider second-leg matches will take place on September 1-2, 2026.
First Leg Results:
Chelsea vs. Real Sociedad
5–2 (Chelsea)
VfL Wolfsburg vs. Inter
2–0 (Wolfsburg)
Real Madrid vs. Ajax
2–0 (Real Madrid)
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
1–1
Juventus vs. SKN St. Pölten
3–0 (Juventus)
AC Sparta Praha vs. Servette Chênois
3–2 (Sparta Praha)
HB Køge vs. PSV Vrouwen
1–0 (HB Køge)
OH Leuven vs. Czarni Sosnowiec
4–1 (OH Leuven)
SK Brann vs. Austria Wien
2–1 (Brann)
Once the second-leg fixtures are concluded, the 18-team roster and full fixture pairings will be decided on September 4.
