2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup

2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
10 September – 16 October 2025
Competition proper:
12 November 2025 – 2 or 3 May 2026
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 43 (from 28 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
Attendance20,019 (1,251 per match)
Top scorer(s)Telma Encarnação (Sporting CP)
Michaela Khýrová (Sparta Prague)
3 goals each
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2025.

The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup is the inaugural season of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup, Europe's secondary women's club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition features a straight knockout format, with every round, up to and including the final, played as a two-legged home-and-away tie.[1][2][3]

The winners will automatically qualify for the third qualifying round of the champions path of the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Association team allocation

The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[1]

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 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 2024 UEFA women's Association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24.[4][5]

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa Cup, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Women's Champions League
Association ranking for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  France 78.333 0
2  Germany 68.999 +1 (UCL)
3  Spain 68.166
4  England 59.999
5  Portugal 34.000 +2 (UCL)
6  Italy 34.000 +1 (UCL)
7  Sweden 24.999 +3 (UCL)
8  Czech Republic 22.332 1 +2 (UCL)
9  Netherlands 22.000 +1 (UCL)
10  Denmark 21.750 +2 (UCL)
11  Norway 21.500 +1 (UCL)
12  Austria 21.250 +1 (UCL)
13  Ukraine 19.000 +1 (UCL)
14  Belarus 18.000 0 +2 (UCL)
15  Iceland 17.750 +1 (UCL)
16  Scotland 17.000 +2 (UCL)
17  Kazakhstan 14.750 +1 (UCL)
18  Switzerland 14.250 1 +1 (UCL)
19  Serbia 14.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Albania 14.000 1 +1 (UCL)
21  Cyprus 12.000
22  Belgium 12.000
23  Russia 10.250 0 [Note RUS]
24  Finland 10.000 1
25  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.000 0 +1 (UCL)
26  Hungary 9.500 +1 (UCL)
27  Romania 9.000 +1 (UCL)
28  Slovenia 9.000 +1 (UCL)
29  Poland 9.000 +1 (UCL)
30  Croatia 8.500
31  Lithuania 8.500 +1 (UCL)
32  Republic of Ireland 8.000 +1 (UCL)
33  Kosovo 8.000
34  Turkey 7.500 +1 (UCL)
35  Greece 7.000
36  Israel 7.000
37  Georgia 7.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38  Montenegro 7.000 0
39  Slovakia 6.500
40  Bulgaria 6.500
41  Luxembourg 6.000
42  Wales 6.000
43  Estonia 5.500
44  Northern Ireland 5.500
45  Latvia 5.500
46  Malta 5.500
47  Moldova 4.500
48  North Macedonia 4.000
49  Faroe Islands 4.000
50  Armenia 3.000
NR  Azerbaijan —
 Gibraltar — DNE
 Andorra — NL
 Liechtenstein —
 San Marino —

Distribution

Access list for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup[6]
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round Teams entering from the Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
(22 teams)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 18–24 (except Russia)
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 9–13
  • 7 third-placed teams from the second round champions path mini-tournaments
  • 4 third-placed teams from the second round league path mini-tournaments
Second qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 1 third-placed teams from association 8
  • 11 winners from the first qualifying round
  • 7 runners-up from the second round champions path mini-tournaments
  • 4 runners-up from the second round league path mini-tournaments
  • 4 losers from the third round champions path
  • 5 losers from the third round league path
Round of 16
(16 teams)
  • 16 winners from the second qualifying round

Teams

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

  • 2nd, 3rd: League position of the previous season
  • CL: Transferred from the Women's Champions League
    • CH/LP Q3: Transferred from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
    • CH/LP Q2: Transferred from the second qualifying round mini-tournaments (Champions/League Path)
      • RU: Runner-up of the mini-tournament
      • TP: Third place of the mini-tournament
Qualified teams for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
Entry round Teams
Second qualifying round Slovácko (3rd) Fortuna Hjørring (CL CH Q3) Vorskla Poltava (CL CH Q3) Ferencváros (CL CH Q3)
GKS Katowice (CL CH Q3) Eintracht Frankfurt (CL LP Q3) Sporting CP (CL LP Q3) BK Häcken (CL LP Q3)
Brann (CL LP Q3) Austria Wien (CL LP Q3) Rosengård (CL CH Q2 RU) Slavia Prague (CL CH Q2 RU)
Dinamo Minsk (CL CH Q2 RU) Breiðablik (CL CH Q2 RU) Young Boys (CL CH Q2 RU) Mura (CL CH Q2 RU)
Gintra (CL CH Q2 RU) Braga (CL LP Q2 RU) Hammarby (CL LP Q2 RU) Sparta Prague (CL LP Q2 RU)
FC Minsk (CL LP Q2 RU)
First qualifying round Ajax (3rd) Køge (3rd) Rosenborg (3rd) Sturm Graz (3rd)
Kolos Kovalivka (3rd) Grasshopper (2nd) Spartak Subotica (2nd) Partizani (2nd)
Aris Limassol (2nd) Anderlecht (2nd) KuPS (2nd) Hibernian (CL CH Q2 TP)
BIIK Shymkent (CL CH Q2 TP) Vllaznia (CL CH Q2 TP) SFK 2000 (CL CH Q2 TP) Farul Constanța (CL CH Q2 TP)
Athlone Town (CL CH Q2 TP) ABB Fomget (CL CH Q2 TP) Inter Milan (CL LP Q2 TP) PSV Eindhoven (CL LP Q2 TP)
Nordsjælland (CL LP Q2 TP) Glasgow City (CL LP Q2 TP)

Notes

  1. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.[7] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[8]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9][10][11]

Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 31 August 2025 10–11 September 2025 17–18 September 2025
Second qualifying round 19 September 2025 7–8 October 2025 15–16 October 2025
Round of 16 17 October 2025 12 November 2025 19–20 November 2025
Quarter-finals 11 February 2026 18 February 2026
Semi-finals 24–25 March 2026 1–2 April 2026
Final 25 or 26 April 2026 2 or 3 May 2026

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The first legs were played on 10 and 11 September, and the second legs on 17 and 18 September 2025.

The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round.

First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Glasgow City 6–0 Athlone Town3–03–0
Grasshopper 5–1 BIIK Shymkent2–03–1
Køge 6–2 Farul Constanța3–23–0
Nordsjælland 8–2 KuPS3–15–1
Ajax 4–0 Sturm Graz2–02–0
Aris Limassol 0–14 Anderlecht0–50–9
Vllaznia 4–0 Kolos Kovalivka2–02–0
Rosenborg 3–4 PSV Eindhoven3–00–4
SFK 2000 3–3 (3–2 p) ABB Fomget0–03–3 (a.e.t.)
Inter Milan 5–1 Hibernian4–11–0
Partizani 0–8 Spartak Subotica0–50–3

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 7 and 8 October, and the second legs on 15 and 16 October 2025.

The winners of the ties advanced to the round of 16.

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
BK Häcken 7–1 GKS Katowice4–03–1
Sparta Prague 5–0 Ferencváros0–05–0
Inter Milan 12–0 Vllaznia7–05–0
Grasshopper 1–2 Ajax0–01–2
Sporting CP 5–2 Rosengård3–02–2
PSV Eindhoven 2–0 FC Minsk
Eintracht Frankfurt 5–0 Slovácko4–01–0
Vorskla Poltava 1–2 Fortuna Hjørring1–10–1
Breiðablik 5–1 Spartak Subotica4–01–1
Gintra 1–5 Nordsjælland1–00–5
Anderlecht 4–3 Braga1–13–2 (a.e.t.)
Young Boys 3–0 SFK 20002–01–0
Køge 5–6 Glasgow City2–13–5
Slavia Prague 3–3 (3–5 p) Austria Wien2–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Mura 3–2 Dinamo Minsk2–01–2
Hammarby 5–2 Brann4–11–1


Knockout phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup knockout phase
Location of teams of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The bracket is predetermined and a draw was held on 17 October 2025 to place the 16 teams into positions in the bracket. Eight teams will be seeded according to club coefficients and drawn to face the unseeded teams in the round of 16. Which club plays the first leg at home for each match of every round was also decided.[12][13]

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Sparta Prague044
Young Boys303
Sparta Prague
Austria Wien
Anderlecht011
Austria Wien123
Glasgow City112
Sporting CP (a.e.t.)134
Sporting CP
Hammarby
Ajax112
Hammarby336
PSV Eindhoven112
Eintracht Frankfurt235
Eintracht Frankfurt
Nordsjælland
Nordsjælland145
Mura000
BK Häcken101
Inter Milan000
BK Häcken
Breiðablik
Breiðablik (a.e.t.)044
Fortuna Hjørring123

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 October 2025.[13]

The first legs were played on 12 November, and the second legs on 19 and 20 November 2025.

Round of 16
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ajax 2–6 Hammarby1–31–3
Glasgow City 2–4 Sporting CP1–11–3 (a.e.t.)
Anderlecht 1–3 Austria Wien0–11–2
Sparta Prague 4–3 Young Boys0–34–0
BK Häcken 1–0 Inter Milan1–00–0
Breiðablik 4–3 Fortuna Hjørring0–14–2 (a.e.t.)
Nordsjælland 5–0 Mura1–04–0
PSV Eindhoven 2–5 Eintracht Frankfurt1–21–3

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 October 2025.[13]

The first legs will be played on 11 February, and the second legs on 18 February 2026.

Quarter-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sporting CP Match 1 Hammarby11 Feb18 Feb
Sparta Prague Match 2 Austria Wien11 Feb18 Feb
BK Häcken Match 3 Breiðablik11 Feb18 Feb
Eintracht Frankfurt Match 4 Nordsjælland11 Feb18 Feb

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 17 October 2025.[13]

The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 March, and the second legs on 1 and 2 April 2026.

Semi-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner QF Match 2Match 1Winner QF Match 124–25 Mar1–2 Apr
Winner QF Match 4Match 2Winner QF Match 324–25 Mar1–2 Apr

Final

The draw for the finals was held on 17 October 2025.[13]

The first legs will be played on 25 or 26 April, and the second legs on 2 or 3 May 2026.

Final
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner SF Match 1Winner SF Match 225 or 26 Apr2 or 3 May

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

As of 20 November 2025[14]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Telma Encarnação Sporting CP 3
Michaela Khýrová Sparta Prague
3 Joy Omewa Ogochukwu Fortuna Hjørring 2
Laura Freigang Eintracht Frankfurt
Nicole Anyomi Eintracht Frankfurt
6 31 players 1

See also

References

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