# 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup

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

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

### Distribution

Access list for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup :
| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | Teams entering from the Champions League |
| First round (24 teams) | 7 runners-up from associations 18–24 6 third-placed teams from associations 8–13 | | 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 round (32 teams) | | 12 winners from the first round | 4 losers from the third round champions path 5 losers from the third round league path 7 runners-up from the second round champions path mini-tournaments 4 runners-up from the second round league path mini-tournaments |
| Round of 16 (16 teams) | | 16 winners from the second 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 | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| Second qualifying round | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) | (CL CH Q3) |
| Second qualifying round | (CL LP Q3) | (CL LP Q3) | (CL LP Q3) | (CL LP Q3) |
| Second qualifying round | (CL LP Q3) | (CL CH Q2 RU) | (CL CH Q2 RU) | (CL CH Q2 RU) |
| Second qualifying round | (CL CH Q2 RU) | (CL CH Q2 RU) | (CL CH Q2 RU) | (CL CH Q2 RU) |
| Second qualifying round | (CL LP Q2 RU) | (CL LP Q2 RU) | (CL LP Q2 RU) | (CL LP Q2 RU) |
| First qualifying round | (3rd) | (3rd) | (3rd) | Rosenborg (3rd) |
| First qualifying round | (3rd) | (3rd) | (2nd) | (2nd) |
| First qualifying round | (2nd) | (2nd) | (2nd) | KuPS (2nd) |
| First qualifying round | (2nd) | (CL CH Q2 TP) | (CL CH Q2 TP) | (CL CH Q2 TP) |
| First qualifying round | (CL CH Q2 TP) | (CL CH Q2 TP) | (CL CH Q2 TP) | (CL CH Q2 TP) |
| First qualifying round | (CL LP Q2 TP) | (CL LP Q2 TP) | (CL LP Q2 TP) | (CL LP Q2 TP) |
Notes
* ^ Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions. The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup :
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First qualifying round | 18 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 | 19 September 2025 | 11–12 November 2025 | 19–20 November 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 19 September 2025 | 11–12 February 2026 | 18–19 February 2026 |
| Semi-finals | 19 September 2025 | 24–25 March 2026 | 1–2 April 2026 |
| Final | 19 September 2025 | 25 or 26 April 2026 | 2 or 3 May 2026 |

## Qualifying rounds
### First qualifying round

The first qualifying round will consist of 24 teams who will be divided into two pots of 12 seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams according to the following principles:
* Seeding is based on club coefficient rankings established at the start of the season.
* If a club's participation is undecided at the time of the draw, the following coefficients are used:
** For clubs entering the UEFA Women's Europa Cup first qualifying round: third-highest coefficient from their mini-tournament.
** For clubs entering the UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round
* UEFA administration may create groups for the draw based on Women's Football Committee principles.
* Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
* A draw determines pairings and which team plays the first leg at home.
The draw will be held on 18 August 2025.
First Qualifying Round :
| Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tie 1 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 2 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 3 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 4 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 5 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 6 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 7 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 8 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 9 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 10 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 11 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |
| Tie 12 | 10-11 Sep 25 | 17-18 Sep 25 |

### Second qualifying round

The second qualifying round will consist of 32 teams who will be divided into two pots of 16 seeded teams and 16 unseeded teams according to the following principles:
* Seeding is based on club coefficient rankings established at the start of the season.
* If a club's participation is undecided at the time of the draw, the following coefficients are used:
** For clubs entering the UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round:
*** From the UEFA Women's Champions League third qualifying round: lower coefficient of the two clubs in an undecided tie.
*** Advancing from the first qualifying round: higher coefficient of the two clubs in the undecided tie.
* UEFA administration may create groups for the draw based on Women's Football Committee principles.
* Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
* A draw determines pairings and which team plays the first leg at home.
The draw will be held on 19 September 2025.
Second Qualifying Round :
| Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tie 1 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 2 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 3 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 4 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 5 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 6 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 7 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 8 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 9 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 10 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 11 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 12 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 13 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 14 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 15 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |
| Tie 16 | 7-8 Oct 25 | 15-16 Oct 25 |

## Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
* A draw between an equal number of seeded and unseeded clubs determines the round of 16 ties.
* Seeding is based on club coefficient rankings at the start of the season.
* If a club’s participation is undecided at the time of the draw, the club with the higher coefficient in the undecided tie is used.
* The eight seeded clubs are paired into four pairs (1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8).
* The eight unseeded clubs (ranked 9 to 16) are drawn from one pot to face the seeded clubs.
* A draw determines which club plays the first leg at home.
* Quarter-final, semi-final, and final pairings follow a set bracket with a draw held to decide home advantage.
* UEFA may modify draw conditions or assign positions based on relevant constraints and UEFA Executive Committee decisions.
The draw will be held on 19 September 2025.

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |

### Round of 16

Round of 16 :
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Seed 1/2 or unseed | Tie 1 | Seed 1/2 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 8/7 or unseed | Tie 2 | Seed 8/7 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 5/6 or unseed | Tie 3 | Seed 5/6 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 3/4 or unseed | Tie 4 | Seed 3/4 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 2/1 or unseed | Tie 5 | Seed 2/1 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 7/8 or unseed | Tie 6 | Seed 7/8 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 6/5 or unseed | Tie 7 | Seed 6/5 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |
| Seed 4/3 or unseed | Tie 8 | Seed 4/3 or unseed | 11-12 Nov 25 | 19-20 Nov 25 |

### Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals :
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Winner R16 Tie 1/2 | Tie 1 | Winner R16 Tie 2/1 | 11-12 Feb 26 | 18-19 Feb 26 |
| Winner R16 Tie 3/4 | Tie 2 | Winner R16 Tie 4/3 | 11-12 Feb 26 | 18-19 Feb 26 |
| Winner R16 Tie 5/6 | Tie 3 | Winner R16 Tie 6/5 | 11-12 Feb 26 | 18-19 Feb 26 |
| Winner R16 Tie 7/8 | Tie 4 | Winner R16 Tie 8/7 | 11-12 Feb 26 | 18-19 Feb 26 |

### Semi-finals

Semi-finals :
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Winner QF Tie 1/2 | Tie 1 | Winner QF Tie 2/1 | 24-25 Mar 26 | 1-2 Apr 26 |
| Winner QF Tie 3/4 | Tie 2 | Winner QF Tie 4/3 | 24-25 Mar 26 | 1-2 Apr 26 |

### Final

Final :
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Winner SF Tie 1/2 | Tie 1 | Winner SF Tie 2/1 | 25-26 | 2-3 May 26 |