2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
Football tournament qualification stage
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The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds began on 30 July and ended on 18 September 2025.[1]
A total of 65 teams competed in the league phase qualifying rounds of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League, which included three rounds, with 44 teams in the Champions Path and 21 teams in the League Path. The nine winners in the third round (four from Champions Path, five from League Path) advanced to the league phase, to join the nine teams that entered in that round.[2]
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 qualified directly for the league phase, and consisted of the following rounds:
- First Round (21 teams playing mini tournament): 21 teams entered in this round.
- Second Round (28 teams playing mini tournament): 22 teams entered in this round and six winners of the first round finals.
- Third Round (8 teams): one team entered in this round and seven winners of the second round finals.
Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2025 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by the starting rounds.
| Key to colours |
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| Winners of the third round advanced to league phase |
| Losers from the third round entered Europa Cup second round |
| Runners-up from the second round mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup second round |
| Third-placed teams from the second round mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup first round |
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League Path
The League Path included all league non-champions and consisted of the following rounds:
- Second Round (15 teams playing mini tournament): 15 teams entered in this round.
- Third Round (10 teams): six teams entered in this round and four winners of the second round finals.
Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2025 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by the starting rounds.
| Key to colours |
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| Winners of the third round advanced to league phase |
| Losers from the third round league path entered Europa Cup second round |
| Runners-up from the second round league path mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup second round |
| Third-placed teams from the second round league path mini-tournaments entered Europa Cup first round |
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Format
First and Second round qualifying 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. Third round qualifying 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.[1]
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 Club Competitions 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 were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| First Round | 24 June 2025 | 30 July 2025 (semi-finals) | 2 August 2025 (third-place play-off & final) |
| Second Round | 27 August 2025 (semi-finals) | 30 August 2025 (third-place play-off & final) | |
| Third Round | 31 August 2025 | 11 September 2025 | 18 September 2025 |
First qualifying round
Seeding
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 24 June 2025.[4]
Seeding of teams for the semi-final round was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients,[3] with 12 seeded teams and the remaining teams unseeded in the Champions Path. Teams were drawn into two semi-finals within each four team group and, for the groups 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.[5]
Champions Path
Tournament 1
Bracket
Hosted by Racing Union.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Racing Union (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
 AEK Athens | 3 | |||||
| Racing Union | 2 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Riga FC | 1 | |||||
 Flora | 1 | |||||
| Riga FC | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| AEK Athens | 1 | |||||
| Flora | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Racing Union | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | AEK Athens |
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| Report[8] |
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Third-place play-off
| Flora | 0–1 | AEK Athens |
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| Report[10] |
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Final
| Racing Union | 2–1 | Riga FC |
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Report[12] |
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Tournament 2
Bracket
Hosted by Spartak Myjava.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Agarista Anenii Noi | 0 | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
 Swieqi United | 5 | |||||
| Swieqi United | 1 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Spartak Myjava (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Spartak Myjava | 3 | |||||
 Budućnost Podgorica | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| Agarista Anenii Noi | 0 | |||||
| Budućnost Podgorica | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Agarista Anenii Noi | 0–5 | Swieqi United |
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| Report[14] |
| Spartak Myjava | 3–0 | Budućnost Podgorica |
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Report[16] |
Third-place play-off
| Agarista Anenii Noi | 0–3 | Budućnost Podgorica |
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| Report[18] |
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Final
| Spartak Myjava | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Swieqi United |
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Report[20] |
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Tournament 3
Bracket
Hosted by Ljuboten.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Ljuboten | 4 | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
 NSÍ Runavík | 1 | |||||
| Ljuboten | 4 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Pyunik | 0 | |||||
 NSA Sofia | 0 | |||||
| Pyunik | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| NSÍ Runavík | 4 | |||||
| NSA Sofia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Ljuboten | 4–1 | NSÍ Runavík |
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| Report[24] |
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Third-place play-off
Final
Tournament 4
Bracket
Hosted in a neutral venue.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
 Kiryat Gat | 1 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 ABB Fomget | 3 | |||||
| ABB Fomget | 2 | |||||
 Neftchi Baku | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| ABB Fomget | 2–0 | Neftchi Baku |
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| Report[30] |
Final
| Kiryat Gat | 1–3 | ABB Fomget |
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Report[32] |
Tournament 5
Bracket
Hosted by Athlone Town.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
 Agram | 0 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Athlone Town | 3 | |||||
 Cardiff City | 0 | |||||
| Athlone Town | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Cardiff City | 0–4 | Athlone Town |
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| Report[34] |
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Final
| Agram | 0–3 | Athlone Town |
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| Report[36] |
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Tournament 6
Bracket
Hosted by Mitrovica.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
 Lanchkhuti | 2 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
 Cliftonville | 1 | |||||
 Mitrovica | 1 | |||||
| Cliftonville (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Mitrovica | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Cliftonville |
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Report[38] |
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Final
| Lanchkhuti | 2–1 | Cliftonville |
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Report[40] |
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Second qualifying round
Seeding
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 24 June 2025.[4]
Seeding of teams for the semi-final round was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients.[3] As in first round qualifying, teams were drawn into two semi-finals within each four team group and, for the groups 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: Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo / Serbia; Ukraine / Belarus.
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Champions Path
Tournament 1
Bracket
Hosted by Mura.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Mura | 3 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Spartak Myjava | 2 | |||||
| Mura | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 GKS Katowice | 2 | |||||
 BIIK Shymkent | 0 | |||||
| GKS Katowice | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Spartak Myjava | 1 | |||||
| BIIK Shymkent | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| BIIK Shymkent | 0–2 | GKS Katowice |
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| Report[42] |
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Third-place play-off
| BIIK Shymkent | 2–1 | Spartak Myjava |
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Report[46] |
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Final
| Mura | 0–2 | GKS Katowice |
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| Report[48] |
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Tournament 2
Bracket
Hosted by Apollon Ladies.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Apollon Ladies | 0 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
 Young Boys | 1 | |||||
| Young Boys | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Fortuna Hjørring | 1 | |||||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2 | |||||
 Hibernian | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Apollon Ladies | 2 | |||||
| Hibernian | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Apollon Ladies | 0–1 | Young Boys |
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| Report[50] |
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Third-place play-off
| Apollon Ladies | 2–3 | Hibernian |
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Report[54] |
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Final
| Fortuna Hjørring | 1–0 | Young Boys |
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Report[56] |
Tournament 3
Bracket
Hosted by OH Leuven.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 SFK 2000 | 1 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
 OH Leuven (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| OH Leuven | 3 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Rosengård | 2 | |||||
| Rosengård | 5 | |||||
| Ljuboten | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| SFK 2000 | 5 | |||||
| Ljuboten | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Tournament 4
Bracket
Hosted by Vllaznia.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Ferencváros | 3 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Racing Union | 0 | |||||
| Ferencváros | 4 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Dinamo Minsk | 0 | |||||
 Vllaznia | 1 | |||||
| Dinamo Minsk | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Racing Union | 1 | |||||
| Vllaznia | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Ferencváros | 3–0 | Racing Union |
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| Report[66] |
| Vllaznia | 1–2 | Dinamo Minsk |
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Report[68] |
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Third-place play-off
| Vllaznia | 3–1 | Racing Union |
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Report[70] |
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Final
| Ferencváros | 4–0 | Dinamo Minsk |
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| Report[72] |
Tournament 5
Bracket
Hosted by Gintra.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Gintra | 2 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
 Farul Constanța | 1 | |||||
| Gintra | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Vorskla Poltava | 2 | |||||
| Vorskla Poltava | 5 | |||||
| Lanchkhuti | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Farul Constanța | 4 | |||||
| Lanchkhuti | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Vorskla Poltava | 5–0 | Lanchkhuti |
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| Report[74] |
| Gintra | 2–1 | Farul Constanța |
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Report[76] |
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Third-place play-off
| Lanchkhuti | 1–4 | Farul Constanța |
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Report[78] |
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Final
Tournament 6
Bracket
Hosted by Twente.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Twente | 6 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
 Red Star Belgrade | 0 | |||||
| Twente | 2 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Breiðablik | 0 | |||||
| Breiðablik | 3 | |||||
| Athlone Town | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 0 | |||||
| Athlone Town | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Breiðablik | 3–1 | Athlone Town |
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Report[82] |
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| Twente | 6–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Report[84] |
Third-place play-off
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–2 | Athlone Town |
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| Report[86] |
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Final
| Twente | 2–0 | Breiðablik |
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Report[88] |
Tournament 7
Bracket
Hosted by HJK.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Slavia Prague | 2 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| ABB Fomget | 1 | |||||
| Slavia Prague | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Vålerenga | 4 | |||||
| Vålerenga | 1 | |||||
 HJK | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| ABB Fomget | 3 | |||||
| HJK | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Slavia Prague | 2–1 | ABB Fomget |
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Report[90] |
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Third-place play-off
Final
League Path
Tournament 1
Bracket
Hosted by Hammarby IF.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Hammarby IF | 5 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 4 | |||||
| Hammarby IF | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Manchester United | 1 | |||||
| Manchester United | 4 | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 0 | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Manchester United | 4–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
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| Report[98] |
| Hammarby IF | 5–4 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
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Report[100] |
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Third-place play-off
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 0–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
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| Report[102] |
Final
| Manchester United | 1–0 | Hammarby IF |
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Report[104] |
Tournament 2
Bracket
Hosted by Sparta Prague.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Roma | 2 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Aktobe | 0 | |||||
| Roma | 5 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Sparta Prague | 1 | |||||
| Sparta Prague (a.e.t.) (p) | 4 (4) | |||||
| Nordsjælland | 4 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Aktobe | 2 | |||||
| Nordsjælland | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Sparta Prague | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Nordsjælland |
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Report[108] | |
| Penalties | ||
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4–3 |
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Third-place play-off
| Nordsjælland | 4–2 | Aktobe |
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Report[110] |
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Final
| Roma | 5–1 | Sparta Prague |
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Report[112] |
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Tournament 3
Bracket
Hosted by Inter Milan.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Valur | 1 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
 Braga | 3 | |||||
| Braga | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Brann | 1 | |||||
| Brann | 2 | |||||
| Inter Milan | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Valur | 1 | |||||
| Inter Milan | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Brann | 2–1 | Inter Milan |
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| Report[114] |
Third-place play-off
Final
Tournament 4
Bracket
Hosted by Austria Wien.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| FC Minsk | 0 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
 Austria Wien | 3 | |||||
| Glasgow City | 0 | |||||
| Austria Wien | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Glasgow City | 0–2 | Austria Wien |
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| Report[122] |
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Final
Third qualifying round
Seeding
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 31 August 2025.[126]
A total of 18 teams competed in the third round qualifying. Seeding of teams was based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients,[3] 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 and 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 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round.
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Summary
The first legs were played on 11 September, and the second legs were played on 18 September 2025. The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Champions Path | ||||
| Vålerenga | 5–1 | Ferencváros | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 0–2 | OH Leuven | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| St. Pölten | 5–2 | Fortuna Hjørring | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| GKS Katowice | 1–8 | Twente | 0–4 | 1–4 |
| League Path | ||||
| BK Häcken | 2–3 |  Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Paris FC  | 2–0 | Austria Wien | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Brann | 1–3 | Manchester United | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Eintracht Frankfurt  | 1–5 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Roma | 3–2 | Sporting CP | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Champions Path matches
Vålerenga won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Vorskla Poltava | 0–2 | OH Leuven |
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| Report[131] |
| OH Leuven | 0–0 | Vorskla Poltava |
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| Report[134] |
OH Leuven won 2–0 on aggregate.
| St. Pölten | 3–1 | Fortuna Hjørring |
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Report[136] |
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| Fortuna Hjørring | 1–2 | St. Pölten |
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Report[138] |
St. Pölten won 5–2 on aggregate.
| GKS Katowice | 0–4 | Twente |
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| Report[140] |
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Twente won 8–1 on aggregate.
League Path matches
| BK Häcken | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid |
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Schröder  86' |
Report[144] | Luany 17' |
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Paris FC | 0–0 | Austria Wien |
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| Report[148] |
Paris FC won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Brann | 1–0 | Manchester United |
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| Stenevik 77' |
Report[152] |
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report[156] |
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Roma | 1–2 | Sporting CP |
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| Di Guglielmo 23' |
Report[160] |
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| Sporting CP | 0–2 | Roma |
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| Report[162] |
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Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.
Notes
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. Vorskla Poltava requested the first leg to be played in Belgium, which OH Leuven agreed.[132]