2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup qualifying rounds
Football tournament qualification stage
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The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup qualifying rounds began on 10 September and ended on 16 October 2025.[1][2][3]
A total of 43 teams competed in the group stage qualifying rounds of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup, which included two rounds, with 18 teams in the Champions Path and 25 teams in the League Path. The 16 winners in the second round advanced to the knockout phase.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Teams
The qualifying stage consisted of the following rounds:
- First qualifying round (22 teams): 11 teams which entered in this round, 7 third-placed teams from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round champions path mini-tournaments, and 4 third-placed teams from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round league path mini-tournaments.
- Second qualifying round (32 teams): 1 team which entered in this round, 11 winners of the first qualifying round, 7 runners-up from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round champions path mini-tournaments, 4 runners-up from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round league path mini-tournaments, 4 losers from the Women's Champions League third qualifying round champions path and 5 losers from the Women's Champions League third qualifying round league path.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2025 UEFA club coefficients),[4] grouped by the starting rounds.
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Winners of the second round advanced to knockout phase |
- Notes
- CH Q3 Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
- CH Q2 RU Runners-up of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).
- CH Q2 TP Third place of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).
- LP Q3 Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (League Path).
- LP Q2 RU Runners-up of Champions League second qualifying round (League Path).
- LP Q2 TP Third place of Champions League second qualifying round (League Path).
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[5][6][7]
| 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 |
First qualifying round
The first qualifying round consisted of 22 teams who were divided into two pots of 11 seeded teams and 11 unseeded teams according to the club coefficient rankings established at the start of the season. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other. A draw determined pairings and which team played the first leg at home.[8] The draw was held on 31 August 2025.[5][9]
Seeding
Summary
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow City  | 6–0 |  Athlone Town | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Grasshopper  | 5–1 |  BIIK Shymkent | 2–0 | 3–1 |
HB Køge  | 6–2 |  Farul Constanța | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Nordsjælland | 8–2 |  KuPS | 3–1 | 5–1 |
Ajax  | 4–0 |  Sturm Graz | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Aris Limassol  | 0–14 |  Anderlecht | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Vllaznia  | 4–0 |  Kolos Kovalivka | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Rosenborg  | 3–4 | PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | 0–4 |
SFK 2000  | 3–3 (3–2 p) |  ABB Fomget | 0–0 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
Inter Milan  | 5–1 | Hibernian | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Partizani | 0–8 |  Spartak Subotica | 0–5 | 0–3 |
Matches
| Glasgow City | 3–0 | Athlone Town |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[10] |
Glasgow City won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 2–0 | BIIK Shymkent |
|---|---|---|
J. Egli  12', 48' |
Report[14] |
Grasshopper won 5–1 on aggregate.
| HB Køge | 3–2 | Farul Constanța |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[18] |
|
HB Køge won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Nordsjælland | 3–1 | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| Report[22] |
|
Nordsjælland won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 2–0 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[26] |
Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Aris Limassol | 0–5 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report[30] |
Anderlecht won 14–0 on aggregate.
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
|---|---|---|
| Report[34] |
Vllaznia won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 3–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[39] |
PSV Eindhoven won 4–3 on aggregate.
| SFK 2000 | 0–0 | ABB Fomget |
|---|---|---|
| Report[43] |
3–3 on aggregate; SFK 2000 won 3–2 on penalties.
| Hibernian | 0–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report[49] |
|
Inter Milan won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 0–5 | Spartak Subotica |
|---|---|---|
| Report[51] |
|
| Spartak Subotica | 3–0 | Partizani |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[53] |
Spartak Subotica won 8–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The second qualifying round consisted of 32 teams who were divided into two pots of 16 seeded teams and 16 unseeded teams according to the club coefficient rankings established at the start of the season. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other. A draw determined pairings and which team played the first leg at home.[8] The draw was held on 19 September 2025.[5]
Seeding
|
Summary
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BK Häcken  | 7–1 |  GKS Katowice | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Sparta Prague  | 5–0 |  Ferencváros | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Inter Milan | 12–0 | Vllaznia | 7–0 | 5–0 |
| Grasshopper | 1–2 | Ajax | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Sporting CP  | 5–2 | Rosengård | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 |  FC Minsk | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt  | 5–0 | Slovácko | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 1–2 | Fortuna Hjørring | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Breiðablik  | 5–1 | Spartak Subotica | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Gintra  | 1–5 | Nordsjælland | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Anderlecht | 4–3 | Braga | 1–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Young Boys | 3–0 | SFK 2000 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| HB Køge | 5–6 | Glasgow City | 2–1 | 3–5 |
| Slavia Prague | 3–3 (3–5 p) | Austria Wien | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Mura  | 3–2 | Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Hammarby IF | 5–2 | Brann | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Matches
| BK Häcken | 4–0 | GKS Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Report[55] |
BK Häcken won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 0–0 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Report[59] |
Sparta Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Inter Milan | 7–0 | Vllaznia |
|---|---|---|
| Report[63] |
Inter Milan won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 0–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report[67] |
Ajax won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 3–0 | Rosengård |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[71] |
Sporting CP won 5–2 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | FC Minsk |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[75] |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Vorskla Poltava | 1–1 | Fortuna Hjørring |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[83] |
|
| Fortuna Hjørring | 1–0 | Vorskla Poltava |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[85] |
Fortuna Hjørring won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Breiðablik | 4–0 | Spartak Subotica |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[87] |
Breiðablik won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Gintra | 1–0 | Nordsjælland |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[91] |
Nordsjælland won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–1 | Braga |
|---|---|---|
| Report[95] |
|
Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Young Boys | 2–0 | SFK 2000 |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[99] |
Young Boys won 3–0 on aggregate.
| HB Køge | 2–1 | Glasgow City |
|---|---|---|
| Report[103] |
|
Glasgow City won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague | 2–1 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Report[107] |
|
3–3 on aggregate; Austria Wien won 5–3 on penalties.
| Mura | 2–0 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[111] |
Mura won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hammarby IF | 4–1 | Brann |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[116] |
|
Hammarby IF won 5–2 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.[37]
- Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[115]