2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final

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Date23 May 2026 (2026-05-23)
2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final
The Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo will host the final.
Event2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
Date23 May 2026 (2026-05-23)
VenueUllevaal Stadion, Oslo
2025
2027

The 2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final will be the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 25th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It will be played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway,[1] on 23 May 2026.[2]

The winners will qualify to enter the league phase of the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League through their league performance (in which case the access list will be rebalanced).

Host selection

On 17 May 2023, UEFA opened the bidding process for the final, which was held in parallel with that of the 2027 final. Interested bidders could bid for either one or both of the finals. Additionally, bidding associations could only be appointed one UEFA final in a given year. The proposed venues had to include natural grass and be ranked as a UEFA category four stadium, with a gross capacity of 30,000 to 60,000 preferred. The bidding timeline was as follows:[2]

  • 17 May 2023: Applications formally invited
  • 17 July 2023: Closing date for registering intention to bid
  • 26 July 2023: Bid requirements made available to bidders
  • 15 November 2023: Submission of preliminary bid dossier
  • 21 February 2024: Submission of final bid dossier
  • 22 May 2024: Appointment of host

UEFA announced on 18 July 2023 that three associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2026 and 2027 finals during the first bidding process.[3]

Bidding associations for 2026 and 2027 UEFA Women's Champions League finals
AssociationStadiumCityCapacityNotes
 GermanyMHPArenaStuttgart54,812Association also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League and 2026 or 2027 Conference League finals (with different venues)
Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen or Allianz Arena in Munich were also included as possible venues prior to official bid submission
Association appointed as host for 2026 Conference League final
 NorwayUllevaal StadionOslo27,182Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Conference League finals
 ScotlandHampden ParkGlasgow51,866Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League and 2026 or 2027 Conference League finals

Ullevaal Stadion was selected as the venue by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 22 May 2024.[4][1]

Match

Details

The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Report[5]

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
  • Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time

See also

References

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