The 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds will begin on 22 July and end on 2 September 2026.[1][2]
A total of 65 teams will compete in the qualifying rounds of the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League, which will include three rounds, with 43 teams in the Champions Path and 22 teams in the League Path. The nine winners in the third qualifying round (four from Champions Path, five from League Path) will advance to the league phase, to join the nine teams that will enter in that round.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Teams
editChampions Path
editThe Champions Path will include all league champions who did not qualified directly for the league phase, and will consist of the following rounds:
- First qualifying round (19 teams playing mini-tournament): 19 teams will enter in this round.
- Second qualifying round (28 teams playing mini-tournament): 23 teams will enter in this round and five winners of the first qualifying round.
- Third qualifying round (8 teams): one team will enter in this round and seven winners of the second qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2026 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by the starting rounds.
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| Winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path) will advance to league phase |
| Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions Path) will enter Europa Cup second qualifying round |
| Runners-up from the second qualifying round (Champions Path) mini-tournaments will enter Europa Cup second qualifying round |
| Third-placed teams from the second qualifying round (Champions Path) mini-tournaments will enter Europa Cup first qualifying round |
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League Path
editThe League Path will include all league non-champions and will consist of the following rounds:
- Second qualifying round (16 teams playing mini-tournament): 16 teams will enter in this round.
- Third qualifying round (10 teams): six teams will enter in this round and four winners of the second qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2026 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by the starting rounds.
| Key to colours |
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| Winners of the third qualifying round (League Path) will advance to league phase |
| Losers from the third qualifying round (League Path) will enter Europa Cup second qualifying round |
| Runners-up from the second qualifying round (League Path) mini-tournaments will enter Europa Cup second qualifying round |
| Third-placed teams from the second qualifying round (League Path) mini-tournaments will enter Europa Cup first qualifying round |
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Format
editFirst and second qualifying rounds 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 qualifying round 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.[4]
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 UEFA Women's Football 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
editThe schedule of the competition will be as follows (all draws will be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1][2]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| First qualifying round | 18 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 (semi-finals) | 25 July 2026 (third-place play-off & final) |
| Second qualifying round | 4–5 August 2026 (semi-finals) | 7–8 August 2026 (third-place play-off & final) | |
| Third qualifying round | 11 August 2026 | 26 August 2026 | 2 September 2026 |
First qualifying round
editSeeding
editThe draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2026.[5][6]
A total of 19 teams will play in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients.[3] Before the draw, UEFA divided the teams into one group of four seeded and four unseeded teams and one another group of six seeded and five unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. Teams will be drawn into two semi-finals within each four team group and, for the group with three teams, the team with the highest coefficient will be given a bye to the final. In the semi-finals, seeded teams will be considered the "home" team, while in the third-place play-offs and finals, the teams with the highest coefficients will be 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.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Champions Path
editMini-tournament 1
editMini-tournament 2
editBracket
editHosted by Mitrovica.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
 KÍ Klaksvík | ||||||
| 25 July | ||||||
 Ludogorets Razgrad | ||||||
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| 22 July | ||||||
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 Mitrovica | ||||||
 Zimbru Chișinău | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 July | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
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| Report[13] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[14] |
Mini-tournament 3
editMini-tournament 4
editBracket
editHosted by Czarni Sosnowiec.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
 Czarni Sosnowiec | ||||||
| 25 July | ||||||
 Nike Lusso | ||||||
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| 22 July | ||||||
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 Athlone Town | ||||||
 Skopje 2014 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 July | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[21] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[22] |
Mini-tournament 5
editBracket
editHosted by Spartak Myjava.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
 Spartak Myjava | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
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 Flora | ||||||
 Mġarr United | ||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Flora | v | Mġarr United |
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| Report[23] |
Final
edit| Spartak Myjava | v | WSF1 |
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| Report[24] |
Second qualifying round
editSeeding
editThe draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2026.[5][6]
A total of 44 teams will play in the second qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients.[3] Before the draw, in the Champions Path, UEFA divided the teams into one group of six seeded and six unseeded teams and one another group of eight seeded and eight unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. In the League Path, UEFA divided the teams into one group of four seeded and four unseeded teams and one another group of four seeded and four unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. Teams will be drawn into two semi-finals within each four team group. In the semi-finals, seeded teams will be considered the "home" team, while in the third-place play-offs and finals, the teams with the highest coefficients will be considered the "home" team for administrative purposes. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same mini-tournament. 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; Armenia / Azerbaijan.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Champions Path
editMini-tournament 1
editBracket
editHosted by Mura.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 Austria Wien | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
 Hajduk Split | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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 Mura | ||||||
 Farul Constanța | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[27] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[28] |
Mini-tournament 2
editBracket
editHosted by Ferencváros.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 Brann | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| First QR M-T 2 winner | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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 Ferencváros | ||||||
| First QR M-T 1 winner | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[31] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[32] |
Mini-tournament 3
editBracket
editHosted by Aktobe.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
 Dinamo Minsk | ||||||
| 7 August | ||||||
 Servette Chênois | ||||||
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| 4 August | ||||||
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 Breiðablik | ||||||
 Aktobe | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
edit| Breiðablik | v | Aktobe |
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| Report[34] |
Third-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[35] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[36] |
Mini-tournament 4
editBracket
editHosted by Racing Union.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 SFK 2000 | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
 PSV Eindhoven | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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 Racing Union | ||||||
 HJK | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[39] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[40] |
Mini-tournament 5
editBracket
editHosted by OH Leuven.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
 Fenerbahçe | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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 OH Leuven | ||||||
 TSC Bačka Topola | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
editFinal
editMini-tournament 6
editBracket
editHosted by Apollon Ladies.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 Vllaznia | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| First QR M-T 5 winner | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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 Apollon Ladies | ||||||
| First QR M-T 4 winner | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[47] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[48] |
Mini-tournament 7
editBracket
editHosted by HB Køge.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 Gintra | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
 Heart of Midlothian | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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 HB Køge | ||||||
| First QR M-T 3 winner | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[51] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[52] |
League Path
editMini-tournament 1
editMini-tournament 2
editMini-tournament 3
editMini-tournament 4
editBracket
editHosted by St. Pölten.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
 Sporting CP | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| SeaSters Odesa | ||||||
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| 5 August | ||||||
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| St. Pölten | ||||||
| Young Boys | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
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Semi-finals
editThird-place play-off
edit| LSF1 | v | LSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[67] |
Final
edit| WSF1 | v | WSF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[68] |
Third qualifying round
editSeeding
editThe draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 11 August 2026.
A total of 18 teams will compete in third qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients,[3] with four seeded and unseeded teams in the Champions Path and five of each in the League Path. Teams will be 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.
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Champions Path | ||||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| League Path | ||||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
| 26 Aug | 2 Sep | |||
Notes
editReferences
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- 1 2 "2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Women's association club coefficients 2025/26". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League and new UEFA Women's Europa Cup: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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- 1 2 "Women's Champions League first and second qualifying round draws". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
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- ↑ "PAOK vs Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "KÍ Klaksvík vs Ludogorets Razgrad". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mitrovica vs Zimbru Chișinău". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Glentoran vs Riga FC". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pyunik vs Wrexham". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Athlone Town vs Skopje 2014". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Czarni Sosnowiec vs Nike Lusso". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Flora vs Mġarr United". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Spartak Myjava vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Austria Wien vs Hajduk Split". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mura vs Farul Constanța". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Brann vs First QR M-T 2 winner". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ferencváros vs First QR M-T 1 winner". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Dinamo Minsk vs Servette Chênois". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Breiðablik vs Aktobe". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "SFK 2000 vs PSV Eindhoven". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Racing Union vs HJK". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Metalist 1925 Kharkiv vs Fenerbahçe". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "OH Leuven vs TSC Bačka Topola". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vllaznia vs First QR M-T 5 winner". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Apollon Ladies vs First QR M-T 4 winner". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gintra vs Heart of Midlothian". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "HB Køge vs First QR M-T 3 winner". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ajax vs Brøndby". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Slavia Prague vs Rangers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hammarby IF vs Apolonia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Juventus vs Torreense". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vålerenga vs Malmö FF". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs Omonia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sporting CP vs SeaSters Odesa". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "St. Pölten vs Young Boys". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "LSF1 vs LSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "WSF1 vs WSF2". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 June 2026.