UEFA Women's Champions League first qualifying round starts 22 July
Monday, June 22, 2026
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The first qualifying round kicks off the new season on 22 July.
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The UEFA Women's Champions League first qualifying round kicks off the new season on 22 July.
In all, 19 teams begin the competition in the first qualifying round. They play in five separate knockout mini-tournaments, with the semi-finals on 22 July and finals and third-place play-offs three days later.
The five final winners progress to the champions path of the second qualifying round, also played as mini-tournaments, with the draw already made.
The 11 second qualifying round winners advance to the third qualifying round, in which seven teams enter automatically. The winners of the nine third qualifying round ties will join the nine clubs directly qualified for the league phase.
First qualifying round ties
All fixture times CET
Mini-tournament 1 (Hosts: PAOK)
Semi-finals (Wednesday 22 July)
PAOK vs Hapoel Jerusalem (17:30)
Neftçi vs Budućnost (10:00)
Final (Saturday 25 July)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (17:30)
Third-place match (Saturday 25 July)
Defeated semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (10:00)
Mini-tournament 2 (Hosts: Mitrovica)
Semi-finals (Wednesday 22 July)
KÍ Klaksvík vs Ludogorets (16:30)
Mitrovica vs Zimbru Chişinău (16:30)
Final (Saturday 25 July)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (20:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 25 July)
Defeated semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (16:30)
Mini-tournament 3 (Hosts: Wrexham)
Semi-finals (Wednesday 22 July)
Pyunik vs Wrexham (20:00)
Glentoran vs Riga (14:00)
Final (Saturday 25 July)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (19:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 25 July)
Defeated semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (13:00)
Mini-tournament 4 (Hosts: Czarni Sosnowiec)
Semi-finals (Wednesday 22 July)
Czarni Sosnowiec vs WFC Nike (18:00)
Athlone Town vs Skopje 2014 (11:00)
Final (Saturday 25 July)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (18:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 25 July)
Defeated semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (11:00)
Mini-tournament 5 (Hosts: Spartak Myjava)
Semi-final (Wednesday 22 July)
Tallinna FC Flora vs Mġarr United (18:00)
Final (Saturday 25 July)
Spartak Myjaka vs Tallinna FC Flora / Mġarr United (19:00)
Mini-tournament final winners progress to second qualifying round champions path
Team guide
- Hapoel Jerusalem, Mġarr United and Wrexham are making their European debuts.
- KÍ are entering for the 23rd time, only SFK 2000 Sarajevo (24) have been involved in more editions.