UEFA Women's Champions League second qualifying round ties
Monday, June 22, 2026
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Frankfurt, Ajax and Juventus are among the teams involved in the UEFA Women's Champions League second qualifying round ties on 5 and 8 August.
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The UEFA Women's Champions League second qualifying round is played as a series of knockout mini-tournaments on 5 and 8 August.
A total of 44 teams are involved at this stage, with five to be decided when the first qualifying round concludes on 25 July. The ties are already set, with the likes of four-time champions Eintracht Frankfurt and former quarter-finalists Ajax and Juventus among those starting their campaigns in the second qualifying round.
The 11 second qualifying round final 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.
Meanwhile, the teams finishing as runners-up and in third place in each of the second qualifying mini-tournaments will transfer to the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. The third-placed teams will enter the Women's Europa Cup in the first qualifying round, and the beaten finalists in the second qualifying round.
League path
Kick-off times CET.
Mini-tournament 1 (Hosts: Rangers)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Ajax vs Brøndby (TBC)
Slavia Praha vs Rangers (TBC)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (TBC)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (TBC)
Mini-tournament 2 (Hosts: Juventus)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Juventus vs Torreense (21:00)
Hammarby vs Apolonia (15:30)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (21:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (15:30)
Mini-tournament 3 (Hosts: Eintracht Frankfurt)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Vålerenga vs Malmö FF (13:00)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Omonia Nicosia (19:00)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (13:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (19:00)
Mini-tournament 4 (Hosts: St. Pölten)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Sporting CP vs SeaSters Odesa (TBC)
St. Pölten vs Young Boys (TBC)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (TBC)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (TBC)
Champions path
Kick-off times CET.
Mini-tournament 1 (Hosts: Mura)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Austria Wien vs Hajduk Split (11:00)
Mura vs Farul Constanța (18:00)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (18:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (11:00)
Mini-tournament 2 (Hosts: Ferencváros)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Brann vs Winners first qualifying round mini-tournament 2 (10:00)
Ferencváros vs Winners first qualifying round mini-tournament 1 (16:30)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (16:30)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (10:00)
Mini-tournament 3 (Hosts: Aktobe)
Semi-finals: Tuesday 4 August
Dinamo-BSUPC vs Servette (09:00)
Breidablik vs Aktobe (16:00)
Final (Friday 7 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (16:00)
Third-place match (Friday 7 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (09:00)
Mini-tournament 4 (Hosts: Racing Union Luxembourg)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
SFK 2000 Sarajevo vs PSV Eindhoven (13:00)
Racing Union Luxembourg vs HJK Helsinki (19:00)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (19:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (13:00)
Mini-tournament 5 (Hosts: OH Leuven)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv vs Fenerbahçe (13:00)
OH Leuven vs TSC Bačka Topola (20:00)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (20:00)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (13:00)
Mini-tournament 6 (Hosts: Apollon LFC)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Vllaznia vs Winners first qualifying round mini-tournament 5 (20:30)
Apollon LFC vs Winners first qualifying round mini-tourmament 4 (16:00)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (20:30)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (16:00)
Mini-tournament 7 (Hosts: HB Køge)
Semi-finals: Wednesday 5 August
Gintra vs Hearts (15:30)
HB Køge vs Winners first qualifying round mini-tournament 3 (19:00)
Final (Saturday 8 August)
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (15:30)
Third-place match (Saturday 8 August)
Defeat semi-finalist 1 vs defeated semi-finalist 2 (12:00)
Team guide
- Frankfurt are four-time winners of this competition. Brøndby and HJK are past semi-finalists, while Ajax, Breidablik, Brann, Frankfurt, Juventus and Slavia have featured in previous quarter-finals.
- Juventus and OH Leuven reached the knockout play-offs last season. St. Pölten and Vålerenga were also in the league phase, and Ajax, Brann, Breidablik, Hammarby, HB Køge, Metalist (as WFC Kharkiv), Servette, Slavia and Vllaznia also previously played in the group stage between 2021/22 and 2024/25.
- Hammarby were UEFA Women's Europa Cup runners-up last season. Frankfurt and Sparta were beaten semi-finalists in the inaugural edition of the competition, with Austria Wien, Breidablik and Sporting also among the last eight.
- SFK 2000 Sarajevo are entering for a record 24th time, all in consecutive years. Gintra and Sparta Praha are in their 23th European campaign.
- Apolonia, Fenerbahçe, Hearts, Malmö, Omonia, SeaSters Odesa, Torreense and TSC Bačka Topola are making their debuts.