UEFA Women's Champions League: League phase draw
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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The draw at 12:00 CET on Friday 4 September will set the fixtures for the 18-team league phase.
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The league phase draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League at 12:00 CET on Friday 4 September will set the fixture schedule for the 18 contenders.
The full draw procedure and seeding pots will be published ahead of the ceremony. The nine teams entering directly in the league phase will be joined by the nine third qualifying round winners.
The top four teams after the six matchdays in the league phase will progress directly to the quarter-finals. The teams finishing between fifth and 12 place in the league phase will go into the knockout phase play-offs to decide the remaining four quarter-final slots.
Women's Champions League calendar
League phase fixture dates
Matchday 1: 22/23 September
Matchday 2: 30 September/1 October
Matchday 3: 28/29 October
Matchday 4: 10/11 November
Matchday 5: 18/19 November
Matchday 6: 16 December
Knockout phase draw
18 December, Nyon (date subject to change)
Knockout phase play-offs
First leg: 3/4 February
Second leg: 10/11 February
Quarter-finals
First leg: 23/24 March
Second leg: 31 March/1 April
Semi-finals
First leg: 1/2 May
Second leg: 8/9 May
Final (Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw)
28, 29 or 30 May