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New Format Unveiled for Women's Champions League 2025-26

9/20/2025

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The Women’s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format for the 2025-26 season, replacing the group stage.
Eighteen teams will compete, each playing six matches—three home and three away.
The top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals, while teams ranked 5th to 12th will enter a two-legged playoff.
The league phase draw is on September 19, 2025, in Nyon, Switzerland, with Arsenal as the top seed.
Matchdays are set for October 7-8, and the final will take place from May 22-24, 2026, in Oslo, Norway.

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The Women’s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format for the 2025-26 season, replacing the group stage.
Eighteen teams will compete, each playing six matches—three home and three away.
The top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals, while teams ranked 5th to 12th will enter a two-legged playoff.
The league phase draw is on September 19, 2025, in Nyon, Switzerland, with Arsenal as the top seed.
Matchdays are set for October 7-8, and the final will take place from May 22-24, 2026, in Oslo, Norway.