Women’s Champions League: Format to change to 18 teams from 2025-26

Women’s Champions League: Format to change to 18 teams from 2025-26

The 2025-26 Women’s Champions League will be expanded to an 18-team league format. 

At present, the league features 16 teams split into four groups. Going forward clubs will play three home and three away matches before moving into a knockout phase. 

Uefa’s executive committee approved the changes at a meeting in Germany on Saturday. 

The women’s competition will now align with the new men’s Champions League format which will be introduced from next season. 

Uefa has also given the go-ahead to a second women’s European club competition and will release further details on Monday.

In addition, the committee confirmed the match schedule for the Women’s Euros in Switzerland in 2025, with the final to be played at St Jakob-Park in Basel on 27 July.