First Women’s Champions League 26/27 ties are confirmed

First Women’s Champions League 26/27 ties are confirmed

UEFA has drawn the first and second qualifying rounds, while Arsenal are set for a later start after a proper summer break and a Spain pre-season tour.

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Arsenal will begin their Women’s Champions League 2026/27 campaign in the league phase at the end of September, allowing the players a proper summer break before a pre-season tour to Spain, according to The Gooner and Arseblog.

UEFA drew the first and second qualifying rounds last week. Those rounds are played as mini-groups of four teams, with the winners progressing to the next round. There are two paths, the champions path, reserved for teams who won their domestic league, and the league path, for runners-up and third-placed teams.

First qualifying round draw, champions path only

The champions of Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland enter at this stage.

Group 1 semi-finals

PAOK (GRE) vs Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (ISR)Neftçi (AZE) vs Budućnost (MNE)

Group 2 semi-finals

KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) vs Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)Mitrovica (KOS) vs Zimbru Chişinău (MDA)

Group 3 semi-finals

Pyunik (ARM) vs Wrexham (WAL)Glentoran (NIR) vs Riga (LVA)

Group 4 semi-finals

Czarni Sosnowiec (POL) vs WFC Nike (GEO)Athlone Town (IRL) vs Skopje 2014 (MKD)

Group 5 semi-final

Tallinna FC Flora (EST) vs Mġarr United (MLT)

Bye to Group 5 final: Spartak Myjava (SVK)

Semi-finals: 22 July. Finals and third-place matches: 25 July.

Second qualifying round draw

Champions path:

Group 1 semi-finals

Austria Wien (AUT) vs Hajduk Split (CRO)Mura (SVN) vs Farul Constanța (ROU)

Group 2 semi-finals

Brann (NOR) vs winners of first qualifying round Group 2Ferencváros (HUN) vs winners of first qualifying round Group 1

Group 3 semi-finals

Dinamo-BSUPC (BLR) vs Servette FCCF (SUI)Breidablik (ISL) vs Aktobe (KAZ)

Group 4 semi-finals

SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH) vs PSV Eindhoven (NED)Racing Union Luxembourg (LUX) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN)

Group 5 semi-finals

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (UKR) vs Fenerbahçe (TUR)OH Leuven (BEL) vs TSC Bačka Topola (SRB)

Group 6 semi-finals

Vllaznia (ALB) vs winners of first qualifying round Group 5Apollon LFC (CYP) vs winners of first qualifying round Group 4

Group 7 semi-finals

Gintra (LTU) vs Hearts (SCO)HB Køge (DEN) vs winners of first qualifying round Group 3

League path:

Group 1 semi-finals

Ajax (NED) vs Brøndby (DEN)Slavia Praha (CZE) vs Rangers (SCO)

Group 2 semi-finals

Juventus (ITA) vs Torreense (POR)Hammarby (SWE) vs Apolonia (ALB)

Group 3 semi-finals

Vålerenga (NOR) vs Malmö FF (SWE)Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) vs Omonia Nicosia (CYP)

Group 4 semi-finals

Sporting CP (POR) vs SeaSters Odesa (UKR)St. Pölten (AUT) vs Young Boys (SUI)

Semi-finals: 5 August. Finals and third-place matches: 8 August.

Chelsea enter in the third qualifying round in the league path, while Arsenal and Manchester City enter directly in the league phase alongside Barcelona, OL Lyonnes, Paris FC, Bayern München, Roma, Benfica and BK Häcken.

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