2026/27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup: Dates, provisional access list, full guide

The 2026/27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup will be the second edition of the competition and follows the format of the inaugural 2025/26 event.

The tournament is played entirely in a two-legged knockout format, including the final. According to the provisional access list, 13 teams enter the Women's Europa Cup directly, with 31 others transferring from Women's Champions League qualifying.

• UEFA Women's Europa Cup
• Provisional access list: Who enters and when
• 2026/27 UEFA Women's Football Calendar

2026/27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup dates

First qualifying round

Draw: 11 August, Nyon
First leg: 26 August
Second leg: 2 September

Second qualifying round

Draw: 4 September, Nyon (date subject to change)
First leg: 23 September
Second leg: 30 September

Round of 16

Draw: 2 October, Nyon (date subject to change) – decides ties for entire knockout bracket
First leg: 28/29 October
Second leg: 10/11 November

Quarter-finals

First leg: 3/4 February
Second leg: 10/11 February

Semi-finals

First leg: 23/24 March
Second leg: 31 March/1 April

Final (two legs)

First leg: 1 or 2 May
Second leg: 8 or 9 May

How does the UEFA Women's Europa Cup work?

In 2026/27, 13 teams – namely, the third-placed teams in the domestic leagues from the associations ranked 8 to 13 (Norway, Netherlands, Austria, Czechia, Ukraine and Denmark) and the runners-up of the associations ranked 18 to 24 (Iceland, Serbia, Belarus, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia and Romania) – will enter the competition directly. Additionally, a feeding system from the Women's Champions League will mean the Women's Europa Cup offers a second chance to the nine clubs eliminated in the third qualifying round as well as the runners-up and third-placed teams from the 11 second qualifying round tournaments.

The Women's Europa Cup will be a straight knockout tournament, played in parallel to the Women's Champions League. It will feature a total of six rounds – the first and second qualifying rounds, the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final – all of which will be played over two legs (home and away).

The winners will automatically qualify for the third qualifying round of the champions path of the 2027/28 Women's Champions League, with one round to negotiate for a place in the league phase.