UEFA Approve New Women’s Champions League Format

A new format for the UEFA Women’s Champions League and creation of a second European women’s club competition have been approved.

The UEFA Executive Committee met in Hamburg over the weekend to approve a range of new measures which include a new format for the UEFA Women’s Champions League,

The change will see the competition consist of an 18-team league phase with three home and three away matches followed by knock-out rounds, and the creation of a second European competition for women’s clubs, with the changes becoming effective as of the 2025/26 season.

In addition, the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 match schedule and tournament dates were approved, with eight venues across Switzerland (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Luzern, Sion, St. Gallen, Thun and Zurich), hosting matches from 2 to 27 July 2025. The opening match and the final will be played at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.  

Following the launch of the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in 2025, it was decided to cancel the 2024-25 edition of the UEFA European Women’s Futsal Championship and implement a 4-year cycle instead, with the next final tournament in 2027. The number of teams participating in the final tournament will be increased from four to eight.