2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League Entries Confirmed

The 2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League will feature a joint-record 72 teams from 50 associations. The final season under the current format promises high-stakes action as clubs compete for championships.

2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League Entries Confirmed

Favorites include holders Barcelona, who defeated Lyon 2-0 in the 2024 final. Lyon, Bayern München, and Chelsea join them in the group stage, with Chelsea taking advantage of Barcelona’s championship and Spanish champion status. This modification grants the English champions instant group stage entry.

For diversity and competition, the tournament offers two paths: champions and league. Italy, Sweden, and Czechia—the fifth to seventh champions—begin round 2 of the champions’ road, while the eighth and lower start round 1. League runners-up, third-placed clubs, and runners-up from the top six and the next ten associations make up the league path.

The round 1 draw in Nyon on July 5, 2024, and the early September matches are significant occasions. The group stage begins in October, with the final in Lisbon’s Estádio José Alvalade in late May 2025. Fan excitement grows as the teams go to Lisbon to see who will lift the trophy and stamp their place in European football history.