The 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup qualifying rounds began on 26 August and ended on 30 September 2026.

A total of 44 teams competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup, which included two rounds. The 16 winners in the second qualifying round advanced to the knockout phase.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams The qualifying stage consisted of the following rounds: First qualifying round (24 teams): 13 teams which entered in this round, seven third-placed teams from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path) mini-tournaments, and four third-placed teams from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round (League Path) mini-tournaments. Second qualifying round (32 teams): 12 winners of the first qualifying round, seven runners-up from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path) mini-tournaments, four runners-up from the Women's Champions League second qualifying round (League Path) mini-tournaments, four losers from the Women's Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path) and five losers from the Women's Champions League third qualifying round (League Path).

Below are the participating teams (with their 2026 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by the starting rounds.

Key to coloursWinners of the second qualifying round will advance to knockout phase +Second qualifying roundTeam VfL Wolfsburg 73.000 Eintracht Frankfurt 28.000 St. Pölten 26.000 Hammarby IF 23.500 Sparta Prague 21.000 Brann 21.000 Ajax 20.500 Real Sociedad 14.999 Sporting CP 13.000 PAOK 8.000 Spartak Myjava 6.000 Malmö FF 5.933 PSV Eindhoven 5.500 Farul Constanța 4.500 Rangers 4.0002.550 Fenerbahçe 2.500 HJK 2.000 Aktobe 2.000 Czarni Sosnowiec 1.600+First qualifying roundTeam Vålerenga 21.000 Breiðablik 15.000 Apollon Ladies 12.000 Anderlecht11.500 SFK 2000 11.000 Gintra 10.500 FC Minsk9.000 Spartak Subotica9.0009.000 Rosenborg8.500 Fortuna Hjørring7.500 Torreense 7.400 Feyenoord5.333 Brøndby 4.500 Sturm Graz4.000 Mitrovica 4.000 Slovan Liberec3.299 Kolos Kovalivka3.000 SeaSters Odesa 3.000 FH2.700 Radomlje2.500 Agram1.900 Hajduk Split 1.900 Csíkszereda1.800 Notes

Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.

+RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst qualifying round11 August 202626 and 29 August 20261–2 September 2026Second qualifying round4 September 202623 September 202630 September 2026

First qualifying round Seeding The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 11 August 2026.

A total of 24 teams competed in the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA divided the teams into one group of six seeded and six unseeded teams and one another group of six seeded and six unseeded teams per the principles set by the UEFA Women's Football Committee. Teams were drawn into two-legged-ties, where the first drawn team played the first leg at home. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Due to political reasons, teams from the following associations could not be drawn into the same group: Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo / Serbia; Ukraine / Belarus.

Group 1Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseeded

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 and 29 August, and the second legs on 1 and 2 September 2026. The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round.

Matches

FC Minsk won 1–0 on aggregate.

Fortuna Hjørring won 3–1 on aggregate.

Vålerenga won 9–1 on aggregate.

FH won 2–1 on aggregate.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv won 5–0 on aggregate.

Sturm Graz won 7–4 on aggregate.

Torreense won 9–2 on aggregate.

Slovan Liberec won 4–3 on aggregate.

Breiðablik won 9–1 on aggregate.

Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Feyenoord won 4–3 on aggregate.

Brøndby won 9–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round Seeding The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 4 September 2026.

A total of 32 teams competed in the second qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2026 UEFA club coefficients.

Teams were drawn into two-legged-ties, where the first drawn team played the first leg at home. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Prior to the draw, UEFA divided the teams into three groups of seeded and unseeded teams, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The team or pairing represented by the ball drawn first was designated as the home team for the first leg.

Group 1Group 2Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded

Summary

The first legs were played on 23 September, and the second legs on 30 September 2026. The winners of the ties advanced to the round of 16.

Matches

Fenerbahçe won 5–1 on aggregate.

Torreense won 6–2 on aggregate.

Ajax won 8–1 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg won 8–1 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague won 8–1 on aggregate.

Brøndby won 6–3 on aggregate.

Malmö FF won 5–0 on aggregate.

Czarni Sosnowiec won 7–2 on aggregate.

Feyenoord won 5–3 on aggregate.

Rosenborg won 5–4 on aggregate.

Brann won 6–0 on aggregate.

Real Sociedad won 4–0 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Myjava 4–3 on aggregate.

Hammarby IF won 5–0 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven 1–0 on aggregate.

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