2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup knockout phase

The 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup knockout phase will begin on 28 October 2026 with the first leg of the round of 16 and end with the second leg of the final on 8 or 9 May 2027 to decide the winners of the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup.

Qualified teams The knockout phase involved the 16 teams that qualified from the second qualifying round. The top eight teams formed four pairs while the remaining teams were placed in a single pot in the round of 16. + Entered as seeded teams Team 1 VfL Wolfsburg 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 Hammarby IF 4 Sparta Prague 5 Brann 6 Ajax 7 Real Sociedad 8 Rosenborg + Entered as unseeded teams Team 9 Torreense 10 Spartak Myjava 11 Malmö FF 12 PSV Eindhoven 13 Feyenoord 14 Brøndby 15 Fenerbahçe 16 Czarni Sosnowiec

Format Each tie in the knockout phase will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time will be played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows.

+RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRound of 162 October 202628–29 October 202610–11 November 2026Quarter-finals3–4 February 202710–11 February 2027Semi-finals23–24 March 202731 March–1 April 2027Final1–2 May 20278–9 May 2027

Bracket

Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 October 2026.

Seeding SeededUnseeded1/23/45/67/8

Summary The first legs will be played on 28 and 29 October, and the second legs on 10 and 11 November 2026.

Matches

Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 2 October 2026.

Summary The first legs will be played on 3 and 4 February, and the second legs on 10 and 11 February 2027.

Matches

Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 2 October 2026.

Summary The first legs will be played on 23 and 24 March, and the second legs on 31 March and 1 April 2027.

Matches

Final

The draw for the final was held on 2 October 2026.

Summary The first leg will be played on 1 or 2 May, and the second leg on 8 or 9 May 2027.

Matches

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