Format
- Current league coefficient
| Rank | League | Round of 32 | Qualifying Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | CH | RU | |
| 2 | France | CH | RU | |
| 3 | Sweden | CH | RU | |
| 4 | Russia | CH | RU | |
| 5 | England | CH | RU | |
| 6 | Denmark | CH | RU | |
| 7 | Italy | CH | RU | |
| 8 | Norway | CH | RU | |
| 9 | Iceland | CH | ||
| 10 | Austria | CH | ||
| 11 | Spain | CH | ||
| 12 | Belgium | CH | ||
| 13 | Czech Republic | CH | ||
| 14 | Netherlands | CH | ||
| 15 | Belarus | CH | ||
| 16 | Kazakhstan | CH | ||
| 17 | Poland | CH | ||
| 18 | Ukraine | CH | ||
| 19 | Hungary | CH | ||
| 20 | Finland | CH | ||
| 21 | Greece | CH | ||
| 22 | Switzerland | CH | ||
| 23 | Serbia | CH | ||
| 24 | Scotland | CH | ||
| 25 | Bulgaria | CH | ||
| 26 | Romania | CH | ||
| 27 | Portugal | CH | ||
| 28 | Slovenia | CH | ||
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | CH | ||
| 30 | Israel | CH | ||
| 31 | Lithuania | CH | ||
| 32 | Cyprus | CH | ||
| 33 | Slovakia | CH | ||
| 34 | Wales | CH | ||
| 35 | Republic of Ireland | CH | ||
| 36 | Faroe Islands | CH | ||
| 37 | Moldova | CH | ||
| 38 | Croatia | CH | ||
| 39 | Turkey | CH | ||
| 40 | Northern Ireland | CH | ||
| 41 | Estonia | CH | ||
| 42 | FYR Macedonia | CH | ||
| 43 | Malta | CH | ||
| 44 | Albania | CH | ||
| 45 | Latvia | CH | ||
| 46 | Montenegro | CH | ||
On December 11, 2008, UEFA announced that the competition would be reformatted and renamed to the UEFA Women's Champions League. As in the men's game, the new tournament aims to include runner-ups of the top women's football leagues in Europe, and the final is to be played in a single match.
On March 31, 2008, UEFA confirmed that the eight top countries according to the UEFA league coefficient between 2003–04 and 2007–08 would be awarded two places in the new Women's Champions League. These leagues were:
- Bundesliga, Germany
- Damallsvenskan, Sweden
- Women's Premier League, England
- Division 1 Féminine, France
- 3F Ligaen, Denmark
- Top Division, Russia
- Toppserien, Norway
- Serie A, Italy
Due to coefficient changes ahead of 2010–11, Iceland gained a place in the top eight, at the expense of Norway. For the 2012–13 edition, Norway has regained its top-eight place at Iceland's expense, and the berth for England's champion will pass from the Women's Premier League to the country's new top level, the WSL.
The title holder has the right to enter if they do not qualify through their domestic competition, and will start in the round of 32.
The competition is in theory open to the champions of all 53 UEFA associations. However, during the past eleven years of the Women's Cup, the following associations have never participated:
- Andorra
- Liechtenstein
- San Marino
Due to the varying participation, the number of teams in each round will change from year to year.
A number of 4-team mini-tournaments, involving the runners-up of the top eight leagues and the champions from the lowest ranked associations, reduces the field to 32 teams before the knock-out stages of home and away games.
Below is shown the amount of teams starting in each round, given between 47 and 62 (the maximum possible) participants. The principles are inferred from the access list:
- Groups of 4 teams shall contest the qualifying rounds.
- The group winners shall qualify for the main round.
- The smallest possible number of qualifying group runner-ups shall qualify for the main round.
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- 1 Main round
- 2 Qualifying round
- 3 Qualifying runners-up in the main round
Read more about this topic: UEFA Women's Champions League