After securing victories against Rangers, Rosenborg, and Hacken, Arsenal’s women’s team is back in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL). The draw for the group stage of the 2024/25 season will take place on September 27, revealing which teams Arsenal will face in the coming months.
Tournament Format
The competition begins with 16 teams split into four groups, each team playing six group-stage matches (home and away). The top two teams from each group will progress to the quarter-finals, scheduled for March 2025. The final will take place in Lisbon in May 2025. Arsenal is the only English team to have ever won the UWCL, a title they claimed in 2008.
Potential Opponents
Teams are divided into four pots, based on UEFA’s coefficient rankings. Arsenal is in Pot 2 alongside Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Wolfsburg. As per tournament rules, Arsenal will not face Manchester City or Chelsea at this stage. Other potential opponents could include Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Lyon from Pot 1, as well as Juventus, Roma, or Celtic.
Ticket Sales and Key Dates
Tickets for Arsenal’s home group-stage matches will go on sale starting September 28, with priority given to season ticket holders. The group stage kicks off in October, with key matchdays scheduled between October and December. The tournament’s quarter-finals and semi-finals will take place in the spring of 2025, leading up to the grand final in Lisbon.
Arsenal fans are eagerly awaiting the draw to find out which teams their club will face, and the journey to European glory begins anew.
