UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round: Inter, Sporting CP, Frankfurt progress

The UEFA Women's Europa Cup last 16 line-up is complete after the second qualifying round set the teams advancing to the knockout draw at 13:00 CET on Friday.

In Thursday's games, Hammarby drew 1-1 at Brann to edge their fellow recent UEFA Women's Champions League group stage contenders 5-2 on aggregate, and Häcken ensured there will be two Swedish sides in the last 16 as they eliminated Katowice. A pair of Dutch clubs also progressed as PSV Eindhoven defeated Minsk 2-0 in a one-off tie and Ajax, having drawn 0-0 away to GC Frauenfussball, won 2-1 at home.

The other Swiss entrants, Young Boys, won 1-0 at SFK 2000 Sarajevo to go through 3-0 overall. As for Sparta Praha – former Women's Champions League quarter-finalists like Ajax and Häcken – they won 5-0 at Ferencváros to advance.

On Wednesday, another side to have made the Champions League last eight, Glasgow City, were trailing HB Køge on aggregate in the 90th minute but then scored twice to triumph 5-3 on the night and 6-5 overall. Four-time European champions Eintracht Frankfurt, meanwhile, enjoyed a comfortable evening in Czechia, defeating Slovácko 1-0 and 5-0 on aggregate.

Anderlecht celebrate their dramatic win at BragaNurPhoto via Getty Images

The 2002/03 UEFA Women's Cup runners-up Fortuna Hjørring edged out Vorskla Poltava, while former quarter-finalists Breidablik eliminated Spartak Subotica. Inter, in their debut European campaign, cruised through by beating Vllaznia 5-0 in Albania to seal a 12-0 triumph on aggregate.

Sporting CP also dominated their first leg, downing Rosengård 3-0, but they were made to work hard in the return, ultimately progressing after a 2-2 draw. Elsewhere, Slavia Praha levelled the aggregate scoreline with three minutes to go at Austria Wien, only to succumb on penalties.

Nordsjælland are through with Danish compatriots Fortuna as they overturned an opening-leg deficit to move past Gintra, while Anderlecht prevailed 3-2 at Braga after coming from behind in extra time, notching a last-gasp winner to advance 4-3 overall. Mura were the first team to qualify on Sunday, winning 3-2 on aggregate against Dinamo-BSUPC despite a 2-1 loss on the day.

Sporting CP knocked out RosengårdGetty Images

Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round results

Second legs

Thursday 16 October

PSV Eindhoven 2-0 FC Minsk - For operational reasons, the tie was played as a single match on neutral ground.
Ferencváros 0-5 Sparta Praha (agg: 0-5)
Katowice 1-3 Häcken (agg: 1-7)
SFK 2000 Sarajevo 0-1 Young Boys (agg: 0-3)
Brann 1-1 Hammarby (agg: 2-5)
Ajax 2-1 GC Frauenfussball (agg: 2-1)

Wednesday 15 October

Spartak Subotica 1-1 Breidablik (agg: 1-5)
Vllaznia 0-5 Inter (agg: 0-12)
Fortuna Hjørring 1-0 Vorskla Poltava (agg: 2-1)
Nordsjælland 5-0 Gintra (agg: 5-1)
Rosengård 2-2 Sporting CP (agg: 2-5)
Slovácko 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt (agg: 0-5)
Austria Wien 2-1 Slavia Praha (agg: 3-3aet, Austria Wien win 5-3 on penalties)
Glasgow City 5-3 HB Køge (agg: 6-5)
Braga 2-3 Anderlecht (agg: 3-4)

Sunday 12 October

Dinamo-BSUPC 2-1 Mura (agg: 2-3)

First legs

Wednesday 8 October

Young Boys 2-0 SFK 2000 Sarajevo
Slavia Praha 2-1 Austria Wien 
Inter 7-0 Vllaznia 
Mura 2-0 Dinamo-BSUPC 
Vorskla Poltava 1-1 Fortuna Hjørring 
HB Køge 2-1 Glasgow City 
Sparta Praha 0-0 Ferencváros 
GC Frauenfussball 0-0 Ajax 
Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 Slovácko
Anderlecht 1-1 Braga 
Breidablik 4-0 Spartak Subotica

Tuesday 8 October

Gintra 1-0 Nordsjælland 
Häcken 4-0 Katowice 
Hammarby 4-1 Brann 
Sporting CP 3-0 Rosengård

Team guide

• Glasgow City, Inter, Nordsjælland and PSV Eindhoven moved into the first qualifying round from the UEFA Women's Champions League, from where the remaining 20 contenders transferred into this stage.
• Frankfurt (as 1. FFC Frankfurt) won the UEFA Women's Cup/Women's Champions League four times.
• Fortuna Hjørring were 2002/03 Women's Cup runners-up. Ajax, Brann, Breidablik, Glasgow City, Häcken, Slavia and Sparta are former Women's Champions League quarter-finalists.
• Ajax, Breidablik, Brann, Frankfurt, Häcken, Hammarby, HB Køge, Rosengård, Slavia and Vllaznia have all played in the Women's Champions League group stage over the last four seasons. Gintra and Minsk reached the last 16 in the previous format.
• GC Frauenfussball and Inter made their European debuts this season.
• SFK 2000 Sarajevo were in their record 23rd European women's club season.

2025/26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup dates

Round of 16

Draw: 17 October, Nyon 
First leg: 11/12 November
Second leg: 19/20 November

Quarter-finals

Draw: 17 October, Nyon 
First leg: 11/12 February
Second leg: 18/19 February

Semi-finals

Draw: 17 October, Nyon 
First leg: 24/25 March
Second leg: 1/2 April

Final (two legs)

Draw (to decide order of legs): 17 October, Nyon 
First leg: 25 or 26 April
Second leg: 2 or 3 May

The trophy for the new Women's Europa Cup was unveiled when the second qualifying round draw was madeUEFA