FanCode, India’s leading digital sports platform, has obtained exclusive TV & Broadcast rights for the upcoming season of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
The revised format will feature an 18-team League Phase, the largest ever, ensuring more top-tier encounters. The season is set to begin on October 7, with the final taking place in May 2026 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway.
The new UEFA Women’s Champions League format will feature a single-league phase with 18 teams (up from 16 in the current group stage). The top four teams in the league will advance to the quarter-finals directly, while the teams ranking fifth through 12th will participate in a two-legged Knockout Phase Play-Off to gain a spot in the last eight. From the quarter-finals onwards, the competition will continue its current structure of knockout stages leading to a final hosted at a neutral location chosen by UEFA.
To guarantee that more fans can witness the greatest of women’s football, FanCode will offer free admission to one game every matchweek.
To make women’s football more accessible to Indian fans, FanCode will provide one free match every matchweek, allowing more people to see the world’s top players in action.
This season will see elite teams such as Arsenal (defending champions), FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Juventus, OL Lyonnes, Bayern München, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Atlético Madrid compete for European glory. Fans may expect worldwide talents such as Aitana Bonmatí, Sam Kerr, Alexia Putellas, Lauren James, and Ada Hegerberg to shine throughout the competition.
FanCode Co-founder, Yannick Colaco said, “The UEFA Women’s Champions League represents the pinnacle of women’s club football and we are delighted to bring it to the fans. Women’s sports in India have gained traction in the last few years and at FanCode, we are delighted to play our role in enabling access to the marquee events from across the globe.”
FanCode has been at the vanguard of promoting women’s sports in India, having previously broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, UEFA Women’s Euros 2025, and the Barclays Women’s Super League. In addition to football, FanCode provides fans with access to the Ladies European Tour in golf and the world’s top women’s T20 cricket leagues.
Fans will be able to follow all of the action from the event via FanCode’s mobile app for Android and iOS, TV app (Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, OTT Play, Amazon Prime Video Channels), VI Movies & TV, Playbox, Tata Play Binge, WatchO on TV on Tata Play FanCode Sports (ch.485), and website www.fancode.
