{"id":298196,"date":"2023-12-03T08:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298196"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:29:07","slug":"womens-champions-league-set-to-adopt-new-format-from-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/womens-champions-league-set-to-adopt-new-format-from-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&apos;s Champions League set to adopt new format from 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Women&#8217;s Champions League set to adopt new format in line with mens competition from 2025 after UEFA approve changes\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Women&#8217;s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The changes were approved by UEFA&#8217;s executive committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format from the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>Currently 16 teams are split into four groups, but from 2025-26, 18 teams will compete in one league playing three home and three away matches before moving into a knockout phase.<\/p>\n<p>The changes were approved by UEFA&#8217;s executive committee at a meeting in Hamburg on Saturday and will move the competition closer to the new format planned for the men&#8217;s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>From next season, the men&#8217;s Champions League will do away with the traditional eight groups of four and replace them with one 36-team league, where teams play four matches at home and four away in a seeded system before moving into the knockout phase.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the change in format for the women&#8217;s game&#8217;s top continental club competition, UEFA has also approved a second competition which the PA news agency understands will be a straight knockout event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/15\/78502479-0-image-a-1_1701530409654.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format from the 2025-26 season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/15\/78502481-0-image-a-2_1701530418208.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The changes were approved by UEFA&#8217;s executive committee at a meeting in Hamburg on Saturday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/15\/78502483-0-image-a-3_1701530436497.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Currently 16 teams are split into four groups, but from 2025-26, 18 teams will compete in one league<\/p>\n<p>Further details on the new format will be issued on Monday, UEFA said.<\/p>\n<p>The committee also confirmed the match schedule for the next Women&#8217;s Euro in Switzerland in 2025, with the final scheduled for July 27 in Basel.<\/p>\n<p>Prize money for the men&#8217;s Euro 2024 tournament has been set at the same level as Euro 2020.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 331 million euros (\u00a3283.5m) set to be distributed.<\/p>\n<p>The winning team could receive a maximum payout of 28.25m euros (\u00a324.2m).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The draw for the tournament finals take place later on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12817717\/Womens-Champions-League-2025-UEFA-new-format.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s Champions League set to adopt new format in line with mens competition from 2025 after UEFA approve changes\u00a0 The Women&#8217;s Champions League will adopt a new league phase format\u00a0 The changes were approved by UEFA&#8217;s executive committee We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; 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