European soccer’s UEFA governing body has continued to add new media rights deals for its 2025-26 Women’s Champions League campaign, with FanCode, the Indian digital sport-focused streaming service, becoming the latest media outlet to secure exclusive rights to the top-tier club competition.
Along with airing all 75 matches from 2025-26 live via its streaming service and mobile app, FanCode is also providing one free fixture per match week during the competition to ensure wide visibility across the country.
FanCode’s coverage of the competition started yesterday with a draw between Italy’s Juventus and Portugal’s Benfica, while defending champions Arsenal (England) lost their first match against regular winners Lyon (France) at Meadow Park in London.
Other results on the first match day saw Spanish giants Barcelona (losing finalists last season) get their campaign started with a 7-1 win over Germany’s Bayern Munich, and France’s Paris FC saw out a draw against Belgium’s Leuven.
FanCode co-founder Yannick Colaco has 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.”
The UWCL rights add to FanCode's wide coverage of women’s sports, including soccer’s 2025 UEFA Women’s European Champions, and English Women’s Super League, golf’s Ladies European Tour, and the world's top women’s T20 cricket leagues.
The UWCL has changed formats for the 2025-26 campaign, moving to a league phase with 18 sides, followed by a playoff round, increasing the number of games on offer.
The league phase started yesterday and will include six matchdays running through mid-December. Knockout rounds are then scheduled to commence in February, with the season concluding at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway, in May next year.
