Many of Chelsea's women's team players are already back in training ahead of the new season and here we outline some of the key dates during the 2025/26 campaign to look out for.
Sonia Bompastor’s side will be looking to build on the success of her first season in charge, which saw us win a domestic Treble in 2024/25 and reach the last four of the Women's Champions League.
With plans already underway for the new campaign, we have put together a list of what you can look forward to in every month.
Our season opener has put us up against domestic rivals Manchester City, and will be one of four Women’s Super League matches to be held at Stamford Bridge during the forthcoming campaign. You can watch all four of those contests with The Bridge Pass.
All dates after round 1 are subject to change but you can click here to download the fixtures directly to your calendar.
September
Our campaign kicks off with a Friday evening clash against Man City, having won four out of five matches against the same opponent last season. Ticket information for that match is available here and you can watch all four of our games at Stamford Bridge with The Bridge Pass.
The season opener will also be available to watch live on Sky Sports, kicking off at 7:30pm.
Our first away match sees us travel to Villa Park, and then it’s back to Kingsmeadow, where we will take on Leicester City. September will finish with a fixture away at West Ham.
September 19 will also see the Blues find out who we will face in the revamped Women's Champions League competition.
As reigning WSL champs, Chelsea are one of nine clubs who will enter the 18-team league phase directly, with the other nine slots filled by third round qualifiers.
Friday 5 – Manchester City (H) Stamford Bridge
Sunday 14 – Aston Villa (A) Villa Park
Sunday 21 – Leicester (H) Kingsmeadow
Sunday 28 – West Ham (A) Chigwell Construction Stadium
October
October sees the return of European action, as the Champions League begins under a new format. The league phase will see us face six different sides in a bid to qualify for the knockout rounds.
We also travel to Leigh Sports Village to face Manchester United, returning to the scene where we sealed our league title last season. Kingsmeadow will be the venue when we go up against Tottenham in the WSL, and our international stars will head off to play with their respective countries at the end of the month.
Saturday 4 – Manchester United (A) Leigh Sports Village
Wednesday 7-Thursday 8 – Champions League MD1
Saturday 11 – Tottenham (H) Kingsmeadow
Wednesday 15-Thursday 16 – Champions League MD2
20-29 – International break
November
In early November we face newly-promoted London City Lionesses at Stamford Bridge, before heading to Emirates Stadium to play rivals Arsenal. Last season saw us beat the Gunners both home and away in the WSL, and Bompastor will be looking to repeat this feat as we go for our seventh consecutive WSL title win.
There will also be two more Champions League matches, an away trip to Liverpool, and a second international break at the end of the month.
Sunday 2 – London City Lionesses (H) Stamford Bridge
Saturday 8 – Arsenal (A) Emirates Stadium
Wednesday 11-Thursday 12 – Champions League MD3
Sunday 16 – Liverpool (A) St Helens Stadium
Wednesday 19-Thursday 20 – Champions League MD4
Nov 24-Dec 2 – International break
December
Our December fixtures see us compete in three separate competitions before we pause for the winter break. Everton will be the visitors to Kingsmeadow at the beginning of the month, and we will play two more rounds of Champions League action as well as travelling to Brighton in the WSL.
Our final fixture of the month sees us begin our defence of the League Cup trophy at the quarter-final stage, with more details on the competition format available here.
Saturday 6 – Everton (H) Kingsmeadow
Wednesday 9-Thursday 10 – Champions League MD5
Sunday 14 – Brighton & Hove Albion (A) Broadfield Stadium
Wednesday 17 – Champions League MD6
Saturday 20-Sunday 21 – League Cup quarter-final
January
After a three-week break from action, the New Year begins with a league clash against West Ham at Kingsmeadow, and we will also enter the FA Cup at the fourth round stage as we look to retain the trophy once more this season.
Should we progress, there is also a League Cup semi-final scheduled for the midweek of 21 and 22 January.
We end the month with one of our four matches to be held at Stamford Bridge, a huge WSL clash against our London rivals Arsenal.
Sunday 11 – West Ham (H) Kingsmeadow
Saturday 18 –FA Cup R4
Wednesday 21-Thursday 22 – League Cup semi-final
Sunday 25 – Arsenal (H) Stamford Bridge
February
Champions League knockout play-off matches are on the calendar for this month and will be held for sides that ranked between fifth and eighth place in the new league phase of the competition.
Important WSL matches away at Manchester City and Spurs are scheduled for February, as well as a clash against Liverpool at Kingsmeadow.
Should we make it through, we will play in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday 22 February, and our players will head out on international break at the end of the month.
Sunday 1 – Manchester City (A) Etihad Stadium
Wednesday 11-Thursday 12 – Champions League knockout play-offs leg 1
Sunday 8 – Tottenham (A) Brisbane Road
Sunday 15 – Liverpool (H) Kingsmeadow
Wednesday 18-Thursday 19 – Champions League knockout playoffs leg 2
Sunday 22 – FA Cup R5
24-Mar 7 – International break
March
We begin the month with a home fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion at Kingsmeadow; however, an appearance in the League Cup final would supersede that fixture.
We then travel to The Den to play the London City Lionesses in the WSL, and the end of the month sees the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final, with the second leg scheduled for the start of April.
Sunday 15 – Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Kingsmeadow
Sunday 15 – League Cup final
Sunday 22 – London City Lionesses (A) The Den
Wednesday 24-Thursday 25 – Champions League quarter-final leg 1
April
Things start to heat up in April as the WSL, FA Cup and Champions League head towards their respective conclusions.
As things stand, our only fixture is after the international break, when we will play Everton at their new Goodison Park venue.
Yet the decisive Champions League quarter-final second leg will take place at the beginning of the month, followed by an FA Cup quarter-final. After the break, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final will be played on the weekend of 25 and 26 April.
Wednesday 1-Thursday 2 – Champions League quarter-final leg 2
Sunday 5 – FA Cup quarter-final
7-18 – International break
Wednesday 25-Thursday 26 – Champions League semi-final leg 1
Sunday 26 – Everton (A) Goodison Park
May
May is the month of silverware, and the calendar reveals that the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, the FA Cup semi-final and the finals of both of those competitions will be held during this time.
As things stand, we will travel to the King Power Stadium to play Leicester in the WSL at the beginning of the month, and will face our final home game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge two weeks later.
Wednesday 2-Thursday 3 – Champions League semi-final leg 2
Sunday 3 – Leicester City (A) King Power Stadium
Sunday 10 – FA Cup semi-final
Friday 15-Sunday 17 – Manchester United (H) Stamford Bridge
Friday 22-Sunday 24 – Champions League final
Sunday 31 – FA Cup final
You can secure your spot to all four games at Stamford Bridge with The Bridge Pass, saving you 20% compared to buying individual match tickets throughout the season.