Swedish Football Clubs Gear Up for 2025 European Tournaments

In 2025, several Swedish football clubs are poised to participate in key European competitions, marking another significant year for Swedish football on the continental stage. Malmö FF is set to compete in the UEFA Champions League, facing FC Iberia Tbilisi from Georgia in their first qualifying match on July 8 at 18:00 local time. The return leg is scheduled for July 15 at 19:00. Should Malmö win, they will continue in the Champions League against either Levadia Tallinn from Estonia or FC RFS from Latvia in the next qualifying round later in July. However, a defeat would see them drop to the Conference League qualifying round to play the losing team from that same matchup.

In addition, in the Women's Champions League, three clubs - Hammarby, Rosengård, and Häcken - will represent Sweden this July. Hammarby will take on Metalist Kharkiv from Ukraine, while Rosengård awaits the result from a mini-tournament involving teams from North Macedonia, the Faroe Islands, Bulgaria, and Armenia. Häcken will enter the fray in the third qualifying round in September.

Moreover, Häcken will also vie for a spot in the Europa League, starting with a match against Spartak Trnava from Slovakia on July 10, followed by a home match on July 17. Success could lead them to face either Anderlecht from Belgium or Hibernians from Malta.

Finally, the Conference League will see AIK and Hammarby commence their campaigns on July 24 and 25, respectively, with Hammarby matched against Charleroi and AIK contending with either Gibraltar’s Magpies or Estonia’s Paide.