Broadcaster secures first-ever UEFA Women’s Champions League rights alongside continued coverage of UEFA men’s club competitions
UC3, the joint venture between UEFA and European Football Clubs (EFC) that controls and manages the strategic marketing, sales and delivery of commercial rights for UEFA club competitions, has reached an agreement with WOWOW to broadcast UEFA men’s club competitions (UMCCs) and the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) across Japan.
WOWOW, which has aired UMCCs since the 2020/21 season, will celebrate a decade as the home of Europe’s premier club football in Japan under the new deal, which runs until the end of the 2030/31 season. The agreement grants WOWOW rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Youth League across the country.
In addition, WOWOW will, for the first time, broadcast the UEFA Women’s Champions League through 2030, beginning with this season’s quarter-finals later this month, featuring Wolfsburg vs OL Lyonnes, Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona Femení, Manchester United vs Bayern München and reigning champions Arsenal vs Chelsea.
The final will be played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday 23 May 2026.
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About UC3
UC3 unites European football’s governing body UEFA and European Football Clubs (EFC), representing more than 800 top European clubs, around a new vision for managing commercial rights to UEFA’s Club Competitions (the “UCCs”). It is the company responsible for exclusively managing all commercial aspects of the UCCs and creating value for our partners. UC3 oversees the management, sales and delivery of all commercial rights (including media, sponsorship and licensing rights) for UEFA’s elite men’s and women’s club competitions.
