Fenerbahçe, Real Sociedad's rival in the Europa Cup Round of 16
The San Sebastián side will face Fenerbahçe in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. The first leg will be played on 28/29 October in Zubieta, while the return leg will be on 10/11 November in Turkey. Gorka Álvarez's team eliminated Hearts with a 4-0 aggregate score in the previous round.
02 OCT 2026
Real Sociedad now knows their path in the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. After falling 2-6 on aggregate in the Champions League qualifier against Chelsea, the Basque side dropped into the second European competition, becoming the first Spanish team to play in it. In the second qualifying round, the Donostia-based team drew (0-0) in the first leg against Hearts before winning 4-0 in the return leg to secure passage to the last sixteen, where the Basque side will face Fenerbahçe in a two-legged tie to be played on 28/29 October in Zubieta, and 10/11 November in Turkey. The Turkish side also dropped into the Europa Cup after losing in the Champions League qualifiers, having won 1-2 against FC Kharkiv, but then falling to OH Leuven 1(4)-1(2) on penalties.
Nevertheless, the Turkish side eliminated Minsk in the Europa Cup qualifying phase, winning 1-4 in the first leg, and 1-0 in the return leg. Currently, Fenerbahçe occupies 1st position in their domestic competition with 12 points, having achieved a perfect record of wins and not yet conceded a single goal, while Real Sociedad sits in 15th position in Liga F Moeve with just 2 points. Furthermore, the Basque side is yet to register a victory in the national competition. If the Donostia-based team manages to qualify, they will play the quarter-finals on 3/4 February (first leg) and 10/11 February (return leg). Meanwhile, the semi-finals will be on 23/24 March (first leg) and 31 March/1 April (return leg). The grand final will be held on 1/2 May for the first leg, and 8/9 May for the return fixture.
