Wrexham Women step into Europe after historic domestic double

Wrexham Women are set for their first UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign, beginning with a first qualifying round match against Armenian champions FC Pyunik at the Racecourse Ground. Their place in Europe was earned through a breakthrough season in which they won both the Adran Trophy and the Adran Premier title for the first time.

The achievement marks a rapid rise for a side that only recently reached Wales’ top division. Under manager Jenny Sugarman, who arrived in July 2025 after Steve Dale’s departure, Wrexham moved from a disrupted rebuild into a trophy-winning season, including a long-awaited win over Cardiff in the Adran Trophy final and a league title secured by four points in the Championship conference.

The European route remains demanding. If Wrexham beat FC Pyunik, they would face either Glentoran or Riga FC on July 25 for a place in the next phase, with a possible later path involving HB Køge and then Gintra or Heart of Midlothian before the third qualifying round.

The broader context is just as significant as the fixture list: no Welsh top-flight club has gone beyond the first qualifying round of the competition, according to the supplied report. Wrexham therefore enter as underdogs, but also as a club whose recent momentum, ownership backing and growing women’s programme have made this campaign a marker of ambition as much as a sporting test.