2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | January – 1 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | TBA |
2027 → | |
The 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup is the upcoming first edition of FIFA Women's Champions Cup organized by FIFA. The tournament will feature the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, competing in a cycle of three years in every four (with the exception of the year in which the FIFA Women's Club World Cup is held) to determine the world's premier women's club team.[1]
Qualified teams
Location of the teams participating in the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the semi-finals | |||
| Gotham FC | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup | 24 May 2025 |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina | 18 October 2025 | |
| Arsenal | UEFA | Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League | 24 May 2025 |
| Entering in the second round | |||
| CAF | Winners of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League | 23 November 2025 | |
| Entering in the first round | |||
| Wuhan Jiangda | AFC | Winners of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League | 24 May 2025 |
| Auckland United | OFC | Winners of the 2025 OFC Women's Champions League | 17 May 2025 |
Format
The competition involves six teams, each representing one of FIFA's continental confederations:
- Round 1: The champions of the AFC Women's Champions League will host the champions of the OFC Women's Champions League.
- Round 2: The champions of the CAF Women's Champions League will host the winner from Round 1.
- Semi-finals: The Round 2 winner advances to play the champions of the UEFA Women's Champions League, while the champions of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup face the champions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina.
- Final and third-place match: The semi-final winners contest the final, and the losers play in the third-place match.
The semi-finals and final are scheduled between 28 January and 1 February 2026 at a neutral venue to be determined by FIFA.
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Arsenal | ||||||||||||||
| Round 2 winner | ||||||||||||||
| CAF representative | ||||||||||||||
| Round 1 winner | ||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Jiangda | ||||||||||||||
| Auckland United | ||||||||||||||
| SF1 winner | ||||||||||||||
| SF2 winner | ||||||||||||||
| Gotham FC | ||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL representative | Third place | |||||||||||||
| SF1 runner-up | ||||||||||||||
| SF2 runner-up | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "FIFA Council approves unprecedented prize money pot for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and takes key decisions on women's competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.