FIFA Women's Champions Cup
| Organising body | FIFA |
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| Founded | 5 March 2025 |
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Related competitions | FIFA Women's Club World Cup |
 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup | |
The FIFA Women's Champions Cup is an international women's football competition organized by FIFA that will debut in 2026. The tournament features the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, competing annually—except in years when the quadrennial FIFA Women's Club World Cup is held—to determine the world's premier women's club team.[1]
History
[edit]On 5 March 2025, FIFA announced the introduction of the Women's Champions Cup as part of its commitment to enhance women's club football globally. The inaugural tournament is scheduled for 2026, marking a significant milestone in providing a global platform for women's club teams to compete at the highest level.[2]
Format
[edit]The competition involves six teams, each representing one of FIFA's continental confederations. In the inaugural competition the semi-finals and final will be played at a neutral venue, and structured as follows:
- Round 1: The champions of the AFC Women's Champions League hosts the champions of the OFC Women's Champions League.
- Round 2: The champions of the CAF Women's Champions League hosts 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.
Bracket
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| CONCACAF representative | ||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL representative | Third place | |||||||||||||
| SF1 runner-up | ||||||||||||||
| SF2 runner-up | ||||||||||||||
Results
[edit]Finals
[edit]| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance | ||
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| 2026 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Council approves unprecedented prize money pot for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and takes key decisions on women's competitions". inside.fifa.com. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Timelines and formats of landmark FIFA Women's Club Competitions confirmed". FIFA. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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