2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Final stages: England |
| Dates | 8 October 2025 – 1 February 2026 |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Goals scored | 4 (2 per match) |
| Attendance | 35,007 (17,504 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Four players 1 goal each |
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2025. | |
The 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup is the first edition of FIFA Women's Champions Cup organized by FIFA. The tournament features the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, is held once a year in three of every four years (not held in years with a FIFA Women's Club World Cup) to determine the world's premier women's club team.[1][2]
The first two matches were played in the home stadium of a team involved in each match, and the final four matches (including the final) will be played in London.[3][4]
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 |
| Corinthians | 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 | |||
| AS FAR | CAF | Winners of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League | 21 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. The format is similar to the format of the men's FIFA Club World Cup until 2023:
- Round 1: The champions of the AFC Women's Champions League hosted the champions of the OFC Women's Champions League.
- Round 2: The champions of the CAF Women's Champions League hosted the winner from Round 1.
- Semi-finals: The Round 2 winners advances to play the champions of the UEFA Women's Champions League in a neutral venue, while the champions of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup face the champions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, also in a neutral venue.
- Final and third place play-off: The semi-final winners contest the final, and the losers play in the third place play-off.
Venues
| China | Morocco | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan | Berrechid | London | |
| Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center | Berrechid Municipal Stadium | Brentford Community Stadium | Emirates Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 17,250 | Capacity: 60,704 |
Matches
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 28 January – London (Brentford) | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | ||||||||||||||
| AS FAR | ||||||||||||||
| 14 December – Berrechid | ||||||||||||||
| AS FAR (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 8 October – Wuhan | ||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Jiangda | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wuhan Jiangda | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 February – London (Emirates) | ||||||||||||||
| Auckland United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Winners of semi-final 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Winners of semi-final 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 January – London (Brentford) | ||||||||||||||
| Corinthians | ||||||||||||||
| Gotham FC | Match for third place | |||||||||||||
| 1 February – London (Emirates) | ||||||||||||||
| Losers of semi-final 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Losers of semi-final 2 | ||||||||||||||
Round 1
| Wuhan Jiangda | 1–0 | Auckland United |
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Chenjing 88' | Report |
Round 2
| AS FAR | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Wuhan Jiangda |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Wang Shuang 29' |
Semi-finals
| Corinthians | Semi-final 1 | Gotham FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Match for third place
| Losers of semi-final 1 | v | Losers of semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
| Winners of semi-final 1 | v | Winners of semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Goalscorers
- As of 14 December 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang Chenjing | Wuhan Jiangda | 1 |
| Hajar Saïd | AS FAR | ||
| Sanaâ Mssoudy | AS FAR | ||
| Wang Shuang | Wuhan Jiangda |
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.
- ^ "FIFA Women's Champions Cup 2026: Everything you need to know". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ Smith, Emma (2 October 2025). "London to host inaugural Women's Champions Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Arsenal and Brentford stadiums to stage decisive showdown of inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Wuhan Chegu Jiangda WFC v Auckland United FC: Live stream, preview, team news and more". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Wuhan Jiangda WFC v Auckland United | Round 1 | FIFA Women's Champions Cup 2026™ || Full Match Replay. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 October 2025. Event occurs at 00:05:27. Retrieved 24 October 2025.