2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup

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2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryFinal stages:
England
Dates8 October 2025 – 1 February 2026
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of England.svg Arsenal (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Third place Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Fourth place Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored20 (3.33 per match)
Attendance81,491 (13,582 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
Olivia Smith (Arsenal)
Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)
2 goals each
Best player Frida Maanum (Arsenal) [1]
Best goalkeeper Anneke Borbe (Arsenal) [1]
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The 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup was the first edition of FIFA Women's Champions Cup organised by FIFA. The tournament featured the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, playing each other in a single-elimination bracket, to determine the world's premier women's club team. [2] [3]

Contents

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) were played in London. [4] [5]

Qualified teams

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Location of the teams participating in the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
TeamConfederationQualificationQualified date
Entering in the semi-finals
Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC CONCACAF Winners of the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup 24 May 2025
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians CONMEBOL Winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina 18 October 2025
Flag of England.svg Arsenal UEFA Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League 24 May 2025
Entering in the second round
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR CAF Winners of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League 21 November 2025
Entering in the first round
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda AFC Winners of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League 24 May 2025
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland United OFC Winners of the 2025 OFC Women's Champions League 17 May 2025

Format

The competition involved six teams, each representing one of FIFA's continental confederations. The format was similar to the format of the men's FIFA Club World Cup until 2023:

Venues

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaFlag of Morocco.svg MoroccoFlag of England.svg England
Wuhan Berrechid London
Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center Berrechid Municipal Stadium Brentford Community Stadium Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 17,250Capacity: 60,704
Stade Municipal Berrechid.jpg 20220722 WEURO GER AUT 001.jpg London Emirates Stadium arsenal.jpg

Matches

Round 1Round 2Semi-finalsFinal
              
28 January – London
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 6
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 0
14 December – Berrechid
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR (a.e.t.)2
8 October – Wuhan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda 1
1 February – London
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland United 0
Flag of England.svg Arsenal (a.e.t.)3
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 2
28 January – London
Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC 0
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 1 Match for third place
1 February – London
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 0
Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC 4

Round 1

Wuhan Jiangda Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland United
Jiang Chenjing Soccerball shade.svg88' Report
Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center, Wuhan [6] [7]
Attendance: 32,318
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Round 2

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda
Report Wang Shuang Soccerball shade.svg29'
Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid
Attendance: 2,689
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Semi-finals

Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Report Gabi Zanotti Soccerball shade.svg83'
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Arsenal Flag of England.svg 6–0 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Attendance: 8,066
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Match for third place

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 0–4 Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Report
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Final

Arsenal Flag of England.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Report
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 25,031 [8]
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Alessia Russo Flag of England.svg Arsenal 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Smith Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Flag of Brazil.svg Gabi Zanotti Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Stina Blackstenius Flag of England.svg Arsenal 1
Flag of Spain.svg Mariona Caldentey Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Foord Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Flag of the United States.svg Khyah Harper Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Chenjing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda
Flag of Norway.svg Frida Maanum Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Flag of the United States.svg Savannah McCaskill Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Flag of Morocco.svg Sanaâ Mssoudy Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of the United States.svg Midge Purce Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Flag of Morocco.svg Hajar Saïd Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of the United States.svg Jaedyn Shaw Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Flag of Brazil.svg Victória Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shuang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda
Flag of England.svg Lotte Wubben-Moy Flag of England.svg Arsenal

Broadcasters

FIFA+ provided free streaming coverage worldwide of rounds 1 and 2. [9] [10] In January 2026, FIFA announced broadcasters for the semi-finals and final phase of the tournament. DAZN and FIFA+ provided free streaming coverage worldwide for the final four matches, apart from in the following territories (mainly the home markets of the semi-finalists): [11] [12] [13] [14]

TerritoryBroadcaster
Brazil CazéTV
China CCTV
Ireland Sky Sports
United Kingdom
Morocco SNRT
United States CBS Sports Golazo Network (third place match and final only) [15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Extra-time Foord strike wins Arsenal Women's Champions Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Smith, Emma (2 October 2025). "London to host inaugural Women's Champions Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: Arsenal Women FC v. SC Corinthians" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "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 29 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "ASFAR v Wuhan Chegu Jiangda WFC: Live stream, preview, team news and more". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Final stage of inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup™ to reach fans worldwide as top-tier broadcasters and platforms unite behind new era for women's club football". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ↑ Lloyd-Hughes, Theo (22 January 2026). "How to Watch the FIFA Women's Champions Cup". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "FIFA Announces Landmark Free-to-View Global Broadcast of Inaugural Women's Champions Cup Final Stage". gsport.co.za. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Arsenal to meet ASFAR in Women's Champions Cup semi-finals". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "CBS Sports to exclusively air FIFA Women's Champions Cup final in the U.S. for free on CBS Sports Golazo Network". Paramount Press Express. Paramount. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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