2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup

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2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFinal stages:
England
Dates8 October 2025 – 1 February 2026
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue4 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played1
Goals scored1 (1 per match)
Attendance32,318 (32,318 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jiang Chenjing (Wuhan Jiangda)
1 goal
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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, 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] [2]

Contents

The first two matches are being 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, England. [3]

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
CAF Winners of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League 23 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 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:

Venues

A total of 4 venues will host the tournament. Wuhan Sports Center hosted Round 1 with Round 2 to be hosted at the venue of the winner of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League. Brentford Community Stadium will host the semi-finals with Emirates Stadium hosting the third place match and final. [4]

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaAfricaFlag of England.svg England
Wuhan TBC London
Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center TBC Brentford Community Stadium Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: TBCCapacity: 17,250Capacity: 60,704
Wuhan Sport Centre 01.jpg Brentford Community Stadium 2020.jpg London Emirates Stadium arsenal.jpg

Matches

Round 1Round 2Semi-finalsFinal
              
Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Round 2 winner
CAF representative
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland United 0
SF1 winner
SF2 winner
Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians Third place
SF1 runner-up
SF2 runner-up

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
Attendance: 32,318
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Round 2

CAF representative Flag placeholder.svgRound 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda

Semi-finals

Arsenal Flag of England.svg Semi-final 1Flag placeholder.svg Round 2 winner
Brentford Community Stadium , London
Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg Semi-final 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Brentford Community Stadium , London

Third-place match

Runner-up of SF1 Flag placeholder.svgThird-place matchFlag placeholder.svg Runner-up of SF2
Emirates Stadium , London

Final

Winner of SF1 Flag placeholder.svgFinalFlag placeholder.svg Winner of SF2
Emirates Stadium , London

Goalscorers

Table correct as of 8 October 2025

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Chenjing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Smith, Emma (2 October 2025). "London to host inaugural Women's Champions Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Women's Champions Cup 2026 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA. FIFA. 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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