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 played2
Goals scored4 (2 per match)
Attendance35,007 (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]

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) will be played in London. [3] [4]

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 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

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
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
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
Winners of semi-final 1
Winners of semi-final 2
28 January – London
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC Match for third place
1 February – London
Losers of semi-final 1
Losers of semi-final 2

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 [5] [6]
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

Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Semi-final 1 Flag of the United States.svg Gotham FC
Report
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Arsenal Flag of England.svg Semi-final 2 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Brentford Community Stadium, London

Match for third place

Losers of semi-final 1 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Losers of semi-final 2
Report
Emirates Stadium, London

Final

Winners of semi-final 1 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Winners of semi-final 2
Report
Emirates Stadium, London

Goalscorers

As of 14 December 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
Flag of Morocco.svg Hajar Saïd Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Sanaâ Mssoudy Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shuang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Jiangda

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. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
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