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Dates | June – July 2029 |
Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
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The 2029 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football competition organised by FIFA. The tournament is scheduled to be played from June to July 2029. It is planned to be the second edition under the expanded 32 team format, including the winners of the four previous continental championships from each Federation. [1]
Chelsea are the defending champions, having won their second title in 2025.
The slot allocation for the 2029 tournament is expected to be the same one used in the 2025 tournament. UEFA was awarded the most slots with twelve, while CONMEBOL was given the second-most with six. The AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF were all given four slots, while the OFC and the host association were given one slot each. [10] On March 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament. [11] The principles are as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2025 to 2028:
If a club wins two or more seasons of its confederation's top club competition, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking over the four-year period. Furthermore, a restriction of two clubs per association will be applied, with the exception of champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association win their confederation's top club competition. The calculation method for the four-year club rankings within each confederation is based on the teams' performance in their respective continental tournaments during seasons completed between 2025 and 2028.
The method is as follows:
Confederation | Team(s) | Qualification | Qualified date(s) | Participation |
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AFC (4 slots) | ![]() | Winner of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite | 3 May 2025 | 1st |
TBD | Winner of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite | 2 May 2026 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite | May 2027 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2027–28 AFC Champions League Elite | May 2028 | ||
CAF (4 slots) | ![]() | Winner of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League | 1 June 2025 | 1st |
TBD | Winner of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League | June 2026 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2026–27 CAF Champions League | June 2027 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2027–28 CAF Champions League | June 2028 | ||
CONCACAF (4 slots) | ![]() | Winner of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup | 1 June 2025 | 2nd (Previous: 2014) |
TBD | Winner of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup | June 2026 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup | June 2027 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2028 CONCACAF Champions Cup | June 2028 | ||
CONMEBOL (6 slots) | TBD | Winner of the 2025 Copa Libertadores | 29 November 2025 | |
TBD | Winner of the 2026 Copa Libertadores | November 2026 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2027 Copa Libertadores | November 2027 | ||
TBD | Winner of the 2028 Copa Libertadores | November 2028 | ||
TBD | Best-ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Second-best ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
OFC (1 slot) | TBD | Best OFC Professional League winners in the OFC four-year ranking | TBD | |
UEFA (12 slots) | ![]() | Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League | 31 May 2025 | 2nd (Previous: 2025) |
TBD | Winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 30 May 2026 | ||
TBD | Winners of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | 5 June 2027 | ||
TBD | Winners of the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League | 27 May 2028 | ||
TBD | Best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Second-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Third-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Fourth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Fifth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Sixth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Seventh-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
TBD | Eighth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking | TBD | ||
Host (1 slot) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
For CONMEBOL and UEFA, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period for CONMEBOL (two teams) and UEFA (eight teams). For OFC, the club confederation rankings will be used for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2025 and 2028. For other confederations, the club confederation rankings will be used if a club wins two or more seasons of their confederation's top club competition. The method for points is as follows: [13]
Key | |
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Qualified through winning the competition | |
Qualified through the confederation ranking | |
SF | Semi-finalist |
QF | Quarter-finalist |
R16 | Round of 16 |
PO | Playoff round |
LS/LP | League stage/phase |
GS | Group stage |
2QR | 2nd qualifying round |
1QR | 1st qualifying round |
DNQ | Did not qualify |
Ranking to be used if a club wins two or more seasons of the AFC Champions League Elite. The table shows the top ten in the rankings.
Rank | Teams | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | 2027–28 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | 12 | 1 | 0 | Champions | 52 | LS | 3 | 55 | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 2 | SF | 40 | LS | 3 | 43 | |||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 5 | Finalist | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 2 | SF | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | QF | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 3 | QF | 25 | LS | 3 | 28 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 4 | 3 | QF | 25 | LS | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | QF | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | R16 | 22 | LS | 3 | 25 | |||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | R16 | 21 | LS | 3 | 24 |
Ranking to be used if a club wins two or more seasons of the CAF Champions League. The table shows the top ten in the rankings.
Rank | Teams | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | 2027–28 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 2 | Champions | 36 | 1QR | 36 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | SF | 28 | 1QR | 28 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 7 | 2 | Finalist | 28 | 2QR | 28 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | SF | 27 | 2QR | 27 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | QF | 20 | 1QR | 20 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | QF | 19 | 1QR | 19 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | QF | 16 | 1QR | 16 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | QF | 16 | 1QR | 16 | |||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | GS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | GS | 11 | 1QR | 11 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | GS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 11 |
Ranking to be used if a club wins two or more seasons of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The table shows the top ten in the rankings.
Rank | Teams | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | Champions | 27 | 1QR | 27 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | Finalist | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | SF | 18 | 1QR | 18 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | SF | 18 | 1QR | 18 | |||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | QF | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | QF | 12 | 1QR | 12 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | QF | 10 | 1QR | 10 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | QF | 10 | 1QR | 10 | |||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | R16 | 4 | R16 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | R16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | R16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | R16 | 6 | 6 |
The table shows the top ten in the CONMEBOL rankings, based on their performance in the 2025 Copa Libertadores, as well as teams that have already qualified to the 2026 Copa Libertadores.
Rank | Teams | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | QF | 31 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | QF | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | QF | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | QF | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | QF | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | QF | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | QF | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 5 | 0 | QF | 23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 3 | R16 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | R16 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 5 | 1 | R16 | 17 | GS | 3 | 20 |
Only the highest-ranked club of the subset of OFC Men's Champions League champions will qualify for the tournament.
Rank | Teams | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | Champions | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | Finalist | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | SF | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | SF | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | GS | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | GS | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | GS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | GS | 3 | 3 |
The table shows the top twenty in the UEFA rankings, based on their performance in the UEFA Champions League.
Rank | Teams | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | 2027–28 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | W | D | L | Phase | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | Finalist | 48 | LP | 3 | 51 | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 5 | Champions | 43 | LP | 3 | 46 | |||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 3 | SF | 41 | LP | 3 | 44 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | 2 | 3 | SF | 41 | LP | 3 | 44 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 3 | QF | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 1 | 4 | QF | 31 | LP | 3 | 34 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 1 | 4 | QF | 31 | LP | 3 | 34 | ||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | R16 | 30 | LP | 3 | 33 | |||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 3 | R16 | 27 | LP | 3 | 30 | |||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | QF | 27 | LP | 3 | 30 | |||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | R16 | 22 | LP | 3 | 25 | |||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 3 | R16 | 21 | LP | 3 | 24 | |||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | R16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | R16 | 19 | LP | 3 | 22 | |||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | PO | 18 | LP | 3 | 21 | |||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 5 | R16 | 17 | LP | 3 | 20 | |||||||||||||
17 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | R16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | PO | 16 | LP | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
19 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 3 | PO | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | PO | 15 | LP | 3 | 18 |