Don't Miss the FIFA Women's Champions Cup: Your Complete Viewing Guide
The landscape of women's football is rapidly transforming. For the very first time, there will be an official FIFA tournament where continental champions from across the world compete to determine the ultimate global club supremacy.
Leading up to the debut FIFA Women's Club World Cup (WCWC) scheduled for 2028, FIFA will host an annual Women's Champions Cup (WCC) through at least 2029, beginning in 2026.
Naturally, no WCC will occur in 2028 due to the WCWC taking place that year. FIFA has also announced that these intercontinental club competitions will be held each January until 2029, with scheduling to be reassessed thereafter.
Here's your complete guide to the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
Which teams are in the FIFA Women's Champions Cup?
Which teams are in the FIFA Women's Champions Cup?
Arsenal: 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League champion
AS AFAR: 2025 CAF Women's Champions League champion
Corinthians: 2025 CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores Femenina champion
NJ/NY Gotham FC: 2024-25 Concacaf W Champions Cup champion
NOTE: Wuhan Jiangda (2024-25 AFC Women's Champions League champions) and Auckland United (2024-25 OFC Women's Champions League champions) were eliminated prior to the semifinal round.
What they're competing for! 🤩
The #FIFAWCC Official Trophy has been revealed ahead of the final phase beginning in London next week. 🙌
When is the FIFA Women's Champions Cup?
When is the FIFA Women's Champions Cup?
How to watch the FIFA Women's Champions Cup
How to watch the FIFA Women's Champions Cup
Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
United States | CBS / Paramount+ |
UK & Ireland | Sky Sports |
Brazil | CazéTV |
Morocco | SNRT |
Everywhere else | DAZN |
How does the FIFA Women's Champions Cup work?
How does the FIFA Women's Champions Cup work?
FIFA encompasses six confederations: Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC), Europe (UEFA), North America, Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf), South America (CONMEBOL) and Oceania (OFC).
Each confederation organizes its own continental club competition. The six latest champions from these continental tournaments have secured places in the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
Europe, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and South America automatically advanced to the semifinals. Meanwhile, Africa, Asia and Oceania competed in a qualifying phase to determine who would claim the final semifinal spot at the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
Four clubs now remain and will compete in single-elimination semifinals. This will be followed by a third-place match, then the final several days later. The final victor will be crowned the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup champion.
Should matches remain level after 90 minutes, they will proceed to 30 minutes of extra time. If teams are still deadlocked, the outcome will be determined by penalty kicks.
Claiming the FIFA Women's Champions Cup does not guarantee entry to the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup. Qualification for that competition will continue to depend on results in respective confederation tournaments.
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Theo Lloyd-Hughes is a writer for Sports Illustrated Soccer based in the Southern United States. Originally from England, he can often be found in a press box across the NWSL or at international matches featuring the USWNT and other Concacaf nations.