2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup

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)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Arsenal (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Corinthians
Third placeUnited States Gotham FC
Fourth placeMorocco 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 playerFrida Maanum (Arsenal)[1]
Best goalkeeperAnneke Borbe (Arsenal)[1]
2027 →

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]

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

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

 China  Morocco  England
Wuhan Berrechid London
Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center Berrechid Municipal Stadium Brentford Community Stadium Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 17,250 Capacity: 60,704

Matches

Round 1Round 2Semi-finalsFinal
              
28 January – London
England Arsenal6
Morocco AS FAR0
14 December – Berrechid
Morocco AS FAR (a.e.t.)2
8 October – Wuhan
China Wuhan Jiangda1
China Wuhan Jiangda1
1 February – London
New Zealand Auckland United0
England Arsenal (a.e.t.)3
Brazil Corinthians2
28 January – London
United States Gotham FC0
Brazil Corinthians1 Match for third place
1 February – London
Morocco AS FAR0
United States Gotham FC4

Round 1

Wuhan Jiangda China1–0New Zealand Auckland United
Jiang Chenjing 88' Report
Attendance: 32,318

Round 2

AS FAR Morocco2–1 (a.e.t.)China Wuhan Jiangda
 Report Wang Shuang 29'
Attendance: 2,689

Semi-finals

Gotham FC United States0–1Brazil Corinthians
Report Gabi Zanotti 83'
Attendance: 6,177
Arsenal England6–0Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Attendance: 8,066

Match for third place

AS FAR Morocco0–4United States Gotham FC
Report
Attendance: 7,210

Final

Main article: 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup final
Arsenal England3–2 (a.e.t.)Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 25,031[8]

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Alessia Russo England Arsenal 2
Canada Olivia Smith England Arsenal
Brazil Gabi Zanotti Brazil Corinthians
4 Sweden Stina Blackstenius England Arsenal 1
Spain Mariona Caldentey England Arsenal
Australia Caitlin Foord England Arsenal
United States Khyah Harper United States Gotham FC
China Jiang Chenjing China Wuhan Jiangda
Norway Frida Maanum England Arsenal
United States Savannah McCaskill United States Gotham FC
Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy Morocco AS FAR
United States Midge Purce United States Gotham FC
Morocco Hajar Saïd Morocco AS FAR
United States Jaedyn Shaw United States Gotham FC
Brazil Victória Brazil Corinthians
China Wang Shuang China Wuhan Jiangda
England Lotte Wubben-Moy England 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]

Territory Broadcaster
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

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  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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