The International competitions in women’s association football are organized by FIFA. This time FIFA introduced the new Women’s tournaments FIFA Women’s Club World Cup. At its 5 March 2025 meeting, the FIFA Council confirmed that the first FIFA Women’s Club World Cup will take place in January–February 2028. The FIFA Women’s Club World Cup was founded in 2022, and it is the inaugural edition is scheduled to take place in early 2028.
The first version of the FIFA Women’s Club World Cup plans to launch between the 16 teams from the competitions of FIFA Women’s Champions Cup. FIFA’s aim is to support the growth of Women’s Club Football.
The competition is allotted between Two direct slots and one play-in slot is available for AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, 6 slots are available for UEFA, and 1 Play slot for OFC.
In 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be the current Club Wolrd Cup Edition of FIFA. It is playing with 32 teams, including the winners of the four previous continental championships.
What is the format for the FIFA Women’s Club World Cup?
The Club World Cup tournament will follow a Women’s World Cup format with four groups of four teams, Knockout Phase, Quaterfinal, Semifinala, and the final at MetLife Stadium.
- Total Team – 16 Nos (Total teams: 19 (the three play-in winners + 16 in the main draw)
- Groups – 4 Nos
- Knockout Phase
- Quarter Final – Winner of Last 4
- Semi-Final – Winner of Quarter Final
- 3rd Place – Losser of Semi-Final
- Final – Winner of Semi-Final
- Confederation slots (group stage direct berths)
- UEFA: 5 direct slots
- CAF, CONMEBOL, AFC, Concacaf: 2 direct slots each
- OFC: represented via the play-in stage
- Interim competition: FIFA Women’s Champions Cup (2026–2027, 2029)
In place of the delayed Club World Cup, FIFA will stage a six-team Women’s Champions Cup in January–February 2026, 2027 and 2029 (i.e. every year the Club World Cup isn’t held). This tournament pits each confederation’s champion against one another in a play-in and knockout format, seeding the pathway for global club competition
How many teams will qualify for the 2028 FIFA Women’s Club World Cup?
How many teams will take part in the 2028 FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, and how do they qualify? A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament, with places distributed as follows between the international football confederations.