FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Everything you need to know
FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Everything you need to know
Find out all the information on the new club tournament with details of qualified teams, dates, competition format, hosts, tickets and more.
- New tournament will be played for the first time in 2025
- Clubs from AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA will feature
- 32 teams will take part with the USA confirmed as hosts
FIFA's new prime club competition - the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ - will grace the world stage in June and July 2025, when 32 of the globe's leading teams gather in the USA for the inaugural edition.This truly global event will bring together the most successful club sides from each of the six international confederations: AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA.Here, FIFA brings you everything you need to know on the tournament, with details of the teams who have already booked their tickets to the USA, and an explanation of how the remaining sides can qualify.
The first edition of FIFA's new prime club competition will be played in the USA.
The tournament will take place from 15 June to 13 July 2025.
The world’s best clubs will discover their group stage opponents on Thursday 5 December 2024 when the eyes of the footballing world focus on Miami in the United States for the tournament draw. The draw, to be conducted as a live studio event, will kick off at 13:00 local time (19:00 CET) and be beamed around the globe via FIFA.com, FIFA+ and supporting channels.
Of the 32 places available at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, 31 have now been filled.
- Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League
- Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League
- ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway
- Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway
- Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League
- Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League
- Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League
- Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway
- Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
- Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League
- Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League
- Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway
- Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway
- Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway
- Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway
- FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway
- Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Club Leon (MEX) – 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway
- Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores
- Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores
- Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores
- River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway
- Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway
- Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot
Find out how the ranking pathways are determined.
The one remaining place will be filled by the 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores winners, with Atletico Mineiro facing Botafogo in the final in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Saturday 30 November 2024.
A total of 12 venues will be used to host the 63 matches which will be played across the United States, with the final to be played at MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey and the opening match at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
- TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, OH
- Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, NC
- Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
- Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, FL
- GEODIS Park – Nashville, TN
- MetLife Stadium – New York New Jersey
- Camping World Stadium – Orlando, FL
- Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, FL
- Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA
- Lumen Field – Seattle, WA
- Audi Field – Washington, D.C.
The official FIFA Club World Cup Trophy, that will be lifted for the first time in 2025, was unveiled by FIFA in November 2024.The new trophy, designed by FIFA and crafted in collaboration with global luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co., will be presented to the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup winners, who will be crowned after the final at the MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey.
A total of 32 teams will compete in the tournament, with places distributed as follows between the international football confederations.
- Africa - 4 CAF teams. Three via champions pathway (CAF Champions League) and one via ranking pathway.
- Asia - 4 AFC teams. Three via champions pathway (AFC Champions League) and one via ranking pathway.
- Europe - 12 UEFA teams. Four via champions pathway (UEFA Champions League) and eight via ranking pathway.
- North and Central America, Caribbean - 4 Concacaf teams. All via champions pathway (Concacaf Champions Cup).
- Oceania - 1 OFC team. Via ranking pathway.
- South America - 6 CONMEBOL teams. Four via champions pathway (CONMEBOL Libertadores) and two via ranking pathway.
- Host country - 1 team.
The following criteria also apply:
- In the event of a club winning two or more editions of the confederation’s premier club competition during the 2021-2024 period, the ranking pathway will be used to grant access.
- A cap of two clubs per country will be applied to the access list with an exception in cases where more than two clubs from the same country win the confederation’s premier club competition over the four-year period.
Find out how the ranking pathways are determined.
- A group stage composed of eight groups of four teams per group playing in a single-game round-robin format.
- The top two teams per group progress to the round of 16.
- A direct single-match knockout stage from the round of 16 to the final.
- No third-place play-off.
Ticket details are still to be announced. You can register interest in tickets and hospitality for other upcoming FIFA tournaments.