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The inaugural FIFA Women's Club World Cup is scheduled for January 2028. It was originally announced for January and February 2026 before FIFA postponed it and expanded the field from 16 to 19 teams.
The International Women's Club Championship was an annual invitational tournament organized by the Japan Football Association and the L. League. Its first edition took place in 2012 with four teams: Canberra United, INAC Kobe Leonessa, NTV Beleza, and Olympique Lyonnais.
The FIFA Women's Club World Cup will feature 19 teams, including a play-in tournament for some of the places. FIFA had originally announced a 16-team format in May 2024 before expanding it.
FIFA's Women's Football Task Force proposed the creation of an official FIFA Women's Club World Cup to FIFA's executive committee in October 2013 and again in 2015. FIFA president Gianni Infantino also outlined a proposal for the tournament during the closing press conference of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The FIFA Women's Champions Cup is a second, annual global women's club competition similar to the men's FIFA Intercontinental Cup. It is scheduled to be played in years when the FIFA Women's Club World Cup is not held, and it was moved up to 2026.
FIFA confirmed in May 2024 that the FIFA Women's Club World Cup would take place every four years.