2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | TBA |
| Dates | TBC – 17 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | TBA |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup will be the second edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament will comprise the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation, playing each other in a single-elimination bracket. The last three matches will take place at a neutral venue from 10 to 17 December 2025.[1]
The tournament broadly maintains the format of the previous annual versions of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was expanded and reorganised into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants, with the exception of changes to venues for the initial rounds.[2]
Real Madrid are the defending champions, but they are not able to defend their title after being eliminated by Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.
Format
The details were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023, with the format formally confirmed on 20 September 2024.[3][4][5][6]
- First round: The winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League[a] will host the winners of the 2025 OFC Champions League in the "FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off".[7]
- Second round: The winners of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite will host the winners of the first round for the title of the "FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup". In parallel, the winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores and the winners of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup will play each other in a match that will be denominated the "FIFA Derby of the Americas".
- Play-off: The winners of the second round matches will play each other in the "FIFA Challenger Cup".
- Final: The winners of the play-off (FIFA Challenger Cup) will play the winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.
Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the final | ||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | UEFA | Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League | 31 May 2025 | 1st |
| Entering in the second round | ||||
| Al-Ahli | AFC | Winners of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite | 3 May 2025 | 1st |
| Cruz Azul | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup | 1 June 2025 | 1st |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores | 29 November 2025 | ||
| Entering in the first round | ||||
| Pyramids | CAF | Winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League | 1 June 2025 | 1st |
| Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2025 OFC Champions League | 12 April 2025 | 2nd (Previous: 2024) |
Matches
If a match is tied after normal playing time, extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be held to determine the winner.
| Derby of the Americas | Challenger Cup | Intercontinental Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 December – Neutral venue | 17 December – Neutral venue | |||||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL representative | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 December – Neutral venue | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cruz Azul | Winner Match 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off | African–Asian–Pacific Cup | Winner Match 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| TBC – Hosted by higher-ranked team | ||||||||||||||||||
| TBC – Hosted by higher-ranked team | Al-Ahli | |||||||||||||||||
| Pyramids | Winner Match 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auckland City | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
| Pyramids | Match 1 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
Second round
| Al-Ahli | Match 2 | Winner Match 1 |
|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL representative | Match 3 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
Play-off
| Winner Match 3 | Match 4 | Winner Match 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Paris Saint-Germain | Match 5 | Winner Match 4 |
|---|---|---|
See also
Notes
- ^ As per the rotation between AFC and CAF.
References
- ^ "FIFA Council approves unprecedented prize money pot for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and takes key decisions on women's competitions". FIFA. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (Press release). FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Bonn, Kyle (17 December 2023). "Club World Cup 2025 in USA: Confirmed teams, format, schedule, dates for FIFA tournament with expanded field". The Sporting News. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Nair, Rohith (17 December 2023). "Club World Cup set for June–July 2025, new Intercontinental Cup in 2024 –FIFA". Reuters. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Key information". FIFA. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Bureau of the Council update on FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024". FIFA. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ @AucklandCity_FC (26 August 2024). "Intercontinental Cup: City to face AFC Champs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.