FIFA Women’s Champions Cup to be Staged in London

Arsenal will have some home advantage as London has been announced as host for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in the new year.

The semi-finals, third-place match and final will be played at a venue in the capital – still to be announced – from 28 January to 1 February 2026.

Arsenal are Europe’s representatives as current UWCL holders and await results of play-offs that will determine their semi-final opponents.

Wuhan Jiangda (Asia) host Auckland United (Oceania) in the first play-off, the as yet undecided African Champions League winners having a bye to the next round.

NJ/NY Gotham have booked their place in the other half of the semi-finals, to be joined by whichever side wins the Copa Libertadores.

Wilf Frith

Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.

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