FIFA has announced a prize pool of nearly $4 million for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, marking a historic financial milestone in women’s club football.
Under the prize structure, the tournament champions will pocket $2.3 million, the largest single prize payout ever awarded in the women’s club game. The runners-up at the final, scheduled for Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Arsenal Stadium in London, will receive $1 million.
Teams eliminated at the semi-final stage will earn $200,000 each, while Auckland United FC of New Zealand and Wuhan Chegu Jiangda WFC of China, who exited in the opening round, will each take home $100,000. In total, the six participating clubs will share close to $4 million, depending on performance.
FIFA made the announcement on Friday via its official X handle.
Reacting to the development, FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström said the prize fund underscores FIFA’s growing confidence in the global development of women’s club football. He described the financial commitment as a strong statement of belief in the women’s game and noted that it aligns with FIFA’s broader strategy to boost elite women’s football through increased investment and structural reforms.
Grafström added that the Women’s Champions Cup forms part of a wider transformation agenda, which includes improvements to the Women’s International Match Calendar and the introduction of new elite competitions such as the FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, set to debut in 2028.
The Women’s Champions Cup brings together champion clubs from each confederation to compete for the intercontinental title. The semi-finals will be played at Brentford Stadium on Wednesday, January 28, with Gotham FC of the United States facing Brazil’s Corinthians, while Arsenal Women will battle Morocco’s ASFAR for a place in the final.
