FIFA has announced a prize pool of nearly $4 million for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, setting a new financial benchmark in women’s club football.
Under the prize structure, the tournament champions will earn $2.3 million—the largest single prize payout in the history of the women’s club game. The runners-up in the final, scheduled for Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Arsenal Stadium in London, will receive $1 million.
Teams eliminated at the semi-final stage will each be awarded $200,000, while Auckland United FC of New Zealand and Wuhan Chegu Jiangda WFC of China, who exited in the opening round, will receive $100,000 apiece. In total, the six participating clubs will share close to $4 million based on performance.
FIFA announced the prize fund on Friday via its official X account.
Commenting on the development, FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström said the financial commitment reflects the organisation’s growing confidence in the global development of women’s club football.
He described the prize fund as a strong statement of belief in the women’s game, adding that it aligns with FIFA’s broader strategy to strengthen elite women’s football through increased investment and structural reforms.
Grafström also noted 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 launch in 2028.
The Women’s Champions Cup features champion clubs from each confederation competing for the intercontinental title. The semi-final matches will be held at Brentford Stadium on Wednesday, January 28, with Gotham FC of the United States facing Brazil’s Corinthians, while Arsenal Women take on Morocco’s ASFAR.
