Not to be confused with CONCACAF W Championship or CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Football tournament
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| Organising body | CONCACAF |
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| Founded | 12 March 2024; 9 months ago (2024-03-12) |
| Region | North America, Central America and the Caribbean |
| Number of teams | 10 (group stage) 11 (total) |
| Qualifier for | FIFA Women's Club World Cup |
| Television broadcasters | English CBS Sports and Paramount+ (United States) ESPN (Caribbean) YouTube (Canada and other non-CONCACAF members) Spanish ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ (United States), and Disney+ (Central America and Mexico) |
| Website | concacaf.com/w-champions-cup |
 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup | |
The CONCACAF W Champions Cup is an annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF that determines the club champion for the region encompassing North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The competition will involve the top women's clubs from the region, and will serve as the qualification tournament for the future FIFA Women's Club World Cup. It is the women's counterpart of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
History
On 12 March 2024, CONCACAF announced the competition, which began in August 2024. The inaugural tournament was contested by clubs from seven nations: Canada, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Mexico, and the United States. It is scheduled to end with a knockout stage in May 2025.
Competition format
The tournament consists of three stages. A preliminary round is contested by two clubs, where the winner advances to the group stage, joining nine other clubs. The group stage consists of two groups of five clubs. Each club plays four matches, two at home and two away. The top-two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage, which is played in May of the following year, in a centralized location.
See also
References
- "2024/25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup Draw Scheduled for June 6; match-dates confirmed". CONCACAF. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "CONCACAF launches region's first official women's continental club competition with annual W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- Linehan, Meg (12 March 2024). "W Champions Cup: CONCACAF to launch tournament that offers route to Club World Cup". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
External links
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| International women's club football | ||
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| Global | FIFA – Club World Cup |  |
| Africa | CAF – Champions League | |
| Asia | AFC – Champions League; WAFF Women's Clubs Championship | |
| Europe | UEFA – Champions League – Europa Cup | |
| North, Central America and the Caribbean | CONCACAF – Champions Cup; UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship; Summer Cup | |
| Oceania | OFC – Champions League | |
| South America | CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores | |
| See also: International men's club football | ||
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