| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | |
| Organiser: | FIFA |
| Region: | International |
| Number Of Teams: | 6 |
| Related Comps: | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Current: | 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup |
The FIFA Intercontinental Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The first edition is scheduled to take place in 2024. The competition features the club champions of the six confederations of FIFA, and is played as a knockout tournament with the European team receiving a bye to the final.[1]
On 16 December 2022, the FIFA Council approved the expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup from seven to thirty-two teams beginning in 2025.[2] The 2023 tournament was therefore the last played under the previous format. However, FIFA reported that confederations expressed the need for the champions of their top club competitions to still play each other annually to "stimulate competitiveness".[3] Therefore, on 14 March 2023, the FIFA Council approved a concept for an annual club competition beginning in 2024, later named as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. It will feature the champions of the top club competitions of the six confederations of FIFA, namely the AFC Champions League Elite, CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Copa Libertadores, OFC Champions League and UEFA Champions League.
The inaugural edition of the tournament is scheduled to take place from September to December 2024.[4]
The competition features a series of intercontinental play-offs between clubs from all confederations except UEFA, whose club receives a bye to the final.[5] [6] [7]
| scope=col rowspan=2 | Year | scope=col colspan=2 | Winners | scope=col rowspan=2 | Score | scope=col colspan=2 | Runners-up | scope=col rowspan=2 | Venue | scope=col rowspan=2 | Location | scope=col rowspan=2 | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col | Country | scope=col | Club | scope=col | Club | scope=col | Country | ||||||
| 2024 | v | Lusail Stadium | Lusail, Qatar |
In addition to the final, trophies will be awarded to the winning teams of the African–Asian–Pacific Cup (contested by the AFC, CAF and OFC representatives), Derby of the Americas (contested by the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL representatives) and Challenger Cup (contested by the winners of the two aforementioned matches).[7]
| scope=col | Year | scope=col | Challenger Cup | scope=col | Derby of the Americas | scope=col | African–Asian–Pacific Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Al Ahly |