| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 2024 |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup is the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organized by FIFA. The tournament will comprise the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation playing each other in a single-elimination bracket. It is scheduled to take place in December 2024 with the first rounds at a home stadium for one team and later rounds at a neutral venue.[1]
The tournament serves as a replacement for the annual version of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was reorganized into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants. Its name is derived from the former Intercontinental Cup that was last played in 2004 between teams from UEFA and CONMEBOL. The FIFA Intercontinental Cup will include byes to the final for the winners of the UEFA Champions League. The tournament's format and name were approved by the FIFA Council on December 17, 2023.[2][3]
Format
The format of the tournament was approved by the FIFA Council on December 17, 2023.[1]
- First round: The winner of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League (as determined by a draw) will host the winner of the 2024 OFC Champions League.
- Second round: The winner of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League will host the winner of the first round. The winner of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the winner of the 2024 Copa Libertadores will play each other at the home stadium of one of the teams.
- Play-off: The winners of the second round matches will play each other at a neutral venue.
- Final: The winner of the play-off round will play the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League winner at a neutral venue.
Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the final | |||
| UEFA | Winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League | June 1, 2024 | |
| Entering in the second round | |||
| CONCACAF | Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup | June 2, 2024 | |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores | November 30, 2024 | |
| Entering in the first or second round[note 1] | |||
| AFC | Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League | May 18, 2024 | |
| CAF | Winners of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League | May 26, 2024 | |
| Entering in the first round | |||
| OFC | Winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League | May 24, 2024 | |
Matches
| First round | Second round | Play-off | Final | |||||||||||
| AFC or CAF champion | ||||||||||||||
| OFC champion | ||||||||||||||
| AFC or CAF champion | ||||||||||||||
| December 14 | ||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL champion | ||||||||||||||
| CONCACAF champion | ||||||||||||||
| December 18 | ||||||||||||||
| UEFA champion | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ A draw will determine if the winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League will play against the winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League in the first round. As a result, the other team qualified will enter in the second round.
References
- 1 2 "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (Press release). FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ↑ Bonn, Kyle (December 17, 2023). "Club World Cup 2025 in USA: Confirmed teams, format, schedule, dates for FIFA tournament with expanded field". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ↑ Nair, Rohith (December 17, 2023). "Club World Cup set for June-July 2025, new Intercontinental Cup in 2024 –FIFA". Reuters. Retrieved December 17, 2023.