2025 FIFA Club World Cup qualifying

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2025 FIFA Club World Cup qualification
Dates19 September 2020 – 30 November 2024
Teams (from 6 confederations)
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The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup qualification is the qualifying process which decided the 32 teams that will play the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The top club tournaments organized by the six continental confederations, ended between 2021 and 2024, will determine the qualifiers for the competition. Qualification began on 19 September 2020 with several matches of 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage, and it will end on 30 November 2024 with the 2024 Copa Libertadores final.

Qualified teams[edit]

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Total
times
qualified
Last
time
qualified
Previous best
performance
England Chelsea Winner of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League 29 May 2021[note 1] 3 2021 Winners (2021)
Egypt Al Ahly Winner of the 2020–21 and 2022–23 CAF Champions League[note 2] 17 July 2021[note 1] 10 2023 Third place (2006, 2020, 2021, 2023)
Mexico Monterrey Winner of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League 28 October 2021[note 1] 6 2021 Third place (2012, 2019)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Winner of the 2021 AFC Champions League 23 November 2021[note 1] 4 2022 Runners-up (2022)
Brazil Palmeiras Winner of the 2021 Copa Libertadores[note 3] 27 November 2021[note 1] 3 2021 Runners-up (2021)
United States Seattle Sounders FC Winner of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League 4 May 2022[note 1] 2 2022 Seventh place (2022)
Spain Real Madrid Winner of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League[note 4] 28 May 2022[note 1] 5 2022 Winners (2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014)
Morocco Wydad Casablanca Winner of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League 30 May 2022 3 2022 Sixth place (2017, 2022)
Brazil Flamengo Winner of the 2022 Copa Libertadores[note 3] 29 October 2022 3 2022 Runners-up (2019)
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Winner of the 2022 AFC Champions League 6 May 2023 4 2023 Third place (2007)
Germany Bayern Munich UEFA 4-year ranking 6 May 2023[note 5][note 6] 3 2020 Winners (2013, 2020)
England Manchester City Winner of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League 25 May 2023[note 5][note 7] 2 2023 Winners (2023)
New Zealand Auckland City Best OFC Champions League winners in the OFC 4-year ranking 27 May 2023[note 5][note 8] 12 2023 Third place (2014)
Mexico León Winner of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League 4 June 2023 2 2023 Sixth place (2023)
France Paris Saint-Germain UEFA 4-year ranking 19 September 2023[note 5][note 9] 1 - -
Brazil Fluminense Winner of the 2023 Copa Libertadores[note 3] 4 November 2023 2 2023 Runners-up (2023)
Italy Inter Milan UEFA 4-year ranking 8 November 2023[note 5][note 10] 2 2010 Winners (2010)
Portugal Porto UEFA 4-year ranking 8 November 2023[note 5][note 10] 1 - -
Portugal Benfica UEFA 4-year ranking 12 December 2023[note 5][note 11] 1 - -
Germany Borussia Dortmund UEFA 4-year ranking[note 4] 6 March 2024[note 12] 1 - -
Italy Juventus UEFA 4-year ranking 12 March 2024[note 13] 1 - -
Spain Atlético Madrid UEFA 4-year ranking 16 April 2024[note 14] 1 - -
South Korea Ulsan HD AFC 4-year ranking 17 April 2024[note 15] 3 2020 Third place (2020, 2012)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg UEFA 4-year ranking 17 April 2024[note 16] 1 - -
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis CAF 4-year ranking[note 2] 26 April 2024[note 17] 4 2019 Third place (2018, 2019)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns CAF 4-year ranking 26 April 2024[note 17] 2 2016 Fifth place (2016)
Argentina River Plate CONMEBOL 4-year ranking[note 3] 14 May 2024[note 18] 3 2018 Runners-up (2015)
Notes

Format[edit]

The spots were distributed as follows:[1]

The champions of the AFC Champions League, CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, Copa Libertadores and UEFA Champions League ended between 2021 and 2024 qualify for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The other qualified teams will be by confederations 4-year ranking.[2] If a team was champion of two or more editions of the competition, its spot will be redistributed to the best team in the ranking.

By only having one place, in the OFC only the champions will be eligible for the ranking.

For confederations other than Europe, the teams were ranked according to match result, excluding extra time (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss); and stage qualifications (3 points for each round reached, starting at the group stage, except in CONCACAF, which counts from round of 16).

At UEFA the coefficient system is used to make the ranking. The teams earn 2 points for win, 1 for draw, 4 for qualify at group stage, 5 for qualify at knockout stage, and 1 for each round advanced from there.

A restriction of two clubs per association is applied on teams eligible for qualifications via ranking.

Tiebreakers[edit]

If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order[2]

  1. Best competition result
  2. The best most recent result
  3. Goal difference
  4. Goals scored

Confederation qualification[edit]

AFC[edit]

As the AFC Champions League was shifted from an intra-year schedule to an inter-year schedule starting from 2023 to 2024, only three seasons of the AFC Champions League will be completed within the consideration period of 2021 to 2024. As a result, the remaining spot will be allocated using the 4-year club ranking.[2]

Champions[edit]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2021 Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–0 South Korea Pohang Steelers Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
2022 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
2–1 Japan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Upcoming final
Year Finalist Score Finalist Venue
2023–24 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Japan Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
25 May United Arab Emirates Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

4-year ranking[edit]

Teams 2021 2022 2023–24 Total[2]
W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points
South Korea Ulsan HD (Q) 6 3 0 SF 33 3 1 2 GS 13 7 2 3 SF 35 81
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5 3 0 QF 27 3 6 0 SF 27 5 2 3 QF 26 80
Legend
  Leading spot contenders
  Teams eliminated
  • (Q) Qualified teams
  • SF Semi final
  • QF Quarter final
  • GS Group stage

CAF[edit]

As the Al Ahly won two editions of the competition, its spot will be redistributed to the best team in the 4-year ranking. Furthermore, by qualified for the final against Espérance de Tunis, already qualified by ranking, A second spot will be available in the 4-year ranking.[2]

Champions[edit]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2020–21 Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Morocco Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
2021–22 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 2–0 Egypt Al Ahly Morocco Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
2022–23 Al Ahly Egypt 2–1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Egypt Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
1–1 Morocco Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Upcoming final
Year Finalist Score Finalist Venue
2023–24 Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 18 May Egypt Al Ahly Tunisia Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis
25 May Egypt Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

4-year ranking[edit]

Teams 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total[2]
W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis(Q) 4 2 4 SF 23 4 3 1 QF 21 4 3 3 SF 24 5 4 1 Final 31 99
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (Q) 4 2 2 QF 20 5 2 1 QF 23 6 4 0 SF 31 4 3 3 SF 24 98
Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 3 2 QF 18 3 3 2 QF 18 3 1 4 QF 16 2 2 2 GS 11 63
Legend
  Leading spot contenders
  Teams eliminated
  • (Q) Qualified teams
  •  † Active teams
  • SF Semi final
  • QF Quarter final
  • GS Group stage

CONCACAF[edit]

As the champions of the four editions will all be different, there will be no qualification by 4-year ranking.

Champions[edit]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2021 Monterrey Mexico 1–0 Mexico América Mexico Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
2022 Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–2 Mexico UNAM Mexico Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
3–0 United States Lumen Field, Seattle
2023 León Mexico 2–1 United States Los Angeles FC Mexico Estadio León, León
1–0 United States BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
Upcoming final
Year Finalist Score Finalist Venue
2024 Pachuca Mexico 1 June United States Columbus Crew Mexico Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

CONMEBOL[edit]

CONMEBOL has, in addition to its champions, two more spots per 4-year ranking.[2]

Clubs from Brazil are not eligible for classification via the four-year ranking due to the restriction of two clubs per association.

If any of the winners of the previous three competitions (Palmeiras, Flamengo, or Fluminense), becomes the winner of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, the spot will be redistributed to the next best eligible team in the ranking.

Champions[edit]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2021 Palmeiras Brazil 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil Flamengo Uruguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
2022 Flamengo Brazil 1–0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense Ecuador Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, Guayaquil
2022 Fluminense Brazil 2–1 (a.e.t.) Argentina Boca Juniors Brazil Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Upcoming final
Year Finalist Score Finalist Venue
2024 30 November Argentina TBA, Buenos Aires

4-year ranking[edit]

Teams 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total[2][note 19]
W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points
Argentina River Plate(Q) 3 4 3 QF 22 5 2 1 R16 23 4 1 3 R16 19 4 1 0 R16 16 83
Argentina Boca Juniors 3 3 2 R16 18 3 3 2 R16 18 4 8 1 Final 35 0 0 0 DNQ 0 71
Paraguay Olimpia 3 2 5 QF 20 2 2 2 GS 11 5 2 3 QF 26 0 0 0 DNQ 0 57
Uruguay Nacional 2 2 2 GS 11 2 1 3 GS 10 3 4 1 R16 19 3 1 1 R16 16 56
Argentina Vélez Sársfield 4 1 3 GS 19 5 3 4 SF 30 0 0 0 DNQ 0 0 0 0 DNQ 0 49
Argentina Racing 4 3 1 R16 21 0 0 0 DNQ 0 5 3 2 QF 27 0 0 0 DNQ 0 48
Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1 2 3 GS 8 2 2 2 GS 11 4 1 3 R16 19 1 1 3 GS 7 45
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3 1 4 R16 16 2 2 4 R16 14 1 1 4 GS 7 1 2 2 GS 8 45
Ecuador Barcelona[note 20] 5 3 4 SF 30 0 0 0 3S 0 1 1 4 GS 7 0 3 2 GS 6 43
Argentina Talleres 0 0 0 DNQ 0 4 3 3 QF 24 0 0 0 DNQ 0 4 1 0 R16 19 43
Bolivia The Strongest 2 0 4 GS 9 1 3 2 GS 9 2 0 4 GS 9 3 1 1 R16 16 43
Bolivia Bolívar 0 0 0 3S 0 0 0 0 2S 0 5 0 5 QF 24 3 1 1 GS 13 37
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 4 1 3 R16 19 0 0 0 DNQ 0 3 3 2 R16 18 0 0 0 DNQ 0 37
Argentina Estudiantes 0 0 0 DNQ 0 5 3 2 QF 27 0 0 0 DNQ 0 1 1 2 GS 7 34
Paraguay Libertad[note 20] 0 0 0 3S 0 3 2 3 R16 17 2 1 3 GS 10 1 1 3 GS 7 34
Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 2 3 GS 8 0 0 0 2S 0 4 1 3 R16 19 0 0 0 2S 0 27
Chile Colo-Colo 0 0 0 DNQ 0 2 1 3 GS 10 1 3 2 GS 9 1 2 2 GS 8 27
Legend
  Leading spot contenders
  Teams eliminated
  Other teams in contention
  • (Q) Qualified teams
  •  † Active teams
  • SF Semi final
  • QF Quarter final
  • R16 Round of 16
  • GS Group stage
  • 3S and 2S qualifying stages
  • DNQ Did not qualify

OFC[edit]

By only having one place, in the OFC only the champions will be eligible for the ranking.[2]

As the 2021 OFC Champions League was cancelled, the spot was awarded to the best club in the OFC's 4-year ranking that won the competition between 2022 and 2024.

Champions[edit]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2022 Auckland City New Zealand 3–0 French Polynesia Vénus New Zealand Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
2023 Auckland City New Zealand 4–2 (a.e.t.) Fiji Suva Vanuatu VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
Upcoming final
Year Finalist Score Finalist Venue
2024 24 May French Polynesia TBA

4-year ranking[edit]

Teams 2022 2023 2024 Total[2]
W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points
New Zealand Auckland City(Q) 5 0 0 Champion 24 3 2 0 Champion 20 1 1 0 GS 7 51
French Polynesia Pirae 0 0 0 NP 0 2 2 0 SF 14 2 0 0 GS 9 23
Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird 0 0 0 DNQ 0 1 2 1 SF 11 0 0 0 GS 3 14
Fiji Rewa 1 0 2 GS 6 0 0 0 NP 0 1 1 0 GS 7 13
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 0 0 0 NP 0 1 0 2 GS 6 1 0 1 GS 6 12
New Caledonia AS Magenta 0 0 0 DNQ 0 0 0 0 DNQ 0 1 0 0 GS 6 6
Samoa Vaivase-Tai 0 0 0 DNQ 0 0 0 0 DNQ 0 0 0 1 GS 3 3
Legend
  Leading spot contenders
  Teams eliminated
  • (Q) Qualified teams
  •  † Active teams
  • SF Semi final
  • GS Group stage
  • NP National Play-off
  • DNQ Did not qualify

UEFA[edit]

UEFA has, in addition to its champions, eight more spots per 4-year ranking.[2]

Clubs from England are not eligible for classification via the four-year ranking due to the restriction of two clubs per association.

As Real Madrid, winner of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and Borussia Dortmund, already qualified by ranking, reached the final its spot was redistributed to the best team in the 4-year ranking.

Champions[edit]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2020–21 Chelsea England 1–0 England Manchester City Portugal Estádio do Dragão, Porto
2021–22 Real Madrid Spain 1–0 England Liverpool France Stade de France, Saint-Denis
2022–23 Manchester City England 1–0 Italy Inter Milan Turkey Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
Upcoming final
Year Finalist Score Finalist Venue
2023–24 Borussia Dortmund Germany 1 June Spain Real Madrid England Wembley Stadium, London

4-year ranking[edit]

Teams 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total[2]
W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points W D L Phase Points
Germany Bayern Munich (Q) 8 1 1 QF 27 7 2 1 QF 26 8 1 1 QF 27 7 3 1 QF 28 108
France Paris Saint-Germain (Q) 6 1 5 SF 24 4 2 2 R16 19 4 2 2 R16 19 5 2 3 SF 23 85
Germany Borussia Dortmund(Q) 5 2 3 QF 22 3 0 3 GS 10 3 3 2 R16 18 7 3 2 Final 24 79
Italy Inter Milan (Q) 1 3 2 GS 9 4 1 3 R16 18 7 3 3 Final 29 4 3 1 R16 20 76
Portugal Porto (Q) 6 1 3 QF 23 1 2 3 GS 8 4 1 3 R16 18 5 0 3 R16 19 68
Spain Atlético Madrid (Q) 2 3 3 R16 16 3 3 4 QF 19 1 2 3 GS 8 6 2 2 QF 24 67
Germany RB Leipzig[note 21] 4 0 4 R16 17 2 1 3 GS 9 4 1 3 GS 18 4 1 3 R16 18 62
Spain Barcelona[note 21] 5 1 2 R16 20 2 1 3 GS 9 2 1 3 GS 9 6 1 2 QF 23 61
Portugal Benfica (Q) 0 0 0 3QR 0 3 4 3 QF 20 6 3 1 QF 25 1 1 4 GS 7 52
Italy Juventus (Q) 6 0 2 R16 21 5 1 2 R16 20 1 0 5 GS 6 0 0 0 DNQ 0 47
Italy Napoli[note 21] 0 0 0 DNQ 0 0 0 0 DNQ 0 7 1 2 QF 25 3 2 3 R16 17 42
Spain Sevilla[note 21] 4 2 2 R16 19 1 3 2 GS 9 1 2 3 GS 8 0 2 4 GS 6 42
Italy Milan[note 21] 0 0 0 DNQ 0 1 1 4 GS 7 5 3 2 SF 24 2 2 2 GS 10 41
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (Q) 1 1 4 GS 7 3 2 3 R16 17 1 3 2 GS 9 1 1 4 GS 7 40
Netherlands Ajax 2 1 3 GS 9 6 1 2 R16 22 2 0 4 GS 8 0 0 0 DNQ 0 39
Italy Lazio 2 4 2 R16 17 0 0 0 DNQ 0 0 0 0 DNQ 0 4 1 3 R16 18 35
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 2 GS 10 0 2 4 GS 6 1 3 2 GS 9 3 0 3 GS 10 35
Belgium Club Brugge 2 2 2 GS 10 1 1 4 GS 7 3 2 3 R16 17 0 0 0 DNQ 0 34
Legend
  Leading spot contenders
  Teams eliminated
  • (Q) Qualified teams
  •  † Active teams
  • SF Semi final
  • QF Quarter final
  • R16 Round of 16
  • GS Group stage
  • QR Qualifying round
  • DNQ Did not qualify

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g The teams' participation was confirmed on March 14, 2023, with the approval of the access list.
  2. ^ a b Team may additionally be the 2023–24 CAF Champions League winner.
  3. ^ a b c d Team may additionally be the 2024 Copa Libertadores winner.
  4. ^ a b Team may additionally be the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League winner.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g On December 17, 2023, the qualifying procedure of 4-year ranking was confirmed. However several teams had already assured their participation before
  6. ^ Bayern Munich secured qualification by ranking when qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, on round 31 of the 2022–23 Bundesliga.
  7. ^ Although Manchester City won the Champions League on June 10, they secured qualification by ranking when Liverpool did not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, being the only English team that could surpass it at 4-year ranking.
  8. ^ Auckland City secured its spot when won the 2023 OFC Champions League
  9. ^ PSG secured its spot at matchday 1 of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
  10. ^ a b Inter Milan and Porto secured its spot at matchday 4 of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League when Red Bull Salzburg was eliminated
  11. ^ Benfica secured its spot at the end of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage when Shaktar Donetsk was eliminated
  12. ^ Borussia Dortmund secured its spot when RB Leipzig was eliminated of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
  13. ^ Juventus secured its spot when Napoli was eliminated of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
  14. ^ Atlético Madrid secured its spot when Barcelona was eliminated of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
  15. ^ Ulsan HD secured its spot when surpassed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at first leg of the semi-final of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League
  16. ^ Red Bull Salzburg secured its spot when Arsenal was eliminated of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
  17. ^ a b Espérance de Tunis and Mamelodi Sundowns secured its spot when TP Mazembe was eliminated of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League
  18. ^ River Plate secured its spot when advanced at round of 16, on the matchday 4 of the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage
  19. ^ After Group Stage – Matchday 4: A maximum of 34 points can still be achieved at the 2024 Copa Libertadores without winning the tournament, 31 for teams already qualified to the Round of 16. After Group Stage – Matchday 6 this reduces to 28 points. The exception is Estudiantes, which due to its postponed match against Gremio, can get a maximum of 34 more points.
  20. ^ a b Eliminated as they no longer have the possibility of advancing to the round of 16
  21. ^ a b c d e Eliminated due to the restriction of two clubs per association.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Council highlights record breaking revenue in football". FIFA. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Mundial de Clubes FIFA 25™ Confederations ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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