Winners of the Women’s Champions Cup receive the highest prize money in women’s club football

The winners of the first Women’s Champions Cup will receive $2.3 million, the highest payout ever awarded in women’s club football, FIFA said on Friday.

The Women’s Champions Cup, a precursor to the Women’s Club World Cup due to start in 2028, will hold its semi-finals in London on Wednesday, with Brazil’s Corinthians playing America’s Gotham ⁠FC and England’s Arsenal facing Morocco’s AS FAR.

The final and third place match will take place on February 1.

“The runners-up will earn $1 million for reaching the decisive encounter at Arsenal Stadium,” FIFA said in a statement.

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“In addition to the prize money awarded to the finalists, the two sides that advance to the semi-finals will each receive $200,000 in participation payments.”

FIFA had pushed back the first Women’s Club World Cup to 2028, from its original date of 2026 in March this year, to give stakeholders more time to prepare and give female players some breathing space in an already compact schedule.

The Women’s Champions Cup, featuring continental champions from Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Oceania, kicked off last year, with Arsenal, Gotham and Corinthians qualifying directly to the semi-finals.

Published on January 23, 2026