The FIFA Intercontinental Cup is an international football competition organised by FIFA, the sport's global governing body. It was created in 2024 to maintain the annual and former format of the FIFA Club World Cup (the latter which would be expanded to 32 teams and a 4-year format).
The current competitions is played by the winners of each year's AFC Champions League Elite, CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Copa Libertadores, OFC Professional League and UEFA Champions League.
Debut of club teams Each successive FIFA Intercontinental Cup has had at least one club team appearing for the first time.
Year Debuting teams Teams 2024 Al Ahly, Al-Ain, Auckland City, Botafogo, Pachuca, Real Madrid 6 6 2025 Al-Ahli, Cruz Azul, Flamengo, Paris Saint-Germain, Pyramids 5 11 2026 Auckland FC, Mamelodi Sundowns, Toluca 3 14 Notes
Confederation records AFC
+Performance of AFC clubsYearClubMethod of qualificationPerformance 2024 Al-Ain (1/1) Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League Second round 2025 Al-Ahli (1/2) Winners of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite Second round 2026 Al-Ahli (2/2) Winners of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite Second round
CAF
+Performance of CAF clubsYearClubMethod of qualificationPerformance 2024 Al Ahly (1/1) Winners of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League Play-off 2025 Pyramids (1/1) Winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League Play-off 2026 Mamelodi Sundowns (1/1) Winners of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League TBD
CONCACAF
+Performance of CONCACAF clubsYearClubMethod of qualificationPerformance 2024 Pachuca (1/1) Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions CupRunners-up 2025 Cruz Azul (1/1) Winners of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Second round 2026 Toluca (1/1) Winners of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup TBD
CONMEBOL
+Performance of CONMEBOL clubsYearClubMethod of qualificationPerformance 2024 Botafogo (1/1) Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores Second round 2025 Flamengo (1/1) Winners of the 2025 Copa LibertadoresRunners-up 2026 TBD Winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores TBD
OFC
+Performance of OFC clubsYearClubMethod of qualificationPerformance 2024 Auckland City (1/2) Winners of the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League First round 2025 Auckland City (2/2) Winners of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League First round 2026 Auckland FC (1/1) Winners of the 2026 OFC Professional League First round
UEFA
+Performance of UEFA clubsYearClubMethod of qualificationPerformance 2024 Real Madrid (1/1) Winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueChampions 2025 Paris Saint-Germain (1/2) Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions LeagueChampions 2026 Paris Saint-Germain (2/2) Winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League TBD
List of participating clubs of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup The following is a list of clubs that have played in or qualified for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Editions in bold indicate competitions won. Rows can be adjusted to national league, total number of participations by national league or club and years played.
+List of participant clubsNationNo.ClubsYears Mexico (3) Pachuca 2024 Cruz Azul 2025 Toluca 2026 New Zealand (2) Auckland City 2024, 2025 Auckland FC 2026 Brazil (2) Botafogo 2024 Flamengo 2025 Egypt (2) Al Ahly 2024 Pyramids 2025 France (1) Paris Saint-Germain 2025, 2026 Saudi Arabia (1) Al-Ahli 2025, 2026 Spain (1) Real Madrid 2024 United Arab Emirates (1) Al-Ain 2024 South Africa (1) Mamelodi Sundowns 2026
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