12 European clubs that will take part in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and how they qualified.
12 European clubs that will take part in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and how they qualified. The new and improved FIFA Club World Cup will commence in January 2025, in the United States with 32 teams fighting for the title, as opposed to the previous edition, which included fewer teams.
The current format, in use since the competition was revamped ahead of the 2025 edition, features 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation: 12 from Europe, 6 from South America, 4 from Asia, 4 from Africa, 4 from North, Central America, and the Caribbean, 1 from Oceania, and 1 from the host nation.
The 12 European teams expected to play in the league include Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Juventus, Benefica, Porto, FC Salzburg, and Paris Saint-Germain.
How they qualified
Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Chelsea qualified by winning the Champions League in a specific year within the last four years. Atletico Madrid won the sole remaining spot for Spanish clubs. This is because their four-year coefficient is greater than FC Barcelona’s. Bayern Munich also qualified for the competition after earning the highest coefficient of any German side in the previous four years. Borussia Dortmund also advanced after a strong performance in the 2023/24 Champions League, which raised their club coefficient.
Arsenal lost their position in the Champions League after failing to advance to the last round. This opened the door for Austrian club FC Salzburg, who qualified in an unusual manner. The remaining berths are selected by the teams with the best UEFA coefficient points, which helped Paris Saint-German, Inter Milan, Juventus, Benfica, and Porto qualify for the competition.
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How does the UEFA coefficient work.
The coefficient is calculated by working out an average score: dividing the number of points obtained, by the total number of clubs representing an association in that season’s club competitions. The resulting figure is then tallied with the results of the previous four seasons to calculate the coefficient. Read more on UEFA coefficient here
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