What is FIFA's special football transfer window for all 32 Club World Cup teams? Check here
The world football body, FIFA, announced the introduction of a new football transfer window on Wednesday from 1st June to 10th June for all 32 Club World Cup participating teams. The 2025 summer transfer window will open again on June 16 before closing on the Deadline Day until 1st September.
The expanded FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13. The tournament will bring together 32 elite teams from all six confederations, with the action set to kick off at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. A total of 63 matches will take place across 11 cities – Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
'All 20 Member Associations whose clubs will participate in FIFA's groundbreaking competition have confirmed the opening of an exceptional registration window from 1 to 10 June for all their affiliated clubs to allow new players signed to compete in the tournament,' said football's global governing body in a statement.
The 20 member associations are: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
FIFA also announced an additional in-competition transfer window to open from June 27 to July 3. 'Participating clubs will also be able to replace and add players during a restricted in-competition period from 27 June to 3 July 2025 within a set limit and according to specific limitations,' read the statement.
'The objective is to encourage clubs and players whose contracts are expiring to find an appropriate solution to facilitate the players' participation,' added FIFA.
As far as the loan spells are concerned, there are no changes in the regulations as per FIFA.
'No, no exceptions are made for participating clubs when it comes to the maximum number of professionals that may be loaned in and out. The limits on the number of loans established in the RSTP must be respected,' read the Club World Cup regulatory arrangements order.
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