The International Women's Club Championship (IWCC), previously
named the mobcast Cup and the Nestlé Cup for
sponsorship reasons, was an international
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
knockout cup competition contested by women's champion clubs. It was organised by the
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the Sport governing body, governing body responsible for the administration of Association football, football, futsal, beach soccer and Esports, efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the Japan national ...
and the
Nadeshiko League. The first International Women's Club Championship took place in Japan in November 2012 with participation from four teams;
Olympique Lyonnais (Europe),
Canberra United (Australia),
INAC Kobe Leonessa (Japan) and
NTV Beleza (cup winner, Japan).
The
holders are
São José, who beat
Arsenal Ladies 2–0 in the 2014 final.
The Nadeshiko League's senior executive announced in October 2012 that they intended to run the competition for three years and expand to include more champions, such as the South American
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
winner.
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Japan Football Association, Oct 18, 2012, viewed Nov. 23, 2012 It was envisaged that
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the sport's global
governing body, would ultimately endorse the tournament as the
female equivalent of the
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup (FIFA CWC) is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global sports governing body, governing body. The compe ...
.
Results
Honours
Prize money
The winners earned $60,000 out of a total purse of $100,000.
See also
*
FIFA Women's Club World Cup
*
:pt:Torneio Internacional Interclubes de Futebol Feminino
*
Women's International Champions Cup
References
External links
* (Japanese)
International Women’s Club Championship (mobcast Cup) on Women's Soccer United (English)
*International Women's Club Championshi
(RSSSF)
{{DEFAULTSORT:International Women's Club Championship
Women's international association football competitions
Club, Women's
Multi-national professional sports leagues