Cardiff to host 2029 Women's Champions League final
Cardiff's Principality Stadium will host the 2029 UEFA Women's Champions League final.
UEFA confirmed the decision on 15 September 2026 at its Executive Committee meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece. The announcement was part of a wider award of European finals for 2027, 2028 and 2029, reported by BBC.
The Cardiff venue holds 73,931 supporters. It will be called the National Stadium of Wales for the final. That is standard practice, as UEFA renames grounds for its finals to comply with sponsorship rules.
Cardiff knows this feeling. The Principality Stadium staged the men's Champions League final in 2017 between Real Madrid and Juventus. The Champions League is Europe's top club competition, bringing together the best teams from domestic leagues. The city has also hosted a Women's Champions League final at Cardiff City Stadium, when Lyon beat Paris Saint-Germain on penalties after a goalless draw after extra time.
The women's showpiece now has a clear path. The 2028 final will go to Parc Olympic Lyonnais in Lyon-Décines. Then the road leads to Wales in 2029.
The men's finals were confirmed alongside them. Munich Football Arena will host in 2028. Camp Nou in Barcelona will host in 2029.
There was more. The National Arena in Bucharest will stage the 2028 UEFA Europa League final, with the National Stadium Serbia in Belgrade hosting in 2029. The Europa League is the second-tier continental club competition, with the Conference League sitting third. Juventus Stadium in Turin will host the 2028 Conference League final, while Puskás Aréna in Budapest gets the 2029 edition. For the Super Cup, the annual meeting of the Champions League and Europa League winners, Amsterdam's Johan Cruyff ArenA will host in 2027 and Astana Arena in Kazakhstan in 2028.
The Football Association of Wales had flagged its intent early. It submitted a declaration of interest to bid for the 2029 final back in October 2025, setting up a long wait for confirmation from UEFA's decision-makers.
What makes this stand out is the setting and the timing. A full house in Cardiff, under a closed roof, with the best women's club football in Europe on the pitch. The audience is ready. Viewership for the Women's Champions League more than doubled in the 2025/26 season, according to Reuters.
For fans in Wales, this means a date to circle. Strangers will travel, sing and remember it together. That is what a final can do for a city.
