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Teams

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A total of 32 teams enter the competition based on their performances in their confederation's champions league.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Previous best
performance
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2017 AFC Champions League runners-up 17 October 2017
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2017 AFC Champions League winners 18 October 2017
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2017 CAF Champions League winners 21 October 2017
Egypt Al Ahly 2017 CAF Champions League runners-up 22 October 2017
Brazil Grêmio 2017 Copa Libertadores winners 1 November 2017
Argentina Lanús 2017 Copa Libertadores runners-up 1 November 2017
Argentina Independiente 2017 Copa Sudamericana winners 13 December 2017
Spain Real Madrid 2017–18 UEFA Champions League winners 10 April 2018
England Liverpool 2017–18 UEFA Champions League runners-up 10 April 2018
Germany Bayern Munich 2017–18 UEFA Champions League semifinalists 10 April 2018
Italy Roma 2017–18 UEFA Champions League semifinalists 10 April 2018
Mexico Guadalajara 2018 CONCACAF Champions League winners 25 April 2018
Canada Toronto FC 2018 CONCACAF Champions League runners-up 25 April 2018
Spain Atlético Madrid 2017–18 UEFA Europa League winners 3 May 2018
France Marseille 2017–18 UEFA Europa League runners-up 3 May 2018
Tunisia Espérance 2018 CAF Champions League winners 23 October 2018
Egypt Al-Ahly 2018 CAF Champions League runners-up 23 October 2018
Japan Kashima Antlers 2018 AFC Champions League winners 24 October 2018
Iran Persepolis 2018 AFC Champions League runners-up 24 October 2018
Argentina River Plate 2018 Copa Libertadores winners 31 October 2018
Argentina Boca Juniors 2018 Copa Libertadores runners-up 31 October 2018
United States Atlanta United 2018 MLS Cup winners 8 December 2018
Brazil Atlético Paranaense 2018 Copa Sudamericana winners 12 December 2018
2019 CONCACAF Champions League winners 12 April 2019
2019 CONCACAF Champions League runners-up 12 April 2019
2018–19 UEFA Champions League winners 17 April 2019
2018–19 UEFA Champions League runners-up 17 April 2019
2018–19 UEFA Champions League semifinalists 17 April 2019
2018–19 UEFA Champions League semifinalists 17 April 2019
2018–19 UEFA Europa League winners 9 May 2019
2018–19 UEFA Europa League runners-up 9 May 2019
2019 OFC Super Cup winners 3 June 2019

Potential qualifiers

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The following teams may still earn a berth into the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.

Venues

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A total of 14 venues were used for the tournament. CONCACAF announced the host cities and venues for the tournament on December 16, 2014.[1] Apart from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia which hosted the final and the PPL Park in Chester which hosted the third place match (both located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area), the other 12 venues hosted two matches. The assignment of matches for the knockout round and the awarding of the final were announced on March 12, 2015.[2]

Atlanta Charlotte Atlanta Baltimore Philadelphia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Bank of America Stadium Georgia Dome M&T Bank Stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 71,000 Capacity: 74,455 Capacity: 74,228 Capacity: 71,008 Capacity: 69,176
Group A Group C Semi-finals Quarter-finals Final
Foxborough
Chicago
Gillette Stadium Soldier Field
Capacity: 68,756 Capacity: 63,500
Group A Group C
Glendale, Arizona Carson, California
University of Phoenix Stadium StubHub Center
Capacity: 63,400 Capacity: 30,510
Group C Group B
Houston Toronto Frisco, Texas Chester, Pennsylvania Kansas City
BBVA Compass Stadium BMO Field Toyota Stadium PPL Park Sporting Park
Capacity: 22,039 Capacity: 30,991 Capacity: 20,500 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 18,467
Group B Group B Group A 3rd Place Match Group A
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference venues was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Groups and Schedule Announced". CONCACAF.com. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.