Lyon and Cardiff to host 2028 and 2029 Women's Champions League finals

UEFA has put a name and a date to two of the most anticipated events on the European women's football calendar. Lyon will host the 2028 UEFA Women's Champions League final, while Cardiff takes over as the venue for the 2029 showpiece, the continental governing body announced on Tuesday.

• The 2028 final will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, home of Olympique Lyonnais.
• Cardiff's National Stadium of Wales will stage the 2029 final.
• Both venues boast extensive experience hosting major international events.
• The decision completes the lineup for the next three finals of the competition.

Parc Olympique Lyonnais to stage the 2028 final

The 2028 Women's Champions League final will take place at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, located in Décines, within the Lyon metropolitan area. It is the regular home of Olympique Lyonnais for both its men's and women's teams, a club with enormous standing in European women's football.

Opened in January 2016, the modern stadium is no stranger to big occasions. It was one of the venues for the men's Euro 2016 tournament and, two years later, hosted the 2018 Europa League final, in which Atlético Madrid beat Olympique de Marseille 3-0.

The choice of Lyon carries clear symbolic weight. The French city is closely tied to the history of Olympique Lyonnais' women's side, one of the most decorated clubs in the competition's history. Bringing the final to their stadium is a nod to that legacy and the role the club has played in the tournament's growth.

Cardiff to host the 2029 final

A year later, in 2029, the final heads to Wales. The National Stadium of Wales, right in the heart of Cardiff, will be the stage that decides the European club champion. The venue, opened in 1999 for the Rugby World Cup, is the usual home of Wales' national football and rugby teams.

The Welsh stadium also knows what it means to host a top-tier European final. In 2017 it was the setting for the men's Champions League final, a match in which Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 to lift their twelfth European crown.

The National Stadium of Wales will also play a leading role at the men's Euro 2028. It will host six matches in the tournament, including the opening game, confirming its status as one of the United Kingdom's most important venues for international and club football.

Women's Champions League finals: the next three venues

With the official confirmation of Lyon and Cardiff, the calendar for the next three finals of Europe's top women's club competition is now set:

• 2027: National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
• 2028: Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Lyon, France
• 2029: National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff, Wales

Barcelona to host the 2029 men's Champions League final

UEFA's announcement did not stop at women's finals. The governing body also confirmed the venues for several other major club finals in the coming years. The standout is Barcelona, which will host the 2029 men's Champions League final at the Camp Nou, a stadium undergoing major redevelopment that will once again sit at the heart of European football.

That same year, the Europa League final will be played in Belgrade, while Budapest will host the Conference League final. A triple announcement that underlines UEFA's commitment to taking its showpiece events to venues with history and the capacity to deliver on the biggest stage.

Two venues with international pedigree to boost women's football

The selection of Lyon and Cardiff is no accident. UEFA looks for stadiums with proven experience at continental finals, strong international connections and a fanbase capable of filling the stands. Both the Parc Olympique Lyonnais and the National Stadium of Wales tick all those boxes.

For European women's football, which has broken attendance and viewing records in recent years, having venues of this calibre is another step forward. The 2028 final in Lyon will return the competition to one of its historic homes, while the 2029 final in Cardiff opens a new frontier for the tournament in the United Kingdom.