The World Winners Cup Alanya 2026 will be the biggest edition in the competition’s history so far, with record numbers of participating clubs in both categories: 32 teams in the men’s competition and 16 in the women’s.

Clubs from five continents will compete in both categories at the 23 Project Beach Sports Center in Alanya, Türkiye, from 26 October to 1 November, and the excitement continues to build up, as the teams will learn their group-stage fate this Thursday, when the official draw takes place.

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The Women’s World Winners Cup Group Stage Draw

The 16 participating clubs in the Women’s World Winners Cup Alanya 2026 will be divided into four groups of four teams: Groups A, B, C and D.

Seeded clubs

As the reigning World Winners Cup champions, Club Deportivo Higicontrol Melilla (ESP) will be the top seed and will occupy position A1.

The remaining three seeded clubs have been determined according to the BSWW Overall Clubs Ranking, updated on 1 July 2026:

• B1 – São Pedro BS (BRA) – 2nd in the BSWW Overall Clubs Ranking
• C1 – Beach Soccer Zeeland Ladies (NED) – 3rd
• D1 – Cali Beach Soccer Club (USA) – 4th

The remaining 12 clubs will be drawn into Groups A, B, C and D.

Pots

The 12 unseeded clubs will be divided into three pots of four teams according to their position in the BSWW Overall Clubs Ranking.

Draw procedure

The draw will begin with Pot 1, with the clubs allocated to positions A2, B2, C2 and D2, respectively.

The draw will then continue with Pot 2, with the clubs allocated to A3, B3, C3 and D3.

Finally, Pot 3 will be drawn into positions A4, B4, C4 and D4.

Draw restrictions

The following restrictions will apply:

• No two clubs from the same country can be drawn into the same group.
• No two clubs from the same confederation can be drawn into the same group, with the exception of UEFA.
• Each group must contain a minimum of two and a maximum of three European clubs.

If a club is drawn into a group where it would breach one of these restrictions, it will automatically be allocated to the next available position in the following group.

The next club drawn will then occupy the empty position left by the previous draw, ensuring that the established draw order is maintained.

Women’s World Winners Cup Alanya 2026 Competition Format

Group Stage: Round-robin format, with each club playing every other club in its group.

The top two clubs from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.

The Men’s World Winners Cup Group Stage Draw

The 32 participating clubs in the Men’s World Winners Cup Alanya 2026 will be divided into eight groups of four teams: Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Seeded clubs

As the Host Country club, Serenity Hotels Alanya Belediyespor (TUR) will be the top seed and will occupy position A1.

As the reigning World Winners Cup champions, Falfala Kafr Qassem BSC (ISR) will be the second seed and will occupy position B1.

The remaining six seeded clubs have been determined according to the BSWW Overall Clubs Ranking, updated on 1 July 2026:

• C1 – Sportivo Luqueño (PAR) – 3rd in the BSWW Overall Clubs Ranking
• D1 – Marseille Beach Team (FRA) – 5th
• E1 – Napoli Patron Beach Soccer Club (GRE) – 8th
• F1 – Zhejiang Ningbo TMS Football Club (CHN) – 12th
• G1 – Rostocker Robben (GER) – 21st
• H1 – Naxos Beach Soccer (ITA) – 28th

The remaining 24 clubs will be drawn into Groups A to H.

Pots

The 24 unseeded clubs will be divided into three pots of eight teams according to their position in the BSWW Overall Clubs Ranking.

Draw procedure

The draw will begin with Pot 1, with the clubs allocated to positions A2, B2, C2, D2, E2, F2, G2 and H2, respectively.

The draw will then continue with Pot 2, with the clubs allocated to positions A3, B3, C3, D3, E3, F3, G3 and H3.

Finally, Pot 3 will be drawn into positions A4, B4, C4, D4, E4, F4, G4 and H4.

Draw restrictions

The following restrictions will apply:

• No two clubs from the same country can be drawn into the same group.
• No two clubs from the same confederation can be drawn into the same group, with the exception of UEFA.
• A maximum of three European clubs can be drawn into the same group.
• Clubs from Belarus and Ukraine cannot be drawn into the same group.

If a club is drawn into a group where it would breach one of these restrictions, it will automatically be allocated to the next available position in the following group.

The next club drawn will then occupy the empty position left by the previous draw, ensuring that the established draw order is maintained.

Men’s World Winners Cup Alanya 2026 Competition Format

Group Stage: Round-robin format, with each club playing every other club in its group.

The top two clubs from each group will qualify for the Round of 16.

Following the conclusion of the Group Stage, a draw will be held to determine the complete knockout-stage bracket, including the Round of 16 and the subsequent knockout rounds.