The 1st World Deaf Club Championships, an international football club competition organised by DIFA, is scheduled to take place in Kartepe, Turkey from 18 to 26 April 2025.
The tournament will feature an expanded format, featuring 16 men’s and 6-8 women’s teams, including the winners of the four continental championships.
In late 2023, DIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 16 teams and establish a biennial schedule from 2025 to 2027. This expanded format and schedule were approved at a Zoom meeting of the DIFA Executive Committee in October 2024.
Saudi Arabia was initially set to host the event, but issues later to the 2025 being moved to Kartepe, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia has decided to postpone the 2nd World Deaf Club Football Championship until 2027.
