It is a handball championship for the champion clubs of the continental confederations, namely: European champions league winner, Asian champions league winner, African champions league winner, South and Central American championship winner, North American and The Caribbean championship winner and Oceanian championship winner, respectively. Additionally, the hosting country candidate, the previous championship winner and also two more candidates by the International Handball Federation will join. 10 clubs are participating in the current tournament that will take place this late August, and this is notably the first time ever in the championship history to have that number of clubs participating since the tournament taking place in 1997.