The event began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
WFC Zvezda of Russia were the defending champions, but were knocked out in round of 16 by AIS Playas de San Javier from Spain, ultimately finishing in 10th place. AIS Playas de San Javier went on to win their first title, beating Madrid CFF of Spain on penalties in the final.[3]
The top three clubs from each group, plus the best fourth placed team advanced to the Round of 16.
In the knockout stage, the clubs competed in single-elimination matches. Consolation matches were also played to determine the final rankings involving the clubs knocked out of each round of the knockout stage.