FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a competition in the sport of Club football. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) organizes the World Cup every one year. The tournament officially assigns the world title.[1][2][3] It is normally contested between the Champions of each continent, and the champion of the host country. Real Madrid is the most successful team in the tournament, with 5 titles.
| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
| Current champions | File:Flag of England.svg Chelsea (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Real Madrid(5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | |
List of champions and statistics
See also: Clubs of football world champions
| Year | Winner | Final score |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Corinthians
|
0–0 (4–3)p |
Vasco da Gama
|
| 2005 | São Paulo
|
1–0 | File:Flag of England.svg Liverpool |
| 2006 | Internacional
|
1–0 | Barcelona
|
| 2007 |  AC Milán
|
4–2 |  Boca Juniors
|
| 2008 | File:Flag of England.svg Manchester United | 1–0 |  LDU Quito
|
| 2009 | Barcelona
|
2–1aet | Estudiantes
|
| 2010 | Internazionale
|
3–0 | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe |
| 2011 | Barcelona
|
4–0 | Santos
|
| 2012 | Corinthians
|
1–0 | File:Flag of England.svg Chelsea |
| 2013 |  Bayern Munich
|
2–0 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca |
| 2014 | Real Madrid
|
2–0 | San Lorenzo
|
| 2015 | Barcelona
|
3–0 | River Plate
|
| 2016 | Real Madrid
|
4-2 |  Kashima
|
| 2017 | Real Madrid
|
1-0 | Grêmio
|
Results by country
|
Results by continent |
Pre Fifa Club World Cup Competition
- Intercontinental Cup (1960-2004); in 2017 FIFA officially recognized all of them as official[4] club world champions (de jure) with the same status to the FIFA Club World Cup winners or world champions FIFA.[5][6][7] In synthesis FIFA has two types of world champions, those deriving from the Intercontinental Cup and those deriving from the Club World Cup, the two competitions confer the same title.[8][9]
FIFA Club World Cup Media
- FC Barcelona Team 2011.jpg
Pep Guardiola is hoisted in the air after Barcelona won the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, beating Santos 4–0 in the final.
- Corinthians Club World Cup 2012.jpg
Corinthians won their second world title after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the final, capping off a year which saw them undefeated in international matches with just four goals conceded.
- Zinedine Zidane by Tasnim 02.jpg
Zinedine Zidane during a press conference at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid became the first team to retain the trophy having also won the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
- P20250713DT-1186 President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the FIFA Club World Cup Final soccer match.jpg
Chelsea captain Reece James lifting the Club World Cup trophy after winning the 2025 edition.
- The White House - 54437646188.jpg
FIFA Club World Cup trophy, in use since 2025
- Messi with Neymar Junior the Future of Brazil.jpg
Lionel Messi with the Golden Ball greets Bronze Ball recipient Neymar after the 2011 final.
- Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-57-L.Millán (52109310843) (Toni Kroos).jpg
Toni Kroos is the only player who has won the tournament six times.
- Shahter-Reak M 2015 (11).jpg
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured in 2015 wearing a Real Madrid kit with the gold FIFA Champions Badge) is the all-time leading goalscorer in the tournament.
Related pages
References
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- ↑ “While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup (merged with FIFA Club World Cup in 2005), the title was conferred by an official document from the world federation so it is legally a FIFA world title" cfr. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). cfr.
- ↑ FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine - Recognition of all European and South American teams that won the Intercontinental Cup – played between 1960 and 2004 – as club world champions./ www.fifa.com
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Other websites
- Fifa Club World Cup website Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
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