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.
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| Founded | 2000 |
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| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
| Current champions |  Chelsea(2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Real Madrid(5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | |
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]
List of champions
FIFA Club World Cup Media
Pep Guardiola is hoisted in the air after Barcelona won the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, beating Santos 4–0 in the final.
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 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.
Chelsea captain Reece James lifting the Club World Cup trophy after winning the 2025 edition.
FIFA Club World Cup trophy, in use since 2025
Lionel Messi with the Golden Ball greets Bronze Ball recipient Neymar after the 2011 final.
Toni Kroos is the only player who has won the tournament six times.
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.
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References
- ↑ FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup 2005. FIFA Report 2005 (December 2005). Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 5, 19. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ↑ FIFA Club World Cup 2017. FIFA Report 2017 (December 2017). Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 15, 40, 41, 42. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ↑ FIFA Club World Cup 2017. FIFA Regulation CWC 2017 Page 37 (December 2017). Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ↑ "Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. Official, definition. 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. official. It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. Synonyms for official.
- ↑ “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. FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™. p. 12. 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
- ↑ FIFA Club World Cup 2017. FIFA Report 2017 (December 2017). Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 15, 40, 41, 42. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ↑ “While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup, FIFA is the only organization with worldwide jurisdiction over continental confederations and, then, the only one that can confer a title on that level, indeed the title was assigned by FIFA and therefore, the title awarded by the same world federation to the winners of the Intercontinental Cup is legally a FIFA world title. cfr. FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition. p. 19. cfr.
- ↑ FIFA Club World Cup 2017. FIFA Report 2017 (December 2017). Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 15, 40, 41, 42. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
Other websites
- Fifa Club World Cup website Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
