FIFA Club World Cup


Played for the first time in 2000 (but see note in following paragraph), in a 8-team format and with a "home team" among the selected/invited teams. After the second edition was first scheduled to 2001, then postponed to 2003 and eventually cancelled, the tournament returned in 2005, replacing the traditional Toyota Cup, in a new 6-team format with the participation of six continental champions. In 2007, the tournament was increased to a 7-team format, with the inclusion of one berth to the host country.

The first edition (2000) was known as FIFA Club World Championship; the second (2005) as FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup; the name changed to FIFA Club World Cup in 2006.

In March 2007 it was reported that FIFA accepted a request by CBF and Palmeiras to consider the 1951 Copa Rio de Janeiro as the first official Club World Championship. A definite decision was taken on December 16, 2007, by the FIFA Executive Committee: no tournaments other than those organised by FIFA in 2000 and since 2005 will be considered Club World Championships.

In 2024 the tournament was renamed FIFA Intercontinental Cup, with the name FIFA Club World Cup being transferred to a new 32-team, month-long tournament thought up by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, first played in June and July 2025.


Palmares

Year    Winners                    Runners-up                  3rd Place                   Venue
FIFA Club World Championship
2000    Corinthians                Vasco da Gama               Necaxa                      Brazil
2001       cancelled                                                                       Spain
2002       not held
2003       not held
2004       not held
2005    São Paulo                  Liverpool                   Dep. Saprissa               Japan
FIFA Club World Cup
2006    Internacional              Barcelona                   Al-Ahly Cairo               Japan
2007    Milan                      Boca Juniors                Urawa Red Diamonds          Japan
2008    Manchester United          LDU de Quito                Gamba Osaka                 Japan
2009    Barcelona                  Estudiantes                 Pohang Steelers             United Arab Emirates
2010    Internazionale             TP Mazembe                  Internacional               United Arab Emirates
2011    Barcelona                  Santos                      Al-Sadd (Doha)              Japan
2012    Corinthians                Chelsea                     Monterrey                   Japan
2013    Bayern München             Raja Casablanca             Atlético Mineiro            Morocco
2014    Real Madrid                San Lorenzo de Almagro      Auckland City               Morocco
2015    Barcelona                  River Plate                 Sanfrecce Hiroshima         Japan
2016    Real Madrid                Kashima Antlers             Atlético Nacional           Japan
2017    Real Madrid                Grêmio                      Pachuca                     United Arab Emirates
2018    Real Madrid                Al-Ain                      River Plate                 United Arab Emirates
2019    Liverpool                  Flamengo                    Monterrey                   Qatar
2020/21 Bayern München             Tigres UANL                 Al-Ahly Cairo               Qatar
2021/22 Chelsea                    Palmeiras                   Al-Ahly Cairo               United Arab Emirates
2022/23 Real Madrid                Al-Hilal (Riyadh)           Flamengo                    Morocco
2023    Manchester City            Fluminense                  Al-Ahly Cairo               Saudi Arabia
2025    Chelsea                    Paris Saint-Germain           not defined               United States
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
2024    Real Madrid                Pachuca                     Al-Ahly Cairo               Qatar [*]
2025    Paris Saint-Germain        Flamengo                    Pyramids                    Qatar [*]

[*] Egypt and the United Arab Emirates each staged one match in a preliminary round

Continental Medal Ranking

NB: includes the FIFA Club World Championship 2000-2005 and the
    FIFA Intercontinental Cup since 2024

Continent      Champion    Runner-up    3rd Place
Europe            19           4            -
South America      4          12            5
Asia               -           3            5
Africa             -           2            6
CONCACAF           -           2            5
Oceania            -           -            1

NB: no third placed team defined at 2025 edition FIFA Club World Cup

Clubwise list of winners

NB: includes the FIFA Club World Championship 2000-2005 and the
    FIFA Intercontinental Cup since 2024

Real Madrid               6 [9]

Barcelona                 3 [3]

Bayern München            2 [4]

Chelsea                   2 [2]
Corinthians               2 [2]

Milan                     1 [4]

Internazionale            1 [3]
São Paulo                 1 [3]

Manchester United         1 [2]

Internacional             1 [1]
Liverpool                 1 [1]
Manchester City           1 [1]
Paris Saint-Germain       1 [1]

Boca Juniors              0 [3]
Nacional                  0 [3]
Peñarol                   0 [3]

Ajax                      0 [2]
Independiente             0 [2]
Juventus                  0 [2]
Porto                     0 [2]
Santos                    0 [2]

Atlético Madrid           0 [1]
Borussia Dortmund         0 [1]
Crvena zvezda             0 [1]
Estudiantes               0 [1]
Feijenoord                0 [1]
Flamengo                  0 [1]
Grêmio                    0 [1]
Olimpia                   0 [1]
Racing Club               0 [1]
River Plate               0 [1]
Vélez Sarsfield           0 [1]

NB: numbers between brackets refer to the sum (66) of Intercontinental (43)
    and FIFA world cups (23).  List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.

Countrywise list of winners

NB: includes the FIFA Club World Championship 2000-2005 and the
    FIFA Intercontinental Cup since 2024

Spain                     9 [13]

England                   5 [ 6]

Brazil                    4 [10]

Italy                     2 [ 9]

Germany                   2 [ 5]

France                    1 [ 1]

Argentina                 0 [ 9]

Uruguay                   0 [ 6]

Netherlands               0 [ 3]

Portugal                  0 [ 2]

Paraguay                  0 [ 1]
Yugoslavia                0 [ 1]

NB: numbers between brackets refer to the sum (66) of Intercontinental (43)
    and FIFA world cups (23).  List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.


Finals

FIFA Club World Championship
2000    14/01/00 Rio de Janeiro        Corinthians         0-0 Vasco da Gama     [aet, 4-3 pen]
2001       [postponed to 2003 and later cancelled]
2005    18/12/05 Yokohama              São Paulo           1-0 Liverpool
FIFA Club World Cup
2006    17/12/06 Yokohama              Internacional       1-0 Barcelona
2007    16/12/07 Yokohama              Milan               4-2 Boca Juniors
2008    21/12/08 Yokohama              Manchester United   1-0 LDU de Quito 
2009    19/12/09 Abu Dhabi             Barcelona           2-1 Estudiantes       [aet]
2010    18/12/10 Abu Dhabi             Internazionale      3-0 TP Mazembe
2011    18/12/11 Yokohama              Barcelona           4-0 Santos
2012    16/12/12 Yokohama              Corinthians         1-0 Chelsea
2013    21/12/13 Marrakech             Bayern München      2-0 Raja Casablanca
2014    20/12/14 Marrakech             Real Madrid         2-0 San Lorenzo de Almagro
2015    20/12/15 Yokohama              Barcelona           3-0 River Plate
2016    18/12/16 Yokohama              Real Madrid         4-2 Kashima Antlers   [aet]
2017    16/12/17 Abu Dhabi             Real Madrid         1-0 Grêmio
2018    22/12/18 Abu Dhabi             Real Madrid         4-1 Al-Ain
2019    21/12/19 Doha                  Liverpool           1-0 Flamengo          [aet]
2020    11/02/21 Doha                  Bayern München      1-0 Tigres UANL
2021    12/02/22 Abu Dhabi             Chelsea             2-1 Palmeiras         [aet]
2022    11/02/23 Rabat                 Real Madrid         5-3 Al-Hilal
2023    22/12/23 Jeddah                Manchester City     4-0 Fluminense
2025    13/07/25 East Rutherford       Chelsea             3-0 Paris Saint-Germain
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
2024    18/12/24 Lusail                Real Madrid         3-0 Pachuca
2025    17/12/25 Al-Rayyan             Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Flamengo          [aet, 2-1 pen]

            win       fin
Spain        9 [13]    10  [17]
Brazil       4 [10]    11  [22]
England      5  [6]     7  [13]
Italy        2  [9]     2  [14]
Germany      2  [5]     2   [7]
France       1  [1]     2   [2]
Argentina    0  [9]     4  [22]
Uruguay      0  [6]     0   [8]
Netherlands  0  [3]     0   [4]
Portugal     0  [2]     0   [4]
Paraguay     0  [1]     0   [3]
Yugoslavia   0  [1]     0   [1]
Colombia     0  [0]     0   [2]
Congo-Kinsh. 0  [0]     1   [1]
Ecuador      0  [0]     1   [1]
Chile        0  [0]     0   [1]
Greece       0  [0]     0   [1]
Japan        0  [0]     1   [1]
Mexico       0  [0]     2   [2]
Morocco      0  [0]     1   [1]
Romania      0  [0]     0   [1]
Saudi Arabia 0  [0]     1   [1]
Scotland     0  [0]     0   [1]
Sweden       0  [0]     0   [1]
UA Emirates  0  [0]     1   [1]
            23 [66]    46 [132]

NB: numbers between brackets refer to the sum (66) of Intercontinental (43)
    and FIFA world cups (23).  List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.


FIFA World Cup 2000-2024 and Intercontinental Cup 2024-2025 Breakdown

NB: without FIFA Club World Cup since 2025

Winning and Playing by country

Winning :

 Europe        = 18
  Spain           9 (09, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24)
  England         4 (08, 19, 21, 23)
  Italy           2 (07, 10)
  Germany         2 (13, 20)
  France          1 (25)

 South America =  4
  Brazil          4 (00, 05, 06, 12)

Playing :

 Europe
  Spain          11 (00, 06, 09, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24)
  England         7 (00, 05, 08, 12, 19, 21, 23)
  Italy           2 (07, 10)
  Germany         2 (13, 20)
  France          1 (25)

 South America
  Brazil         16 (00*, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
  Argentina       5 (07, 09, 14, 15, 18)
  Colombia        1 (16)
  Ecuador         1 (08)

 North and Central America
  Mexico         20 (00, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25)
  Costa Rica      1 (05)
  United States   1 (22)

 Asia
  Japan           9 (07, 08, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23)
  Saudi Arabia    7 (00, 05, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25)
  South Korea     6 (06, 09, 10, 12, 16, 20)
  UAE             6 (09, 10, 17, 18, 21, 24)
  Qatar           3 (11, 19, 20)
  Australia       2 (08, 14)     [OFC until 2005]
  China           2 (13, 15)
  Iran            1 (07)

 Africa        
  Egypt          11 (05, 06, 08, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
  Morocco         5 (00, 13, 14, 17, 22)
  Tunisia         4 (07, 11, 18, 19)
  Congo-Kinshasa  3 (09, 10, 15)
  Algeria         1 (14)
  South Africa    1 (16)

 Oceania
  New Zealand    17 (06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25)
  Australia       2 (00, 05)     [AFC since 2006]
  Papua N. Guinea 1 (10)
  New Caledonia   1 (19)
  Tahiti          1 (21)

* The edition of 2000 had two participants from Brazil.

FIFA World Cup inter-confederational stats

Some notes:

1. This stats includes the FIFA Club World Cups of 2000 and from 
   2005 to 2023 and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup from 2024 on.
2. This stats do not include the FIFA Club World Cup 2025
2. Games which were decided on penalty kicks are counted as draws.
3. Australian clubs are treated as Oceanian in the CWCs until 2005
   and as Asian from 2006 on.

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Europe versus

            M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
S.America  16 10  2  4  28  13   68.7
CONCACAF   11  9  2  0  27   5   90.9
Asia       14 14  0  0  44  12  100.0
Africa      5  5  0  0  14   3  100.0
Oceania     1  1  0  0   2   0  100.0
========================================
World      47 39  4  4 115  33   87.2

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: South America versus

            M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
Europe     16  4  2 10  13  28   31.3
CONCACAF    7  4  1  2   9   8   64.3
Asia       12  9  1  2  29  17   79.2
Africa     11  8  1  2  17   8   77.3
Oceania     2  2  0  0   4   1  100.0
========================================
World      48 27  5 16  72  62   61.4


FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: CONCACAF versus

            M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
Europe     11  0  2  9   5  27    9.1  
S.America   7  2  1  4   8   9   35.7 
Asia       17  9  4  4  33  23   64.7
Africa     14  6  2  6  20  15   50.0
Oceania     4  3  1  0   8   2   87.5  
========================================
World      53 20 10 23  74  76   47.2

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Asia versus

            M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
Europe     14  0  0 14  12  44    0.0
S.America  12  2  1  9  17  29   20.8
CONCACAF   17  4  4  9  23  33   35.3
Africa     23 12  3  8  40  39   58.7
Oceania    16 14  1  1  41  12   90.6
========================================
World      82 32  9 41 133 157   44.1


FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Africa versus

            M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
Europe      5  0  0  5   3  14    0.0
S.America  11  2  1  9   8  17   22.7
CONCACAF   14  6  2  6  15  20   50.0
Asia       23  8  3 12  39  40   41.3
Oceania     8  4  1  3  13   7   56.2
========================================
World      61 20  7 34  78  98   38.5

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Oceania versus

            M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
Europe      1  0  0  1   0   2    0.0
S.America   2  0  0  2   1   4    0.0
CONCACAF    4  0  1  3   2   8   12.5
Asia       16  1  1 14  12  41    9.4
Africa      8  3  1  4   7  13   43.7
========================================
World      31  4  3 24  22  68   17.7

Overall Points Percentage Ranking

               M  W  D  L  GF  GA  %Pts
 1.Europe     47 39  4  4 115  33   87.2
 2.S.America  48 27  5 16  72  62   61.4
 3.CONCACAF   53 20 10 23  74  76   47.2
 4.Asia       82 32  9 41 133 157   44.1
 5.Africa     61 20  7 34  78  98   38.5
 6.Oceania    31  4  3 24  22  68   17.7

Head-to-Head Comparisons Ranking

                   W  D  L
 1. Europe         5  0  0
 2. South America  4  0  1
 3. CONCACAF       2  1  2 
 4. Asia           2  0  3
 5. Africa         1  1  3
 6. Oceania        0  0  5 

FIFA Club World Cup All-Time Ranking (2000; 2005-2025)

NB: Do not include the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

     Team                        M   W   D   L  GF  GA  GD     PCT  PART

  1. Bayern München              4   4   0   0   8   0   8  100,0 %   2
  2. Manchester City             2   2   0   0   7   0   7  100,0 %   1
  3. Internazionale              2   2   0   0   6   0   6  100,0 %   1
  4. Milan                       2   2   0   0   5   2   3  100,0 %   1
  5. São Paulo                   2   2   0   0   4   2   2  100,0 %   1
  6. Real Madrid                15  13   2   0  43  15  28   93,3 %   7
  7. Vasco da Gama               4   3   1   0   7   2   5   87,5 %   1
  8. Corinthians                 6   4   2   0   8   2   6   83,3 %   2
  9. Barcelona                   8   6   1   1  23   3  20   81,2 %   4
 10. Liverpool                   4   3   0   1   6   2   4   75,0 %   2
 11. Chelsea                     4   3   0   1   6   3   3   75,0 %   2
 12. Internacional               4   3   0   1   7   5   2   75,0 %   2
 13. Estudiantes                 2   1   1   0   3   3   0   75,0 %   1
 14. Sanfrecce Hiroshima         7   5   0   2  12   6   6   71,4 %   2
 15. Manchester United           5   3   1   1  10   7   3   70,0 %   2
 16. Al Duhail                   3   2   0   1   6   2   4   66,7 %   1
 17. Pyramids                    3   2   0   1   6   3   3   66,7 %   1
 18. Tigres UANL                 3   2   0   1   3   2   1   66,7 %   1
 19. Adelaide United             3   2   0   1   3   2   1   66,7 %   1
 20. Gamba Osaka                 3   2   0   1   5   5   0   66,7 %   1
 21. Saprissa                    3   2   0   1   4   5  -1   66,7 %   1
 22. Flamengo                    7   4   1   2  15  10   5   64,3 %   3
 23. River Plate                 4   2   1   1   7   5   2   62,5 %   2
 24. Monterrey                  12   6   2   4  25  18   7   58,3 %   5
 25. Kashima Antlers             7   4   0   3  13  14  -1   57,1 %   2
 26. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors      4   2   0   2   8   4   4   50,0 %   2
 27. Necaxa                      4   1   2   1   6   5   1   50,0 %   1
 28. Atlante                     3   1   1   1   5   4   1   50,0 %   1
 29. LDU Quito                   2   1   0   1   2   1   1   50,0 %   1
 30. Al-Wahda                    3   1   1   1   6   6   0   50,0 %   1
 31. Pohang Steelers             3   1   1   1   4   4   0   50,0 %   1
 32. Sepahan (Isfahan)           2   1   0   1   4   4   0   50,0 %   1
 33. Kashiwa Reysol              4   1   2   1   4   4   0   50,0 %   1
 34. Etoile du Sahel             3   1   1   1   3   3   0   50,0 %   1
 35. Team Wellington             1   0   1   0   3   3   0   50,0 %   1
 36. Sydney FC                   2   1   0   1   2   2   0   50,0 %   1
 37. Grêmio                      2   1   0   1   1   1   0   50,0 %   1
 38. Paris Saint-Germain         1   0   1   0   1   1   0   50,0 %   1
 39. Moghreb Tétouan             1   0   1   0   0   0   0   50,0 %   1
 40. Atlético Mineiro            2   1   0   1   4   5  -1   50,0 %   1
 41. Boca Juniors                2   1   0   1   3   4  -1   50,0 %   1
 42. San Lorenzo                 2   1   0   1   2   3  -1   50,0 %   1
 43. Santos                      2   1   0   1   3   5  -2   50,0 %   1
 44. Fluminense                  2   1   0   1   2   4  -2   50,0 %   1
 45. Al-Sadd                     5   2   1   2   9  15  -6   50,0 %   2
 46. Al-Ahly (Cairo)            27  11   3  13  34  39  -5   46,3 %  10
 47. Al-Hilal                    9   3   2   4  17  19  -2   44,4 %   3
 48. Urawa Red Diamonds          8   3   1   4  11  14  -3   43,7 %   3
 49. América (Cd. de México)     8   3   1   4   9  14  -5   43,7 %   3  
 50. Raja Casablanca             7   3   0   4  12  14  -2   42,8 %   2
 51. Al-Jazeera                  7   3   0   4  10  16  -6   42,8 %   2
 52. Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)         5   2   0   3   9   9   0   40,0 %   2
 53. Al-Ain                      5   1   2   2   9  12  -3   40,0 %   2
 54. Pachuca                    12   3   3   6  14  14   0   37,5 %   5
 55. Palmeiras                   4   1   1   2   3   3   0   37,5 %   2
 56. Cruz Azul                   4   1   1   2   5   8  -3   37,5 %   2
 57. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma       3   1   0   2   6   8  -2   33,3 %   1
 58. Al-Nasr                     3   1   0   2   5   8  -3   33,3 %   1
 59. Guangzhou Evergrande        6   2   0   4   7  13  -6   33,3 %   2
 60. TP Mazembe                  7   2   0   5   7  13  -6   28,6 %   3
 61. Guadalajara                 2   0   1   1   3   4  -1   25,0 %   1
 62. ES Sétif                    2   0   1   1   2   3  -1   25,0 %   1
 63. Espérance (Tunis)           6   1   1   4  10  12  -2   25,0 %   3
 64. Western Sydney Wanderers    2   0   1   1   3   5  -2   25,0 %   1
 65. Atlético Nacional           2   0   1   1   2   5  -3   25,0 %   1
 66. Auckland City              20   3   2  15  12  41 -29   20,0 %  14
 67. WAC Casablanca              3   0   1   2   3   5  -2   16,7 %   2
 68. León                        1   0   0   1   0   1  -1    0,0 %   1                 
 69. Seattle Sounders            1   0   0   1   0   1  -1    0,0 %   1
 70. Hienghène                   1   0   0   1   1   3  -2    0,0 %   1
 71. Al-Ahli (Jeddah)            1   0   0   1   1   3  -2    0,0 %   1
 72. Al-Ahli (Dubai)             1   0   0   1   0   2  -2    0,0 %   1
 73. Waitakere United            2   0   0   2   2   5  -3    0,0 %   2
 74. Hekari United               1   0   0   1   0   3  -3    0,0 %   1
 75. AS Pirae                    1   0   0   1   1   4  -3    0,0 %   1
 76. Botafogo                    1   0   0   1   0   3  -3    0,0 %   1
 77. Mamelodi Sundowns           2   0   0   2   1   6  -5    0,0 %   1
 78. Ulsan Hyundai               4   0   0   4   5  11  -6    0,0 %   2
 79. South Melbourne             3   0   0   3   1   7  -6    0,0 %   1

NB: The final ranking is based on percentage to make it more reliable;
    Percentages computed considering 2 points by win.


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