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.
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
Continent Champion Runner-up 3rd Place Europe 16 3 - South America 4 11 5 Asia - 3 5 Africa - 2 4 CONCACAF - 1 5 Oceania - - 1
Real Madrid 5 [8]
Barcelona 3 [3]
Bayern München 2 [4]
Corinthians 2 [2]
Milan 1 [4]
Internazionale 1 [3]
São Paulo 1 [3]
Manchester United 1 [2]
Chelsea 1 [1]
Internacional 1 [1]
Liverpool 1 [1]
Manchester City 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 (63) of Intercontinental (43)
and FIFA world cups (20). List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.
Spain 8 [12]
Brazil 4 [10]
England 4 [ 5]
Italy 2 [ 9]
Germany 2 [ 5]
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 (63) of Intercontinental (43)
and FIFA world cups (20). List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.
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
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
win fin
Spain 8 [12] 9 [16]
Brazil 4 [10] 10 [21]
England 4 [5] 6 [12]
Italy 2 [9] 2 [14]
Germany 2 [5] 2 [7]
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] 1 [1]
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]
20 [63] 40 [126]
NB: numbers between brackets refer to the sum (63) of Intercontinental (43)
and FIFA world cups (20). List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.
Winning and Playing by country
Winning :
Europe = 16
Spain 8 (09, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22)
England 4 (08, 19, 21, 23)
Italy 2 (07, 10)
Germany 2 (13, 20)
South America = 4
Brazil 4 (00, 05, 06, 12)
Playing :
Europe
Spain 10 (00, 06, 09, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22)
England 7 (00, 05, 08, 12, 19, 21, 23)
Italy 2 (07, 10)
Germany 2 (13, 20)
South America
Brazil 14 (00*, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
Argentina 5 (07, 09, 14, 15, 18)
Colombia 1 (16)
Ecuador 1 (08)
North and Central America
Mexico 18 (00, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
Costa Rica 1 (05)
United States 1 (22)
Asia
Japan 9 (07, 08, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23)
South Korea 6 (06, 09, 10, 12, 16, 20)
Saudi Arabia 6 (00, 05, 19, 21, 22, 23)
UAE 5 (09, 10, 17, 18, 21)
Qatar 3 (11, 19, 20)
Australia 2 (08, 14) [OFC until 2005]
China 2 (13, 15)
Iran 1 (07)
Africa
Egypt 9 (05, 06, 08, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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 15 (06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23)
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 on.
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 15 10 1 4 27 12 70.0
CONCACAF 10 8 2 0 24 5 90.0
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
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World 45 38 3 4 111 32 87.8
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: South America versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
Europe 15 4 1 10 12 27 30.0
CONCACAF 5 3 1 1 7 4 70.0
Asia 12 9 1 2 29 17 79.2
Africa 10 7 1 2 15 8 75.0
Oceania 2 2 0 0 4 1 100.0
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World 44 25 4 15 67 57 61.4
Obs: There was also one match South America vs. South America:
Corinthians 0-0 Vasco [4-3 pk] (2000)
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: CONCACAF versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
Europe 10 0 2 8 5 24 10.0
S.America 5 1 1 3 4 7 30.0
Asia 17 9 4 4 33 23 64.7
Africa 13 6 1 6 20 15 50.0
Oceania 4 3 1 0 8 2 87.5
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World 49 19 9 21 70 71 47.6
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 21 12 3 6 39 33 64.3
Oceania 15 13 1 1 35 10 90.0
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World 79 31 9 39 126 149 44.9
Obs: There were also 9 matches Asia vs. Asia:
Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 Foolad Sepahan (2007)
Gamba Osaka 1-0 Adelaide United (2008)
Al-Wahda 1–4 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2010)
Kashiwa Reysol 0-0 Al Sadd [3-5 pk] (2011)
Ulsan Hyundai 2-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2012)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 Guangzhou Evergrande (2015)
Al-Jazeera 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (2017)
Al Duhail 3-1 Ulsan Hyundai (2020)
Al Hilal 6-1 Al-Jazeera (2021)
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 10 2 1 8 8 15 25.0
CONCACAF 13 6 1 6 15 20 50.0
Asia 21 6 3 12 33 39 35.7
Oceania 7 3 1 3 10 7 50.0
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World 56 17 6 33 69 95 35.7
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 15 1 1 13 10 35 10.0
Africa 7 3 1 3 7 10 50.0
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World 29 4 3 22 20 59 19.0
Overall Points Percentage Ranking
M W D L GF GA %Pts
1.Europe 45 38 3 4 111 32 87.8
2.S.America 44 25 4 15 67 57 61.4
3.CONCACAF 49 19 9 21 70 71 47.6
4.Asia 79 31 9 39 126 149 44.9
5.Africa 56 17 6 33 69 95 35.7
6.Oceania 29 4 3 22 20 59 19.0
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 0 2 3
6. Oceania 0 1 4
FIFA Club World Cup All-Time Ranking (2000; 2005-2023)
Team P M W D L GF GA GD PCT PART
1. Bayern München 12 4 4 0 0 8 0 8 100,0 % 2
2. Manchester City 6 2 2 0 0 7 0 7 100.0 % 1
3. Internazionale 6 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 100,0 % 1
4. Milan 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 100,0 % 1
5. São Paulo 6 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 100,0 % 1
6. Real Madrid 38 14 12 2 0 40 15 25 90,5 % 6
7. Vasco da Gama 10 4 3 1 0 7 2 5 83,3 % 1
8. Barcelona 19 8 6 1 1 23 3 20 79,2 % 4
9. Corinthians 14 6 4 2 0 8 2 6 77,8 % 2
10. Liverpool 9 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 75,0 % 2
11. Chelsea 9 4 3 0 1 6 3 3 75,0 % 2
12. Internacional 9 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 75,0 % 2
13. Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 7 5 0 2 12 6 6 71,4 % 2
14. Al Duhail 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 66,7 % 1
15. Manchester United 10 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 66,7 % 2
16. Tigres UANL 6 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 66,7 % 1
17. Adelaide United 6 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 66,7 % 1
18. Gamba Osaka 6 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 66,7 % 1
19. Estudiantes 4 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 66,7 % 1
20. Saprissa 6 3 2 0 1 4 5 -1 66,7 % 1
21. River Plate 7 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 58,3 % 2
22. Kashima Antlers 12 7 4 0 3 13 14 -1 57,1 % 2
23. Monterrey 20 12 6 2 4 25 18 7 55,5 % 5
24. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 2 0 2 8 4 4 50,0 % 2
25. Flamengo 6 4 2 0 2 10 8 2 50,0 % 2
26. LDU Quito 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 50,0 % 1
27. Sepahan (Isfahan) 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 50,0 % 1
28. Sydney FC 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50,0 % 1
29. Grêmio 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50,0 % 1
30. Atlético Mineiro 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 50,0 % 1
31. Boca Juniors 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 50,0 % 1
32. San Lorenzo 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 50,0 % 1
33. Santos 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 50,0 % 1
34. Fluminense 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 50,0 % 1
35. Al-Sadd 7 5 2 1 2 9 15 -6 46,7 % 2
36. Atlante 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 44,4 % 1
37. Al-Wahda 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 44,4 % 1
38. Pohang Steelers 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 44,4 % 1
39. Etoile du Sahel 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 44,4 % 1
40. Cruz Azul 4 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 44,4 % 1
41. Raja Casablanca 9 7 3 0 4 12 14 -2 42,8 % 2
42. Al-Jazeera 9 7 3 0 4 10 16 -6 42,8 % 2
43. Al-Ahly (Cairo) 32 25 10 2 13 31 39 -8 42,7 % 9
44. Necaxa 5 4 1 2 1 6 5 1 41,7 % 1
45. Al-Ain 5 4 1 2 1 9 9 0 41,7 % 1
46. Kashiwa Reysol 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 41,7 % 1
47. Urawa Red Diamonds 10 8 3 1 4 11 14 -3 41,7 % 3
48. América (Cd. de México) 10 8 3 1 4 9 14 -5 41,7 % 3
49. Al-Hilal 11 9 3 2 4 17 19 -2 40,7 % 3
50. Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) 6 5 2 0 3 9 9 0 40,0 % 2
51. Team Wellington 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 33,3 % 1
52. Moghreb Tétouan 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 33,3 % 1
53. Palmeiras 4 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 33,3 % 2
54. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 3 1 0 2 6 8 -2 33,3 % 1
55. Al-Nasr 3 3 1 0 2 5 8 -3 33,3 % 1
56. Guangzhou Evergrande 6 6 2 0 4 7 13 -6 33,3 % 2
57. Pachuca 8 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 29,6 % 4
58. TP Mazembe 6 7 2 0 5 7 13 -6 28,6 % 3
59. Espérance (Tunis) 4 6 1 1 4 10 12 -2 22,2 % 3
60. Auckland City 11 18 3 2 13 10 32 -22 20,4 % 12
61. Guadalajara 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 16,7 % 1
62. ES Sétif 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 16,7 % 1
63. Western Sydney Wanderers 1 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 16,7 % 1
64. Atlético Nacional 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 16,7 % 1
65. WAC Casablanca 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 11,1 % 2
66. León 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0,0 % 1
67. Seattle Sounders 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0,0 % 1
68. Hienghène 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0,0 % 1
69. Al-Ahli (Dubai) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0,0 % 1
70. Waitakere United 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0,0 % 2
71. Hekari United 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0,0 % 1
72. AS Pirae 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0,0 % 1
73. Mamelodi Sundowns 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0,0 % 1
74. Ulsan Hyundai 0 4 0 0 4 5 11 -6 0,0 % 2
75. South Melbourne 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0,0 % 1
NB: The final ranking is based on percentage to make it more reliable;
points and percentages computed considering 3 points by win.
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Authors: Marcelo Leme de Arruda and Roberto Di Maggio
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