The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship. It was not held from 2001 to 2004 due to a combination of factors in the cancelled 2001 tournament, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure (ISL), but since 2005 it has been held every year, and has been hosted by Brazil, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Qatar. Views differ as to the cup's prestige: it struggles to attract interest in most of Europe, and is the object of heated debate in South America.
The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in 2000, during which year it ran in parallel with the Intercontinental Cup, a competition played by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, with the champions of each tournament both recognised (in 2017) by FIFA as club world champions. In 2005, the Intercontinental Cup was merged with the FIFA Club World Championship, and in 2006, the tournament was renamed as the FIFA Club World Cup. The winner of the Club World Cup receives the FIFA Club World Cup trophy and a FIFA World Champions certificate.
The current format of the tournament involves seven teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks; the winners of that year's AFC Champions League (Asia), CAF Champions League (Africa), CONCACAF Champions Cup (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL Libertadores (South America), OFC Champions League (Oceania) and UEFA Champions League (Europe), along with the host nation's national champions, participate in a straight knock-out tournament. The host nation's national champions contest a play-off against the Oceania champions, from which the winner joins the champions of Asia, Africa and North America in the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners go on to face the European and South American champions, who enter at the semi-final stage, for a place in the final.
Real Madrid hold the record for most titles, having won the competition on five occasions. Corinthians' inaugural victory remains the best result from a host nation's national league champions. Teams from Spain have won the tournament eight times, the most for any nation.
Results[]
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score & Venue | Runners-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Brazil | Corinthians (Brazil) | 0–0 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Vasco da Gama (Brazil) | Finals match was won by Corinthians during extra time. |
| Tournament cancelled due to financial difficulties | |||||
| Tournament not held | |||||
| 2005 | Japan | São Paulo (Brazil) | 1–0 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Liverpool (England) | |
| 2006 | Internacional (Brazil) | 1–0 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Barcelona (Spain) | ||
| 2007 | Milan (Italy) | 4–2 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Boca Juniors (Argentina) | ||
| 2008 | Manchester United (England) | 1–0 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
LDU Quito (Ecuador) | ||
| 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Barcelona (Spain) | 2–1 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Estudiantes LP (Argentina) | Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. |
| 2010 | Inter Milan (Italy) | 3–0 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
TP Mazembe (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | ||
| 2011 | Japan | Barcelona (Spain) | 4–0 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Santos (Brazil) | |
| 2012 | Corinthians (Brazil) | 1–0 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Chelsea (England) | ||
| 2013 | Morocco | Bayern Munich (Germany) | 2–0 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh |
Raja Casablanca (Morocco) | |
| 2014 | Real Madrid (Spain) | 2–0 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh |
San Lorenzo (Argentina) | ||
| 2015 | Japan | Barcelona (Spain) | 3–0 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
River Plate (Argentina) | |
| 2016 | Real Madrid (Spain) | 4–2 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Kashima Antlers (Japan) | Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and extra time. | |
| 2017 | United Arab Emirates | Real Madrid (Spain) | 1–0 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Grêmio (Brazil) | |
| 2018 | Real Madrid (Spain) | 4–1 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) | ||
| 2019 | Qatar | Liverpool (England) | 1–0 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha |
Flamengo (Brazil) | Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. |
| 2020 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | 1–0 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
Tigres UANL (Mexico) | ||
| 2021 | United Arab Emirates | Chelsea (England) | 2–1 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Palmeiras (Brazil) | Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. |
| 2022 | Morocco | Real Madrid (Spain) | 5–3 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat |
Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 2023 | Saudi Arabia | Manchester City (England) | 4–0 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah |
Fluminese (Brazil) | |
| 2025 | United States | TBA | TBA–TBA TBA |
TBA | |
Broadcasters[]
as of 2022
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| Argentina Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Uruguay Venezuela |
DSports |
| Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan |
Saran Media |
| Australia | SBS |
| Brazil | SporTV, TV Globo, CazéTV |
| France | Canal+ |
| Indonesia | Moji, Vidio, SPOTV |
| Ireland | Saran Media, LiveScore |
| Italy | Sky Italia |
| Morocco | SNRT |
| Philippines | SPOTV |
| Spain | Mediaset España |
| United States | Fox Sports |