The first season of the FIFA Club World Cup happened in 2000. Basically, before this edition, the FIFA Club World Cup was organised every year. When we talk about the FIFA Club World Cup Champions, Real Madrid is the team everyone talks about, as they have won it the most times. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) manages all the activities of this competition.
This season, we saw a new format of the FIFA Club World Cup, as a total of thirty-two teams participated in the competition. There are a total of 63 games before we get the winner. The most eye-catching thing about the competition is the total prize money, which is 1 billion dollars. This tournament allows smaller teams to earn money and compete against the European giants. From now on, the FIFA Club World Cup will happen every four years, that is, one year before the FIFA World Cup.
Manchester City is the defending champions as they won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2023. They were playing Fluminense in the final at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Manchester City won the match 4-0. Julian Alvarez scored two goals, while Phil Foden scored one goal. Unfortunately, one was an own goal from Nino, the Fluminense centre back.
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Real Madrid (5 titles)
The European kings, Real Madrid, have won the FIFA Club World Cup the most number of times, five. Eventually, the last time they won was in the 2022 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid were playing Al-Hilal at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. The match was won by Real Madrid 5-3. Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr. both scored two goals each, and one goal was scored by Karim Benzema. The other four years when Real Madrid won the FIFA Club World Cup were in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Real Madrid is the only team to win the back-to-back FIFA Club World Cups.
Barcelona (3 titles)
It has been ten years since FC Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup. They won it in 2015. FC Barcelona was playing against River Plate at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. They won the match 3-0 with Luis Suarez scoring two goals and Lionel Messi scoring one goal. The other two times they won the FIFA Club World Cup were in 2009 and 2011.
Other Winners
Bayern Munich (2013 and 2020) and Corinthians (2000 and 2012) are the teams to have two FIFA Club World Cup titles to their name. Apart from them, there are eight teams that have won the FIFA Club World Cup once; the teams are Sao Paulo (2005), Internacional (2006), AC Milan (2007), Manchester United (2008), Inter Milan (2010), Liverpool (2019), Chelsea (2021), and Manchester City (2023).
List of FIFA Club World Cup Champions
The FIFA Club World Cup in 2001 did not happen because of some financial difficulties. Let us have a look at the FIFA Club World Cup Champions year by year:
| Winner | Scoreline | Runner-up | Host Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Vasco da Gama | Brazil | 2000 |
| Sao Paulo | 1–0 | Liverpool | Japan | 2005 |
| Internacional | 1–0 | Barcelona | Japan | 2006 |
| AC Milan | 4–2 | Boca Juniors | Japan | 2007 |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | LDU Quito | Japan | 2008 |
| Barcelona | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Estudiantes | UAE | 2009 |
| Inter Milan | 3–0 | TP Mazembe | UAE | 2010 |
| Barcelona | 4–0 | Santos | Japan | 2011 |
| Corinthians | 1–0 | Chelsea | Japan | 2012 |
| Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Raja CA | Morocco | 2013 |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | San Lorenzo | Morocco | 2014 |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | River Plate | Japan | 2015 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Kashima Antlers | Japan | 2016 |
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | Grêmio | UAE | 2017 |
| Real Madrid | 4–1 | Al-Ain | UAE | 2018 |
| Liverpool | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Flamengo | Qatar | 2019 |
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | UANL | Qatar | 2020 |
| Chelsea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Palmeiras | UAE | 2021 |
| Real Madrid | 5–3 | Al-Hilal | Morocco | 2022 |
| Manchester City | 4–0 | Fluminense | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
*aet = after extra time
*p = penalties
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