List of FIFA Club World Cup finals
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The FIFA Club World Cup is an international association football competition organised by the FIFA, the sport's global governing body.[1] It is the replacement or continuation of the Intercontinental Cup. The championship was first contested as the FIFA Club World Championship in 2000.[2] It was not held between 2001 and 2004 due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure.[3] Following a change in format which saw the FIFA Club World Championship absorb the Intercontinental Cup, it was relaunched in 2005 and took its current name the season afterwards.[4]
Founded | 2000 |
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Region | International (FIFA) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Current champions | Manchester City (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Real Madrid (5 titles) |
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 edition of the Asian AFC Champions League, African CAF Champions League, North American CONCACAF Champions League, South American Copa Libertadores, Oceanian OFC Champions League and European UEFA Champions League, along with the host nation's national champion, participate in a straight knockout tournament.[1]
Real Madrid holds the record for most victories, winning the competition five times since its inception. Teams from Spain have won the tournament the most times, with eight wins produced from that nation. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the most successful confederation of the competition with sixteen titles earned by nine of its clubs.
The current champions are Manchester City, who won their first title following a 4-0 win against Fluminense in the 2023 final, held at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[5]