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List of FIFA Club World Championship and Club World Cup finals
File:2009 FIFA Club World Cup Trophy at FC Barcelona Museum.jpg
Founded 2000
Region International (FIFA)
Number of teams 7 (total)
2 (finalists)
Current champions Brazil Corinthians (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Spain Barcelona
Brazil Corinthians
(2 titles each)

The FIFA Club World Cup is an seasonal association football competition established in 2000. The competition is open to the confederation champions of the FIFA member associations, as well as the host nation's national league champions; clubs from Europe and South America enter the competition at the semi-final stage. It is contested by each of the six confederation league winners and member associations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body of association football. The tournament is contested over a single-elimination format, with a total four stages. Prior to 2006, the competition was known as FIFA Club World Championship. Brazilian side Corinthians won the inaugural tournament held at home ground, defeating fellow compatriots Vasco da Gama in the 2000 final. The competition has taken place every year, except between 2001 and 2004, mainly due to the financial collapse of Swiss-based sports marketing firm and FIFA associate International Sport and Leisure (ISL).

Corinthians and Barcelona hold the record for most victories, with each club winning the competition twice since its inception. Teams from Brazil have won the tournament the most times, with four winners produced from the nation. They have also won the competition the most times in a row, winning it twice from 2005 to 2006. The last winners before the FIFA Club World Championship was renamed were São Paulo, who defeated Liverpool 1–0 in the 2005 final. English, Argentine, as well as Brazillian clubs, have been runners-up the most times, with each of the nation's club losing twice. Of the European sides, Italy and Spain have won the competition most times, Milan in 2007 and Internazionale in 2008, while the latter with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. The current champions are Corinthians, who won their second title, following a 1–0 win against Chelsea in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.

List of finals[]

Key to the list of finals
dagger Match was won during extra time
double-dagger Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
List of FIFA Club World Championship and Club World Cup finals
Season Host Country Winners Score Runners-up Country Venue Attendance
2000 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Corinthians   1–1*double-dagger
[n 1]
Vasco da Gama File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 73,000
2005 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil São Paulo 1–0 Liverpool File:Flag of England.svg England International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 66,821
2006 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Internacional 1–0 Barcelona File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 67,128
2007 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Milan 4–2 Boca Juniors File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 68,263
2008 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of England.svg England Manchester United 1–0 LDU Quito File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 68,682
2009 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Barcelona   2–1dagger
[n 2]
Estudiantes File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi 43,050
2010 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Internazionale 3–0 TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi 42,174
2011 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Barcelona 4–0 Santos File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 68,166
2012 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Corinthians 1–0 Chelsea File:Flag of England.svg England International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 68,275

Results by club[]

Club Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Spain Barcelona 2 1 2009, 2011 2006
Brazil Corinthians 2 0 2000, 2012 &
Brazil São Paulo 1 0 2005 &
Brazil Internacional 1 0 2006 &
Italy Milan 1 0 2007 &
England Manchester United 1 0 2008 &
Italy Internazionale 1 0 2010 &
Brazil Vasco da Gama 0 1 &
2000
England Liverpool 0 1 &
2005
Argentina Boca Juniors 0 1 &
2007
Ecuador LDU Quito 0 1 &
2008
Argentina Estudiantes 0 1 &
2009
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 1 &
2010
Brazil Santos 0 1 &
2011
England Chelsea 0 1 &
2012

Results by nation[]

Nation Finalists Winners Runners-up
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 6 4 2
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 2 1
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 2 0
File:Flag of England.svg England 3 1 2
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2 0 2
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 1 0 1

Results by confederation[]

Confederation Appearences Winners Runners-up
UEFA 8 5 3
CONMEBOL 9 4 5
CAF 1 0 1

Footnotes[]

  1. Score was 1–1 after 120 minutes. Corinthians won 4–3 on penalties.[1]
  2. Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.[2]

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