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 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.
In 2009 and 2010 the tournament will be organised in the United Arab Emirates, before returning to Japan in 2011.
Year Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 2000 Corinthians Vasco da Gama Necaxa 2001 cancelled 2002 not held 2003 not held 2004 not held 2005 São Paulo Liverpool Dep. Saprissa 2006 Internacional Barcelona Al-Ahly Cairo 2007 Milan Boca Juniors Urawa Red Diamonds 2008 Manchester United LDU de Quito Gamba Osaka 2009
Milan 1 [4]
São Paulo 1 [3]
Manchester United 1 [2]
Corinthians 1 [1]
Internacional 1 [1]
Boca Juniors 0 [3]
Nacional 0 [3]
Peñarol 0 [3]
Real Madrid 0 [3]
Ajax 0 [2]
Bayern München 0 [2]
Independiente 0 [2]
Internazionale 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]
Manchester United 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 (48) of Intercontinental (43)
and FIFA world cups (5). List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.
Brazil 3 [9]
Italy 1 [8]
England 1 [2]
Argentina 0 [9]
Uruguay 0 [6]
Spain 0 [4]
Germany 0 [3]
Netherlands 0 [3]
Portugal 0 [2]
Paraguay 0 [1]
Yugoslavia 0 [1]
NB: numbers between brackets refer to the sum (48) of Intercontinental (43)
and FIFA world cups (5). 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
win fin
Brazil 3 [9] 4 [15]
England 1 [2] 2 [8]
Italy 1 [8] 1 [13]
Argentina 0 [9] 1 [19]
Spain 0 [4] 1 [8]
Ecuador 0 [0] 1 [1]
Uruguay 0 [6] 0 [8]
Germany 0 [3] 0 [5]
Netherlands 0 [3] 0 [4]
Portugal 0 [2] 0 [4]
Paraguay 0 [1] 0 [3]
Yugoslavia 0 [1] 0 [1]
Colombia [0] 0 [2]
Chile [0] 0 [1]
Greece [0] 0 [1]
Romania [0] 0 [1]
Scotland [0] 0 [1]
Sweden [0] 0 [1]
5 [48] 10 [96]
NB: numbers between brackets refer to the sum (48) of Intercontinental (43)
and FIFA world cups (5). List does not include Copa Rio de Janeiro 1951.
Winning and Playing by country: Winning : Europe = 2 Italy 1 (07) England 1 (08) South America = 3 Brazil 3 (00, 05, 06) Playing : Europe England 3 (00, 05, 08) Spain 2 (00, 06) Italy 1 (07) South America Brazil 4 (00*, 05, 06) Argentina 1 (07) Ecuador 1 (08) North and Central America Mexico 4 (00, 06, 07, 08) Costa Rica 1 (05) Asia Saudi Arabia 2 (00, 05) Japan 2 (07, 08) Australia 1 (08) [OFC until 2005] Iran 1 (07) South Korea 1 (06) Africa Egypt 3 (05,06,08) Morocco 1 (00) Tunisia 1 (07) Oceania New Zealand 3 (06, 07, 08) Australia 2 (00, 05) [AFC since 2006] * The edition of 2000 had two participants from Brazil.
Some notes:
1. This stats includes the FIFA Club World Cups of 2000 and from 2005 on.
2. Games which were decided on extra-time or penalty kicks (there were
only two until now) 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: South America versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
Europe 6 3 1 2 9 8 55.5
CONCACAF 2 2 0 0 4 1 100.0
Africa 3 3 0 0 5 1 100.0
Asia 2 2 0 0 5 2 100.0
Oceania 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0
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World 14 11 1 2 25 12 81.0
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: Europe versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
S.America 6 2 1 3 8 9 38.8
CONCACAF 4 2 2 0 9 2 66.7
Africa 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.0
Asia 2 2 0 0 8 4 100.0
Oceania 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0
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World 15 9 3 3 31 17 66.7
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: CONCACAF versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
S.America 2 0 0 2 1 4 0.0
Europe 4 0 2 2 2 9 16.7
Africa 3 0 1 2 5 5 11.1
Asia 3 2 0 1 4 3 66.7
Oceania 2 2 0 0 4 1 100.0
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World 14 4 3 7 16 22 35.7
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Africa versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
S.America 2 0 0 2 1 4 0.0
Europe 2 0 0 2 2 4 0.0
CONCACAF 3 2 1 0 5 5 77.8
Asia 4 0 1 3 5 8 8.3
Oceania 2 1 0 1 3 2 50.0
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World 13 3 2 8 16 23 28.2
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Asia versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
S.America 2 0 0 2 2 5 0.0
Europe 3 0 0 3 4 9 0.0
CONCACAF 3 1 0 2 3 4 33.3
Africa 4 3 1 0 8 5 83.3
Oceania 3 3 0 0 8 2 100.0
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World 15 7 1 7 25 25 48.9
Obs: There were also two matches Asia vs. Asia:
Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 Foolad Sepahan (2007)
Gamba Osaka 1-0 Adelaide United (2008)
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Head to Head Results: Oceania versus
M W D L GF GA %Pts
S.America 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.0
Europe 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.0
CONCACAF 2 0 0 2 1 4 0.0
Africa 2 1 0 1 2 3 50.0
Asia 3 0 0 3 2 8 0.0
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World 9 1 0 8 5 19 11.1
Overall Points Percentage Ranking
M W D L GF GA %Pts
1.S.America 14 11 1 2 25 12 81.0
2.Europe 15 9 3 3 31 17 66.7
3.Asia 15 7 1 7 25 25 48.9
4.CONCACAF 14 4 3 7 16 22 35.7
5.Africa 13 3 2 8 16 23 28.2
6.Oceania 9 1 0 8 5 19 11.1
Head-to-Head Comparisons Ranking
W D L
1. South America 5 0 0
2. Europe 4 0 1
3. CONCACAF 2 0 3 [win HtH comparison against Asia]
4. Asia 2 0 3 [lose HtH comparison against CONCACAF]
5. Africa 1 1 3
6. Oceania 0 1 4
Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Marcelo Leme de Arruda
(mlarruda@terra.com.br)
Last updated: 21 May 2009
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