List of FIFA Club World Cup finals

List of FIFA Club World Cup finals
Founded 2000
Region International (FIFA)
Number of teams 7 (total)
2 (finalists)
Current champions Spain Barcelona (3rd title)
Most successful club(s) Spain Barcelona (3 titles)

The FIFA Club World Cup is an international association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.[1] 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 Toyota Cup, it was relaunched in 2005 and took its current name the season afterwards.[4]

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]

Barcelona hold the record for most victories, with winning the competition three times since its inception. Teams from Brazil have won the tournament the most times, with four winners produced from the nation. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the most successful confederation of the competition with eight titles earned by six of its clubs. The current champions are Barcelona, who won their third title, following a 3–0 win against River Plate in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.[5]

History

An aerial view of the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Estádio do Maracanã, the location of the first Club World Cup final in 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The first final of the competition was an all-Brazilian affair, as well as the only one which saw one side have home advantage.[6] Vasco da Gama could not take advantage of its local support, being beaten by Corinthians 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in extra time.[7] The second edition of the competition was planned for Spain in 2001, and it was supposed to feature 12 clubs.[8] However, it was canceled on May 18, due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure.[3] FIFA agreed with Toyota to merge the Toyota Cup and Club World Championship into one event.[4]

The 2005 edition saw São Paulo pushed to the limit by Saudi side Al-Ittihad to reach the final.[9] In the final, one goal from Mineiro was enough to dispatch English club Liverpool; Mineiro became the first player to score in a Club World Cup final.[10] Internacional defeated defending World and South American champions São Paulo in the 2006 Copa Libertadores finals in order to qualify for the 2006 tournament.[11] At the semifinals, Internacional beat Egyptian side Al-Ahly in order to meet Barcelona in the final.[12] One late goal from Adriano Gabiru allowed the trophy to be kept in Brazil once again.[13]

It was in 2007 when Brazilian hegemony was finally broken: AC Milan disputed a close match against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds, who were pushed by over 67,000 fans at Yokohama's International Stadium, and won 1–0 to reach the final.[14] In the final, Milan defeated Boca Juniors 4–2, in a match that saw the first player sent off in a Club World Cup final: Milan's Kakha Kaladze from Georgia at the 77th minute. Eleven minutes later, Boca Juniors' Pablo Ledesma would join Kaladze as he too was sent off.[15] The following year, Manchester United would emulate Milan by beating their semifinal opponents, Japan's Gamba Osaka, 5–3.[16] They saw off Ecuadorian club LDU Quito 1-0 to become world champions in 2008.[17]

Barcelona dethroned World and European champions Manchester United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final to qualify for the 2009 edition of the Club World Cup.[18] Barcelone beat Mexican club Atlante in the semifinals 3–1 and met Estudiantes in the final.[19] After a very close encounter which saw the need for extra-time, Lionel Messi scored from a header to snatch victory for Barcelona and complete an unprecedented sextuple.[20][21][22][23] The 2010 edition saw the first non-European and non-South American side to reach the final: Congo's Mazembe defeated Brazil's Internacional 2–0 in the semifinal to face Internazionale, who beat South Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–0 to reach that instance.[24][25] Internazionale would go on to beat Mazembe with the same scoreline to complete their quintuple.[26]

In 2011, Barcelona would once again show its class after winning their semifinal match 4–0 against Qatari club Al-Sadd.[27] In the final, Barcelona would repeat its performance against Santos; this is, to date, the largest winning margin by any victor of the competition.[28] The 2012 edition saw Europe's dominance come to an end as Corinthians traveled to Japan to join Barcelona in being two-time winners of the competition.[29] In the semifinals, Al-Ahly managed to keep the scoreline close as Corinthians' Paolo Guerrero scored to send the Timão into their second final.[30] Guerrero would once again come through for Corinthians as the Timão saw off English side Chelsea 1–0 in order to bring the trophy back to Brazil.[31]

List of finals

The International Stadium Yokohama in Japan has played host to the FIFA Club World Cup final the most times with six title-deciding matches held.[32] Along with the Estádio do Maracanã, they are the only venues in the world to have hosted both the FIFA World Cup final and the FIFA Club World Cup final (International Stadium Yokohama hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final while the deciding match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup was disputed at the Maracanã).[32][33] The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship final remains the highest attended final of the competition with 73,000 fans watching the all-Brazilian final.[6] The final was also the only one which saw two clubs from the same nation dispute it.[6] The 2013 final had the least amount of spectators turn up with 37,774.

The 2007 final holds the record for most goals scored in a Club World Cup Final with six goals scored by five players, while the 2000 final remains the only scoreless decider.[15][6] The 2011 final became the most lopsided match of the competition with the triumphant team winning with a difference of four goals.[34]

Key to the table
dagger Match was won during extra time
double-dagger Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
Finals
Season Country Club Score Club Country Final venue Host nation Attendance Refs
Winner Runner-up
2000  Brazil Corinthians 0–0Match was won on a penalty shoot-out [n 1] Vasco da Gama  Brazil Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 73,000 [6][35][5]
2005  Brazil São Paulo 1–0 Liverpool  England International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 66,821 [36][10][37]
2006  Brazil Internacional 1–0 Barcelona  Spain International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 67,128 [38][13][39]
2007  Italy Milan 4–2 Boca Juniors  Argentina International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 68,263 [40][15][41]
2008  England Manchester United 1–0 LDU Quito  Ecuador International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 68,682 [42][17][43]
2009  Spain Barcelona 2–1Match was won during extra time [n 2] Estudiantes  Argentina Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi  UAE 43,050 [44][45][46]
2010  Italy Internazionale 3–0 TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi  UAE 42,174 [47][26][48]
2011  Spain Barcelona 4–0 Santos  Brazil International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 68,166 [44][28][49]
2012  Brazil Corinthians 1–0 Chelsea  England International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 68,275 [35][31][50]
2013  Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 Raja Casablanca  Morocco Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh  Morocco 37,774 [51][52]
2014  Spain Real Madrid 2–0 San Lorenzo  Argentina Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh  Morocco 38,345
2015  Spain Barcelona 3–0 River Plate  Argentina International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama  Japan 66,853
Footnotes
  1. ↑ Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. Corinthians won 4–3 on penalties.[6]
  2. ↑ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.[20]

Results by club

A group of association football players, who played for FC Barcelona at the time of the photo, lifting their coach after winning their second FIFA Club World Cup.
Pep Guardiola is hoisted by his players after Barcelona won the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Barcelona is the most successful club of the competition with three triumphant campaigns.
The Corinthians team is seen posing for a picture after winning the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
The Corinthians squad of 2012 celebrating after winning the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. Corinthians is the only club to have flawless appearances in the final, winning the 2000 and 2012 editions. The Timão is also the only world champion that qualified to the Club World Cup by merit of being the host nation's national champion.
An association football team being congratulated by delegates from São Paulo.
São Paulo FC's players are congratulated by the Brazilian president Lula da Silva after winning the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship at the Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF). Brazil is the strongest national league of the competition with four titles to its name. It has also provided the most finalists with six in total. The 2000 decider, an all-Brazilian affair, remains the only final contested between two clubs from the same nation.
UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations, or UEFA, in Nyon, Switzerland. UEFA is the most successful confederation of the competition with eight titles won between six clubs.

Barcelona hold the record number of victories in the competition with three.[35][44] Corinthians remain the only club World Champion to have qualified to the competition by being the host nation's national champion while Barcelona hold the record for the most final appearances with four.[35][44] TP Mazembe and Raja Casablanca are the only non-European and non-South American clubs ever to reach the final, with those feats being accomplished during the 2010 and 2013 editions, respectively.[24]

Performance by club
Nation Club Winner Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Spain Barcelona 3 1 2009, 2011, 2015 2006
Brazil Corinthians 2 — 2000, 2012 &
—
Brazil São Paulo 1 — 2005 &
—
Brazil Internacional 1 — 2006 &
—
Italy Milan 1 — 2007 &
—
England Manchester United 1 — 2008 &
—
Italy Internazionale 1 — 2010 &
—
Germany Bayern Munich 1 — 2013 &
—
Spain Real Madrid 1 — 2014 &
—
Brazil Vasco da Gama — 1 &
—
 2000
England Liverpool — 1 &
—
 2005
Argentina Boca Juniors — 1 &
—
 2007
Ecuador LDU Quito — 1 &
—
 2008
Argentina Estudiantes — 1 &
—
 2009
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe — 1 &
—
 2010
Brazil Santos — 1 &
—
 2011
England Chelsea — 1 &
—
 2012
Morocco Raja Casablanca — 1 &
—
 2013
Argentina San Lorenzo — 1 &
—
 2014
Argentina River Plate — 1 &
—
 2015

Results by nation

Brazil's Brasileirão has tied to be the most successful national league of the competition with four titles won in 2000, 2005, 2006 and 2012.[6][10][13] Spain's La Liga also has four titles in 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015 while Italy's Serie A are third with 2007 and 2010.[15][20][26][28] Serie A and Germany's Bundesliga remain the only undefeated national leagues which has had representatives carry the world title.[15][26] Argentina's Primera División carries the dubious record of losing the most finals, without ever winning the world title, with four defeats in 2007, 2009, 2014 and 2015.[15][20]

Performance by nation
Nation Winners Runners-up Finalists
 Brazil 4 2 6
 Spain 4 1 5
 Italy 2 — 2
 England 1 2 3
 Germany 1 — 1
 Argentina — 4 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo — 1 1
 Ecuador — 1 1
 Morocco — 1 1

Results by confederation

UEFA has the most wins in the competition with eight titles in total. UEFA, along with the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, or CONMEBOL, have had the most finalists with eleven total appearances. The Confédération Africaine de Football, also known as CAF, is the only confederation, apart from UEFA and CONMEBOL, to have had a representative reach the deciding match.[26]

Performance by confederation
Confederation Appearances Winners Runners-up
UEFA 11 8 3
CONMEBOL 11 4 7
CAF 2 — 2

Results by manager

Nationality Manager Winner Runner-up Years won Years runner-up Refs
 ESPGuardiola, PepPep Guardiola 3 — 2009, 2011, 2013 &
—
 ITAAncelotti, CarloCarlo Ancelotti 2 — 2007, 2014 &
—
 ESPBenítez, RafaelRafael Benítez 1 2 2010 2005, 2012
 BRAde Oliveira, OswaldoOswaldo de Oliveira 1 — 2000 &
—
 BRAAutuori, PauloPaulo Autuori 1 — 2005 &
—
 BRABraga, AbelAbel Braga 1 — 2006 &
—
 SCOFerguson, AlexAlex Ferguson 1 — 2008 &
—
 BRATite 1 — 2012 &
—
 ESPEnrique, LuisLuis Enrique 1 — 2015 &
—
 ARGBauza, EdgardoEdgardo Bauza — 2 &
—
 2008, 2014
 BRALopes, AntônioAntônio Lopes — 1 &
—
 2000
 NEDRijkaard, FrankFrank Rijkaard — 1 &
—
 2006
 ARGRusso, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel Russo — 1 &
—
 2007
 ARGSabella, AlejandroAlejandro Sabella — 1 &
—
 2009
 SENN'Diaye, LamineLamine N'Diaye — 1 &
—
 2010
 BRARamalho, MuricyMuricy Ramalho — 1 &
—
 2011
 TUNBenzarti, FaouziFaouzi Benzarti — 1 &
—
 2013
 ARGGallardo, MarceloMarcelo Gallardo — 1 &
—
 2015

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