The
FIFA Club World Cup is an international
association football competition organised by the
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
Intercontinental Cup, it was relaunched in 2005 and took its current name the season afterwards.[4]
The
J.League,
Japan's premier club competition, has been Asia's best representative, with one silver medal and three bronze medals earned.
South Korea's
K League has been Asia's second most constant representatives after the J. League, with four different clubs playing in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Corinthians are the only South American club to have appeared in more than one final and also to have won the competition more than once (
2000 and
2012 editions). The Timão are also the only eventual winners to have qualified by virtue of being the host nation's national champions.
Ecuador's
LDU Quito was the first non-Argentine and non-Brazilian club to represent CONMEBOL during the FIFA Club World Cup.
Spain's
Real Madrid holds the all-time record of appearances as UEFA's representative with six, and are the record title-holders of the tournament, with five (
2014,
2016,
2017,
2018 and
2022). Real Madrid also holds the record of most appearances in the final, with five, followed by Spanish rivals
Barcelona with four.
Italy's
Serie A is the only national league with multiple representatives that remains undefeated, with
Milan and
Internazionale both winning the FIFA Club World Cup in their sole appearances.
List of participating clubs of the FIFA Club World Cup
The following is a list of clubs that have played in or qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup. Editions in bold indicate competitions won. Rows can be adjusted to national league, total number of participations by national league or club and years played.
Auckland City have contested the
FIFA Club World Cup eleven times, more than any other club.
^
abcdefThe fifth place match was not played for this tournament, so the two teams which lost before the semi-finals were considered to share fifth place.
^Auckland City withdrew from the 2020 tournament due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities.[39]
The
FIFA Club World Cup is an international
association football competition organised by the
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
Intercontinental Cup, it was relaunched in 2005 and took its current name the season afterwards.[4]
The
J.League,
Japan's premier club competition, has been Asia's best representative, with one silver medal and three bronze medals earned.
South Korea's
K League has been Asia's second most constant representatives after the J. League, with four different clubs playing in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Corinthians are the only South American club to have appeared in more than one final and also to have won the competition more than once (
2000 and
2012 editions). The Timão are also the only eventual winners to have qualified by virtue of being the host nation's national champions.
Ecuador's
LDU Quito was the first non-Argentine and non-Brazilian club to represent CONMEBOL during the FIFA Club World Cup.
Spain's
Real Madrid holds the all-time record of appearances as UEFA's representative with six, and are the record title-holders of the tournament, with five (
2014,
2016,
2017,
2018 and
2022). Real Madrid also holds the record of most appearances in the final, with five, followed by Spanish rivals
Barcelona with four.
Italy's
Serie A is the only national league with multiple representatives that remains undefeated, with
Milan and
Internazionale both winning the FIFA Club World Cup in their sole appearances.
List of participating clubs of the FIFA Club World Cup
The following is a list of clubs that have played in or qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup. Editions in bold indicate competitions won. Rows can be adjusted to national league, total number of participations by national league or club and years played.
Auckland City have contested the
FIFA Club World Cup eleven times, more than any other club.
^
abcdefThe fifth place match was not played for this tournament, so the two teams which lost before the semi-finals were considered to share fifth place.
^Auckland City withdrew from the 2020 tournament due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities.[39]