List Of World Champion Football Clubs: Wiki list article
This list includes the official (de jure) FIFA club world champions; the international official competitions are trophies organized by FIFA or affiliated federations (for FIFA statute).In synthesis FIFA has three types of world champions, those coming from the Copa Rio 1951, the Intercontinental Cup and from the Club World Cup, the three competitions confer the same title, that of FIFA club world champion.
Competitions
Official competitions
- The FIFA Club World Cup is a competition for club football teams. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) organizes the World Cup every year (annually). The tournament officially decides the world title. It is contested by the winner of that years AFC Champions League (Asia), CAF Champions League (Africa), CONCACAF Champions League (North America), Copa Libertadores (South America), OFC Champions League (Oceania), and UEFA Champions League (Europe), along with the host country's national champions. As required by the regulations (integrated to the statute), a representative from FIFA presents the winner with the FIFA Club World Cup trophy and with a FIFA World Champions certificate.
- The Copa Rio (1951) The 1951 Copa Rio was a competition organized by the CBD (CBF), authorized and assisted by FIFA. In total, two editions were held, the first in 1951, won by Palmeiras and the second edition in 1952, won by Fluminense, but only the 1951 edition received official recognition from FIFA as the first worldwide club competition (de jure), on June 7, 2014. through official documentation granted during a meeting of the FIFA executive committee/council. Although the 1951 Copa Rio was recognized as a club world championship, the 1952 edition that was won by Fluminense has not yet received the same official recognition from FIFA. Therefore, at the moment, only the 1951 edition that has official recognition by FIFA documentation will appear on this list.
- The Intercontinental Cup (1960-2004) or European/South American Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition organized by UEFA and CONMEBOL. The competition was contested between the winners of the European UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores. The cup was called the World Club Championship (de facto) until the first FIFA Club World Cup was held in 2000 (pilot edition). From 2005 the Intercontinental Cup was replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup. The FIFA Club World Cup also includes CONCACAF, AFC, CAF, and OFCwinners. In 2017 the FIFA Congress officially recognized all of them as club world champions (de jure) with the same status to the FIFA Club World Cup winners or FIFA World Champions.
The football experts agree that the Intercontinental Cup is the most fascinating football competition that ever existed thanks to the great balance in the field given by the lower economic gap of the time and rules on foreign players who gradually favored the European teams and weakened the South American teams; there are many sources and statistics that confirm this.
Winners
There are also federations not connected to FIFA (en:Non-FIFA international football), also for this reason the titles recognized and awarded by FIFA are intended as titles of the federation in question. An officially recognized title, by definition, is official.
In accordance to what is formally communicated by FIFA, the total count of official world titles is as follows:
| Club | Federation | Trophies | Copa Rio | Intercontinental Cup | Club World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeiras |  Brazil | 1 | 1 (1951) | ||
| Real Madrid |  Spain | 8 | 3 (1960, 1998, 2002) | 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022) | |
| A.C. Milan |  Italy | 4 | 3 (1969, 1989, 1990) | 1 (2007) | |
| Bayern München |  Germany | 4 | 2 (1976, 2001) | 2 (2013, 2020) | |
| Penarol |  Uruguay | 3 | 3 (1961, 1966, 1982) | ||
| Nacional Montevideo | Uruguay | 3 | 3 (1971, 1980, 1988) | ||
| Boca Juniors |  Argentina | 3 | 3 (1977, 2000, 2003) | ||
| São Paulo | Brazil | 3 | 2 (1992, 1993) | 1 (2005) | |
| Inter Milan | Italy | 3 | 2 (1964, 1965) | 1 (2010) | |
| F.C. Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 (2009, 2011, 2015) | ||
| Santos | Brazil | 2 | 2 (1962, 1963) | ||
| Independiente | Argentina | 2 | 2 (1973, 1984) | ||
| Ajax |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 (1972, 1995) | ||
| Juventus | Italy | 2 | 2 (1985, 1996) | ||
| Porto |  Portugal | 2 | 2 (1987, 2004) | ||
| Manchester United |  England | 2 | 1 (1999) | 1 (2008) | |
| Corinthians | Brazil | 2 | 2 (2000, 2012) | ||
| Racing Club | Argentina | 1 | 1 (1967) | ||
| Estudiantes | Argentina | 1 | 1 (1968) | ||
| Feyenoord | Netherlands | 1 | 1 (1970) | ||
| Atletico Madrid | Spain | 1 | 1 (1974) | ||
| Olimpia |  Paraguay | 1 | 1 (1979) | ||
| Flamengo | Brazil | 1 | 1 (1981) | ||
| Gremio | Brazil | 1 | 1 (1983) | ||
| River Plate | Argentina | 1 | 1 (1986) | ||
| Red Star Belgrade |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 (1991) | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | Argentina | 1 | 1 (1994) | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 1 | 1 (1997) | ||
| Internacional | Brazil | 1 | 1 (2006) | ||
| Liverpool | England | 1 | 1 (2019) | ||
| Chelsea | England | 1 | 1 (2021) | ||
| Manchester City | England | 1 | 1 (2023) |
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References
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