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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 two types of world champions, those coming from the Intercontinental Cup and from the Club World Cup, the two competitions confer the same title, that of FIFA club world champion.'

Competitions

Official competitions

  • 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

In accordance to what is officially communicated by FIFA, the total count of official world titles is as follows:

Club Federation Trophies Intercontinental Cup Club World Cup
Real Madrid  Spain 7 3 (1960, 1998, 2002) 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
A.C. Milan  Italy 4 3 (1969, 1989, 1990) 1 (2007)
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)
Bayern München  Germany 3 2 (1976, 2001) 1 (2013)
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)

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