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The brainchild of former UEFA big cheese Henri Delaunay, the World Club Championship was
started in 1960 as a two legged, home and away affair, between the winners of the European
Cup and the Copa Libertadores.
For some reason, the competition was always seen as much more prestigious by the South
American clubs and fans, with the Europeans being much more focused on their domestic
leagues and European Cup. Whether or not this explains why the
South Americans have the better record in the competition is open to debate, but
the competition came in for some right old stick by the European clubs and media.
Seen by many as a waste of time, just 2 more games in the season,
with no real financial benefit, the competition really started to struggle in the 70's.
The 1975 and 1978 competitions weren't even played (the teams couldn't find matching
dates in their diaries), and when it was played there was always the whiff of violence in the air
(not the terrace violence that was starting to sweep across Europe from groups of
neanderthal fans, but the on-pitch variety from the equally scary South American players against their
European counterparts). With some of the European teams worried about risking their best
players against this new on-pitch threat, several of them actually declined
to play (their places being taken by the runners up in 1971, 73, 74, 77 and 79).
With the Championship on its knees, begging to be put out
of its misery, up stepped Japanese car giant Toyota with an idea - a one-off final,
sponsored by Toyota, played out in Japan, plenty of cash and sushi to go round,
and as many free electronic goods as the greedy Europeans could stuff into their
Louis Vutton cases. It worked a treat. From then on there were no more missing champions
and they even started to take it a bit more seriously.
The competition ran up until 2004, by which time FIFA had decided it was missing out
on the chance to make some more cash, and created the originally entitled FIFA World Club
Championship in 2000. Universally unpopular, it was seen as a replacement for the Toyota Cup,
featuring teams from all over the world, not just South America and Europe. Cancelled between
2001 and 2004, it resurfaced again in 2005 as the official replacement for the Toyota Cup.
Bizarrely, and in true FIFA fashion, the competition was re-badged again in 2006, as
the FIFA Club World Cup.
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| List of Winners |
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| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Pens | MOTM | Note |
| 2004 | FC Porto (POR) | Once Caldas (COL) | 0 - 0 aet | 8-7 | Maniche | |
| 2003 | Boca Juniors (ARG) | AC Milan (ITA) | 1 - 1 aet | 3-1 | Donnet | |
| 2002 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Olimpia Asuncion (PAR) | 2 - 0 | | Ronaldo | |
| 2001 | Bayern Munich (GER) | Boca Juniors (ARG) | 1 - 0 | | Kuffour | |
| 2000 | Boca Juniors (ARG) | Real Madrid (ESP) | 2 - 1 | | Palermo | |
| 1999 | Manchester United (ENG) | Palmeiras (BRA) | 1 - 0 | | Giggs | |
| 1998 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Vasco da Gama (BRA) | 2 - 1 | | Raul | |
| 1997 | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | Cruzeiro (BRA) | 2 - 0 | | Moller | |
| 1996 | Juventus F.C. (ITA) | River Plate (ARG) | 1 - 0 | | Del Piero | |
| 1995 | Ajax (NED) | Gremio (BRA) | 0 - 0 aet | 4-3 | Blind | |
| 1994 | Velez Sarsfield (ARG) | AC Milan (ITA) | 2 - 0 | | Asad | |
| 1993 | Sao Paulo (BRA) | AC Milan (ITA) | 3 - 2 | | Cerezo | (12) |
| 1992 | Sao Paulo (BRA) | Barcelona (ESP) | 2 - 1 | | Rai | |
| 1991 | Red Star Belgrade (YUG) | Colo-Colo (CHI) | 3 - 0 | | Jugovic | |
| 1990 | AC Milan (ITA) | Olimpia Asuncion (PAR) | 3 - 0 | | Rijkaard | |
| 1989 | AC Milan (ITA) | Atletico Nacional (COL) | 1 - 0 aet | | Evani | |
| 1988 | Nacional (URU) | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | 2 - 2 aet | 7-6 | Ostolaza | |
| 1987 | FC Porto (POR) | Penarol (URU) | 2 - 1 aet | | Madjer | |
| 1986 | River Plate (ARG) | Steaua Bucharest (ROM) | 1 - 0 | | Alzamendi | |
| 1985 | Juventus (ITA) | Argentinos Juniors (ARG) | 2 - 2 aet | 4-2 | Platini | |
| 1984 | Independiente (ARG) | Liverpool (ENG) | 1 - 0 | | Percudani | |
| 1983 | Gremio (BRA) | Hamburger SV (FRG) | 2 - 1 aet | | Renato | |
| 1982 | Penarol (URU) | Aston Villa (ENG) | 2 - 0 | | Jair | |
| 1981 | Flamengo (BRA) | Liverpool (ENG) | 3 - 0 | | Zico | |
| 1980 | Nacional (URU) | Nottingham Forest (ENG) | 1 - 0 | | Victorino | |
| 1979 | Olimpia Asuncion (PAR) | Malmo FF (SWE) | 3-1 (1-0 2-1) | | | (11) |
| 1978 | No competition | | | | | (10) |
| 1977 | Boca Juniors (ARG) | Borussia M'gladbach (GER) | 5-2 (2-2 3-0) | | | (9) |
| 1976 | Bayern Munich (GER) | Cruzeiro (BRA) | 2-0 (2-0 0-0) | | | |
| 1975 | No competition | | | | | (8) |
| 1974 | Atletico Madrid (ESP) | Independiente (ARG) | 2-1 (0-1 2-0) | | | (7) |
| 1973 | Independiente (ARG) | Juventus (ITA) | 1-0 | | | (6) |
| 1972 | Ajax (NED) | Independiente (ARG) | 4-1 (1-1 3-0) | | | |
| 1971 | Nacional (URU) | Panathinaikos (GRE) | 3-2 (1-1 2-1) | | | (5) |
| 1970 | Feyenoord (NED) | Estudiantes L.P. (ARG) | 3-2 (2-2 1-0) | | | |
| 1969 | AC Milan (ITA) | Estudiantes L.P. (ARG) | 4-2 (3-0 1-2) | | | |
| 1968 | Estudiantes L.P. (ARG) | Manchester United (ENG) | (1-0 1-1) | | | |
| 1967 | Racing Club | Celtic (SCO) | 1-0 (0-1 2-1) | | | (4) |
| 1966 | Penarol (URU) | Real Madrid (ESP) | (2-0 2-0) | | | |
| 1965 | Inter Milan (ITA) | Independiente (ARG) | (3-0 0-0) | | | |
| 1964 | Inter Milan (ITA) | Independiente (ARG) | 1-0 (0-1 2-0) | | | (3) |
| 1963 | Santos (BRA) | AC Milan (ITA) | 1-0 (2-4 4-2) | | | (2) |
| 1962 | Santos (BRA) | Benfica (POR) | (3-2 5-2) | | | |
| 1961 | Penarol (URU) | Benfica (POR) | 2-1 (0-1 5-0) | | | (1) |
| 1960 | Real Madrid (ESP) | Penarol (URU) | (0-0 5-1) | | | |
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| (12) | 1993 European champions Marseille suspended. |
| (11) | 1979 European Cup winners Nottingham Forest declined championship. |
| (10) | 1978 Liverpool and Boca Juniors could not agree date to play. |
| (9) | 1977 European Cup winners Liverpool declined championship. |
| (8) | 1975 Bayern Munich and Independiente could not agree date to play. |
| (7) | 1974 European Cup winners Bayern Munich declined championship. |
| (6) | 1973 European Cup winners Ajax declined championship. Single match played in Rome. |
| (5) | 1971 European Cup winners Ajax declined championship. |
| (4) | 1967 Racing Club won play-off game in Montevideo. |
| (3) | 1964 Inter Milan won play-off game in Madrid. |
| (2) | 1963 Santos won play-off game in Rio. |
| (1) | 1961 Penarol won play-off game in Montevideo. |
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| Number of Titles |
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| Titles | Club | Years |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 1977, 2000, 2003 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 1969, 1989, 1990 |
| 3 | Nacional | 1971, 1980, 1988 |
| 3 | Pearol | 1961, 1966, 1982 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 1960, 1998, 2002 |
| 2 | Ajax | 1972, 1995 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1976, 2001 |
| 2 | Independiente | 1973, 1984 |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 1964, 1965 |
| 2 | Juventus | 1985, 1996 |
| 2 | FC Porto | 1987, 2004 |
| 2 | Santos | 1962, 1963 |
| 2 | Sao Paulo | 1992, 1993 |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 1974 |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 1997 |
| 1 | Estudiantes L.P. | 1968 |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 1970 |
| 1 | Flamengo | 1981 |
| 1 | Gremio | 1983 |
| 1 | Manchester United | 1999 |
| 1 | Olimpia Asuncion | 1979 |
| 1 | Racing Club | 1967 |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 1991 |
| 1 | River Plate | 1986 |
| 1 | Velez Sarsfield | 1994 |
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| Most Successful Nations |
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| Total Number of Titles | Nation |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 7 | Italy |
| 6 | Brazil |
| 6 | Uruguay |
| 4 | Spain |
| 3 | Germany |
| 3 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Portugal |
| 1 | Paraguay |
| 1 | England |
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
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| Most Successful Continent |
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| Total Number of Titles | Continent |
| 22 | South America |
| 21 | Europe |
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Intercontinental Cup / Toyota Cup / World Club Championship 