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 Intercontinental Cup, it was relaunched in 2005 and took its current name the season afterwards.[4]
 David Luiz, Cássio and Paolo Guerrero (from left to right) accepting their individual awards after the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final. | |
| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (FIFA) |
The current format of the tournament, in use since the competition was revamped ahead of the 2025 edition, features 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation; 12 teams from Europe, 6 from South America, 4 from Asia, 4 from Africa, 4 from North, Central America and Caribbean, 1 from Oceania, and 1 team from the host nation. The teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with each team playing three group stage matches in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, starting with the round of 16 and culminating with the final.[1]
At the end of each final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves from the rest in different aspects of the game. Spanish club Barcelona has been the only club to earn every award in one edition, a feat accomplished during the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. Barcelona, along with Real Madrid, are also the only sides to have earned three FIFA Fair Play Trophies. Lionel Messi is also the only player to have won two Golden Ball awards. Uruguayan player Luis Suárez holds the record for the most goals scored in one edition (five in 2015).
Awards
editThere are currently three awards:[5]
- the Golden Ball for best player;
- the Man of the Match for the best player in each tournament match; first awarded in 2013;
- the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play.
The following two awards are no longer given:
- the Golden Shoe for best player; only awarded in 2000;
- the FIFA All-Star Team for the best squad of players of the tournament; only awarded in 2000.
The winners of the competition also receive the FIFA Club World Cup Champions Badge; it features an image of the trophy, which the reigning champion is entitled to display on its kit until the final of the next championship.[6] The badge was first presented to Milan, the winners of the 2007 final.[7] Initially, all four previous champions were allowed to wear the badge until the 2008 final, where Manchester United gained the sole right to wear the badge by winning the trophy.[6]
Each player from the clubs finishing third, second and first also receive one bronze, silver and gold medal each, respectively.[5]
Golden Ball
edit
The Golden Ball Award on display in the Museu CR7.
In 2008 Wayne Rooney became the first player to win the tournament, the Golden Ball, and the top goalscorer in a single edition, a feat that has since been equaled by Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.
Lionel Messi (left) is the only player to have won two FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls.
Toyota Motor Corporation, the presenting sponsor of the FIFA Club World Cup from 2005 to 2014, rewarded the Golden Ball winner with one of its vehicles.
Deco is the only player to have won the Golden Ball but not the tournament.
The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA Club World Cup, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media.[5][8] Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.[5][8]
- Real Madrid (Sergio Ramos – 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo – 2016, Luka Modrić – 2017, Gareth Bale – 2018, Vinícius Júnior – 2022) is the only club to have earned the Golden Ball award five times.[9][10][11][12]
- Barcelona is the only club to have earned every award in one edition (2015 Japan).[13][14]
- Lionel Messi is the only player to have won two Golden Balls.[15]
- Cristiano Ronaldo has won most awards (4), one Golden Ball and three Silver Balls.[8]
- Brazilian players have won the most Golden Balls, amassing six.[8] They also hold the record for the most Silver and Bronze Balls with six and five, respectively.[8]
- Cristian Bolaños, Dioko Kaluyituka, Mouhcine Iajour, Gaku Shibasaki and Ivan Vicelich are the only non-European and non-South American players who have earned the Silver Ball or the Bronze Ball while playing for a club that doesn't come from the aforementioned continents.[16][17]
From 2005 to 2021, the winner of the Golden Ball was also presented with a separate trophy by the tournament sponsor.[40][41] This was discontinued from the 2022 edition. The name of the award has varied:
- 2005–2014: Toyota Award (also known as the Toyota Golden Key)[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][27][30]
- During this period, the winner of the Toyota Award received a Toyota-made automobile as a prize or an equivalent amount in cash.[50]
- 2015: Alibaba E-Auto Award[51]
- 2016: Alibaba YunOS Auto Award[52]
- 2017–2021: Alibaba Cloud Award (also known as the Alibaba Cloud Trophy or Alibaba Cloud Player of the Tournament)[53][34][35][54]
Man of the Match
editThe Man of the Match award was introduced in 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco. The award is given to the best player in each tournament match by the FIFA Technical Study Group.
Six players have won two man of the match awards:
- Four players won them in the same tournament: Luis Suárez (2015), Jonathan Urretaviscaya (2017), Khalid Eisa (2018) and Vinícius Júnior (2022).
- Two players won them in separate tournaments: Luka Modrić and Cristiano Ronaldo (both 2016 and 2017).
- Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have won two final man of the match awards.
| Final | Player of the Match | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Morocco |  Franck Ribéry
|
[55] |
| 2014 Morocco |  Sergio Ramos
|
[56] |
| 2015 Japan |  Luis Suárez
|
[57] |
| 2016 Japan |  Cristiano Ronaldo
|
[58] |
| 2017 United Arab Emirates | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
[61] |
| 2018 United Arab Emirates | Marcos Llorente
|
[64] |
| 2019 Qatar |  Roberto Firmino
|
[88] |
| 2020 Qatar |  Joshua Kimmich
|
[67] |
| 2021 United Arab Emirates | Antonio Rüdiger
|
[73] |
| 2022 Morocco | Vinícius Júnior
|
[80] |
| 2023 Saudi Arabia |  Julián Álvarez
|
[87] |
The name of the award has varied based on the tournament sponsor:
- 2013–2014: Toyota Match Award
- 2015: Alibaba E-Auto Match Award
- 2016: Alibaba YunOS Auto Match Award
- 2017–2021: Alibaba Cloud Match Award
- 2022–present: Man of the Match presented by Visit Saudi
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
editThe FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the Club World Cup tournament.[5][89] The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Award, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development.[5][89]
Real Madrid is the only club to have won four FIFA Fair Play Trophies.[89]
Golden Shoe
editThe Golden Shoe award went to the top goalscorer of the FIFA Club World Cup. It was only awarded at the inaugural tournament in 2000. If more than one player finishes the tournament with the same number of goals, the tie goes to the player who has contributed the most assists (with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such). Silver and Bronze Boots are awarded to the second- and third-placed players.[90]
| Edition | Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid) Romário (Vasco da Gama) 3 goals, 0 assists |
N/A |  Agustín Delgado (Necaxa) Edílson (Corinthians) Edmundo (Vasco da Gama)2 goals, 1 assist |
FIFA All-Star Team
editThe FIFA All-Star Team is a squad of the best players of the tournament. It was only awarded at the inaugural tournament in 2000. The squad includes eleven starters and seven substitutes.[90]
| Edition | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dida (Corinthians)
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| Substitutes | ||||
| Helton (Vasco da Gama)
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 José Milián (Necaxa)
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|||
Hat-tricks
edit- Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Hamdou Elhouni are the only players who have scored a hat-trick in the competition. Suárez did so in the 2015 semi-final against Guangzhou Evergrande, scoring all three goals of the match.[91] Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the 2016 final against Kashima Antlers, an equalizing penalty kick followed by two extra time goals. Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick in the 2018 semi-final, also against Kashima Antlers, where he scored all three of his team's goals before being substituted in less than an hour. Hamdou Elhouni scored the most recent hat-trick in 2019, when Espérance de Tunis won 6–2 against Al-Sadd in the match for fifth place.
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External links
edit- FIFA's official site for the FIFA Club World Cup (in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish)
- Toyota's official site for the FIFA Club World Cup (in English and Japanese)