document_title: List of rivers by discharge

question_text: the amazon has the greatest discharge in the world. which river has the second greatest discharge

question_tokens: the amazon has the greatest discharge in the world . which river has the second greatest discharge

text: List of rivers by discharge

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text: This is a list of rivers by their average discharge, that is their water flow. Here, only those rivers are shown whose discharge is more than 2000 cubic meters per second.

text:
No
Continent
River
Length (km)
Length (miles)
Drainage area (km2)
Average discharge (m3/s)
Outflow
Reference

1
S. America
Amazon[note 1]
6,400
4,132
7,050,000
209,000
Atlantic Ocean
[1][2]

2
Africa
Congo
4,371
2,716
4,014,500
41,200
Atlantic Ocean
[1][1]

3
Eurasia
Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna
5,425
3,371
1,731,334
38,129
Bay of Bengal
[3]

4
S. America
Orinoco
2,140
1,330
880,000
37,000
Atlantic Ocean
[1][4]

5
S. America
Madeira
3,380
2,100
1,420,000
31,200
Amazon River
[5][6]

6
Eurasia
Yangtze
(Chang Jiang)
6,418
3,988
1,808,500
30,166
East China Sea
[1][2]

7
S. America
Negro
2,230
1,390
691,000
28,400
Amazon River
[5]

8
S. America
Río de la Plata
290
180
3,100,000
22,000
Atlantic Ocean
[1]

9
Eurasia
Brahmaputra
3,848
2,391
712,035
19,800
Padma River
[7][8]

10
Eurasia
Yenisei
3,438
2,136
2,580,000
19,600
Kara Sea
[1][2]

11
S. America
Japurá
2,615
1,625
267,730
18,620
Amazon River
[9]

12
S. America
Paraná
4,880
3,050
2,582,672
17,290
Río de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean

13
Eurasia
Lena
4,472
2,647
2,490,000
16,871
Laptev Sea
[1][2]

14
N. America
Saint Lawrence
3,058
1,900
1,030,000
16,800
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
[10]

15
N. America
Mississippi
3,730
2,320
3,202,230
16,792
Gulf of Mexico
[1]

16
S. America
Marañón
1,737
1,074
358,000
16,708
Amazon River

17
Eurasia
Ganges
2,510
1,560
907,000
16,648
Padma River
[11]

18
Eurasia
Mekong
4,023
2,500
811,000
16,000
South China Sea
[1][2]

19
S. America
Tocantins
2,699
1,677
920,000
13,600
Atlantic Ocean, Amazon River
[12]

20
S. America
Tapajos
1,992
1,232
492,481
13,540
Amazon River
[13]

21
S. America
Ucayali
2,670
1,651
337,519
13,500
Amazon River

22
Eurasia
Irrawaddy
2,170
1,348
411,000
13,000
Andaman Sea
[1]

23
Eurasia
Ob' - Irtysh
5,410
3,449
2,990,000
12,475
Gulf of Ob
[1][2]

24
Eurasia
Amur
(Heilong)
4,352
2,714
1,855,000
11,400
Sea of Okhotsk
[1]

25
S. America
Purus
3,211
1,995
371,042
10,970
Amazon River

26
S. America
Beni
1,599
994
283,350
10,300
Madeira River
[14]

27
N. America
Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay
4,241
2,635
1,790,000
10,300
Beaufort Sea
[1]

28
Africa
Kwah - Kasai
2,272
1,405
881,890
9,873
Congo River

29
S. America
Xingu
1,979
1,230
531,250
9,700
Amazon River

30
Eurasia
Pearl - Xi Jiang
(West) (Si Kang)
2,400
1,491
453,700
9,500
South China Sea
[15]

31
S. America
Mamoré
2,200
1,361
595,000
8,800
Madeira River

32
S. America
Putumayo
1,813
1,121
148,000
8,760
Amazon River

33
S. America
Juruá
2,410
1,498
225,828
8,420
Amazon River

34
Africa
Kasai
2,153
1,338
880,200
8,346
Congo River
[9]

35
S. America
Guaviare
1,497
930
140,000
8,200
Orinoco River

36
Eurasia
Volga
3,692
2,294
1,380,000
8,060
Caspian Sea

37
N. America
Ohio
1,579
981
490,601
7,957
Mississippi River[note 2]
[16]

38
N. America
Columbia
2,000
1,243
668,000
7,500
Pacific Ocean

39
Eurasia
Xi
2,197
1,359
409,480
7,410
Pearl River

40
Eurasia
Danube
2,860
1,777
817,000
7,130
Black Sea

41
Africa
Zambezi
2,574
1,599
1,331,000
7,070
Indian Ocean
[17]

42
S. America
Magdalena
1,540
963
257,438
6,987
Atlantic Ocean

43
S. America
Napo
1,075
665
100,518
6,976
Amazon River

44
Eurasia
Indus
3,200
2,000
1,165,000
6,600
Arabian Sea

45
S. America
Meta
1,200
742
93,800
6,500
Orinoco River

46
N. America
Yukon
3,187
1,980
854,696
6,428
Bering Sea

47
S. America
Madre de Dios
1,220
754
125,500
6,370
Beni River
[14]

48
S. America
Araguaia
2,627
1,632
358,125
6,216
Tocantins River
[9]

49
Eurasia
Kapuas
1,143
710
98,749
6,000
South China Sea

50
Oceania
Fly
1,050
649
76,000
6,000
Gulf of Papua, Coral Sea

51
N. America
Niagara
58
36
684,000
5,796
Lake Ontario

52
Africa
Niger
4,167
2,589
2,090,000
5,589
Atlantic Ocean
[1]

53
S. America
Uruguay
1,838
1,140
365,000
5,500
Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata

54
Eurasia
Barito
880
544
100,000
5,500
Java Sea

55
Eurasia
Aldan
2,273
1,412
729,000
5,489
Lena River
[9]

56
S. America
Branco
775
479
195,000
5,400
Rio Negro

57
N. America
Detroit
51
32
1,813
5,324
Lake Erie

58
N. America
St. Clair
63
39
576,000
5,200
Lake St. Clair

59
S. America
Atrato
750
466
38,500
4,900
Atlantic Ocean

60
Eurasia
Salween
2,815
1,749
320,000
4,876
Andaman Sea

61
S. America
Caroní
952
595
95,000
4,850
Orinoco River

62
Oceania
Mamberamo
1,175
727
79,774
4,580
Pacific Ocean

63
Eurasia
Angara
1,779
1,100
1,079,000
4,530
Yenisey River

64
S. America
Juruena
1,240
770
190,391
4,360
Tapajos River

65
Eurasia
Kama
1,805
1,122
507,000
4,100
Volga River

66
Africa
Ubangi
2,272
1,405
772,800
4,000
Congo River

67
Eurasia
Chindwin
1,207
750
114,000
4,000
Ayeyarwady River

68
S. America
Teles Pires
1,638
1,013
141,718
3,978
Tapajos River

69
Eurasia
Pechora
1,809
1,124
289,532
3,949
Barents Sea

70
S. America
Apaporis
1,370
847
54,300
3,900
Japurá River

71
Oceania
Sepik
1,126
700
80,321
3,804
Bismarck Sea

72
Eurasia
Kolyma
2,129
1,317
644,000
3,800
East Siberian Sea

73
Eurasia
Nizhnyaya Tunguska
2,989
1,848
473,000
3,680
Yenisei River

74
Eurasia
Upper Meghna
1,040
643
82,000
3,600
Lower Meghna River

75
Eurasia
Godavari
1,465
910
312,812
3,505
Bay of Bengal
[11]

76
S. America
Huallaga
1,138
704
85,000
3,500
Ucayali River

77
N. America
Fraser
1,375
854
220,000
3,475
Pacific Ocean

78
Eurasia
Kaladan
450
278

3,468
Bay of Bengal

79
N. America
Slave
434
270
616,400
3,414
Great Slave Lake

80
Eurasia
Northern Dvina
744
462
357,052
3,332
White Sea
[1]

81
Eurasia
Khatanga
1,636
1,012
364,000
3,320
Khatanga Gulf, Laptev Sea

82
Oceania
Kikori
405
250
23,309
3,274
Gulf of Papua

83
S. America
Parnaíba
1,070
662
220,000
3,200
Atlantic Ocean

84
S. America
Jutai
1,200
742
60,000
3,000
Amazon River

85
S. America
Caura
723
449
52,000
3,000
Orinoco River

86
Eurasia
Ghaghara
1,080
671
127,950
2,990
Ganges River
[18]

87
Eurasia
Irtysh
4,248
2,627
1,673,470
2,980
Ob River

88
Eurasia
Yamuna
1,376
855
366,223
2,950
Ganges River
[18]

89
S. America
São Francisco
2,830
1,758
641,000
2,943
Atlantic Ocean
[19]

90
S. America
Trombetas
1,060
656
135,239
2,855
Amazon River

91
Africa
Nile
6,853
4,258
3,400,000
2,830
Mediterranean Sea
[1]

92
S. America
Tambo
1,000
618
135,000
2,800
Ucayali River

93
Africa
Ruki
1,300
804
173,800
2,800
Congo River

94
N. America
Koksoak
137
85
133,400
2,800
Ungava Bay, Arctic Ocean

95
S. America
Pastaza
740
458
41,000
2,770
Marañón River

96
S. America
Iriri
1,300
810
130,000
2,745
Xingu River

97
S. America
Guapore
1,530
946
303,210
2,740
Mamoré River

98
Eurasia
Zeya
1,242
768
233,000
2,700
Amur River

99
S. America
Tigre
940
581
54,200
2,700
Marañón River

100
Africa
Kwango
1,100
680
263,500
2,700
Kasai River

101
S. America
Paraguay
2,621
1,629
365,592
2,700
Parana River

102
Eurasia
Red
1,149
714
143,700
2,640
Gulf of Tonkin

103
S. America
Uaupes
1,050
649
50,000
2,625
Rio Negro

104
Eurasia
Yellow
5,464
3,395
752,000
2,571
East China Sea

105
Eurasia
Pyasina
818
508
182,000
2,550
Kara Sea

106
Eurasia
Amu Darya
2,400
1,491
534,739
2,525
Aral Sea

107
S. America
Tietê
1,150
715
150,000
2,500
Paraná River

108
Africa
Sankuru
1,200
756
156,000
2,500
Kasai River

109
Eurasia
Mahakam
980
609
77,100
2,500
Makassar Strait

110
Africa
Sangha
790
489
213,400
2,471
Congo River

111
Eurasia
Songhua / Sungari
1,434
887
557,180
2,463
Amur River

112
S. America
Javari
1,184
732
90,000
2,463
Amazon River

113
Eurasia
Neva
74
46
281,000
2,445
Baltic Sea
[20]

114
N. America
Missouri
3,767
2,341
1,371,010
2,445
Mississippi River
[1]

115
N. America
Liard
1,115
693
277,100
2,434
Mackenzie River

116
S. America
Rio Grande (Paraná River)
1,360
841
143,000
2,400
Paraná River

117
Africa
Benue
1,370
847

2,400
Niger River

118
N. America
Nelson
2,575
1600
982,900
2,370
Hudson Bay
[21]

119
S. America
Cauca
1,180
730
59,840
2,364
Magdalena River

120
S. America
Yarí
620
383
31,650
2,360
Japurá River

121
S. America
Urubamba
724
448
60,300
2,330
Ucayali River

122
Eurasia
Rhine
1,233
820
198,735
2,330
North Sea
[22]

123
S. America
Apure
1,038
645
121,400
2,300
Orinoco River

124
Eurasia
Xiang
856
529
96,400
2,288
Yangtze River

125
Eurasia
Krishna River
1,400
870
258,948
2,213
Bay of Bengal
[11]

126
S. America
San Juan
380
240
15,000
2,200
Pacific Ocean

127
Eurasia
Vitim
1,978
1,223
227,000
2,200
Lena River

128
Eurasia
Koshi
729
453
69,300
2,166
Ganges River
[18]

129
Eurasia
Yuan
864
537
89,163
2,158
Yangtze River

130
Eurasia
Han
1,532
952
174,300
2,156
Yangtze River

131
N. America
St. Marys
120
75
127,700
2,135
Lake Huron

132
Eurasia
Jialing
1,119
695
160,000
2,120
Yangtze River

133
Eurasia
Mahanadi
858
533
141,600
2,119
Bay of Bengal
[11]

134
N. America
Peace
1,923
1,195
306,000
2,110
Slave River

135
S. America
Essequibo
1,014
627
69,300
2,104
Atlantic Ocean

136
S. America
Ventuari
520
322
40,000
2,000
Orinoco river

137
S. America
Inírida
1,300
804

2,000
Guaviare River

138
S. America
Vichada
580
359
25,000
2,000
Orinoco River

139
Africa
Aruwimi
1,030
808
116,100
2,000
Congo River


document_title: FIFA Club World Cup

question_text: who has won the most club world cups

question_tokens: who has won the most club world cups

root

text: FIFA Club World Cup

text: History[edit]

text: Origin[edit]

text: The first club tournament to be billed as the "Football World Championship" was held in 1887, in which Scottish Cup champions Hibernian defeated English FA Cup semi-finalists Preston North End.[1] According to FIFA, the first attempt at creating a global club football tournament was in 1909, 21 years before the first FIFA World Cup.[2] The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was held in Italy in 1909 and 1911, and contested by English, Italian, German and Swiss clubs.[3] It was won by English amateur side West Auckland on both occasions.[4]

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text: The idea that FIFA should organise international club competitions dates from the beginning of the 1950s.[5] In 1951, FIFA President Jules Rimet was asked about FIFA's involvement in the Copa Rio, and stated that it was not under FIFA's jurisdiction since it was organised and sponsored by the Brazilian Football Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF).[6] The competition was succeeded by another tournament, named Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer, which was won by Vasco da Gama.[7] This tournament had five Brazilian sides, and three foreign clubs,[8] thus, losing half of its intercontinental aspect. In December 2007, FIFA turned down Palmeiras' request to recognise the tournament as a Club World Cup since the participants were limited to two continents.[9]

text: Although the competition was discontinued, it was held in high regard. FIFA board members Stanley Rous and Ottorino Barassi participated personally, albeit not in their capacity as FIFA members, in the organisation of the competition in 1951.[10] Rous' role was attributed to the negotiations with European clubs, whereas Barassi helped form the framework of the competition. Commenting on Juventus' acceptance to participate in the tournament, the Italian press stated that "an Italian club could not be missing in such an important and worldwide-reaching event".[11]

text: Because of the difficulty the CBF found in bringing European clubs to the competition, the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper suggested that there should be FIFA involvement in the programming of international club competitions saying that, "ideally, international tournaments, here or abroad, should be played at times set by FIFA". However, no response was received.[12] The Pequeña Copa del Mundo was a tournament held in Venezuela between 1952 and 1957, with a two short revivals in 1963 and in 1965.[13] It was usually played by eight participants, half from Europe and half from South America. After the late 1950s, the tournament rapidly lost status as the pedigree of its participants decreased. This competition, along with the creation of the European Cup and the Copa Libertadores, created the groundwork of the eventual Intercontinental Cup.[13]

text: Obstacles to the creation of the Club World Cup[edit]

text: After winning the Intercontinental Cup, Real Madrid titled themselves world champions until FIFA stepped in and objected, citing that the competition did not include any other champions from the other confederations; FIFA stated that they can only claim to be intercontinental champions of a competition played between two organisations in which no one else had the opportunity to participate.[14] FIFA failed to authorise the competition in the 1960s.[15] FIFA stated that they would prohibit the 1961 edition to be played out unless the organisers regarded the competition as a friendly or a private match between two organisations.[16] That same year the Intercontinental Cup was first played, FIFA authorised the International Soccer League to be contested with ratification from Sir Stanley Rous, who had become the FIFA President by that point.[17][18]

text: Although FIFA hoped to eventually transform the International Soccer League into a Club World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup had attracted the interest of other continents.[19] The North and Central America confederation, CONCACAF, was created in 1961 to organise its intentions of allowing its clubs to participate in the Copa Libertadores and, by extension, the Intercontinental Cup.[20] However, their entry into both competitions was rejected. Subsequently, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup began in 1962.[21] FIFA was asked by CONMEBOL and UEFA in 1963 to make the Intercontinental Cup official; however, FIFA gave the same response as in 1960 and stated that they would only recognise the competition if the Asian and African champions were included.[22]

text: Due to the brutality of the Argentine and Uruguayan clubs at the Intercontinental Cup, FIFA was asked several times during the late 1960s to assess penalties and regulate the tournament.[23] However, FIFA refused each request.[24] The first of these requests was made in 1967, after a play-off match labelled The Battle of Montevideo.[25] The Scottish Football Association, via President Willie Allan, wanted FIFA to recognise the competition in order to enforce football regulation; FIFA responded that it could not regulate a competition it did not organise.[26] Allan's crusade also suffered after CONMEBOL, with the backing of its President Teofilo Salinas and the Argentine Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino; AFA), refused to allow FIFA to have any hand in the competition, stating:[27]

text:
“
The CSF is the entity in charge of controlling, in South America, the organisation of the tournament between the champions of Europe and [South] America, a competition FIFA considers a friendly. We do not think it's appropriate that FIFA has to meddle in the matter.
”

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text: René Courte, FIFA's General Sub-Secretary, wrote an article shortly afterwards stating that FIFA viewed the competition as a "European-South American friendly match".[28] This was confirmed by Sir Stanley Rous, who then stated that FIFA saw the Intercontinental Cup as a friendly match.[29][30][31][32] However, with the Asian and North American club competitions in place, FIFA opened the idea of supervising the competition if it included those confederations, which was met with a negative response from its participating confederations, UEFA and CONMEBOL. According to Stanley Rous, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation had requested their participation in the Intercontinental Cup, which was rejected by UEFA and CONMEBOL.[33][34][35] Madrid newspaper ABC then pointed out that, though the Intercontinental Cup was not officially endorsed by FIFA, it was endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, therefore being an "intercontinental jurisdiction" cup.[36] The 1968 and 1969 Intercontinental Cups finished in similar fashion, with Manchester United manager Matt Busby insisting that "the Argentineans should be banned from all competitive football. FIFA should really step in".[37] Soon after, Stanley Rous wrote an article for the FIFA magazine, reaffirming his desire that FIFA could create a Club World Cup featuring champion clubs of all confederations.[38]

text: In 1970, during its Congress in Mexico, FIFA officially proposed for the first time the creation of a FIFA Club World Cup, to feature champion clubs of all confederations. The proposal received a negative response from the Europeans.[39][40][41] In 1973, French newspaper L'Équipe, who helped bring about the birth of the European Cup,[42] volunteered to sponsor a Club World Cup contested by the champions of Europe, South America, North America and Africa, the only continental club tournaments in existence at the time; the competition was to potentially take place in Paris between September and October 1974, with an eventual final to be held at the Parc des Princes. The extreme negativity of the Europeans prevented this from happening.[43] L'Équipe tried once again in 1975 to create a Club World Cup, in which participants would have been the four semi-finalists of the European Cup, both finalists of the Copa Libertadores, as well as the African and Asian champions.[44] However, UEFA, via its president, Artemio Franchi, declined once again and the proposal failed.[45]

text: With the Intercontinental Cup in danger of being dissolved,[46] West Nally, a British marketing company, was hired by UEFA and CONMEBOL to find a viable solution in 1980;[47][48][49] Toyota Motor Corporation, via West Nally, took the competition under its wing and rebranded it as the Toyota Cup, a one-off match played in Japan.[50][51] Toyota invested over US$700,000 in the 1980 edition to take place in Tokyo's National Olympic Stadium, with over US$200,000 awarded to each participant.[52] The Toyota Cup, with its new format, was received with scepticism, as the sport was unfamiliar in the Far East.[53][54] However, the financial incentive was welcomed, as European and South American clubs were suffering financial difficulties.[55] To protect themselves against the possibility of European withdrawals, Toyota, UEFA and every European Cup participant signed annual contracts requiring the eventual winners of the European Cup to participate at the Intercontinental Cup, as a condition UEFA stipulated to the clubs' participation in the European Cup, or risk facing an international lawsuit from UEFA and Toyota.[56] In 1983, The Football Association tried organising a Club World Cup to be played in 1985 and sponsored by West Nally, only to be denied by UEFA.[57]

text: The Interamerican Cup and the Afro-Asian Club Championship were tournaments created to allow those regions their own Club competitions, in large part due to the refusal of UEFA and CONMEBOL to allow CONCACAF, AFC and CAF clubs to compete in the Intercontinental Cup.[58] According to Brazilian newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, the deal for the establishment of the Interamerican Cup was made in 1968 by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, and established that the Interamerican Cup champion club would be entitled to represent the American continent in the Intercontinental Cup.[59] According to the Mexican newspapers, after winning the 1977 and 1980 editions of the Interamerican Cup, Mexican teams Club América and Club Universidad Nacional, as well as the Mexican Football Federation, demanded, unsuccessfully, to participate in the Intercontinental Cup.[60][61][62]

text: Birth of the FIFA Club World Cup[edit]

text: The framework of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was laid years in advance.[63] According to Sepp Blatter, the idea of the tournament was presented to the Executive Committee in December 1993 in Las Vegas, USA, by A.C. Milan president Silvio Berlusconi.[64] Initially, there were nine candidates to host the competition, of which only Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay confirmed their interest to FIFA. On 3 September 1997, FIFA selected Brazil to host the competition, which was initially scheduled to take place in 1999.[65] The competition gave away US$28 million in prize money and its TV rights, worth US$40 million, were sold to 15 broadcasters across five continents.[66] The final draw of the first Club World Championship was done on 19 October 1999 at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro.[67]

text: The inaugural competition was planned to be contested in 1999 by the continental club winners of 1998, the Intercontinental Cup winners and the host nation's national club champions, but it was postponed by one year. When it was rescheduled, the competition had eight new participants from the continental champions of 1999: Brazilian clubs Corinthians and Vasco da Gama, English side Manchester United, Mexican club Necaxa, Moroccan club Raja Casablanca, Spanish side Real Madrid, Saudi club Al-Nassr, and Australian club South Melbourne.[68] The first goal of the competition was scored by Real Madrid's Nicolas Anelka in a 3–1 win over Al-Nassr on 5 January 2000.[69] The final was an all-Brazilian affair, as well as the only one which saw one side have home advantage.[70] Vasco da Gama could not take advantage of its local support, being beaten by Corinthians 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in extra time.[71]

text: The second edition of the competition was planned for Spain in 2001, and was supposed to feature 12 clubs.[72] The draw was performed at A Coruña on 6 March 2001.[73] However, it was cancelled on 18 May, due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure.[74] The participants of the cancelled edition received US$750,000 each in compensation; the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) also received US$1 million from FIFA.[75] Another attempt to stage the competition in 2003, in which 17 countries were looking to be the host nation, also failed to happen.[76][77] FIFA agreed with UEFA, CONMEBOL and Toyota to merge the Intercontinental Cup and Club World Championship into one event.[78] The final Intercontinental Cup was in 2004, with a relaunched Club World Championship held in Japan in December 2005.[79]

text: The 2005 tournament was shorter than the previous World Championship, reducing the problem of scheduling the tournament around the different club seasons across each continent. It contained just the six reigning continental champions, with the CONMEBOL and UEFA representatives receiving byes to the semi-finals. A new trophy was introduced. The draw for the 2005 edition of the competition took place on 30 July 2005 at The Westin Tokyo.[80] In the final, one goal from Mineiro was enough for São Paulo to defeat English club Liverpool;[81][82]

text: Internacional defeated defending world and South American champions São Paulo in the 2006 Copa Libertadores finals in order to qualify for the 2006 tournament,[83] which they won with a late goal from Adriano Gabiru to defeat Barcelona in the final[84] It was in 2007 when Brazilian hegemony was finally broken, when Milan defeated Boca Juniors 4–2 in a final that saw players on both sides sent off: Milan's Kakha Kaladze in the 77th minute, and 11 minutes later, Boca Juniors' Pablo Ledesma.[85] The following year, Manchester United saw off Ecuadorian club LDU Quito 1–0 to become world champions in 2008.[86]

text: The United Arab Emirates applied, with success, for the right to host the FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010.[87] Barcelona dethroned world and European champions Manchester United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final to qualify for that year's Club World Cup.[88] After a close final encounter, which saw the need for extra-time, Lionel Messi scored from a header to snatch victory for Barcelona and complete an unprecedented sextuple.[89][90][91][92][93] The 2010 tournament saw the first team from outside Europe or South America side to reach the final: DR Congo's TP Mazembe defeated Brazil's Internacional 2–0 in the semi-final to face Internazionale, who had beaten South Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–0.[94][95] Internazionale would go on to beat Mazembe with the same scoreline to complete their quintuple.[96][97]

text: The FIFA Club World Cup returned to Japan for the 2011 and 2012 edition.[98] In 2011, Barcelona comfortably won their semi-final match 4–0 against Qatari club Al Sadd.[99] In the final, Barcelona would repeat their performance against Santos; this is, to date, the largest winning margin in the final of the competition.[100] Messi also became the first player to score in two different Club World Cup finals.[101] The 2012 edition saw Europe's dominance come to an end as Corinthians, boasting over 30,000 travelling fans which was dubbed the "Invasão da Fiel", travelled to Japan to join Barcelona in being two-time winners of the competition.[102][103] In the semi-finals, Al-Ahly managed to keep the scoreline close as Corinthians' Paolo Guerrero scored to send the Timão into their second final.[104] Guerrero would once again come through for Corinthians as the Timão saw off English side Chelsea 1–0 in order to bring the trophy back to Brazil.[105][106]

text: 2013 and 2014 had the Club World Cup moving to Morocco. The first edition saw a Cinderella run of host team Raja Casablanca, who had to start in the play-off round and became the second African team to reach the final, after defeating Brazil's Atlético Mineiro in the semi-final.[107] Like Mazembe, Raja also lost to the European champion, this time a 2–0 defeat to Bayern Munich.[108] 2014 again had a decision between South America and Europe, and Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo 2–0.[109]

text: The 2015 and 2016 editions once again saw Japan as hosts for the 7th and 8th time respectively in the 12th and 13th editions of the FIFA Club World Cup. The 2015 Edition saw a Final between River Plate and FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona lifted their 3rd FIFA Club World Cup, with Suarez scoring two goals and Lionel Messi scoring one goal in the Final. One notable thing that occurred in the 2015 tournament was that Sanfrecce Hiroshima made it to third place, the farthest ever achieved by a Japanese club. This record would not last though, as the 2016 edition saw J1 League winners Kashima Antlers making it to the Final (outscoring rivals 7-1), against Real Madrid. A Gaku Shibasaki inspired Kashima attempted to win their first FIFA Club World Cup (a feat never done by a host club or any club outside of Europe and South America), but were denied by Real Madrid, who won 4-2 in extra time, thanks to a hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo. The victory saw Real Madrid win their 2nd FIFA Club World Cup, and their 5th International title (counting the three Intercontinental Cups Real Madrid had won prior to 2014).

text: Performances[edit]

text: Barcelona hold the record for most victories, winning the competition three times. Corinthians' inaugural victory remains the best result from a host nation's national league champions. Teams from Spain have won the tournament five times, the most for any nation.[110]

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Key to the table

Match was won during extra time

Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

text:
Season
Host

Winners
Score
Runners-up
Third place
Score
Fourth place

Ref

2000
 Brazil
 Corinthians
0–0
[n 1]
 Vasco da Gama
 Necaxa
1–1
[n 2]
 Real Madrid
[112]
[113]

2005
 Japan
 São Paulo
1–0
 Liverpool
 Saprissa
3–2
 Al-Ittihad
[114]
[115]

2006
 Japan
 Internacional
1–0
 Barcelona
 Al Ahly
2–1
 América
[116]
[117]

2007
 Japan
 Milan
4–2
 Boca Juniors
 Urawa Red Diamonds
2–2
[n 3]
 Étoile du Sahel
[119]
[120]

2008
 Japan
 Manchester United
1–0
 LDU Quito
 Gamba Osaka
1–0
 Pachuca
[121]
[122]

2009
 United Arab Emirates
 Barcelona
2–1
[n 4]
 Estudiantes
 Pohang Steelers
1–1
[n 5]
 Atlante
[125]
[126]

2010
 United Arab Emirates
 Internazionale
3–0
 TP Mazembe
 Internacional
4–2
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
[127]
[128]

2011
 Japan
 Barcelona
4–0
 Santos
 Al Sadd
0–0
[n 6]
 Kashiwa Reysol
[130]
[131]

2012
 Japan
 Corinthians
1–0
 Chelsea
 Monterrey
2–0
 Al Ahly
[132]
[133]

2013
 Morocco
 Bayern Munich
2–0
 Raja Casablanca
 Atlético Mineiro
3–2
 Guangzhou Evergrande
[134]
[135]

2014
 Morocco
 Real Madrid
2–0
 San Lorenzo
 Auckland City
1–1
[n 7]
 Cruz Azul
[137]
[138]

2015
 Japan
 Barcelona
3–0
 River Plate
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2–1
 Guangzhou Evergrande
[139]
[140]

2016
 Japan
 Real Madrid
4–2
[n 8]
 Kashima Antlers
 Atlético Nacional
2–2
[n 9]
 América
[143]
[144]

2017
 United Arab Emirates

2018
 United Arab Emirates

text: Results by club[edit]

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Club
Won
Lost
Years won
Years lost

 Barcelona
3
1
2009, 2011, 2015
2006

 Corinthians
2
0
2000, 2012
—

 Real Madrid
2
0
2014, 2016
—

 São Paulo
1
0
2005
—

 Internacional
1
0
2006
—

 Milan
1
0
2007
—

 Manchester United
1
0
2008
—

 Internazionale
1
0
2010
—

 Bayern Munich
1
0
2013
—

text: Results by confederation[edit]

text: Africa's best representatives are TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Moroccan club Raja Casablanca both finishing in second place in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Kashima Antlers is Asia's best representative, finishing second in the 2016 edition. They remain the only clubs from outside Europe and South America to play in the final.

text: Mexican clubs Necaxa and Monterrey, as well as Costa Rica's Saprissa, have each earned third place, North America's best results. Auckland City has earned third place and is the only OFC team to reach the semi-finals.

text:
Confederation
Winner
Second
Third
Fourth

UEFA
9
3
—
1

CONMEBOL
4
7
3
—

CAF
—
2
1
2

AFC
—
1
5
5

CONCACAF
—
—
3
5

OFC
—
—
1
—

Total
13
13
13
13

text: Results by league[edit]

text: This table shows the leagues whose representatives have finished in the top four at least once at the FIFA Club World Cup:

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Results by league

League
Confederation
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 La Liga
UEFA
5
1
0
1

 Campeonato Brasileiro
CONMEBOL
4
2
2
0

 Serie A
UEFA
2
0
0
0

 Premier League
UEFA
1
2
0
0

 Bundesliga
UEFA
1
0
0
0

 Argentine Primera División
CONMEBOL
0
4
0
0

 J1 League
AFC
0
1
3
1

 Botola
CAF
0
1
0
0

 Linafoot
CAF
0
1
0
0

 Ecuadorian Serie A
CONMEBOL
0
1
0
0

 Liga MX
CONCACAF
0
0
2
5

 Egyptian Premier League
CAF
0
0
1
1

 K League Classic
AFC
0
0
1
1

 ASB Premiership
OFC
0
0
1
0

 Costa Rican Primera División
CONCACAF
0
0
1
0

 Primera A
CONMEBOL
0
0
1
0

 Qatar Stars League
AFC
0
0
1
0

 Chinese Super League
AFC
0
0
0
2

 Saudi Professional League
AFC
0
0
0
1

 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
CAF
0
0
0
1

text: Format and rules[edit]

text:
Distribution of clubs in the
FIFA Club World Cup[145]

Play-off round

Winners of the OFC Champions League
Host nation's national league champions

Quarter-final round

Winners of the AFC Champions League
Winners of the CONCACAF Champions League
Winners of the CAF Champions League
Winners of the play-off round

Semi-final round

Winners of the Copa Libertadores
Winners of the UEFA Champions League
Two winners of the quarter-final round

Final

Two winners of the semi-final round

text: As of 2012, most teams qualify to the FIFA Club World by winning their continental competitions, be it the Asian AFC Champions League, African CAF Champions League, North American CONCACAF Champions League, South American Copa Libertadores, Oceanian OFC Champions League or European UEFA Champions League. Aside from these, the host nation's national league champions qualify as well.[145]

text: The maiden edition of this competition was separated into two rounds. The eight participants were split into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group met in the final while the runners-up played for third place. The competition changed its format during the 2005 relaunch into a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs used to decide the winner if necessary. It featured six clubs competing over a two-week period.There were three stages: the quarter-final round, the semi-final round and the final. The quarter-final stage pitted the Oceanian Champions League winners, the African Champions League winners, the Asian Champions League winners and the North American Champions League winners against each other. Afterwards, the winners of those games would go on to the semi-finals to play the European Champions League winners and South America's Copa Libertadores winners. The victors of each semi-final would play go on to play in the final.[145]

text: With the introduction of the current format, which now has a fifth place match and a place for the host nation's national league champions, the format slightly changed. There are now four stages: the play-off round, the quarter-final round, the semi-final round and the final. The first stage pits the host nation's national league champions against the Oceanian Champions League winners. The winner of that stage would go on the quarter-finals to join the African Champions League winners, the AFC Champions League winners and the CONCACAF Champions League winners. The winners of those games would go on to the semi-finals to play the UEFA Champions League winners and South America's Copa Libertadores winners. The winners of each semi-final play each other in the final.[145]

text: Trophy[edit]

text: The trophy used during the inaugural competition was called the FIFA Club World Championship Cup. The original laurel was created by Sawaya & Moroni, an Italian designer company that produces contemporary designs with cultural backgrounds and design concepts. The designing firm is based in Milan. The fully silver-coloured trophy had a weight of 4 kg (8.8 lb) and a height of 37.5 cm (14.8 in). Its base and widest points are 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The trophy had a base of two pedestals which had four rectangular pillars. Two of the four pillars had inscriptions on them; one contained the phrase, "FIFA Club World Championship" imprinted across. The other had the letters "FIFA" inscribed on it. On top, a football based on the 1998 FIFA World Cup ball, the Adidas Tricolore, can be seen. The production costs of the laurel was US$25,000. It was presented for the first time at Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in Rio de Janeiro on 4 January 2000.[146][147][148][149]

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Just as the [FIFA] women's [World Cup] trophy had a distinct feminine note to it, so this new trophy is more masculine. It is also inspired by a classic sense of geometry and architecture, enduring concepts just like the status of a World Champion.
“
”

William Sawaya, designer of the FIFA Club World Championship trophy, commenting on the laurel; Fédération Internationale de Football Association, 3 January 2000.[146]

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text: The tournament, in its present format, shares its name with the current trophy, also called the FIFA Club World Cup or simply la Copa, which is awarded to the FIFA Club World Cup winner. It was unveiled at Tokyo on 30 July 2005 during the draw of that year's edition of the competition. The laurel was designed in 2005 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, at Thomas Fattorini Ltd, by English designer Jane Powell, alongside her assistant Dawn Forbes, at the behest of FIFA. The gold-and-silver-coloured trophy, weighing 5.2 kg (11 lb), has a height of 50 cm (20 in). Its base and widest points are also measured at exactly 20 cm (7.9 in). It is made out of a combination of brass, copper, sterling silver, gilding metal, aluminium, chrome and rhodium. The trophy itself is gold plated.[80][147]

text: The design, according to FIFA, shows six staggered pillars, representing the six participating teams from the respective six confederations, and one separate metal structure referencing the winner of the competition. They hold up a globe in the shape of a football – a consistent feature amongst almost all of FIFA's event trophies. The graceful curves and inherent strength of the trophy evoke the balletic and athletic qualities necessary to successfully compete in the FIFA Club World Cup and the tension and movement describe the competitive energy amongst the participants. The golden pedestal has the phrase, "FIFA Club World Cup", imprinted at the bottom.[147]

text: Awards[edit]

text: At the end of each Club World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are currently four awards:[150]

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The Golden Ball for the best player, determined by a vote of media members; the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball are awarded to the players finishing second and third in the voting respectively;[150]
The Golden Boot (sometimes called the Golden Shoe) for the top goalscorer; the Silver Boot and the Bronze Boot have been awarded to the second and third top goalscorers respectively;[150]
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play, according to the points system and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee.[150]
The Most Valuable Player of the Final Match Trophy for the best performing player in the FIFA Club World Cup final. It was first awarded in 2005. The MVP of the Final Match is also rewarded with an automobile by Toyota, the presenting sponsor of the FIFA Club World Cup.[150]

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text: 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. The first edition of the badge was presented to Milan, the winners of the 2007 final.[151] 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.[152]

text: Each tournament's top three teams receives a set of gold, silver or bronze medals to distribute to their players.[150]

text: Prize money[edit]

text:
Prize money

Winner
US$5 million

Runner-up
US$4 million

Third place
US$2.5 million

Fourth place
US$2 million

Fifth place
US$1.5 million

Sixth place
US$1 million

Seventh place
US$0.5 million

text: The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural edition of this competition; it provided US$28 million in prize money for its participants. The prize money received by the clubs participating was divided into fixed payments based on participation and results. Clubs finishing the tournament from fifth to eighth place received US$2.5 million. The club who would eventually finish in fourth place received US$3 million while the third-place team received US$4 million. The runner-up earned US$5 million while the eventual champions would gain US$6 million.[153]

text: The relaunch of the tournament in 2005 FIFA Club World Championship saw different amounts of prize money given and some changes in the criteria of receiving certain amounts. The total amount of prize money given dropped to US$16 million. The winners received US$5 million and the runners-up US$4 million, with $2.5 million for third place, US$2 million for fourth, US$1.5 million for fifth and US$1 million for sixth.[154][154]

text: For the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, a play-off match between the OFC champions and the host-nation champions for entry into the quarter-final stage was introduced in order to increase home interest in the tournament. The reintroduction of the match for fifth place for the 2008 competition also prompted an increase in prize money by US$500,000 to a total of US$16.5 million.[155]

text: Sponsorship[edit]

text: Like the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup is sponsored by a group of multinational corporations. Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan, was the Presenting Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup until its sponsorship agreement expired at the end of December 2014 and was not renewed.[156] Because Toyota was an automobile manufacturer and the main sponsor of the tournament, Hyundai-Kia's status as a FIFA partner was not active with respect to the Club World Cup prior to 2015. However, the other FIFA partners – Adidas, Coca-Cola, and Visa – retained full sponsorship rights. From 2015 to 2022, the tournament will be presented by Alibaba E-Auto.[157]

text: The inaugural competition had six event sponsors: Fujifilm, Hyundai, JVC, McDonald's, Budweiser, and MasterCard.[66][158][159]

text: Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising, even if such sponsors conflict with those of the FIFA Club World Cup. However, only one main sponsor is permitted per jersey in addition to that of the kit manufacturer.[145]

text: The tournament's current event sponsors and brands advertised (in italic) are:[159]

text: FIFA partners

text:
Adidas[159]
Coca-Cola[159]
Wanda Group[159]
Gazprom[159]
Visa[159]
Qatar Airways[159]

text: Records and statistics[edit]

text: Seven players have won the FIFA Club World Cup on three occasions: Dani Alves,[160] Sergio Busquets,[161] Andrés Iniesta,[162] Lionel Messi,[101] Gerard Piqué,[163] Cristiano Ronaldo[164] and Toni Kroos.[165]

text: César Delgado, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez hold the record of being the overall top goalscorers in FIFA Club World Cup history with five goals.[166] Denilson and Mohamed Aboutrika share fifth place with four goals each.[101][167][168]

text: Wael Gomaa is the player with most appearances in the competition with eleven matches, followed by Xavi, Valdés and Puyol playing six matches each.[162][169][170][171]

text: Barcelona claims the record with the most wins (7).[110] Corinthians, Necaxa, Real Madrid and Kashiwa Reysol have the most draws (2), while Al Ahly have the record of the most losses (7).[110] Barcelona also possess the record for most goals scored in the competition (23), while Al Ahly claim the record of most goals conceded (15).[110] Barcelona also has the best goal difference in the competition (+20).[110]

text: Pep Guardiola is the only head coach to win three FIFA Club World Cups.[110]

text: As of the end of the 2016 tournament, Auckland City FC has played the most games with 14 in eight different tournaments. Barcelona holds the record for scoring the most goals, playing eight games in four different editions and scoring 23 goals.[110]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Since its inception in 2000, the competition, despite its name and the contestants' achievements, has received differing reception. In most of Europe it struggles to find broad media attention compared to the UEFA Champions League and commonly lacks recognition as a high-ranking contest.[172][173] In South America, however, it is widely considered the highest point in the career of a footballer, coach and/or team at international club level.[174][175]

text: The competition is also criticized, mainly by the European press and fans among others, by its competition format, which widely favours the UEFA and CONMEBOL teams, since their contestants start in the semi-final round and can only play between them in the final match. It is also criticized for its poor organisation, the poor reception among the local fans for the matches not featuring any European or South American team, FIFA's decision to select the competition's host based on economic deals and not on their footballing merit at the international stage like Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, and the poor economic benefits for the winning team, regarded as inferior than any Super Cup prizes.[176][177]

text: Broadcasting rights[edit]

text: Latin America  Union of South American Nations Fox Sports

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. Corinthians won 4–3 on penalties.[70]
Jump up ^ Extra time was played in the third-place match. Necaxa won 4–3 on penalties.[111]
Jump up ^ No extra time was played in the third-place match. Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–2 on penalties.[118]
Jump up ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.[123]
Jump up ^ No extra time was played in the third-place match. Pohang Steelers won 4–3 on penalties.[124]
Jump up ^ No extra time was played in the third-place match. Al Sadd won 5–3 on penalties.[129]
Jump up ^ No extra time was played in the third-place match. Auckland City won 4–2 on penalties.[136]
Jump up ^ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes.[141]
Jump up ^ No extra time was played in the third-place match. Atlético Nacional won 4–3 on penalties.[142]

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