FIFA: Which club and country has the most titles?

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After analyzing OFC, AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and UEFA, we will finally analyze FIFA competitions last.

Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer Octagonal Tournament

The Octogonal Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer Tournament, which was named in honor of the then-president of the CBD, was a intercontinental football competition held from June 7th to July 4th, 1953 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It followed the Copa Rio, but had a new name, format, regulations, and history, as well as different sponsors. Nonetheless, the tournament was still organized by the CBD and authorized by FIFA.

There was only one edition of this competition, which was won by Vasco da Gama.

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Iberoamericana Cup

The Iberoamericana Cup was a unique football tournament established through an agreement between CONMEBOL and the Royal Spanish Football Federation, with the aim of pitting the winners of the Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz and the Copa del Rey against each other. The competition only took place once.

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There was only one edition of this competition, which was won by Real Madrid.

Afro-Asian Cup

From 1987 to 1999, the Afro-Asian Club Championship, also known as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football tournament sanctioned by both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

It featured the champions of the African Champions' Cup and the Asian Club Championship, which were the premier club competitions of their respective continents. The tournament was inspired by the Intercontinental Cup, which was organized by Europe's UEFA and South America's CONMEBOL football federations, and was succeeded by the FIFA Club World Cup.

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Zamalek SC is the only club that has won this competition twice. All other clubs have only managed to win it once.

Intercontinental Cup Winners' Cup

The Intercontinental Cup, also known as the European/South American Cup, and from 1980 to 2004 as the Toyota European/South American Cup (abbreviated as Toyota Cup) due to sponsorship reasons, was a football tournament backed by UEFA (Europe) and CONMEBOL (South America). It featured representative clubs from these confederations, usually the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club competitions in their respective continents. It was held from 1960 to 2004 and was replaced by the FIFA Club World Championship, although both tournaments ran concurrently in 2000.

From 1960 to 1979, the competition was a two-legged tie, with a playoff if needed until 1968, and penalty kicks thereafter. In the 1970s, the participation of European clubs in the Intercontinental Cup was in question due to controversial events in the 1969 match, and some European Cup-winning teams withdrew. From 1980, the tournament was rebranded and contested as a single match played in Japan, a neutral territory for both teams, and sponsored by the multinational automaker Toyota, which also provided a secondary trophy, the Toyota Cup. The Japan Football Association was involved in a logistical capacity as the host, but the tournament continued to be endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL.

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The biggest winners of this competition are Peñarol, AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Nacional, with three titles each. In second place, we have nine clubs with two titles won.

Suruga Bank Cup

The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual football match held in Japan that featured the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. It was an intercontinental competition.

Formerly known as the Suruga Bank Championship from 2008 to 2018 due to sponsorship by Suruga Bank, the tournament was renamed in 2019 to "J. League YBC Levain Cup / CONMEBOL Sudamericana Championship Final" and used the official names of the two qualifying tournaments.

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Kashima Antlers are the club that has won this competition the most times (twice).

Club World Championship

The FIFA Club World Cup is an annual international men's football competition organized by FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The competition was first held in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship but was not held from 2001 to 2004 due to various issues including the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL. Since 2005, the tournament has been held every year and hosted by different countries such as Brazil, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Qatar. The competition's prestige varies as it struggles to attract interest in most of Europe and is a subject of debate in South America.

Initially, the FIFA Club World Championship ran in parallel with the Intercontinental Cup, which was played by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores. The champions of both tournaments were recognized as club world champions by FIFA in 2017. In 2005, the Intercontinental Cup was merged with the FIFA Club World Championship, and the tournament was renamed the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006. The winner of the competition receives the FIFA Club World Cup trophy and a FIFA World Champions certificate.

The current tournament format involves seven teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over about two weeks. The competition features the winners of that year's AFC Champions League (Asia), CAF Champions League (Africa), CONCACAF Champions League (North, Central America, and Caribbean), CONMEBOL Libertadores (South America), OFC Champions League (Oceania), and UEFA Champions League (Europe) along with the national champions of the host nation. The national champions of the host nation and the Oceania champions play a play-off, with the winner joining the champions of Asia, Africa, and North America in the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners proceed to face the European and South American champions, who enter at the semi-final stage, for a chance to reach the final.

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Real Madrid is the club that has won this competition the most times with 5 titles. In second place is Barcelona with 3 titles won. In third place, we have Bayern München and Corinthians with 2 titles won.

Total Titles (Clubs and Countries)

Clubs

We can see that European clubs are the ones with the most titles won.

In first place, we have Real Madrid as the biggest winner of competitions with 9 titles won.

In second place, we have Bayern Munich with 7 titles won, and in third place, we have AC Milan with 4 titles.

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Countries

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In terms of countries, Brazil stands out as the country with the most titles won, with a total of 25 titles. Argentina is in second place with 11 titles, and Italy is in third with 8 titles.



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