FIFA Club World Cup records and statistics#Appearances
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The FIFA Club World Cup is an international association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The championship was first contested as the FIFA Club World Championship in 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=3692/news/newsid=71334.html |title=Brazil 2000 Final Draw |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=14 October 1999 |access-date=6 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109024044/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D3692/news/newsid%3D71334.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=4735/releases/newsid=91574.html |title=FIFA decides to postpone 2001 Club World Championship to 2003 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=18 May 2001 |access-date=6 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109023834/http://de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D4735/releases/newsid%3D91574.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=4735/releases/newsid=96696.html |title=Toyota confirmed as FIFA Club World Championship 2005 naming partner |publisher=FIFA |date=15 March 2005 |access-date=6 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109024139/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D4735/releases/newsid%3D96696.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 }}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/95/45/34/regulationsfcwc2012_e.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328220018/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/95/45/34/regulationsfcwc2012%5fe.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2013|title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 – Regulations|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=11 March 2013}}
This page details the records and statistics of the FIFA Club World Cup, a collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data pertaining to the tournament. As a general rule, statistics should ideally be added after the end of a FIFA Club World Cup edition.
General performances
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| alt1 = A number of jerseys, footballs and other association football equipment inside FC Barcelona's sports store.
| caption1 = Barcelona played in four finals, with appearances in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015.
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| alt2 = A group of fans performing choreography for their club Corinthians.
| caption2 = Corinthians are one of only two clubs to have appeared in more than one final and have a flawless record, winning the 2000 and 2012 editions. The Timão is also the only world champion that qualified to the Club World Cup by merit of being the host nation's national champions.
| image3 = TP Mazembe April 2011.jpg
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| alt3 = Players from Mazembe lining up for a photo before a match.
| caption3 = TP Mazembe became the first team from outside Europe and South America to reach the final. Les Corbeaux accomplished this feat in 2010 when they defeated Internacional.
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| alt4 = The Octavio Frias no Brooklin bridge is seen luminated at night.
| caption4 = São Paulo is the most successful city of the competition, owing its three titles to local outfits Corinthians (2000, 2012) and São Paulo FC (2005).
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| alt5 = Barcelona's financial center is seen during the day.
| caption5 = Barcelona shares, with São Paulo, the record for the most final appearances with three each.
| image6 = Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (Milan) at night.jpg
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| alt6 = A gallery can be seen here in Milan at night.
| caption6 = Milan, along with São Paulo and Manchester, are the only cities which have had more than one representative win the FIFA Club World Cup. Together with Munich, the former two are also the only cities whose representatives are undefeated.
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| alt7 = Brazilian fans en route to a game.
| caption7 = Brazil's Brasileirão is the joint-second strongest national league of the competition, with four titles to its name.
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| alt8 = A view of an Italian fan waving his national flag.
| caption8 = Italy's Serie A are the only undefeated national league which has had multiple representatives win a world title.
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| alt9 = A conference between the organizations of UEFA and Soccerex taking place.
| caption9 = The Union des Associations Européennes de Football (or simply UEFA) is the most successful confederation of the competition, with sixteen titles.
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| alt10 = An ad can be seen promoting an association football match that involves Pachuca.
| caption10 = Pachuca is CONCACAF's second-most habitual participant in the FIFA Club World Cup behind Monterrey, with five appearances in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2025.
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| alt11 = A banner containing the flag and the name of Real Madrid.
| caption11 = Real Madrid is the most successful team in the FIFA Club World Cup, with five titles won in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
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| alt12 = The front of FC Bayern Munich's headquarters.
| caption12 = Bayern Munich is the only club that has participated in multiple tournaments to have both a perfect winning record, and to never concede a goal.
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| alt2 = A number of Mexican fans making their way around Munich.
| caption2 = Mexico's Liga MX has had nine different participants at the FIFA Club World Cup, behind only Brazil's ten as the most for one country.
| image3 = Emperor's Cup Final Shimizu S-Pulse 2011-01-01.JPG
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| alt3 = An orange heart is made out of a choreographic performance by fans at the stand.
| caption3 = The J.League, Japan's premier club competition, has been Asia's joint best representative, being runners-up once.
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| alt4 = Saprissa players celebrate winning the CONCACAF League in 2019.
| caption4 = Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica is one of only two non-Mexican CONCACAF clubs to enter the tournament, earning a bronze medal in 2005.
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| alt6 = A view of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, home of Hekari United.
| caption6 = PRK Hekari United from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea became the first club outside New Zealand or Australia to represent the OFC at the FIFA Club World Cup.
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=By club=
=By nation=
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scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Titles !scope="col"|Runners-up !scope="col"|Third !scope="col"|Fourth !class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
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scope="row"|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Spain
|8 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022) |1 (2006) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2000) |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Brazil
|6 (2000, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) |1 (2020) |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|ENG}} England
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Italy
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|GER}} Germany
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} | |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Argentina
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2018) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Mexico
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2020) |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Japan
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2016) | |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|KSA}} Saudi Arabia
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2022) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2018) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2017) | |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|ECU}} Ecuador
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2008) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|COD}} DR Congo
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2010) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|MAR}} Morocco
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2013) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} | |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|EGY}} Egypt
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|KOR}} South Korea
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2009) |1 (2010) |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|CRC}} Costa Rica
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2005) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|QAT}} Qatar
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2011) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|NZL}} New Zealand
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2014) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|COL}} Colombia
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2016) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} | |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|CHN}} China
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |{{cite web|title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/|publisher=FIFA|access-date=16 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/archive/morocco2013/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824210533/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/archive/morocco2013/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2015|publisher=FIFA|access-date=16 May 2016}} |
scope="row"|{{fbaicon|TUN}} Tunisia
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2007) |
=By confederation=
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scope="col"|Confederation
!scope="col"|Titles !scope="col"|Runners-up !scope="col"|Third !scope="col"|Fourth !class="unsortable"|Note |
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scope="row"|UEFA
|16 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2000) |{{#tag:ref|UEFA has seen Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Internazionale, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Milan and Real Madrid win sixteen titles altogether. Barcelona, Chelsea and Liverpool were each runners-up once. Real Madrid finished fourth in the inaugural competition.|group="n"}} |
scope="row"|CONMEBOL
|11 (2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) |5 (2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022) |1 (2020) |{{#tag:ref|CONMEBOL has seen Corinthians, Internacional and São Paulo win four titles altogether. Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, LDU Quito, Palmeiras, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Santos and Vasco da Gama were each runners-up once (eleven occasions in total). Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Nacional, Flamengo, Internacional and River Plate each finished third once. Palmeiras finished fourth once.|group="n"}} |
scope="row"|AFC
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015) |10 (2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023) |{{#tag:ref|AFC has seen Al-Ain, Al-Hilal and Kashima Antlers each finish as runners-up once. Al-Sadd, Gamba Osaka, Pohang Steelers, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds each finished third once. Al-Hilal and Guangzhou Evergrande both finished in fourth place twice, while Al-Ittihad, Al-Jazira, Kashima Antlers, Kashiwa Reysol, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Urawa Red Diamonds each finished fourth once.|group="n"}} |
scope="row"|CAF
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |{{#tag:ref|CAF has seen both TP Mazembe and Raja Casablanca finish runners-up once. Al-Ahly finished in third place four times, and fourth place twice. Étoile du Sahel also finished fourth once.|group="n"}} |
scope="row"|CONCACAF
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2020) |5 (2000, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2019) |5 (2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016) |{{#tag:ref|CONCACAF has seen UANL finish runners-up once, in 2020.{{CN|date=October 2021}} Monterrey finished in third place twice, while Necaxa, Pachuca and Saprissa each finished third once. América finished in fourth place twice, while Atlante, Cruz Azul and Pachuca each finished fourth once.|group="n"}} |
scope="row"|OFC
|align="center"|{{sort dash}} |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |1 (2014) |align="center"|{{sort dash}} |{{#tag:ref|OFC has seen Auckland City finish in third place once, in 2014.|group="n"}} |
Final statistics
{{See also|List of FIFA Club World Cup finals}}
; Final success rate
Three clubs have appeared in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup more than once, with a 100% success rate:
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Corinthians (2000, 2012)
- {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022)
- {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (2013, 2020){{cite web|url = http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/383397/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|title= Bayern breeze into CWC final|date=17 December 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218092523/http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/383397/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|archive-date=18 December 2013|url-status=dead}}
Six clubs have appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} São Paulo (2005)
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional (2006)
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan (2007)
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United (2008)
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale (2010)
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City (2023)
One club has appeared in the final four times, losing only on one occasion:
Two clubs have appeared in the final twice, won once and lost once:
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool (lost in 2005, won in 2019)
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea (lost in 2012, won in 2021)
; Final failure rate
On the opposite end of the scale, seventeen clubs have played one final and lost:
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama (2000)
- {{fbaicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors (2007)
- {{fbaicon|ECU}} LDU Quito (2008)
- {{fbaicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (2009)
- {{fbaicon|COD}} TP Mazembe (2010)
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Santos (2011)
- {{fbaicon|MAR}} Raja Casablanca (2013)
- {{fbaicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo (2014)
- {{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate (2015)
- {{fbaicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers (2016)
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Grêmio (2017)
- {{fbaicon|UAE}} Al-Ain (2018)
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Flamengo (2019)
- {{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL (2020)
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras (2021)
- {{fbaicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal (2022)
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense (2023)
; All-time club final appearances
One club has participated in the FIFA Club World Cup final five times:
; All-time player final appearances
Toni Kroos has participated in the FIFA Club World Cup final six times and won all of them; he appeared in 2013 as a member of Bayern Munich, and in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022 as a member of Real Madrid.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=275162/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192347/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=275162/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 January 2018 |title=Toni Kroos |publisher=FIFA |access-date=18 December 2017 }}
; All-time manager final appearance record
Pep Guardiola has the record number of participations in the FIFA Club World Cup final. He took part in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2023, winning on all four occasions.
Appearances
{{See also|List of FIFA Club World Cup participants}}
=List of participating clubs of the FIFA Club World Cup=
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; Most appearances by a club
- Auckland City have the record number of participations in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in twelve tournaments: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 and 2025. They were also supposed to participate in the 2020 and 2021 tournaments, but had to withdraw from both because of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/auckland-city-fc-withdraw-from-fifa-club-world-cuptm |publisher=FIFA.com |date=15 January 2021 |access-date=15 January 2021}}
; Most consecutive appearances by a club
- Auckland City participated in the FIFA Club World Cup seven consecutive seasons: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
; Most appearances by a player
- Emiliano Tade has the record number of participations in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in nine tournaments: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150415235836/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=349860/ FIFA.com]
- Emiliano Tade has the record number of consecutive participations in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
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; Most appearances by a manager
Ramon Tribulietx has the record number of years as manager in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
; Most games played by a club
Al Ahly holds the record for number of matches played in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in 25 matches.
; Most games played by a player
Hussein El Shahat has the record number of games played in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in 15 matches.{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2023/02/13/el-shahat-record-club-world-cup/ |title=El-Shahat breaks record for most games played in Club World Cup |website=KingFut |date=13 February 2023 }}
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All-time top 10 FIFA Club World Cup table
{{main|Historical table of the FIFA Club World Cup}}
The following is a list of the top ten clubs with the most points gained in the FIFA Club World Cup. The clubs are primarily ranked by their points gained, on a basis of three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a loss.{{cite news|url=http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/comment/article108100.ece |title=FA should stand firm against proposed new rules on imports |first=Graham |last=Kelly |author-link=Graham Kelly (football administrator) |work=The Independent |date=9 June 2003 |access-date=7 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182213/http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/comment/article108100.ece |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}
After 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
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|+Historical table of the FIFA Club World Cup !Rank !Nation !width=22%|Club !{{Tooltip|Titles|Titles}} !{{Tooltip|Part|Participations}} !{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |||||||||
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|{{fbaicon|ESP}} |align="left"|Real Madrid |5 | 6 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 15 | +25 |
2
|{{fbaicon|EGY}} |align="left"|Al Ahly |0 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 39 | −8 |
3
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} |align="left"|Barcelona |3 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 |
4
|{{fbaicon|MEX}} |align="left"|Monterrey |0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 |
5
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} |align="left"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima |0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
6
|{{fbaicon|BRA}} |align="left"|Corinthians |2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
7
|{{fbaicon|GER}} |align="left"|Bayern Munich |2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
8
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} |align="left"|Kashima Antlers |0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | –1 |
9
|{{fbaicon|KSA}} |align="left"|Al-Hilal |0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | –2 |
10
|{{fbaicon|NZL}} |align="left"|Auckland City |0 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 28 | {{nowrap|–19}} |
Notes
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Footnotes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup|FIFA's official site for the FIFA Club World Cup}} {{in lang|fr|de|pt|es}}
- {{Official website|http://www.toyota-global.com/events/sports_sponsorship/soccer/cwc/activities.html|Toyota's official site for the FIFA Club World Cup}} {{in lang|ja}}
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