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. The championship was first contested as the FIFA Club World Championship in 2000. 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. 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.

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.

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 There are currently three awards:

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. The badge was first presented to Milan, the winners of the 2007 final. 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.

Each player from the clubs finishing third, second and first also receive one bronze, silver and gold medal each, respectively.

Golden Ball

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. 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. 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. Barcelona is the only club to have earned every award in one edition (2015 Japan). Lionel Messi is the only player to have won two Golden Balls. Cristiano Ronaldo has won most awards (4), one Golden Ball and three Silver Balls. Brazilian players have won the most Golden Balls, amassing seven. They also hold the record for the most Silver and Bronze Balls with six and five, respectively. 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. +List of Golden Balls by editionEditionGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball2000 Brazil Edílson Edmundo Romário2005 Japan Rogério Ceni Steven Gerrard Christian Bolaños2006 Japan Deco Iarley Ronaldinho2007 Japan Kaká Clarence Seedorf Rodrigo Palacio2008 Japan Wayne Rooney Cristiano Ronaldo Damián Manso2009 United Arab Emirates Lionel Messi Juan Sebastián Verón Xavi2010 United Arab Emirates Samuel Eto'o Dioko Kaluyituka Andrés D'Alessandro2011 Japan Lionel Messi Xavi Neymar2012 Japan Cássio David Luiz Paolo Guerrero2013 Morocco Franck Ribéry Philipp Lahm Mouhcine Iajour2014 Morocco Sergio Ramos Cristiano Ronaldo Ivan Vicelich2015 Japan Luis Suárez Lionel Messi Andrés Iniesta2016 Japan Cristiano Ronaldo Luka Modrić Gaku Shibasaki2017 United Arab Emirates Luka Modrić Cristiano Ronaldo Jonathan Urretaviscaya2018 United Arab Emirates Gareth Bale Caio Rafael Santos Borré2019 Qatar Mohamed Salah Bruno Henrique Carlos Eduardo2020 Qatar Robert Lewandowski André-Pierre Gignac Joshua Kimmich2021 United Arab Emirates Thiago Silva Dudu Danilo2022 Morocco Vinícius Júnior Federico Valverde Luciano Vietto2023 Saudi Arabia Rodri Kyle Walker Jhon Arias2025 United States Cole Palmer Vitinha Moisés Caicedo

From 2005 to 2021, the winner of the Golden Ball was also presented with a separate trophy by the tournament sponsor. 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) During this period, the winner of the Toyota Award received a Toyota-made automobile as a prize or an equivalent amount in cash. 2015: Alibaba E-Auto Award 2016: Alibaba YunOS Auto Award 2017–2021: Alibaba Cloud Award (also known as the Alibaba Cloud Trophy or Alibaba Cloud Player of the Tournament)

Man of the Match The 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.

+ Edition Match Player of the match Club Opponent20131 Mouhcine Moutouali Raja Casablanca Auckland City 2 Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande Al Ahly 3 Khalid Askri Raja Casablanca Monterrey 4 Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich Guangzhou Evergrande 5 César Delgado Monterrey Al Ahly 6 Mouhcine Iajour Raja Casablanca Atlético Mineiro 7 Diego Tardelli Atlético Mineiro Guangzhou Evergrande 8 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich Raja Casablanca20141 Ivan Vicelich Auckland City Moghreb Tétouan 2 John Irving Auckland City ES Sétif 3 Gerardo Torrado Cruz Azul Western Sydney Wanderers 4 Karim Benzema Real Madrid Cruz Azul 5 Ahmed Gasmi ES Sétif Western Sydney Wanderers 6 Pablo Barrientos San Lorenzo Auckland City 7 Tim Payne Auckland City Cruz Azul 8 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid San Lorenzo20151 Douglas Sanfrecce Hiroshima Auckland City 2 Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande América 3 Kazuyuki Morisaki Sanfrecce Hiroshima TP Mazembe 4 Osvaldo Martínez América TP Mazembe 5 Lucas Alario River Plate Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 Luis Suárez Barcelona Guangzhou Evergrande 7 Takuma Asano Sanfrecce Hiroshima Guangzhou Evergrande 8 Luis Suárez (2) Barcelona River Plate20161 Ryota Nagaki Kashima Antlers Auckland City 2 Silvio Romero América Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 Mu Kanazaki Kashima Antlers Mamelodi Sundowns 4 Lee Jae-sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Mamelodi Sundowns 5 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers Atlético Nacional 6 Luka Modrić Real Madrid América 7 Orlando Berrío Atlético Nacional América 8 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Kashima Antlers20171 Ali Khasif Al-Jazira Auckland City 2 Jonathan Urretaviscaya Pachuca Wydad Casablanca 3 Ali Mabkhout Al-Jazira Urawa Red Diamonds 4 Yōsuke Kashiwagi Urawa Red Diamonds Wydad Casablanca 5 Everton Grêmio Pachuca 6 Luka Modrić (2) Real Madrid Al-Jazira 7 Jonathan Urretaviscaya (2) Pachuca Al-Jazira 8 Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid Grêmio20181 Khalid Eisa Al-Ain Team Wellington 2 Hussein El Shahat Al-Ain Espérance de Tunis 3 Shoma Doi Kashima Antlers Guadalajara 4 Rami Jridi Espérance de Tunis Guadalajara 5 Khalid Eisa (2) Al-Ain River Plate 6 Gareth Bale Real Madrid Kashima Antlers 7 Rafael Santos Borré River Plate Kashima Antlers 8 Marcos Llorente Real Madrid Al-Ain20191 Baghdad Bounedjah Al-Sadd Hienghène Sport 2 Rodolfo Pizarro Monterrey Al-Sadd 3 André Carrillo Al-Hilal Espérance de Tunis 4 Hamdou Elhouni Espérance de Tunis Al-Sadd 5 Bruno Henrique Flamengo Al-Hilal 6 Mohamed Salah Liverpool Monterrey 7 Luis Cárdenas Monterrey Al-Hilal 8 Roberto Firmino Liverpool Flamengo20202 André-Pierre Gignac UANL Ulsan Hyundai 3 Ayman Ashraf Al Ahly Al-Duhail 4 Edmilson Al-Duhail Ulsan Hyundai 5 Luis Quiñones UANL Palmeiras 6 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Al Ahly 7 Mohamed El Shenawy Al Ahly Palmeiras 8 Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich UANL20211 Mohammed Jamal Al-Jazira AS Pirae 2 Ramy Rabia Al Ahly Monterrey 3 Matheus Pereira Al-Hilal Al-Jazira 4 Raphael Veiga Palmeiras Al Ahly 5 Maximiliano Meza Monterrey Al-Jazira 6 Mateo Kovačić Chelsea Al-Hilal 7 Yasser Ibrahim Al Ahly Al-Hilal 8 Antonio Rüdiger Chelsea Palmeiras20221 Mohamed Sherif Al Ahly Auckland City2 Mohamed Magdy Al Ahly Seattle Sounders FC3 Gustavo Cuéllar Al-Hilal Wydad Casablanca4 Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal Flamengo5 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid Al Ahly6 Pedro Flamengo Al Ahly7 Vinícius Júnior (2) Real Madrid Al-Hilal20231 N'Golo Kanté Al-Ittihad Auckland City2 Marwan Attia Al Ahly Al-Ittihad3 Yoshio Koizumi Urawa Red Diamonds León4 André Fluminense Al Ahly5 Rodri Manchester City Urawa Red Diamonds6 Emam Ashour Al Ahly Urawa Red Diamonds7 Julián Álvarez Manchester City Fluminense

+ Man of the Match winners in the finalFinalPlayer of the Match2013 Morocco Franck Ribéry2014 Morocco Sergio Ramos2015 Japan Luis Suárez2016 Japan Cristiano Ronaldo2017 United Arab Emirates Cristiano Ronaldo2018 United Arab Emirates Marcos Llorente2019 Qatar Roberto Firmino2020 Qatar Joshua Kimmich2021 United Arab Emirates Antonio Rüdiger2022 Morocco Vinícius Júnior2023 Saudi Arabia Julián Álvarez2025 United States Cole Palmer

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 The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the Club World Cup tournament. 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.

Real Madrid is the only club to have won four FIFA Fair Play Trophies. +List of FIFA Fair Play Trophies by editionEditionFIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners2000 Brazil Al-Nassr2005 Japan Liverpool2006 Japan Barcelona2007 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds2008 Japan Adelaide United2009 United Arab Emirates Atlante2010 United Arab Emirates Internazionale2011 Japan Barcelona2012 Japan Monterrey2013 Morocco Bayern Munich2014 Morocco Real Madrid2015 Japan Barcelona2016 Japan Kashima Antlers2017 United Arab Emirates Real Madrid2018 United Arab Emirates Real Madrid2019 Qatar Espérance de Tunis2020 Qatar Al-Duhail2021 United Arab Emirates Chelsea2022 Morocco Real Madrid2023 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad2025 United States Bayern Munich

Golden Shoe