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Who has won the Club World Cup most? Full winners list

Your guide to the most successful teams in Club World Cup history.

Manuel Akanji and John Stones hold the former Club World Cup trophy

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Published: Friday, 13 June 2025 at 3:41 pm

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"Football didn't start in 2025" – you, in 2045, looking back at the revamped Club World Cup.

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This may be the first edition of the rejigged Club World Cup format, complete with 32 teams from 20 nations, but it's certainly not the first edition of the tournament itself.

For the best part of 25 years, teams – predominantly from Europe – have lifted the Club World Cup trophy without ever really feeling like world champions.

The last 11 editions of the competition have been won by European teams, but will the new format yield a surprise from further afield?

RadioTimes.com brings you the full round-up of Club World Cup winners throughout the tournament's history.

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Who has won the Club World Cup most?

The most successful team in the history of the Club World Cup is Real Madrid, who have won the competition five times – all between 2014 and 2022.

Who won the last Club World Cup?

The most recent winners of the Club World Cup are Manchester City, after defeating Brazilian side Fluminense 4-0 in Saudi Arabia in 2023.

List of Club World Cup 2025 winners

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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.

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