List of world champion football clubs (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of world champion football clubs" in Simple English language version.

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"Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. "Official, definition". 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. "official". It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. "Synonyms for official".
"Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. "Official, definition". 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. "official". It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. "Synonyms for official".

dictionary.com

"Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. "Official, definition". 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. "official". It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. "Synonyms for official".
"Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. "Official, definition". 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. "official". It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. "Synonyms for official".

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Tim Vickery (December 2017). ""Balance that no longer exists; in today's globalised market the best players South Americans are representing the European champions teams"". ESPN.

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resources.fifa.com

"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Report 2017. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 15, 40, 41, 42. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
“While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup (merged with FIFA Club World Cup in 2005), the title was conferred by official documents from the world federation so it is legally a FIFA world title. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr.
For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation. Representative teams are usually national teams but also club teams that represent a confederation or a member association in a continental competition. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: Statistical-kit" (PDF). 10 December 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. cfr. "2018/19 UEFA Champions League regulations" (PDF). p. 10.
In accordance with the regulations integrated in the FIFA Statute, official competitions for club teams can be defined as those organized under the auspices of FIFA, confederations and member associations, or authorized by them, excluding friendly matches and test matches; say the confederal and interconfederal cups (arranged by FIFA or confederations), the championships and the national cups (arranged by member associations). cfr. "LAWS OF THE GAME 2015/16" (PDF). p. 18. cfr. "REGULATIONS on the Status and Transfer of Players 2016" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (ed.). "FIFA Governance Regulations (FGR) 2016" (PDF). pp. 6, 7, 9–11. cfr. "Regulations Governing International Matches" (PDF). pp. 15, 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). pp. 5, 19–21, 33–35, 37, 44, 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA ignora Taça Latina do Benfica, FC Porto é o clube português com mais títulos" (in Portuguese). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
“While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup (merged with FIFA Club World Cup in 2005), the title was conferred by official documents from the world federation so it is legally a FIFA world title. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr.
"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Regulation CWC 2017 Page 37. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Report 2017. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 15, 40, 41, 42. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Report 2017. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 15, 40, 41, 42. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.

fifa.com

"FIFA Statute" (PDF). FIFA Statute. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 5, 19–21, 33–35, 37, 44, 74. May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
fifa.com, ed. (20 September 2024). "FIFA Intercontinental Cup™: Key information". Archived from the original on 13 May 2025.
FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine - Recognition of all European and South American teams that won the Intercontinental Cup – played between 1960 and 2004 – as club world champions./ www.fifa.com
"FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup 2005" (PDF). FIFA Report 2005. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 5, 19. December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
fifa.com, ed. (20 September 2024). "FIFA Intercontinental Cup™: Key information".
fifa.com, ed. (20 September 2024). "FIFA Intercontinental Cup™: Key information". Archived from the original on 13 May 2025.

img.fifa.com

In accordance with the regulations integrated in the FIFA Statute, official competitions for club teams can be defined as those organized under the auspices of FIFA, confederations and member associations, or authorized by them, excluding friendly matches and test matches; say the confederal and interconfederal cups (arranged by FIFA or confederations), the championships and the national cups (arranged by member associations). cfr. "LAWS OF THE GAME 2015/16" (PDF). p. 18. cfr. "REGULATIONS on the Status and Transfer of Players 2016" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (ed.). "FIFA Governance Regulations (FGR) 2016" (PDF). pp. 6, 7, 9–11. cfr. "Regulations Governing International Matches" (PDF). pp. 15, 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). pp. 5, 19–21, 33–35, 37, 44, 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA ignora Taça Latina do Benfica, FC Porto é o clube português com mais títulos" (in Portuguese). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

kassiesa.net

Until 1955 FIFA limited itself to authorizing the creation of international competitions for clubs only if they were organized by at least two member associations. From 1955 he assigned the confederations the exclusive right to organize competitions deemed official. cfr. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (October 2004). "50 years of the European Cup" (PDF). pp. 7–9.

publico.pt

In accordance with the regulations integrated in the FIFA Statute, official competitions for club teams can be defined as those organized under the auspices of FIFA, confederations and member associations, or authorized by them, excluding friendly matches and test matches; say the confederal and interconfederal cups (arranged by FIFA or confederations), the championships and the national cups (arranged by member associations). cfr. "LAWS OF THE GAME 2015/16" (PDF). p. 18. cfr. "REGULATIONS on the Status and Transfer of Players 2016" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (ed.). "FIFA Governance Regulations (FGR) 2016" (PDF). pp. 6, 7, 9–11. cfr. "Regulations Governing International Matches" (PDF). pp. 15, 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). pp. 5, 19–21, 33–35, 37, 44, 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA ignora Taça Latina do Benfica, FC Porto é o clube português com mais títulos" (in Portuguese). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

sep-bucket-prod.s3.amazonaws.com

"Minutes of meeting no, 31 of the FIFA Executive Committee at the Hotel Grand Hyatt, São Paulo, on 7 june 2014" (PDF).

si.com

Straus, Brian (14 March 2023). "FIFA Confirms Four-Team Groups for 2026 World Cup, New Club World Cup Qualification". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

site123.me

calcio-nostalgia-ita.site123.me

Giovanni Fiderio (1 September 2018). ""La Coppa Intercontinentale, il trofeo più prestigioso"" (in Italian).

thesaurus.com

"Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. "Official, definition". 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. "official". It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. "Synonyms for official".
"Official (plural officials), from the Latin officiālis.1. The official word is also used to refer to what is recognized or derives from an authority. cfr. dictionary.com. "Official, definition". 2. Approved by the government or someone in power. cfr. dictionary.cambridge.org. "official". It is synonymous with legal, legitimate, approved. cfr. thesaurus.com. "Synonyms for official".

uefa.com

For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation. Representative teams are usually national teams but also club teams that represent a confederation or a member association in a continental competition. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: Statistical-kit" (PDF). 10 December 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. cfr. "2018/19 UEFA Champions League regulations" (PDF). p. 10.

web.archive.org

"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Report 2017. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 15, 40, 41, 42. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
“While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup (merged with FIFA Club World Cup in 2005), the title was conferred by official documents from the world federation so it is legally a FIFA world title. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr.
For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation. Representative teams are usually national teams but also club teams that represent a confederation or a member association in a continental competition. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: Statistical-kit" (PDF). 10 December 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. cfr. "2018/19 UEFA Champions League regulations" (PDF). p. 10.
"FIFA Statute" (PDF). FIFA Statute. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 5, 19–21, 33–35, 37, 44, 74. May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
In accordance with the regulations integrated in the FIFA Statute, official competitions for club teams can be defined as those organized under the auspices of FIFA, confederations and member associations, or authorized by them, excluding friendly matches and test matches; say the confederal and interconfederal cups (arranged by FIFA or confederations), the championships and the national cups (arranged by member associations). cfr. "LAWS OF THE GAME 2015/16" (PDF). p. 18. cfr. "REGULATIONS on the Status and Transfer of Players 2016" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (ed.). "FIFA Governance Regulations (FGR) 2016" (PDF). pp. 6, 7, 9–11. cfr. "Regulations Governing International Matches" (PDF). pp. 15, 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). pp. 5, 19–21, 33–35, 37, 44, 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr. "FIFA ignora Taça Latina do Benfica, FC Porto é o clube português com mais títulos" (in Portuguese). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
fifa.com, ed. (20 September 2024). "FIFA Intercontinental Cup™: Key information". Archived from the original on 13 May 2025.
“While it does not promote the statistical unification of tournaments, that is, has not absorbed to the Intercontinental Cup (merged with FIFA Club World Cup in 2005), the title was conferred by official documents from the world federation so it is legally a FIFA world title. cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-05. cfr.
FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine - Recognition of all European and South American teams that won the Intercontinental Cup – played between 1960 and 2004 – as club world champions./ www.fifa.com
"FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup 2005" (PDF). FIFA Report 2005. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 5, 19. December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Regulation CWC 2017 Page 37. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Report 2017. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 15, 40, 41, 42. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
"FIFA Club World Cup 2017" (PDF). FIFA Report 2017. Zurich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association: 15, 40, 41, 42. December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
fifa.com, ed. (20 September 2024). "FIFA Intercontinental Cup™: Key information". Archived from the original on 13 May 2025.