FIFA Club of the Century explained

FIFA Club of the Century was an award presented by FIFA to decide the best football club of the 20th century.[1] [2] Real Madrid was the winner of the award with 42.35% of the vote, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000. Madrid was the most successful club in international football at the time, having amassed eight European Cups, two UEFA Cups, two Latin Cups and two Intercontinental Cups.[3]

During the ceremony, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Florentino Pérez collected the trophy which was presented to Real Madrid.[4] [5] For the 2006–07 season a crest was added to Real Madrid's shirts, commemorating their status as FIFA Club of the Century.[6]

Results

The voting system used for the award, was restricted to subscribers of the bi-monthly FIFA World Magazine (FIFA's official magazine).[7]

Rank! scope="col"
ClubCountry
1Real Madrid42.35%
2Manchester United9.69%
3Bayern Munich9.18%
4Barcelona5.61%
5Ajax5.10%
Santos
7Juventus2.55%
8Peñarol2.04%
9AC Milan1.53%
Flamengo
River Plate
12Arsenal1.02%
Benfica
Boca Juniors
Botafogo
Independiente
Inter Milan
Liverpool
Other clubs6.63%

Notes and References

  1. News: Zidane crowned world's best . BBC Sport . . 11 December 2000 . 12 October 2015.
  2. News: Real Madrid reach century . BBC Sport . . 6 March 2002 . 6 September 2011.
  3. News: Three candidates for FIFA World Player Award: Figo, Rivaldo and Zidane . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005915/https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/news/y=2000/m=12/news=three-candidates-for-fifa-world-player-award-figo-rivaldo-and-zidane-75600.html . dead . 6 December 2017 . FIFA.com . . 7 December 2000 . 11 May 2017.
  4. News: On this day, Real Madrid were named Club of the Century . realmadrid.com . 11 December 2014 . 11 May 2017.
  5. News: Di Stéfano, the memory of an eternal legend . laliga.es . 8 July 2014 . 11 May 2017 .
  6. Web site: Nueva camiseta con el 'sello' del mejor club del S.XX (New shirt with the "20th Century Best Club" crest) . elmundo.es . 12 July 2006 . 17 October 2015 . es.
  7. Web site: FIFA World Player 2000 award information. https://web.archive.org/web/20121222170230/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902000/news/newsid=75592/index.html . dead . 22 December 2012 . 6 December 2000 . FIFA.com . . 6 September 2011.