General Performances
Corinthians is the only club 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. TP Mazembe became the first, and so far only, non-European and non-South American club to reach the final. Les Corbeaux accomplished this feat in 2010 when they defeated Internacional. São Paulo is the most successful city of the competition, owing its three titles to local outfits Corinthians (2000, 2012} and São Paulo (2005). Milan, along with São Paulo, are the only cities which had had more than one representative win the FIFA Club World Cup. They are also the only cities whose representatives are undefeated. Brazil's Brasileirão is the most strongest national league of the competition with four titles to its name. Italy's Serie A remains the only undefeated national league which has had representatives carry the world title. The Union Européenne de Football Association, or simply UEFA, is the most successful confederation of the competition with five titles. Pachuca is CONCACAF's most habitual participant in the FIFA Club World Cup with three appearances in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Mexico's Liga MX is the joint record-holder with Brazil for the most participant clubs in the competition with five representatives each. The J. League, Japan's premier club competition, has been Asia's best representative with two bronze medals earned. Deportivo Saprissa from Costa Rica is one of three CONCACAF clubs to have earned the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup, beating Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad 3-2 for the third place match. Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito remains the only non-Argentine and non-Brazilian club to represent CONMEBOL during the FIFA Club World Cup. PRK Hekari United from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea became the first club outside New Zealand to represent the OFC at the FIFA Club World Cup.Read more about this topic: FIFA Club World Cup Statistics
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