FIFA Club of the Century
FIFA Club of the Century was an award presented by FIFA to decide the greatest football club of the 20th century.[1][2] Real Madrid was the winner of the award, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000.[3]
Alfredo Di Stéfano and Florentino Pérez collected during the ceremony, 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]
Pos. | Club | Country | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 42.35 % | ||
2 | Manchester United | 9.69 % | ||
3 | Bayern Munich | 8.18% | ||
4 | Barcelona | 5.61% | ||
5 | Ajax | 5.10 % | ||
5 | Santos | 5.10 % | ||
7 | Juventus | 2.55 % | ||
8 | Peñarol | 2.04 % | ||
9 | River Plate | 1.53 % | ||
9 | Flamengo | 1.53 % | ||
9 | Milan | 1.53 % | ||
12 | Liverpool | 1.02 % | ||
12 | Botafogo | 1.02 % | ||
12 | Benfica | 1.02 % | ||
12 | Independiente | 1.02 % | ||
12 | Boca Juniors | 1.02 % | ||
12 | Internazionale | 1.02 % | ||
12 | Arsenal | 1.02 % | ||
Other | 6.63 % |
See also
References
- ↑ "Zidane crowned world's best". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "Real Madrid reach century". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ "Three candidates for FIFA World Player Award: Figo, Rivaldo and Zidane". FIFA.com. FIFA. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "On this day, Real Madrid were named Club of the Century". realmadrid.com. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Di Stéfano, the memory of an eternal legend". laliga.es. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Nueva camiseta con el 'sello' del mejor club del S.XX (New shirt with the "20th Century Best Club" crest)" (in Spanish). elmundo.es. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA World Player 2000 award information". FIFA.com. FIFA. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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