Real Madrid CF in international football

In 1949, the football federations of Spain, Italy, France and Portugal launched their own club competition. European clubs could not afford hefty travel costs so the Copa Latina was staged at the end of every season in a single host country. The competition featured two semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final. As La Liga champions in 1955, Real Madrid represented Spain in the 1955 edition of the competition. They defeated Belenenses 2–0 in their semi-final at the Parc des Princes in Paris, before beating Reims 2–0 in the final at the same venue. Real Madrid won the 1957 competition at the Santiago Bernabéu, defeating Milan in the semi-finals and then Benfica 1–0 in the final. After the introduction of the European Cup, the Latin Cup was discontinued and nowadays it is not recognized by UEFA.[2]

Year	Round	Opposing team	Score
1955	Semi-final	Belenenses	2–0 (N)
	Final	Reims	2–0 (N)
1957	Semi-final	Milan	5–1 (H)
	Final	Benfica	1–0 (H)

The European Cup was inaugurated in 1955 as a tournament for the champions of European national leagues, with Real Madrid winning the first five editions.[3] However, after winning the trophy five times in a row in the 1950s, and again in 1966, the club experienced mixed fortunes until the end of the 1990s. Since then, Real Madrid has won the competition eight times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 and established itself as one of the premier sides in European football.[4]

Season	Round	Opposition	Score
1955–56[5]	First round	Servette	2–0 (A), 5–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Partizan	4–0 (H), 0–3 (A)
	Semi-final	Milan	4–2 (H), 1–2 (A)
	Final	Reims	4–3 (N)
1956–57[6]	First round	Rapid Wien	4–2 (H), 1–3 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Nice	3–0 (H), 3–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Manchester United	3–1 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Final	Fiorentina	2–0 (H)
1957–58[7]	First round	Antwerp	2–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Sevilla	8–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Vasas	4–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
	Final	Milan	3–2 (N) (a.e.t.)
1958–59[8]	First round	Beşiktaş	2–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Wiener Sportclub	0–0 (A), 7–1 (H)
	Semi-final	Atlético Madrid	2–1 (H), 0–1 (A), 2–1 (N)
	Final	Reims	2–0 (N)
1959–60[9]	First round	Jeunesse Esch	7–0 (H), 5–2 (A)
	Quarter-final	Nice	2–3 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Barcelona	3–1 (H), 3–1 (A)
	Final	Eintracht Frankfurt	7–3 (N)
1960–61[10]	First round	Barcelona	2–2 (H), 1–2 (A)
1961–62[11]	Preliminary round	Vasas	2–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
	First round	Boldklubben 1913	3–0 (A), 9–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Juventus	1–0 (A), 0–1 (H), 3–1 (N)
	Semi-final	Standard Liège	4–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Final	Benfica	3–5 (N)[12]
1962–63[13]	Preliminary round	Anderlecht	3–3 (H), 0–1 (A)
1963–64[14]	Preliminary round	Rangers	1–0 (A), 6–0 (H)
	First round	Dinamo București	3–1 (A), 5–3 (H)
	Quarter-final	Milan	4–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Zürich	2–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
	Final	Internazionale	1–3 (N)
1964–65[15]	Preliminary round	Boldklubben 1909	5–2 (A), 4–0 (H)
	First round	Dukla Prague	4–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Quarter-final	Benfica	1–5 (A), 2–1 (H)
1965–66[16]	Preliminary round	Feyenoord	1–2 (A), 5–0 (H)
	First round	Kilmarnock	2–2 (A), 5–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Anderlecht	0–1 (A), 4–2 (H)
	Semi-final	Internazionale	1–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
	Final	Partizan	2–1 (N)
1966–67[17]	Second round	1860 Munich	0–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Internazionale	0–1 (A), 0–2 (H)
1967–68[18]	First round	Ajax	1–1 (A), 2–1 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Second round	Hvidovre	2–2 (A), 4–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Sparta Prague	3–0 (H), 1–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Manchester United	0–1 (A), 3–3 (H)
1968–69[19]	First round	AEL	6–0 (H), 6–0 (A)
	Second round	Rapid Wien	0–1 (A), 2–1 (H) (a)
1969–70[20]	First round	Olympiakos Nicosia	8–0 (A), 6–1 (H)
	Second round	Standard Liège	0–1 (A), 2–3 (H)
1972–73[21]	First round	Keflavík	3–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
	Second round	Argeş Piteşti	1–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Dynamo Kyiv	0–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Ajax	1–2 (A), 0–1 (H)
1975–76[22]	First round	Dinamo București	4–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
	Second round	Derby County	1–4 (A), 5–1 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Quarter-final	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2 (A), 1–1 (H) (a)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	1–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
1976–77[23]	First round	Stal Mielec	2–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Second round	Club Brugge	0–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
1978–79[24]	First round	Progrès Niedercorn	5–0 (H), 7–0 (A)
	Second round	Grasshopper	3–1 (H), 0–2 (A) (a)
1979–80[25]	First round	Levski Sofia	1–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Second round	Porto	1–2 (A), 1–0 (H) (a)
	Quarter-final	Celtic	0–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Hamburger SV	2–0 (H), 1–5 (A)
1980–81[26]	First round	Limerick	2–1 (A), 5–1 (H)
	Second round	Budapest Honvéd	1–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Quarter-final	Spartak Moscow	0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Internazionale	2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
	Final	Liverpool	0–1 (N)
1986–87[27]	First round	Young Boys	0–1 (A), 5–0 (H)
	Second round	Juventus	1–0 (H), 0–1 (A), 3–1 (P)
	Quarter-final	Red Star Belgrade	2–4 (A), 2–0 (H) (a)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	1–4 (A), 1–0 (H)
1987–88[28]	First round	Napoli	2–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
	Second round	Porto	2–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Bayern Munich	2–3 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Semi-final	PSV Eindhoven	1–1 (H), 0–0 (A) (a)
1988–89[29]	First round	Moss	3–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
	Second round	Górnik Zabrze	1–0 (A), 3–2 (H)
	Quarter-final	PSV Eindhoven	1–1 (A), 2–1 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Semi-final	Milan	1–1 (H), 0–5 (A)
1989–90[30]	First round	Spora Luxembourg	3–0 (A), 6–0 (H)
	Second round	Milan	0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
1990–91[31]	First round	Odense	4–1 (A), 6–0 (H)
	Second round	Swarovski Tirol	9–1 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Quarter-final	Spartak Moscow	0–0 (A), 1–3 (H)
1995–96[32]	Group D	Ajax	0–1 (A), 0–2 (H)
		Ferencváros	6–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
		Grasshopper	2–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Quarter-final	Juventus	1–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
1997–98[33]	Group D	Rosenborg	4–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
		Olympiacos	5–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
		Porto	2–0 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Borussia Dortmund	2–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
	Final	Juventus	1–0 (N)
1998–99[34]	Group C	Internazionale	2–0 (H), 1–3 (A)
		Spartak Moscow	1–2 (A), 2–1 (H)
		Sturm Graz	6–1 (H), 5–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Dynamo Kyiv	1–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
1999–2000[35]	First group stage Group E	Molde	4–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
		Olympiacos	3–3 (A), 3–0 (H)
		Porto	3–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
	Second group stage Group C	Bayern Munich	2–4 (H), 1–4 (A)
		Dynamo Kyiv	2–1 (A), 2–2 (H)
		Rosenborg	3–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
	Quarter-final	Manchester United	0–0 (H), 3–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	2–0 (H), 1–2 (A)
	Final	Valencia	3–0 (N)
2000–01[36]	First group stage Group A	Spartak Moscow	1–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
		Bayer Leverkusen	3–2 (A), 5–3 (H)
		Sporting CP	2–2 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Second group stage Group D	Leeds United	2–0 (A), 3–2 (H)
		Anderlecht	4–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
		Lazio	3–2 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Quarter-final	Galatasaray	2–3 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	0–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
2001–02[37]	First group stage Group A	Roma	2–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
		Lokomotiv Moscow	4–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
		Anderlecht	4–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Second group stage Group C	Panathinaikos	3–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
		Sparta Prague	3–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
		Porto	1–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Bayern Munich	1–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Barcelona	2–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
	Final	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1 (N)
2002–03[38]	First group stage Group C	Roma	3–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
		AEK Athens	3–3 (A), 2–2 (H)
		Genk	6–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
	Second group stage Group C	Milan	0–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
		Borussia Dortmund	2–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
		Lokomotiv Moscow	2–2 (H), 1–0 (A)
	Quarter-final	Manchester United	3–1 (H), 3–4 (A)
	Semi-final	Juventus	2–1 (H), 1–3 (A)
2003–04[39]	Group F	Porto	3–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
		Marseille	4–2 (H), 2–1 (A)
		Partizan	1–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
	Round of 16	Bayern Munich	1–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Monaco	4–2 (H), 1–3 (A) (a)
2004–05[40]	Third qualifying round	Wisła Kraków	2–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Group B	Bayer Leverkusen	0–3 (A), 1–1 (H)
		Dynamo Kyiv	1–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
		Roma	4–2 (H), 3–0 (A)
	Round of 16	Juventus	1–0 (H), 0–2 (A) (a.e.t.)
2005–06[41]	Group F	Lyon	0–3 (A), 1–1 (H)
		Rosenborg	4–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
		Olympiacos	2–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
	Round of 16	Arsenal	0–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
2006–07[42]	Group E	Lyon	0–2 (A), 2–2 (H)
		Steaua București	4–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
		Dynamo Kyiv	5–1 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Round of 16	Bayern Munich	3–2 (H), 1–2 (A) (a)
2007–08[43]	Group C	Olympiacos	4–2 (H), 0–0 (A)
		Werder Bremen	2–1 (H), 2–3 (A)
		Lazio	2–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Round of 16	Roma	1–2 (A), 1–2 (H)
2008–09[44]	Group H	BATE Borisov	2–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
		Zenit Saint Petersburg	2–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
		Juventus	1–2 (A), 0–2 (H)
	Round of 16	Liverpool	0–1 (H), 0–4 (A)
2009–10[45]	Group C	Zürich	5–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
		Marseille	3–0 (H), 3–1 (A)
		Milan	2–3 (H), 1–1 (A)
	Round of 16	Lyon	0–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
2010–11[46]	Group G	Milan	2–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
		Ajax	2–0 (H), 4–0 (A)
		Auxerre	1–0 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Round of 16	Lyon	1–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
	Semi-final	Barcelona	0–2 (H), 1–1 (A)
2011–12[47]	Group D	Dinamo Zagreb	1–0 (A), 6–2 (H)
		Ajax	3–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
		Lyon	4–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Round of 16	CSKA Moscow	1–1 (A), 4–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	APOEL	3–0 (A), 5–2 (H)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	1–2 (A), 2–1 (H), 1–3 (P)
2012–13	Group D	Manchester City	3–2 (H), 1–1 (A)
		Ajax	4–1 (A), 4–1 (H)
		Borussia Dortmund	1–2 (A), 2–2 (H)
	Round of 16	Manchester United	1–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Galatasaray	3–0 (H), 2–3 (A)
	Semi-final	Borussia Dortmund	1–4 (A), 2–0 (H)
2013–14	Group B	Galatasaray	6–1 (A), 4–1 (H)
		Copenhagen	4–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
		Juventus	2–1 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Round of 16	Schalke 04	6–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Borussia Dortmund	3–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	1–0 (H), 4–0 (A)
	Final	Atlético Madrid	4–1 (N) (a.e.t.)
2014–15	Group B	Basel	5–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
		Ludogorets Razgrad	2–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
		Liverpool	3–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Round of 16	Schalke 04	2–0 (A), 3–4 (H)
	Quarter-final	Atlético Madrid	0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Juventus	1–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
2015–16	Group A	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–0 (H), 4–3 (A)
		Malmö FF	2–0 (A), 8–0 (H)
		Paris Saint-Germain	0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Round of 16	Roma	2–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	VfL Wolfsburg	0–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Manchester City	0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Final	Atlético Madrid	1–1 (N), 5–3 (P)
2016–17	Group F	Sporting CP	2–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
		Borussia Dortmund	2–2 (A), 2–2 (H)
		Legia Warsaw	5–1 (H), 3–3 (A)
	Round of 16	Napoli	3–1 (H), 3–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Bayern Munich	2–1 (A), 4–2 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Semi-final	Atlético Madrid	3–0 (H), 1–2 (A)
	Final	Juventus	4–1 (N)
2017–18	Group H	APOEL	3–0 (H), 6–0 (A)
		Borussia Dortmund	3–1 (A), 3–2 (H)
		Tottenham Hotspur	1–1 (H), 1–3 (A)
	Round of 16	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
	Quarter-final	Juventus	3–0 (A), 1–3 (H)
	Semi-final	Bayern Munich	2–1 (A), 2–2 (H)
	Final	Liverpool	3–1 (N)
2018–19	Group G	Roma	3–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
		CSKA Moscow	0–1 (A), 0–3 (H)
		Viktoria Plzeň	2–1 (H), 5–0 (A)
	Round of 16	Ajax	2–1 (A), 1–4 (H)
2019–20	Group A	Paris Saint-Germain	0–3 (A), 2–2 (H)
		Club Brugge	2–2 (H), 3–1 (A)
		Galatasaray	1–0 (A), 6–0 (H)
	Round of 16	Manchester City	1–2 (H), 1–2 (A)
2020–21	Group B	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–3 (H), 0–2 (A)
		Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
		Internazionale	3–2 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Round of 16	Atalanta	1–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Liverpool	3–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
	Semi-final	Chelsea	1–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
2021–22	Group D	Internazionale	1–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
		Sheriff Tiraspol	1–2 (H), 3–0 (A)
		Shakhtar Donetsk	5–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
	Round of 16	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Chelsea	3–1 (A), 2–3 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Semi-final	Manchester City	3–4 (A), 3–1 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Final	Liverpool	1–0 (N)
2022–23	Group F	Celtic	3–0 (A), 5–1 (H)
		RB Leipzig	2–0 (H), 2–3 (A)
		Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
	Round of 16	Liverpool	5–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Chelsea	2–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Semi-final	Manchester City	1–1 (H), 0–4 (A)
2023–24	Group C	Union Berlin	1–0 (H)
		Napoli	3–2 (A)
		Braga	2–1 (A)

The Cup Winners' Cup started in 1960 as a tournament for the winners of national cup competitions, but it took eleven years for Real Madrid to participate for the first time. In their first appearance, Madrid advanced to the final but lost there to Chelsea in a replay. In 1975, the club's second participation, Real advanced to the quarter-finals, losing to Red Star Belgrade in a two-legged tie on penalties. They advanced to their second final in 1983; however, Real's aspirations to get a hold on the trophy were cut short by Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in a thrilling extra time victory. Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals in their last participation in 1994, before the tournament was absorbed into the UEFA Cup in 1999. This is the only European tournament to date that Real Madrid has participated in but never won.

Season	Round	Opposition	Score
1970–71[48]	First round	Hibernians	0–0 (A), 5–0 (H)
	Second round	Wacker Innsbruck	0–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
	Quarter-final	Cardiff City	0–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
	Semi-final	PSV Eindhoven	0–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
	Final	Chelsea	1–1 (N) (a.e.t.), 1–2 (N)
1974–75[49]	First round	Fram	2–0 (A), 6–0 (H)
	Second round	Austria Wien	3–0 (H), 2–2 (A)
	Quarter-final	Red Star Belgrade	2–0 (H), 0–2 (A), 5–6 (P)
1982–83[50]	First round	FC Baia Mare	0–0 (A), 5–2 (H)
	Second round	Újpest	3–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
	Quarter-final	Internazionale	1–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
	Semi-final	Austria Wien	2–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
	Final	Aberdeen	1–2 (N) (a.e.t.)
1993–94[51]	First round	Lugano	3–0 (H), 3–1 (A)
	Second round	Wacker Innsbruck	1–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1 (H), 1–1 (A)

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was established on 18 April 1955, two weeks after the European Cup, to promote trade fairs with various cities playing against each other. From 1958 onwards, the organizers moved to club participation, but the teams still had to come from cities staging trade fairs. The tournament is considered to be the forerunner of the UEFA Cup, but it is not recognized as a UEFA competition. As such, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup wins do not count toward the tally of the UEFA Cup/Europa League.[52] Real Madrid never participated in the Fairs Cup before it was subsumed into the UEFA Cup in 1971.[53] In the UEFA Cup, the club has won the trophy twice in a row, in 1985 and 1986. Real has never participated in the competition since it was rebranded to the UEFA Europa League.

Season	Round	Opposition	Score
1971–72	First round	Basel	2–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
	Second round	PSV Eindhoven	3–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
1973–74	First round	Ipswich Town	0–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
1981–82	First round	Tatabánya	1–2 (A), 1–0 (H) (a)
	Second round	Carl Zeiss Jena	3–2 (H), 0–0 (A)
	Third round	Rapid Wien	1–0 (A), 0–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–1 (H), 0–5 (A)
1983–84	First round	Sparta Prague	2–3 (A), 1–1 (H)
1984–85	First round	Wacker Innsbruck	5–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
	Second round	Rijeka	1–3 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Third round	Anderlecht	0–3 (A), 6–1 (H)
	Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0 (A), 0–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Internazionale	0–2 (A), 3–0 (H)
	Final	Videoton	3–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
1985–86	First round	AEK Athens	0–1 (A), 5–0 (H)
	Second round	Chornomorets Odessa	2–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
	Third round	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–5 (A), 4–0 (H) (a)
	Quarter-final	Neuchâtel	3–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
	Semi-final	Internazionale	1–3 (A), 5–1 (H) (a.e.t.)
	Final	1. FC Köln	5–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
1991–92	First round	Slovan Bratislava	2–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
	Second round	Utrecht	3–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Third round	Neuchâtel	0–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Sigma Olomouc	1–1 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Semi-final	Torino	2–1 (H), 0–2 (A)
1992–93	First round	FC Timişoara	1–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Second round	Torpedo Moscow	5–2 (H), 2–3 (A)
	Third round	Vitesse	1–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
	Quarter-final	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1 (H), 1–4 (A)
1994–95	First round	Sporting CP	1–0 (H), 1–2 (A) (a)
	Second round	Dynamo Moscow	2–2 (A), 4–0 (H)
	Third round	Odense Boldklub	3–2 (A), 0–2 (H)

The European Super Cup was inaugurated in 1973 as a way of determining the best team in Europe, by pitting the holders of the European Champion Clubs' Cup against the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup.[54] Since 2000, it has been contested by winners of the Champions League and the UEFA Cup (later Europa League), as the Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued in 1999. Real Madrid first participated in the 1998 edition, after they won the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, losing 0–1 to Chelsea. Real's first trophy came in 2002 with a 3–1 victory over Feyenoord. Since then, they have won the Super Cup four times, in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2022, sharing the record for the most titles with Milan and Barcelona.

Year	Opposing team[55]	Score	Venue
1998	Chelsea	0–1	Stade Louis II, Monaco
2000	Galatasaray	1–2 (gg in a.e.t.)
2002	Feyenoord	3–1
2014	Sevilla	2–0	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
2016	Sevilla	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
2017	Manchester United	2–1	Philip II Arena, Skopje
2018	Atlético Madrid	2–4 (a.e.t.)	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
2022	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

In 1960, UEFA and their South-American equivalent, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), created the Intercontinental Cup as a way of determining the best team in the world, by pitting the winners of the European Cup and the Copa Libertadores against each other. In 2000, FIFA launched their international club competition called the FIFA Club World Championship, featuring teams from all of its member associations. In the second edition — renamed the FIFA Club World Cup — in 2005, FIFA took over the Intercontinental Cup, subsuming it into its own competition.[56][57][58]

In January 2000, Real Madrid were invited to the inaugural championship in Brazil, by virtue of winning the 1998 Intercontinental Cup in the previous season. The club finished fourth overall, after losing the third place play-off on penalties to Mexico's Necaxa. They initially qualified for the 2001 tournament, in their native Spain, but the competition was cancelled before it started. Real Madrid have won the FIFA Club World Cup a record five times since then (in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022).

Year	Competition	Round	Opposing team	Home	Away	Aggregate
1960	Intercontinental Cup	Final	Peñarol	5–1	0–0	5–1
1966	Intercontinental Cup	Final	Peñarol	0–2	0–2	0–4
1998	Intercontinental Cup	Final	Vasco da Gama	2–1 (N)
2000	FIFA Club World Championship	Group A	Al Nassr	3–1 (N)
			Corinthians	2–2 (N)
			Raja Casablanca	3–2 (N)
		Third place play-off	Necaxa	1–1, (3–4 P) (N)
2000	Intercontinental Cup	Final	Boca Juniors	1–2 (N)
2002	Intercontinental Cup	Final	Olimpia	2–0 (N)
2014	FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	Cruz Azul	4–0 (N)
		Final	San Lorenzo	2–0 (N)
2016	FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	América	2–0 (N)
		Final	Kashima Antlers	4–2 (a.e.t.) (N)
2017	FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	Al-Jazira	2–1 (N)
		Final	Grêmio	1–0 (N)
2018	FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	Kashima Antlers	3–1 (N)
		Final	Al Ain	4–1 (N)
2022	FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	Al Ahly	4–1 (N)
		Final	Al Hilal	5–3 (N)

Accurate as of 24 October 2023.[59]

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

In the UEFA references, access to the specific rounds is achievable by the adjacent table.