FIFA Club of the Century was an award presented by

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to decide the best

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of the 20th century.

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

was the winner of the award with 42.35% of the vote, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in

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on 11 December 2000. Madrid was the most successful club in international football at the time, having amassed eight European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups. During the ceremony,

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and Florentino Pérez collected the trophy which was presented to Real Madrid. For the 2006–07 season a crest was added to Real Madrid's shirts, commemorating their status as FIFA Club of the Century.

Results

The voting system used for the award, was restricted to subscribers of the bi-monthly ''FIFA World Magazine'' (

's official magazine).

References

External links

The FIFA Club of the Century
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fifa Clubs Of The 20th Century Clubs of the 20th Century History of association football Awards established in 2000