List of holders of the Unofficial Football World Championships

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The teams below have held the Unofficial Football World Championships.

The Unofficial Football World Championships (UFWC) (or World Perpetual Football Championship) is an informal way of calculating the world's best football team, using a knock-out title system similar to that used in boxing. Results are traced from the first international match to have a winner, England's victory over Scotland in London on 8 March 1873. The title subsequently is assumed by any team beating the holder in a recognised full international, including wins on penalties where the tournament format uses that method of obtaining results.

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[edit] Full winners list

Entries in gold indicate that for at least part of the reign, the title holder was also FIFA World Cup holder. Every World Cup winning nation has concurrently held the Unofficial World Championship at least once.

† indicates that for at least part of the reign as Unofficial Champions, the team topped the FIFA World Rankings

[edit] Pre-1900

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 England 8 March 1873 7 March 1874 1[1] 364
 Scotland 7 March 1874 5 April 1879 8 1855
 England 5 April 1879 13 March 1880 1 343
 Scotland 13 March 1880 17 March 1888 21 2926[2]
 England 17 March 1888 13 April 1889 4 392
 Scotland 13 April 1889 6 April 1891 7 723
 England 6 April 1891 4 April 1896 15 1825
 Scotland 4 April 1896 2 April 1898 6 728
 England 2 April 1898 7 April 1900 6 735

[edit] 1900-1920

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 Scotland 7 April 1900 21 March 1903 9 1078
 Ireland 21 March 1903 12 March 1904 2 357
 England 12 March 1904 7 April 1906 8 756
 Scotland 7 April 1906 4 March 1907 1 331
 Wales 4 March 1907 7 March 1908 2 369
 Scotland 7 March 1908 1 March 1909 3 359
 Wales 1 March 1909 15 March 1909 1 14
 England 15 March 1909 2 April 1910 7[3] 383
 Scotland 2 April 1910 5 April 1913 9 1099
 England 5 April 1913 14 February 1914 1 315
 Ireland 14 February 1914 13 March 1920 [4] 4 2219

[edit] 1920-1930

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 Scotland 13 March 1920 10 April 1920 1 28
 England 10 April 1920 9 April 1921 3 364
 Scotland 9 April 1921 4 February 1922 1 301
 Wales 4 February 1922 13 March 1922 1 37
 England 13 March 1922 8 April 1922 1 26
 Scotland 8 April 1922 16 February 1924 4 679
 Wales 16 February 1924 14 February 1925 3 364
 Scotland 14 February 1925 2 April 1927 8 777
 England 2 April 1927 22 October 1927 4 203
 Northern Ireland 22 October 1927 4 February 1928 1 105
 Wales 4 February 1928 27 October 1928 1 266
 Scotland 27 October 1928 5 April 1930 8 525

[edit] 1930-1940

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 England 5 April 1930 28 March 1931 5 357
 Scotland 28 March 1931 16 May 1931 1 49
 Austria 16 May 1931 7 December 1932 12[5] 571
 England 7 December 1932 1 April 1933 1 115
 Scotland 1 April 1933 16 September 1933 1 168
 Northern Ireland 16 September 1933 14 October 1933 1 28
 England 14 October 1933 15 November 1933 1 32
 Wales 15 November 1933 29 September 1934 1 319
 England 29 September 1934 6 April 1935 3 189
 Scotland 6 April 1935 2 December 1936 6 606
 Wales 2 December 1936 17 November 1937 3 350
 England 17 November 1937 9 April 1938 2 143
 Scotland 9 April 1938 15 April 1939 5 371
 England 15 April 1939 18 May 1939 2 33
 Yugoslavia 18 May 1939 4 June 1939 1 17
 Italy 4 June 1939 12 November 1939 4 161
 Switzerland 12 November 1939 31 March 1940 2 140

[edit] 1940-1950

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 Hungary 31 March 1940 6 April 1941 9 371
 Germany 6 April 1941 20 April 1941 1 14
 Switzerland 20 April 1941 16 November 1941 1 210
 Hungary 16 November 1941 3 May 1942 1 168
 Germany 3 May 1942 20 September 1942 3 140
 Sweden 20 September 1942 15 November 1942 2 56
 Switzerland 15 November 1942 16 May 1943 2 182
 Hungary 16 May 1943 7 November 1943 4 175
 Sweden 7 November 1943 25 November 1945 7 749
 Switzerland 25 November 1945 7 July 1946 1 224
 Sweden 7 July 1946 19 November 1947 10 500
 England 19 November 1947 9 April 1949 7 507
 Scotland 9 April 1949 15 April 1950 4 371

[edit] 1950-1960

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 England 15 April 1950 29 June 1950 4[6] 75
 United States 29 June 1950 2 July 1950 1[7] 3
 Chile 2 July 1950 20 April 1952 5[8] 658
 Brazil 20 April 1952 19 March 1953 4 333
 Peru 19 March 1953 28 March 1953 1 9
 Uruguay 28 March 1953 10 April 1954 2 378
 Paraguay 10 April 1954 2 March 1955 2 326
 Argentina 2 March 1955 5 February 1956 8 340
 Brazil 5 February 1956 25 April 1956 11 80
 Italy 25 April 1956 24 June 1956 1 60
 Argentina 24 June 1956 6 April 1957 12 286
 Peru 6 April 1957 9 April 1957 1 3
 Argentina 9 April 1957 10 July 1957 4 92
 Brazil 10 July 1957 15 September 1957 1 67
 Chile 15 September 1957 29 September 1957 3[9] 14
 Bolivia 29 September 1957 27 October 1957 2 28
 Argentina 27 October 1957 6 April 1958 1 161
 Uruguay 6 April 1958 30 April 1958 1 24
 Argentina 30 April 1958 8 June 1958 1 39
 West Germany 8 June 1958 24 June 1958 4 16
 Sweden 24 June 1958 29 June 1958 1 5
 Brazil 29 June 1958 12 December 1959 11[10] 531
 Uruguay 12 December 1959 17 August 1960 7 249

[edit] 1960-1970

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 Argentina 17 August 1960 11 June 1961 5 298
 Spain 11 June 1961 31 May 1962 4 354
 Czechoslovakia 31 May 1962 7 June 1962 2 7
 Mexico 7 June 1962 24 March 1963 1 290
 Netherlands Antilles 24 March 1963 28 March 1963 1 4
 Costa Rica 28 March 1963 4 September 1963 6 160
 Colombia 4 September 1963 20 June 1965 1 655
 Ecuador 20 June 1965 22 August 1965 3 63
 Chile 22 August 1965 23 February 1966 2 185
 Soviet Union 23 February 1966 25 July 1966 10 152
 West Germany 25 July 1966 30 July 1966 1 5
 England 30 July 1966 15 April 1967 4 259
 Scotland 15 April 1967 10 May 1967 1[11] 25
 Soviet Union 10 May 1967 15 October 1967 9 158
 Austria 15 October 1967 16 June 1968 4 245
 Soviet Union 16 June 1968 6 August 1969 4 416
 Sweden 6 August 1969 1 November 1969 4 87
 France 1 November 1969 3 May 1970 3 183

[edit] 1970-1980

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 Switzerland 3 May 1970 15 November 1970 2 196
 Hungary 15 November 1970 19 May 1971 3 185
 Bulgaria 19 May 1971 25 September 1971 2 129
 Hungary 25 September 1971 12 January 1972 4 109
 Spain 12 January 1972 2 May 1973 8 476
 Netherlands 2 May 1973 7 July 1974 15 431
 West Germany 7 July 1974 12 March 1975 4 248
 England 12 March 1975 30 October 1975 7 232
 Czechoslovakia 30 October 1975 17 November 1976 12 384
 West Germany 17 November 1976 23 February 1977 1 98
 France 23 February 1977 30 March 1977 1 35
 Republic of Ireland 30 March 1977 1 June 1977 2 63
 Bulgaria 1 June 1977 16 November 1977 4 168
 France 16 November 1977 2 June 1978 6 198
 Italy 2 June 1978 21 June 1978 5 19
 Netherlands 21 June 1978 25 June 1978 1 4
 Argentina 25 June 1978 18 July 1979 5 388
 Bolivia 18 July 1979 1 August 1979 2 14
 Paraguay 1 August 1979 5 December 1979 9[12] 126
 Chile 5 December 1979 24 June 1980 2 202

[edit] 1980-1990

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held
 Brazil 24 June 1980 10 January 1981 8 200
 Uruguay 10 January 1981 23 August 1981 4 225
 Peru 23 August 1981 23 March 1982 2 212
 Chile 23 March 1982 30 March 1982 1 7
 Peru 30 March 1982 22 June 1982 7 84
 Poland 22 June 1982 8 July 1982 3 16
 Italy 8 July 1982 27 October 1982 2 111
 Switzerland 27 October 1982 13 April 1983 5 168
 Soviet Union 13 April 1983 13 November 1983 7 214
 Portugal 13 November 1983 2 June 1984 1 202
 Yugoslavia 2 June 1984 13 June 1984 2 11
 Belgium 13 June 1984 16 June 1984 1 3
 France 16 June 1984 2 May 1985 8 320
 Bulgaria 2 May 1985 4 September 1985 3 125
 Netherlands 4 September 1985 16 October 1985 1 42
 Belgium 16 October 1985 20 November 1985 1 35
 Netherlands 20 November 1985 14 May 1986 3 175
 West Germany 14 May 1986 13 June 1986 3 30
 Denmark 13 June 1986 18 June 1986 1 5
 Spain 18 June 1986 22 June 1986 1 4
 Belgium 22 June 1986 25 June 1986 1 3
 Argentina 25 June 1986 10 June 1987 2 350
 Italy 10 June 1987 4 June 1988 8 360
 Wales 4 June 1988 14 September 1988 1 102
 Netherlands 14 September 1988 16 November 1988 2 63
 Italy 16 November 1988 29 March 1989 4 133
 Romania 29 March 1989 12 April 1989 1 14
 Poland 12 April 1989 7 May 1989 2 25
 Sweden 7 May 1989 14 June 1989 2 38
 Denmark 14 June 1989 23 August 1989 2 70
 Belgium 23 August 1989 17 January 1990 4 147

[edit] 1990-2000

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held FIFA World ranking at
time of gaining title
 Greece 17 January 1990 21 November 1990 6 308
 Netherlands 21 November 1990 13 February 1992 8 449
 Portugal 13 February 1992 4 June 1992 2 112
 United States 4 June 1992 14 June 1992 2 10
 Australia 14 June 1992 18 June 1992 1[13] 4
 Argentina 18 June 1992 15 August 1993 15 423
 Colombia 15 August 1993 7 April 1994 11 235 19[14]
 Bolivia 7 April 1994 20 April 1994 1 13 56
 Romania 20 April 1994 22 June 1994 5 63 11
 Switzerland 22 June 1994 26 June 1994 1 4 8
 Colombia 26 June 1994 31 January 1995 1 219 17
 South Korea 31 January 1995 4 February 1995 1[15] 4 35
 Yugoslavia 4 February 1995 31 May 1995 2 116
 Russia 31 May 1995 11 June 1996 14 377 15
 Italy 11 June 1996 14 June 1996 1 3 7
 Czech Republic 14 June 1996 30 June 1996 4 16 10
 Germany 30 June 1996 25 March 1998 16 633 2
 Brazil 25 March 1998 29 April 1998 1 35 1 †
 Argentina 29 April 1998 4 July 1998 8 66 7
 Netherlands 4 July 1998 7 July 1998 1 3 25
 Brazil 7 July 1998 12 July 1998 1 5 1 †
 France 12 July 1998 5 June 1999 9 328 18
 Russia 5 June 1999 23 February 2000 6 263 33

[edit] 2000–2010

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held FIFA World ranking at
time of gaining title
 Israel 23 February 2000 26 April 2000 2 63 29
 Czech Republic 26 April 2000 3 June 2000 1 38 2
 Germany 3 June 2000 17 June 2000 3 14 6
 England 17 June 2000 20 June 2000 1 3 12
 Romania 20 June 2000 24 June 2000 1 4 10
 Italy 24 June 2000 2 July 2000 2 8 14
 France 2 July 2000 28 March 2001 7 269 2
 Spain 28 March 2001 27 March 2002 8 364 7
 Netherlands 27 March 2002 10 September 2003 13 532 9
 Czech Republic 10 September 2003 31 March 2004 4 203 4
 Republic of Ireland 31 March 2004 29 May 2004 3 59 15
 Nigeria 29 May 2004 20 June 2004 3[16] 22 16
 Angola 20 June 2004 27 March 2005 8 280 85
 Zimbabwe 27 March 2005 8 October 2005 9 195 63
 Nigeria 8 October 2005 16 November 2005 1 39 29
 Romania 16 November 2005 23 May 2006 3 188 28
 Uruguay 23 May 2006 27 September 2006 5 127 22
 Venezuela 27 September 2006 18 October 2006 1 21 80
 Uruguay 18 October 2006 15 November 2006 1 28 17
 Georgia 15 November 2006 24 March 2007 2 129 98
 Scotland 24 March 2007 28 March 2007 1 4 16
 Italy 28 March 2007 22 August 2007 3 147 2 †
 Hungary 22 August 2007 12 September 2007 2 21 65
 Turkey 12 September 2007 17 October 2007 2 35 22
 Greece 17 October 2007 24 May 2008 6 220 15
 Hungary 24 May 2008 10 September 2008 4 109 57
 Sweden 10 September 2008 19 November 2008 1 70 31
 Netherlands 19 November 2008 11 July 2010 22[17] 599 9

[edit] 2010–

Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held FIFA World ranking at
time of gaining title
 Spain 11 July 2010 7 September 2010 3 58 2
 Argentina 7 September 2010 8 October 2010 1 31 5
 Japan 8 October 2010 15 November 2011 15 403 30
 North Korea 15 November 2011 Current holders 3 117[18] 124

As of 11 March 2012

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ England were the first winners of an international match, but this was in the second game between that team and Scotland, the first match having been a draw
  2. ^ This remains the longest reign in terms of duration
  3. ^ This reign includes the 100th UFWC match and the first challenge by a non UK team
  4. ^ This period includes the First World War, during which there was no international football
  5. ^ This was the first time that the title had left the UK
  6. ^ Includes first matches at a World Cup finals in which the UFWC was contested
  7. ^ First time the UFWC went to a non-European team
  8. ^ This was the first South American side to take the title
  9. ^ Includes a match in which the score after 90 minutes was Brazil 1- Chile 0, but under the rules of the friendly tournament, this brought about extra time, which finished 1-1. In Nazassi's Baton history, this game is treated as Brazil regaining that title.
  10. ^ The World Cup final of 1958 between Sweden and Brazil was the first match in which both the official and unofficial world championships were disputed.
  11. ^ This victory by Scotland over the then Official World Champions lead to initial jocular claims that Scotland were the unofficial champions, and indirectly to the UWFC
  12. ^ This run includes the 500th UFWC match
  13. ^ Although they have since become members of the AFC, this was the first time that a nation from Oceania had won the title.
  14. ^ FIFA rankings were first published in August 1993
  15. ^ The first Asian holders of the championship. Some sources do not recognise the match by which South Korea won the title as a full international.
  16. ^ The Championship passed to an African nation for the first time, meaning that it has now been held on every occupied continent.
  17. ^ This is the greatest number of games for which the title has been retained in one reign
  18. ^ North Korea's next scheduled match is on 11 March 2012, by which time they will have held the title for 117 days

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