FIFA Champions Badge
The FIFA Champions Badge is a kit emblem in the shape of a gold and white shield, awarded by FIFA to the reigning world champions of FIFA competitions, both at national team level and at club team level.
FIFA owns, produces and licenses the physical badge, which may only be worn on the first-team kits of the reigning title holders and is therefore considered a temporary honour that expires when a new winner is crowned. The badge cannot be used on replica kits or training apparel. The first badge was awarded in February 2008 to Milan, who were the reigning 2007 FIFA Club World Cup champions at the time.
Award
Badge rules
The badge is shaped like a shield, and displays the image of the relevant trophy, with the inscription FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONS, next to the year in which the relevant FIFA competition had been won. Due to the creation of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, a new variation was introduced for the teams who won the competition, featuring the inscription FIFA INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONS. The badge only comes in two colour schemes – gold letters on a white background, and white letters on a gold background. The winning national team or club team carries the badge on their shirt until the end of the next edition of the relevant FIFA tournament; thus, it is only worn by reigning champions.The badge can be displayed on kits from the day the team becomes FIFA world champions, up to and including the day of the final of the next staging of the competition. The badge can only be worn on the club's official first-team kits – being the team that won the relevant FIFA world competition – and cannot be worn on any derivative or retrospective form of these kits, or on any related club training clothing, or by the club's reserve teams/any other of the club's teams.
Commercial aspects
The physical badge is manufactured by a third party on behalf of FIFA, and orders for the physical badge from kit manufacturers must go through FIFA; a logistical situation that created delays in consumers being able to purchase Nike-made kits of the United States women's national soccer team with the badge in 2019. There have also been concerns that major kit manufacturers such as Nike and Puma, have had issues licensing the FIFA Champions Badge for first-team kits that can be sold to the general public.As well as the prestige, the award brings commercial benefits to the recipients through sales of kits that include the new FIFA badge.
Non-FIFA competitions
A separate agreement is required to wear the badge in a non-FIFA organised competition. For example, in 2009, the English FA granted Manchester United, the reigning 2008 FIFA Club World Cup holders, permission to wear the badge during FA Cup fixtures—despite eventually never did it—but not in the Premier League, and a similar arrangement was sought for Liverpool when they became 2019 holders, but they did grant the club the right to use the badge for one home Premier League fixture, against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 December 2019. In both cases, they were allowed to wear that badge in continental European competitions. In contrast, both Real Madrid and Barcelona were allowed to wear the FIFA Champions Badge on their shirts during all of their Spanish La Liga fixtures. Manchester City, following their success in 2023, were granted permission by the Premier League to wear the badge for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. Following a special request made to the Premier League, Manchester City were permitted to also wear the badge for the entire 2024–25 season. Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Champions, were not allowed to wear the FIFA badge in the French Cup. Since club jerseys were produced by the French Football Federation, only the French Cup badge was permitted on the jersey.History
Club teams
The first official award of the badge was made in February 2008 to honour the reigning holders of the FIFA Club World Cup, Italian club Milan, who had won the title in 2007. At the time of the award to Milan, FIFA declared that the three previous winners of the FIFA Club World Cup, Corinthians, São Paulo, and Internacional, could also wear the badge until a new winner was crowned in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final in December. However, when Corinthians won the badge in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA confirmed that it was their first time officially earning the FIFA Champions Badge outright. In 2025, the badge was extended to the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and awarded to Real Madrid, winners of its inaugural edition. The following year, the badge was also extended to the FIFA Women's Champions Cup, where it was first won by Arsenal.National teams
In September 2008, the badge was extended to the FIFA World Cup and was presented to the defending champions from 2006, Italy, thus becoming the first national team to wear the badge. In 2009, the badge was extended to the FIFA Women's World Cup and awarded to Germany, reigning champions from 2007. The badge was further extended to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2012, where it was first won by Brazil. In 2013, the badge was added to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, being first worn by Russia.The badge has yet to be added for any of FIFA's age-grade world championships—the U-17 and U-20 World Cups for men and women, the men's Olympic soccer tournament, and the men's and women's Youth Olympic futsal tournaments.
Records
, the following records apply:Continuous periods
- On 22 December 2019, Liverpool ended Real Madrid’s uninterrupted reign as FIFA Club World Cup Champions Badge holders that lasted 1,098 days from 18 December 2016; it was noted as the longest continuous period for which any club team had held a FIFA Champions Badge.
- The United States women's national soccer team won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, and was thus able to keep a FIFA World Cup Champions Badge uninterrupted since 5 July 2015, when they won the 2015 World Cup until the end of the 2023 World Cup; this was the longest continuous period for which any national team has held a FIFA Champions Badge.
Most wins
- For club teams, Real Madrid has won the right to wear the badge on five separate occasions since its inception, while Barcelona has won the right three times.
- For national football teams, the United States women's team has won the right to wear the badge on two separate occasions since its inception; no men's or other women's football team has won the right more than once.
- For other national teams, the Brazil beach soccer and futsal teams have won the right thrice and twice respectively.
National team winners
Association football
;Male| Year | Team |
| 2006 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2022 |
;Female
| Year | Team |
| 2007 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2023 |
Futsal
;Male| Year | Team |
| 2012 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2024 |
Beach soccer
;Male| Year | Team |
| 2013 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2025 |
Club team winners
;Male| Year | Club |
| 2007 | Milan |
| 2008 | Manchester United |
| 2009 | Barcelona |
| 2010 | Inter Milan |
| 2011 | Barcelona |
| 2012 | Corinthians |
| 2013 |  fbaicon|Spainfbaicon|Spainfbaicon|Spainfbaicon|Spainfbaicon|Spainfbaicon|Englandfbaicon|Germanyfbaicon|Englandfbaicon|ESPfbaicon|ENGfbaicon|ESPfbaicon|ENGfbaicon|FRAmain|FIFA Women's Champions Cup#Resultsfbaicon|England |