Continental football championships
There are six association football continental championships for national teams from each continental confederation, contested every two to four years. There are also six continental club championships contested yearly by club teams from within each continental confederation.
The governing bodies of the six continental confederations are all members of FIFA, the international association football governing body.
Men's national team championships
Notes:- The Copa América, as well as previously the Gold Cup, also include invited teams from outside the respective continental confederations.
- The number of teams includes only those teams participating in the championship group phase; it does not include teams competing in preliminary or qualifying rounds.
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Men's club championships
Ongoing Competitions
The Champions of the respective club championships qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup the following December - along with the champion of the host country's domestic league.Abolished competitions
| Continent | Confederation | Championship | Teams | Most titles |
| Africa | CAF | African Cup Winners' Cup | 15-41 |  Al Ahly |
| Africa | CAF | CAF Cup | 31-37 |  JS Kabylie |
| Asia | AFC | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 17-29 |  Al-Hilal Yokohama Marinos |
| Asia | AFC | AFC President's Cup | 12 |  Regar TadAZ |
| Asia | AFC | Asian Super Cup | 2 | Al-Hilal |
| Europe | UEFA | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 32 | Barcelona |
| Europe | UEFA | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 50 |  VfB Stuttgart |
| North America | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | 4-11 |  Atlético Marte Monterrey Necaxa Tecos América |
| North America | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Giants Cup | 12 | América |
| Oceania | OFC | Oceania Cup Winners' Cup | 2 |  Sydney City |
| South America | CONMEBOL | Supercopa Sudamericana | 13-17 |  Cruzeiro Independiente |
| South America | CONMEBOL | Copa CONMEBOL | 16 | Atlético Mineiro |
| South America | CONMEBOL | Copa Merconorte | 16 |  Atlético Nacional |
| South America | CONMEBOL | Copa Mercosur | 20 | Palmeiras Flamengo San Lorenzo Vasco da Gama |
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