Chronology of the UFWC

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The chronology below traces the theoretical lineage of the Unofficial Football World Championships.

Notes:

  • Entries in gold indicate that for at least part of the reign, the title holder was also FIFA World Cup holder.
  • Ranking refers to the FIFA World ranking of the team at the time of gaining title
  • † indicates that for at least part of the reign as Unofficial Champions, the team also topped the FIFA World Rankings (which were initiated August 1993).
Full Chronology
Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held Ranking
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
   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
  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
  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
  FR 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
  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
  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 23 January 2013 15 435 124
  Sweden 23 January 2013 6 February 2013 1[18] 14 19
  Argentina 6 February 2013 15 October 2013 8 252 3
  Uruguay 15 October 2013 14 June 2014 3 243 7
  Costa Rica 14 June 2014 5 July 2014 4 21 28
  Netherlands 5 July 2014 9 July 2014 1 4 15
  Argentina 9 July 2014 13 July 2014 1 4 5
  Germany 13 July 2014 3 September 2014 1 53 2 †
  Argentina 3 September 2014 11 October 2014 1 38 2
  Brazil 11 October 2014 17 June 2015 8 249 6
  Colombia 17 June 2015 26 June 2015 2 9 4
  Argentina 26 June 2015 4 July 2015 1 8 3
  Chile 4 July 2015 17 November 2015 4 113 19
  Uruguay 17 November 2015 5 June 2016 2 201 13
  Mexico 5 June 2016 18 June 2016 3 13 14
  Chile 18 June 2016 1 September 2016 3 75 19
  Paraguay 1 September 2016 6 September 2016 1 5 42
  Uruguay 6 September 2016 15 November 2016 3 70 12
  Chile 15 November 2016 23 March 2017 3 128 7
  Argentina 23 March 2017 28 March 2017 1 5 3
  Bolivia 28 March 2017 Current holders 2 2,787 67

Next match: BOL v. PER, 31 August 2017.

Notes

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  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 British Isles
  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 contested.
  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 an OFC team had won the title.
  14. ^ FIFA rankings were first published in August 1993
  15. ^ The first Asian holders of the championship. Some sources, including FIFA, 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. ^ FIFA does not recognise the match by which Sweden won the title, nor the only successful defence, as a full international.

Chronology of the Women's UFWC

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The chronology below traces the theoretical lineage of the Women's Unofficial Football World Championships.

Notes:

  • Entries in gold indicate that for at least part of the reign, the title holder was also FIFA Women's World Cup holder.
  • Entries in silver indicate that during that reign, the title holder won an Olympic gold medal.
  • Ranking refers to the FIFA World ranking of the team at the time of gaining title
Full Chronology
Holders Date won Date lost Matches held Days held Ranking
  France 17 April 1971 9 September 1972 3 511
  Switzerland 9 September 1972 11 May 1974 2 609
  Netherlands 11 May 1974 31 May 1974 1 20
  England 31 May 1974 15 June 1975 3 380
  Sweden 15 June 1975 27 July 1975 2 42
  Denmark 27 July 1975 9 July 1977 4 713
  Sweden 9 July 1977 25 July 1979 10 746
  Denmark 25 July 1979 19 July 1981 10 725
  Sweden 19 July 1981 16 July 1982 4 362
  Norway 16 July 1982 29 September 1982 4 75
  Sweden 29 September 1982 27 May 1984 9 606
  England 27 May 1984 22 August 1984 2 87
  West Germany 22 August 1984 23 August 1984 1 1
  Belgium 23 August 1984 25 August 1984 1 2
  England 25 August 1984 19 August 1985 3 360
  Denmark 19 August 1985 22 August 1985 2 3
  Italy 22 August 1985 25 August 1985 1 3
  England 25 August 1985 11 June 1987 5 655
  Sweden 11 June 1987 14 June 1987 1 3
  Norway 14 June 1987 5 July 1987 1 21
  United States 5 July 1987 9 July 1987 2 4
  Sweden 9 July 1987 12 June 1988 8 339
  Norway 12 June 1988 4 September 1988 2 84
  Denmark 4 September 1988 15 October 1988 1 41
  Sweden 15 October 1988 28 June 1989 5 256
  Norway 28 June 1989 2 July 1989 1 4
  West Germany 2 July 1989 11 August 1990 7 405
  United States 11 August 1990 28 May 1991 13 290
  Netherlands 28 May 1991 12 June 1991 1 15
  Norway 12 June 1991 14 July 1991 2 32
  Germany 14 July 1991 27 November 1991 8 136
  United States 27 November 1991 14 August 1992 2 261
  Norway 14 August 1992 1 June 1993 9 291
  Sweden 1 June 1993 18 March 1994 5 290
  United States 18 March 1994 20 March 1994 1 2
  Norway 20 March 1994 29 July 1994 4 131
  China 29 July 1994 3 August 1994 1 5
  United States 3 August 1994 17 March 1995 9 226
  Denmark 17 March 1995 19 March 1995 1 2
  Sweden 19 March 1995 26 March 1995 1 7
  Germany 26 March 1995 7 June 1995 5 73
  Sweden 7 June 1995 13 June 1995 2 6
  China 13 June 1995 15 June 1995 1 2
  Germany 15 June 1995 18 June 1995 1 3
  Norway 18 June 1995 6 August 1995 3 49
  United States 6 August 1995 4 February 1996 6 182
  Norway 4 February 1996 28 July 1996 12 175
  United States 28 July 1996 10 September 1997 14 409
  Germany 10 September 1997 12 October 1997 1 32
  United States 12 October 1997 13 December 1997 4 62
  Brazil 13 December 1997 20 September 1998 9 281
  United States 20 September 1998 20 March 1999 10 181
  China 20 March 1999 28 March 1999 2 8
  Germany 28 March 1999 1 July 1999 8 115
  United States 1 July 1999 6 February 2000 11 220
  Norway 6 February 2000 18 March 2000 6 47
  United States 18 March 2000 31 May 2000 5 74
  China 31 May 2000 7 June 2000 3 8
  Canada 7 June 2000 26 June 2000 3 19
  China 26 June 2000 1 July 2000 2 5
  Brazil 1 July 2000 3 July 2000 1 2
  United States 3 July 2000 30 July 2000 6 27
  Norway 30 July 2000 14 September 2000 1 45
  United States 14 September 2000 28 September 2000 4 14
  Norway 28 September 2000 13 March 2001 4 166
  China 13 March 2001 4 July 2001 4 113
  North Korea 4 July 2001 15 August 2002 13 407
  Denmark 15 August 2002 23 August 2002 1 8
  France 23 August 2002 22 February 2003 4 183
  China 22 February 2003 6 March 2003 2 12
  Germany 6 March 2003 17 April 2003 2 42
  France 17 April 2003 20 September 2003 3 156
  Norway 20 September 2003 24 September 2003 1 4
  Brazil 24 September 2003 1 October 2003 2 7
  Sweden 1 October 2003 12 October 2003 2 12
  Germany 12 October 2003 4 March 2004 3 144 1
  China 4 March 2004 14 March 2004 2 14 5
  Italy 14 March 2004 16 March 2004 1 2 10
  Norway 16 March 2004 20 March 2004 2 4 3
  United States 20 March 2004 6 November 2004 21 231 2
  Denmark 6 November 2004 11 March 2005 4 125 7
  France 11 March 2005 27 April 2005 4 47 5
  Canada 27 April 2005 28 May 2005 2 31 11
  Sweden 28 May 2005 15 June 2005 4 18 6
  Norway 15 June 2005 19 June 2005 1 4 3
  Germany 19 June 2005 1 March 2006 6 255 1
  China 1 March 2006 11 March 2006 2 10 8
  France 11 March 2006 13 March 2006 1 2 5
  United States 13 March 2006 15 March 2006 1 2 2
  Germany 15 March 2006 7 March 2007 12 357 1
  Norway 7 March 2007 9 March 2007 1 2 3
  Denmark 9 March 2007 12 March 2007 1 3 6
  Germany 12 March 2007 14 March 2007 1 3 2
  Italy 14 March 2007 6 April 2007 1 23 13
  Scotland 6 April 2007 30 May 2007 2 54 26
  Ukraine 30 May 2007 1 October 2008 6 499 17
  Denmark 1 October 2008 4 March 2009 1 145 8
  United States 4 March 2009 5 November 2010 22 611 1
  Mexico 5 November 2010 8 November 2010 1 3 22
  Canada 8 November 2010 23 January 2011 6 76 9
  United States 23 January 2011 2 April 2011 6 69 1
  England 2 April 2011 23 June 2011 2 82 10
  Australia 23 June 2011 29 June 2011 1 6 11
  Brazil 29 June 2011 10 July 2011 3 11 3
  United States 10 July 2011 17 July 2011 2 7 1
  Japan 17 July 2011 7 March 2012 9 234 4
  Germany 7 March 2012 13 March 2013 13 371 2
  United States 13 March 2013 7 March 2014 15 359 1
  Sweden 7 March 2014 10 March 2014 1 3 5
  Japan 10 March 2014 12 March 2014 1 2 3
  Germany 12 March 2014 25 October 2014 7 227 2
  France 25 October 2014 11 March 2015 7 137 4
  United States 11 March 2015 16 December 2015 20 280 2
  China 16 December 2015 16 July 2016 13 213 17
  France 16 July 2016 6 August 2016 3 21 3
  United States 6 August 2016 12 August 2016 2 6 1
  Sweden 12 August 2016 19 August 2016 2 7 6
  Germany 19 August 2016 1 March 2017 6 194 2
  United States 1 March 2017 4 March 2017 1 3 1
  England 4 March 2017 7 March 2017 1 3 5
  Germany 7 March 2017 30 July 2017 6 145 2
  Denmark 30 July 2017 6 August 2017 2 7 15
  Netherlands 6 August 2017 Current holders 2 2,656 7

Next match: NED v. SVK, 24 November 2017

http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=usa/fixturesresults/gender=f/# http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/women/index.html

All-time women's rankings

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All-time UFWC rankings
Ranking Team UFWC matches won
1   United States 176
2   Germany[a] 86
3   Sweden 55
4   Norway 52
5   China 34
6   Denmark 27
7   France 25
8   England 16
9   Brazil 15
10   North Korea 13
11   Canada 11
12   Japan 10
13   Ukraine 6
14   Netherlands 5
15   Italy 3
16   Scotland 2
  Switzerland
18   Australia 1
  Belgium
  Mexico
  1. ^ Germany's statistics include figures for West Germany.