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{{ENG}}{{FRA}}{{NZL}}{{WAL}}| gov_body = | championtag = World ChampionsENG}} Wigan Warriors2024 World Club Challenge>2024| most_champs = {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney Roosters {{flagicon|ENG}} Wigan Warriors | count = 5| website = Nine NetworkSky Sport (New Zealand)>Sky SportSky SportsBBC SportNITV| qualification = | related_comps = National Rugby LeagueSuper LeagueWorld Club Series}}The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league competition between the winners of the Australian National Rugby League and the British Super League, for the de facto club world championship of the sport. Super League sides have won the competition 15 times with National Rugby League sides only having 14 wins including an all Australian finalThe first such match was played in 1976, although this was not an official competitive game. The first official World Club Challenge saw Widnes Vikings beat Canberra Raiders 30–18 at Old Trafford on 4 October 1989, after which it became a semi-regular fixture due to the 1990s Super League war. The competition has been held every year since 2000 (excluding 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).Wigan Warriors are the current champions, defeating Penrith Panthers 13–12 in 2024 at the DW Stadium in front of a sell out crowd of 24,091.Sydney Roosters and Wigan Warriors have both won the competition 5 times which is the joint highest in all formats since the competition began.Sydney Roosters are the most successful Australian and National Rugby League side, having won the trophy five times with no losses. Wigan Warriors are the most successful European and Super League side, with five wins. St Helens, Penrith Panthers and Leeds Rhinos have been runners up the most times, with four times each.Penrith Panthers are arguably the most unsuccessful side in the competition being runners up four times but having never been crowned champions.

History

1976–1999: Origin and development

The competition began unofficially in 1976 as a match between Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and Premiership winners St. Helens. This inaugural clash was proposed as merely a 'one-off' game, and was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on June 29, in the midst of the 1976 NSWRFL season.NEWS, Wilson, Andy, History of the World Club Challenge,weblink 24 July 2021, theroar.com.au, 3 February 2019, While some considered it an unnecessary disruption to both teams' campaigns in their respective domestic competitions, a healthy crowd of 26,856 turned out for the match, indicating that it was indeed a viable initiative. Leading into the match, St. Helens opted to play two warm-up games against a Queensland and Auckland representative team respectively, and lost both. In order to prove their triumph was legitimate, and not a result of fatigue on behalf of St. Helens, Eastern Suburbs challenged both representative sides who had defeated St. Helens. While Queensland declined the offer, Auckland eagerly accepted, and were ultimately defeated by the tricolours 26–22 in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Because the 1976 clash was a standalone game, there were no immediate plans for a follow-up match the next season, or indeed any in the foreseeable future.The concept would not return until 1987, when another unofficial match took place. Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsay invited Manly-Warringah to Central Park.NEWS, Wilson, Andy, Wigan prepare to slay Dragons after crushing St Helens in Grand Final,weblink 24 July 2011, guardian.co.uk, 3 October 2010, Long-serving Manly secretary Ken Arthurson proposed that the prize money should be split between the two clubs, regardless of the outcome, however, Lindsay argued that the game should be played under a 'winner-takes-all' stipulation, believing that it would result in the players and fans taking the game more seriously. Played on a dry October night, the match between Manly and Wigan was a tough, at times spiteful, encounter which attracted 36,895 spectators to Wigan's Central Park, most of whom spilled onto the ground at fulltime in celebration of the home side's 8–2 victory. Manly forward Ron Gibbs became the first player to be sent off in a World Club Challenge game during the match, as he was given his marching orders following an illegal elbow to Wigan centre Joe Lydon as he attempted a drop-goal.Sea Eagles captain Paul Vautin would later claim that his side's loss came down to the team's lackadaisical attitude toward the game, saying that Manly treated the fixture as an opportunity to travel to England for a holiday, where they would continue their grand final celebrations.The first officially recognised World Club Challenge was between Widnes and Canberra in 1989. Three more World Club Challenge games were played in the 1990s – 1991, 1992 and 1994 – with Wigan appearing in all three (winning the first at Anfield, Liverpool, losing to the Brisbane Broncos at home in the second before memorably defeating the same opponent in their own city in the third). | align = left}} After the 1994 match logistical issues meant the concept was put on hiatus until it was revived in 1997.With the outbreak of Australia's Super League War in 1995, the World Club Challenge was not staged again until 1997 when the competition was restructured to include the twenty-two clubs from the Australasian Super League and the European Super League. The twelve Australian Rugby League affiliated clubs did not take part. With six rounds in two hemispheres and $1,000,000 prize money, the competition was prohibitively expensive to stage and reportedly lost over $5,000,000. This, coupled with the poor ratings and attendances both in Australia and Europe, led to the competition being postponed for two seasons.File:World Club Challenge.JPG|thumb|right|150px|1997 tournament trophy]]Returning to a one-off match between the League champions in 1998, a World Club Challenge as a show-piece fixture at Ellis Park in Johannesburg was mooted.NEWS

2000–2014: Regular competition

When it was resurrected in 2000, the World Club Challenge was once more played between the winners of the premierships in Australasia and Europe. During this period it was contested annually in the United Kingdom in late January or early February, before the commencement National Rugby League season and the Super League season. Over this period Super League teams dominated the tournament winning 7 of 9 matches, and this led one Australian commentator to deride the competition, citing the British refusal to play the game outside of the UK, the effects of jet lag on an Australian team who arrived in England only a couple of days before the game, and wintry conditions as reasons for Australian team's poor performance. In addition, the games were being played at the beginning of the new season instead of at the end of the previous season, so the rosters of both sides had normally changed considerably, therefore the teams that took the field were not the ones that won the respective premierships. For these reasons, it was viewed as merely a pre-season warm up game by most Australasian teams and fans.WEB,weblink SMH, Humbling highlights Tigers' reliance on Benji, Phil Gould, 2006-02-05, 2009-05-16, NEWS Since the 2009 tournament, its popularity has increased with stronger crowds and also with Australian teams taking the concept more seriously, Australian teams were arriving earlier to acclimatize the players and often organising warm up games with other super league sides and this created a much stronger showing and improved results. This also led to an increased movement to having the tournament staged in Australia. During this period, the matches were fixtured in late February, still before the commencement of the National Rugby League season but in the early stages of the new Super League season.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}{{multiple image }}In mid-2012, a working party was established to look into the feasibility of conducting the match in either a neutral or Australian venue and also looking into the possibility of expanding the tournament.WEB,weblink rleague.com, World Club Challenge Expansion Working Party Group, 2012-05-20, 2013-02-05, In February 2013, the changes to the tournament were gaining momentum with the NRL and Super League agreeing to begin alternating the World Club Challenge tournament between the UK and Australia. These changes were finally confirmed in November 2013, with both parties agreeing that the 2014 World Club Challenge would be the first held in Australia since 1994.WEB,weblink nrl.com, World Club Challenge confirmed for Aust, 2013-11-18, 2013-02-05, In addition, commencing in 2015, the tournament would also be expanded to six teams.WEB,weblink Canberra Times, World Club Challenge to be held in Australia, Steve Mascord, 2013-02-14, 2013-02-14, The World Club Challenge return to Australia in 2014 was a success with a solid crowd numbers of over 31,000, with the Sydney Roosters defeating the Wigan Warriors 36–14. During the game, Sydney's Michael Jennings became the first player to score a hat trick of tries in a World Club Challenge.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

2015–2017: World Club Series

In September 2014, it was announced that the World Club Challenge name would be changed to the World Club Series with six clubs participating – 3 from each league.WEB,weblink WORLD CLUB SERIES DETAILS ANNOUNCED - Rugby League Week, 2015-07-19,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303221245weblink">weblink 2016-03-03, dead, The first iteration took place between 20 and 22 February 2015, and featured three matches, the first and second essentially being two exhibition games and the final game being for the Championship trophy between the two respective premiers as in previous years.WEB,weblink Dragons to play in World Club Series, Nrl.com, 8 October 2014, 9 October 2017, In October 2017, it was suggested that the 2018 Series could be scrapped completely based on the top Australian teams reluctance to travel to the UK for the 2017 series which resulted in the Series being scaled back to two games only. In particular the second game of the 2017 series only featured an invited team from the NRL.WEB,weblink World Club Challenge set to be scrapped?, seriousaboutrl.com, 10 October 2017, 4 November 2017, In addition, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup being played in Australia at the end of 2017, meant that the preseasons for Australian teams was going to be unusually short ahead of the 2018 season and therefore did not want to make the trip to England for the 2018 series. The Melbourne Storm (2017 NRL Premiers) in particular, were reluctant to travel meaning the series was in danger of cancellation for the first time since the 1990s as it is the Storm that was playing in the World Club Challenge.In June 2017, the Super League announced that the Australian city of Wollongong would host the first ever Super League game outside Europe. Wigan Warriors will "host" Hull F.C. in the game at WIN Stadium on Saturday, 10 February.WEB,weblink Wollongong to host historic Super League game, foxsports.com.au, 26 July 2017, 4 November 2017, In addition and as part of this trip to Australia, Wigan and Hull would also play two exhibition games against South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons respectively. These were separately arranged fixtures and not considered part of the World Club Series.WEB, 2018 World Club Challenge: Leeds Rhinos to play Melbourne Storm in Australia,weblink BBC Sport, 12 December 2017, 13 November 2017, WEB, Super League: Wigan Warriors to face Hull FC in Australia in 2018,weblink BBC Sport, 12 December 2017, 26 July 2017,

2018–2020: Return to single match format

On 14 November 2017, it was confirmed that Leeds Rhinos would travel to Australia to play Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park in Melbourne on 16 February 2018, and that the World Club Challenge would return to a one-game format for the first time since 2014. The Storm defeated Leeds 38–4 to become World Club Champions for 2018 and also became the first club to hold the NRL Minor Premiership, NRL Premiership and World Club Challenege at the same time since the Sydney Roosters in 2014.WEB,weblink Slater injured as Storm beat Leeds in World Club Challenge, nrl.com.au, 16 February 2018, 16 February 2018, On 22 February 2020, the Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back to back World Club Challenges, defeating St Helens 20–12 in the process. They also overtook Wigan in most challenges won with five.WEB,weblink Roosters crowned world club champions for record fifth time, McCullough, Ian, 2020-02-22, Brisbane Times, en, 2020-03-24,

2021–2022: COVID-19 cancellations

On 20 November 2020 it was announced that the 2021 World Club challenge, which was due to be played between Melbourne Storm and St Helens would be postponed until late in 2021 owing to the push back of seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing pandemic itself preventing overseas travel.WEB,weblink 2021 World Club Challenge postponed with later dates under consideration {{!, Sporting News Australia |website=www.sportingnews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126075454weblink |archive-date=2021-01-26}} However, due to the continuing issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the clash between St Helens and Melbourne was completely cancelled.WEB,weblink 2021 World Club Challenge postponed, 19 November 2020, 20 November 2020, In October 2021, St Helens chairman Eamonn McManus said that while he hoped the 2022 version of this fixture could go ahead against the Penrith Panthers, he acknowledged it would be “very difficult” to arrange.WEB,weblink St Helens chairman Eamonn McManus provides update on 2022 World Club Challenge, 25 October 2021, 4 November 2021, The year's competition was ultimately also cancelled.WEB, World Club Challenge: How to watch St Helens' clash with Penrith Panthers and NRL Pre-Season Challenge games on Sky,weblink 2023-02-18, Sky Sports, en,

2023–2024: Return

File:World Club Challenge Penrith 2023.jpg|thumb|2023 World Club Challenge2023 World Club ChallengeOn 9 November 2022, it was announced that the World Club Challenge would make its return and be staged in Australia at BlueBet Stadium.WEB,weblink St Helens to face Penrith Panthers in World Club Challenge in Australia, 11 November 2022, 9 November 2022, Back-to-back NRL champions Penrith Panthers would host St Helens, the Super League champions for four consecutive years.NEWS, Bower, Aaron, St Helens stun Penrith Panthers to win World Club Challenge on golden point, The Guardian,weblink 18 February 2023, 18 February 2023, 0261-3077, The match took place on Saturday February 18, with kick-off at 7am (GMT). For the first time in the history of the competition the match went to golden point extra time after a dramatic finale meant that the match was tied 12–12 at the full time hooter. St Helens scored the winning point with a Lewis Dodd drop goal, a shock win to become the first Super League side to win the Challenge in Australia since 1994.NEWS, St Helens stun Penrith to win World Club Challenge, BBC Sport,weblink 18 February 2023, 18 February 2023, This was also the worst attended game in 23 years, falling nearly 10,000 short of the capacity of the BlueBet Stadium, the previous low attendance also involved St Helens which was held at the DW Stadium in Wigan, with only the 1997 game having a lower attendance.NEWS, world club-challenge attracts worst attendance for 23 years despite incredible st helens following, Total RL,weblink 18 September 2023, 20 February 2023, Penrith would win a third consecutive NRL title while St Helens' monopoly ended as Wigan Warriors won Super League in 2023 to set up a rematch from the 1991 edition of the World Club Challenge. Penrith would fail in capturing an inaugural World Club Challenge win in 2024 as they were defeated 16-12 at the DW Stadium by Wigan,WEB,weblink World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time, BBC Sport, 24 February 2024, 24 February 2024, who equalled the Sydney Roosters' tally of five World Club Challenge wins.

Results

List of matches

18 teams have competed in the World Club Challenge with 12 teams being successful and being crowned world champions. Sydney Roosters and Wigan Warriors have currently jointly won more finals than any other team with five wins, Wigan also being the current champions (Roosters first title was prior to the club's name change from Eastern Suburbs).{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! width="3%" |Season! width="14%" |Champions! width="5%" |Score! width="14%" |Runners-up! width="14%" |Venue! width="6%" |Attendance!1976AUS}} Eastern Suburbs|25 – 2ENG}} St HelensAUS}} Sydney Cricket Ground|26,865!1987ENG}} Wigan Warriors|8 – 2AUS}} Manly Warringah Sea EaglesENG}} Central Park|36,895!1989ENG}} Widnes Vikings|30 – 18AUS}} Canberra RaidersENG}} Old Trafford|30,786!1991ENG}} Wigan Warriors (2)|21 – 4AUS}} Penrith PanthersENG}} Anfield|20,152!1992AUS}} Brisbane Broncos|22 – 8ENG}} Wigan WarriorsENG}} Central Park|17,764!1994ENG}} Wigan Warriors (3)|20 – 14AUS}} Brisbane BroncosAUS}} Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|54,220!1997 FinalAUS}} Brisbane Broncos (2)|36 – 12AUS}} Hunter MarinersNZL}} Mount Smart Stadium|10,300!2000AUS}} Melbourne Storm|44 – 6ENG}} St HelensENG}} DW Stadium|13,394!2001ENG}} St Helens|20 – 18AUS}} Brisbane BroncosENG}} Reebok Stadium|16,041!2002ENG}} Bradford Bulls|41 – 26AUS}} Newcastle KnightsENG}} Kirklees Stadium|21,113!2003AUS}} Sydney Roosters (2)|38 – 0ENG}} St HelensENG}} Reebok Stadium|19,807!2004ENG}} Bradford Bulls (2)|22 – 4AUS}} Penrith PanthersENG}} Kirklees Stadium|18,962!2005ENG}} Leeds Rhinos|39 – 32AUS}} Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsENG}} Elland Road|37,028!2006ENG}} Bradford Bulls (3)|30 – 10AUS}} Wests TigersENG}} Kirklees Stadium|19,207!2007ENG}} St Helens (2)|18 – 14AUS}} Brisbane BroncosENG}} Reebok Stadium|23,207!2008ENG}} Leeds Rhinos (2)|11 – 4AUS}} Melbourne StormENG}} Elland Road|33,204!2009AUS}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|28 – 20ENG}} Leeds RhinosENG}} Elland Road|32,569!2010AUS}} Melbourne Storm{{efnMelbourne were stripped of title due to salary cap breaches.}}|18 – 10ENG}} Leeds RhinosENG}} Elland Road|27,697!2011AUS}} St George Illawarra Dragons|21 – 15ENG}} Wigan WarriorsENG}} DW Stadium|24,268!2012ENG}} Leeds Rhinos (3)|26 – 12AUS}} Manly Warringah Sea EaglesENG}} Headingley Stadium|21,062!2013AUS}} Melbourne Storm (2)|18 – 14ENG}} Leeds RhinosENG}} Headingley Stadium|20,400!2014AUS}} Sydney Roosters (3)|36 – 14ENG}} Wigan WarriorsAUS}} Allianz Stadium|31,515!2015AUS}} South Sydney Rabbitohs|39 – 0ENG}} St HelensENG}} Langtree Park|17,980!2016AUS}} North Queensland Cowboys|38 – 4ENG}} Leeds RhinosENG}} Headingley Stadium|19,778!2017ENG}} Wigan Warriors (4)|22 – 6AUS}} Cronulla-Sutherland SharksENG}} DW Stadium|21,011!2018AUS}} Melbourne Storm (3)|38 – 4ENG}} Leeds RhinosAUS}} Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|19,062!2019AUS}} Sydney Roosters (4)|20 – 8ENG}} Wigan WarriorsENG}} DW Stadium|21,331!2020AUS}} Sydney Roosters (5)|20 – 12ENG}} St HelensENG}} Totally Wicked Stadium|16,108!2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic({{flagiconSt Helens R.F.C.>St Helens vs {{flagiconMelbourne Storm).HTTPS://WWW.LOVERUGBYLEAGUE.COM/POST/START-OF-2021-SUPER-LEAGUE-DELAYED-WORLD-CLUB-CHALLENGE-MAY-BE-PLAYED-LATER-IN-YEAR/ date = 19 November 2020}}!2022Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic({{flagiconSt Helens R.F.C.>St Helens vs {{flagiconPenrith Panthers).HTTPS://WWW.NRL.COM/NEWS/2021/11/09/HOMECOMING-MATCHES-REGIONAL-GAMES-EXPANDED-NRLW-HEADLINE-2022-DRAW/ DATE=9 NOVEMBER 2021 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20211109003249/HTTPS://WWW.NRL.COM/NEWS/2021/11/09/HOMECOMING-MATCHES-REGIONAL-GAMES-EXPANDED-NRLW-HEADLINE-2022-DRAW/ URL-STATUS=LIVE, !2023ENG}} St Helens (3)|13 – 12AUS}} Penrith PanthersAUS}} Penrith Stadium| 13,783!2024ENG}} Wigan Warriors (5)|16 – 12AUS}} Penrith PanthersENG}} DW Stadium| 24,091

Team performance{| class"wikitable sortable"

!Team!Winners!Runners-up!Years won!Years runner-up align="center"Eastern Suburbs|16}} Sydney Roosters|5|0|1976, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2020| N/A align="center"Wigan|size=16}} Wigan Warriors|5|4|1987, 1991, 1994, 2017, 2024|1992, 2011, 2014, 2019 align="center"Leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos35|2005, 2008, 2012|2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018 align="center"St HelensSt Helens R.F.C.>St Helens|2001, 2007, 2023|1976, 2000, 2003, 2015, 2020 align="center"Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm|1name="Melbourne"|Melbourne were stripped of title due to salary cap breaches.}} 2013, 2018|2008 align="center"Bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls|0|2002, 2004, 2006| N/A align="center"Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos|2|3|1992, 1997|1994, 2001, 2007 align="center"Manly|size=16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|1|2|2009|1987, 2012 align="center"Widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings10|1989 N/A align="center"St George|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons|2011 align="center"South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs|2015 align="center"North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Cowboys|2016 align="center"Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers0|4 N/A|1991, 2004, 2023, 2024 align="center"Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders1|1989 align="center"Hunter|16}} Hunter Mariners|1997 align="center"Newcastle|16}} Newcastle Knights|2002 align="center"Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|2005 align="center"Wests Tigers|16}} Wests Tigers|2006 align="center"Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|2017

Wins by competition{| class"wikitable sortable"

!League!Winners!Years wonAUS}} National Rugby League / New South Wales Rugby League / Super League Australia>Super League|14|1976, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020ENG}} Super League / First Division|15|1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2023, 2024

The Treble

The Treble, in Australian rugby league, involves winning the World Club Challenge, Grand Final, and Minor Premiership within the same season.WEB,weblink Storm treble enters the history books, melbournestorm.com.au, 19 February 2018, 20 February 2018, NB: In British rugby league, "the treble" refers to winning the Super League Grand Final, League Leaders Shield, and Challenge Cup, however British teams are still listed here who qualify by the Australian definition.To date the teams that have held the three titles at once are as follows:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"!Club!Year{{efn|For most of its history, the World Club Challenge has been played as a curtain opener to the following NRL and Super League seasons, therefore the year shown may not be the same as the year the competition was won.}}!Titles{{leagueicon16}} Sydney Roosters>1975 NSWRFL season>1975 NSWRFL Grand Final, 1975 Minor Premiership, 1976 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Wigan Warriors 1987 1986–87 Rugby Football League season#Championship, 1986–87 Rugby Football League season#Premiership>1987 Premiership, 1987 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Widnes Vikings 1989 1988–89 Rugby Football League season#Championship, 1988–89 Rugby Football League season#Premiership>1989 Premiership, 1989 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Brisbane Broncos 1992 1992 NSWRL Grand Final, 1992 Minor Premiership, 1992 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Wigan Warriors (2) 1994 1993–94 Rugby Football League season#Championship, 1993–94 Rugby Football League season#Premiership>1994 Premiership, 1994 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Brisbane Broncos (2) 1997 1997 Super League Grand Final, 1997 Super League Minor Premiership, 1997 World Club Championship Final{{leagueicon16}} Bradford Bulls 2001 2001 Super League Grand Final, 2001 League Leaders' Shield, 2002 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Bradford Bulls (2) 2003 2003 Super League Grand Final, 2003 League Leaders' Shield, 2004 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Leeds Rhinos 2004 2004 Super League Grand Final, 2004 League Leaders' Shield, 2005 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} St Helens R.F.C.>|2006 Super League Grand Final, 2006 League Leaders' Shield, 2007 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons 2010 2010 NRL Grand Final, 2010 Minor Premiership, 2011 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Sydney Roosters (2) 2013 2013 NRL Grand Final, 2013 Minor Premiership, 2014 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Melbourne Storm 2017 2017 NRL Grand Final, 2017 Minor Premiership, 2018 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Sydney Roosters (3) 2018 2018 NRL Grand Final, 2018 Minor Premiership, 2019 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} St Helens R.F.C. (2)>|2022 Super League Grand Final, 2022 League Leaders' Shield, 2023 World Club Challenge{{leagueicon16}} Wigan Warriors (3) 2023 2023 Super League Grand Final, 2023 League Leaders' Shield, 2024 World Club Challenge

Venues{| class"wikitable" style"text-align: left;"

!!City!Stadium!Years{{flagiconWigan>DW Stadium>| 2000, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2024{{flagiconLeeds>Elland Road>| 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010{{flagiconBolton>Macron Stadium>| 2001, 2003, 2007{{flagiconHuddersfield>Kirklees Stadium>| 2002, 2004, 2006ENG}} LeedsHeadingley Stadium 2012, 2013, 2016{{flagiconWigan>Central Park (Wigan)>Central Park 1987, 1992{{flagiconSt Helens, Merseyside>St. HelensLangtree Park 2015, 2020{{flagiconSydney>Sydney Cricket Ground>| 1976{{flagiconManchester>Old Trafford>| 1989{{flagiconLiverpool>Anfield>| 1991{{flagiconBrisbane>Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre>ANZ Stadium 1994{{flagiconAuckland>Mount Smart Stadium>| 1997{{flagiconSydney>Sydney Football Stadium (1988)>Sydney Football Stadium 2014{{flagiconMelbourne>Melbourne Rectangular Stadium>| 2018{{flagiconPenrith, New South Wales>PenrithPenrith Park 2023

Attendance

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Highest{| class"wikitable"

! Year !! City !! Stadium !! AttendanceSydney>Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre>ANZ Stadium54,220">

Lowest{| class"wikitable"

! Year !! City !! Stadium !! AttendanceAuckland>Mount Smart Stadium>Ericsson Stadium12,000

Records

Sponsors

The World Club Challenge has been sponsored sporadically since its formation.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:center"!Period!Sponsor!Name|1987–1991Foster's|Foster's World Club Challenge|1992–1993None|World Club Challenge|1994–1996MMI|MMI World Club Challenge|1997VISA|VISA World Club Championship|2000Kellogg'sKellogg's World Club ChallengeSAINTS OUTCLASSED BY MELBOURNE WEBSITE=BBC NEWS DATE=22 JANUARY 2000, |2001-2004None|World Club Challenge|2005–2009Carnegie|Carnegie World Club Challenge|2010Gillette|Gillette World Club Challenge|2011Probiz|Probiz World Club Challenge|2012Heinz Big Soup|Heinz Big Soup World Club Challenge|2013Probiz|Probiz World Club Challenge|2014–2015, 2023None|World Club Challenge|2016–2017Dacia|Dacia World Club Challenge|2018Downer|Downer World Club Challenge|2019–2020, 2024Betfred|Betfred World Club Challenge|2023None|World Club Challenge|2024Betfred|Betfred World Club Challenge

Notes

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References

{{reflist}}{{World Club Challenge}}{{NRL}}{{Super League Europe}}{{Club world championships}}