The ChampionsWorld Series was a club association football exhibition competition hosted in North America, held in the summers of 2003 and 2004.

The entire 2003 competition took place in the United States, with the match between Milan and Juventus doubling up as the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana. The 2004 edition had two games held in Canada.

2003 edition

Teams

CountryTeamCurrent titles
 ArgentinaBoca Juniors2003 Copa Libertadores
 EnglandManchester United2002–03 FA Premier League
 ItalyJuventus2002–03 Serie A
 ItalyMilan2002–03 UEFA Champions League  2002–03 Coppa Italia
 MexicoAmérica
 ScotlandCeltic
 SpainBarcelona

Matches

Manchester United England4–0Scotland Celtic
Van Nistelrooy 7'
Giggs 28'
Solskjær 39'
Bellion 72'
Report
Attendance: 66,772
Referee: Kevin Terry

Celtic Scotland1–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Sutton 59' Report

Manchester United England3–1Mexico América
Van Nistelrooy 47'
Forlán 49', 79'
Report Patiño 87'
Attendance: 57,365
Referee: Ali Saheli

Barcelona Spain2–2Italy Juventus
Saviola 28', 41' Report Di Vaio 86'
Miccoli 87'
Penalties
6–5




2004 edition

Teams

CountryTeamCurrent titles
 EnglandChelsea
 EnglandLiverpool
 EnglandManchester United2003–04 FA Cup
 GermanyBayern Munich
 ItalyMilan2003–04 Serie A
 ItalyRoma
 PortugalPorto2003–04 UEFA Champions League  2003–04 Primeira Liga
 ScotlandCeltic2003–04 Scottish Premier League  2003–04 Scottish Cup
 TurkeyGalatasaray

Matches

Celtic Scotland2–4England Chelsea
Beattie 27', 68' Report Smertin 15'
Guðjohnsen 50'
Kežman 59', 87'
Attendance: 30,504
Referee: Kevin Terry


Celtic Scotland1–5England Liverpool
Beattie 72' (pen) Report Riise 5'
Owen 17'
Cissé 62', 76'
Henchoz 67'
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Alex Prus

Manchester United England1–2Scotland Celtic
Smith 35' Report Sutton 9' (pen)
Beattie 71'

Chelsea England3–0Italy Roma
Cole 11'
Kežman 63'
Drogba 69'
Report

Porto Portugal1–0England Liverpool
Carlos Alberto 84' Report
Attendance: 40,078

Celtic Scotland0–1Italy Roma
Report Totti 25'
Attendance: 50,168
Referee: Steve DePiero


Porto Portugal1–2Turkey Galatasaray
Maniche 90+3' Report Şükür 4'
Erdem 86'


Roma Italy1–2England Liverpool
Delvecchio 21' Report Cissé 30'
Owen 85'
Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Notes

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    For the ChampionsWorld Series game, Milan were listed first. For the Supercoppa Italiana fixture, Juventus were listed first.
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