The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy, which is awarded to the world champions. |
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Founded | 2000 |
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Region | International (FIFA) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Current champions | FC Barcelona |
Website | Club World Cup |
2010 FIFA Club World Cup |
The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, although, since 2007, the champions of Oceania must play a qualifying play-off against the champion club of the host country.
The first competition took place in Brazil in January 2000. It was intended by FIFA to be a replacement for the Intercontinental Cup (also known as the Toyota Cup), which was contested annually in Tokyo, Japan by the champions of Europe via the Champions League and South America via the Copa Libertadores. Following a hiatus, the competition was re-branded and reintroduced in 2005 and has been the sole intercontinental club championship since then.
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History
The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, held in Brazil, comprised of eight qualifiers: the six continental champions, the reigning Intercontinental Champions and the host nation champions. The tournament was somewhat controversial, most notably in England where Manchester United had to withdraw from the national cup competition, the FA Cup, in order to compete. The launch of the competition was understood by some to be part of a struggle between FIFA and UEFA, who were competing for control of international club football: the existing Intercontinental Cup fell outside of FIFA's jurisdiction. [1] The final was competed between the two Brazilian sides in the tournament and was considered a poor game of football. [2]
The second competition was pencilled in for Spain in 2001, to feature 12 teams. This was cancelled owing to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL. It was then intended to hold the event in 2003, but this also failed to happen. FIFA eventually agreed terms with the Intercontinental Cup to merge the two competitions. The final Intercontinental Cup was the 2004 edition, with the first instalment of the relaunched Club World Championship held in Japan between December 11 and December 18, 2005.
The 2005 relaunched version was shorter than the previous World Championship, reducing the problem of scheduling the tournament around the different club seasons across each continent. It contained just the six reigning continental champions, with the CONMEBOL and UEFA champions receiving byes to the semi-finals of the tournament.
The competition was then renamed as FIFA Club World Cup for the 2006 event, which was held annually in Japan until 2008. The 2009 and 2010 events will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates. For the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, a play-off match between the OFC champions and the host-nation champions for entry into the quarter-final stage was introduced in order to increase home interest in the tournament. The reintroduction of the match for fifth place for the 2008 competition also prompted an increase in prize money by US$500,000 to a total of US$16.5 million. The winners took away $5 million, second-placed team received $4 million, the third-placed team $2.5 million, the fourth-placed team $2 million, the fifth-placed team $1.5 million, the sixth-placed team $1 million and the seventh-placed team received $500,000.[3]
In February 2008 a FIFA Club World Cup Champions Badge was introduced, featuring an image of the trophy, which the reigning champion is entitled to display on its kit until the final of the next championship. Initially, all four previous champions were allowed to wear the badge until the 2008 final[4], where Manchester United gained the sole right to wear the badge by winning the trophy.
The team with the most appearances in the competition is Al-Ahly of Egypt, which has been involved in three out of the five tournaments held - 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Champions
Year | Final | Third Place | Venue | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
2000 Details |
Corinthians | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pens.) |
Vasco da Gama | Necaxa | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pens.) |
Real Madrid | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
2005 Details |
São Paulo | 1 – 0 | Liverpool | Saprissa | 3 – 2 | Al Ittihad | International Stadium, Yokohama |
2006 Details |
Internacional | 1 – 0 | Barcelona | Al-Ahly | 2 – 1 | América | International Stadium, Yokohama |
2007 Details |
Milan | 4 – 2 | Boca Juniors | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 – 2 (4 – 2 pens.) |
Étoile du Sahel | International Stadium, Yokohama |
2008 Details |
Manchester United | 1 – 0 | LDU Quito | Gamba Osaka | 1 – 0 | Pachuca | International Stadium, Yokohama |
2009 Details |
Barcelona | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Estudiantes | Pohang Steelers | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 pens.) |
Atlante | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Honours
Year | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | Top Goalscorer | Fair Play Award | Winning Manager |
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2000 | Edílson | Edmundo | Romário | Nicolas Anelka (3) Romário (3) |
Al-Nassr | Oswaldo de Oliveira |
2005 | Rogério Ceni | Steven Gerrard | Cristian Bolaños | Amoroso (2) Peter Crouch (2) Alvaro Saborio (2) Mohammed Noor (2) |
Liverpool | Paulo Autuori |
2006 | Deco | Iarley | Ronaldinho | Mohamed Aboutreika (3) | Barcelona | Abel Braga |
2007 | Kaká | Clarence Seedorf | Rodrigo Palacio | Washington (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Carlo Ancelotti |
2008 | Wayne Rooney | Cristiano Ronaldo | Damián Manso | Wayne Rooney (3) | Adelaide United | Alex Ferguson |
2009 | Lionel Messi | Juan Sebastián Verón | Xavi Hernández | Denilson (4) | Atlante | Josep Guardiola |
Top goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Wayne Rooney ( Manchester United)
- Nicolas Anelka ( Real Madrid)
- Romário ( Vasco da Gama)
- Mohamed Aboutrika ( Al-Ahly)
- Washington ( Urawa Red Diamonds)
- Flávio ( Al-Ahly)
Only one player has scored goals for more than one club in the history of the FIFA Club World Cup:
- Dwight Yorke (1 goal for Manchester United and 1 goal for Sydney FC)
Performances by team
Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
Barcelona | 1 (2009) | 1 (2006) | ||
Corinthians | 1 (2000) | |||
São Paulo | 1 (2005) | |||
Internacional | 1 (2006) | |||
Milan | 1 (2007) | |||
Manchester United | 1 (2008) | |||
Vasco da Gama | 1 (2000) | |||
Liverpool | 1 (2005) | |||
Boca Juniors | 1 (2007) | |||
LDU Quito | 1 (2008) | |||
Estudiantes | 1 (2009) | |||
Necaxa | 1 (2000) | |||
Deportivo Saprissa | 1 (2005) | |||
Al-Ahly | 1 (2006) | |||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 (2007) | |||
Gamba Osaka | 1 (2008) | |||
Pohang Steelers | 1 (2009) | |||
Real Madrid | 1 (2000) | |||
Al-Ittihad | 1 (2005) | |||
Club América | 1 (2006) | |||
Étoile du Sahel | 1 (2007) | |||
Pachuca | 1 (2008) | |||
Atlante | 1 (2009) |
Performances by country
Nation | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
Brazil | 3 (2000, 2005, 2006) | 1 (2000) | ||
Spain | 1 (2009) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2000) | |
England | 1 (2008) | 1 (2005) | ||
Italy | 1 (2007) | |||
Argentina | 2 (2007, 2009) | |||
Ecuador | 1 (2008) | |||
Japan | 2 (2007, 2008) | |||
Mexico | 1 (2000) | 3 (2006, 2008, 2009) | ||
Costa Rica | 1 (2005) | |||
Egypt | 1 (2006) | |||
South Korea | 1 (2009) | |||
Saudi Arabia | 1 (2005) | |||
Tunisia | 1 (2007) |
Performances by confederation
Cofederation | Winners | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
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CONMEBOL | 3 (2000, 2005, 2006) | 4 (2000, 2007, 2008, 2009) | ||
UEFA | 3 (2007, 2008, 2009) | 2 (2005, 2006) | 1 (2000) | |
AFC | 3 (2007, 2008, 2009) | 1 (2005) | ||
CONCACAF | 2 (2000, 2005) | 3 (2006, 2008, 2009) | ||
CAF | 1 (2006) | 1 (2007) | ||
OFC |
See also
- FIFA Club World Cup participants
- International club competition records
- List of world club champions
- FIFA Women's Club World Cup
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". FIFA. 2008-03-12. http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=711059.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "FIFA awards special 'Club World Champion' badge to AC Milan". FIFA. 2008-02-07. http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=687173.html. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup official site
- Sports Illustrated coverage of the FIFA World Club Championship
- (Italian) History of FIFA Club World Cup
- (Italian) Stats of FIFA Club World Cup
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