2008 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The tournament was held in Japan from 11 to 21 December 2008. Manchester United defeated LDU Quito 1–0 in the final at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 21 December, to become the first British team to win the competition. It was United's second world title, following the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, which was also held in Japan and as well as being the only Intercontinental Cup to be won by a British club.
| FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by Toyota Toyota プレゼンツ FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2008 | |
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| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 11–21 December |
| Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
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| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 355,515 (44,439 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
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The fifth-place match, dropped for the 2007 tournament, was reintroduced for 2008, with the total prize money being increased by US$500,000 to US$16.5 million. The winners took away US$5 million, the losing finalists US$4 million, the third-placed team US$2.5 million, the fourth-placed team US$2 million, the fifth-placed team US$1.5 million, the sixth-placed team US$1 million and the seventh-placed team US$500,000.[1]
Qualified teams
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| Team | Confederation | Qualification |
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2008 Copa Libertadores |
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UEFA | Winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League |
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AFC | Winners of the 2008 AFC Champions League |
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CAF | Winners of the 2008 CAF Champions League |
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CONCACAF | Winners of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
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OFC | Winners of the 2007–08 OFC Champions League |
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AFC* | Runners-up of the 2008 AFC Champions League* |
* – As Gamba Osaka won the AFC Champions League, the host's spot was taken by Adelaide United as the highest-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC CL.
Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Yokohama | Tokyo | Toyota | ||
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| International Stadium Yokohama | National Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||
| 35°30′36.16″N 139°36′22.49″E | 35°40′41.00″N 139°42′53.00″E | 35°05′04.02″N 137°10′14.02″E | ||
| Capacity: 72,327 | Capacity: 57,363 | Capacity: 45,000 | ||
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Referees
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
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| AFC |  |
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Squads
- For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2008 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Matches
Bracket
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| 11 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 14 December – Toyota | ||||||||||||
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| 18 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||
| 21 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
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| 13 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 17 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 December – Yokohama | 21 December – Yokohama | |||||||||||||
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Play-off for Quarter-finals
| Adelaide United | 2–1 | |
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Mullen  Dodd |
Report | Seaman |
Quarter-finals
| Al Ahly | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Pinto Flávio |
Report | Montes Giménez Álvarez |
| Adelaide United | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Endō |
Semi-finals
Match for fifth place
| Al Ahly | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Cristiano |
Match for third place
| Pachuca | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Yamazaki |
Final
| LDU Quito | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Rooney |
Scorers
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Tournament round-up
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Confederation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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CONMEBOL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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CONCACAF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
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AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 6 | |
CAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 7 | |
OFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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(Manchester United) |
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 (LDU Quito) |
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References
- "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008, FIFA.com
- 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report
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