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* São Paulo won 2 Intercontinental Cups (1992 and 1993)


==Scorers==
==Scorers==

Revision as of 03:23, 22 December 2008

2008 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008
FIFAクラブワールドカップ2008
File:Clubwc08logo.gif
2008 Club World Cup Logo
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates11 December - 21 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Manchester United (1st title)
Runners-upEcuador LDU Quito
Third placeJapan Gamba Osaka
Fourth placeMexico Pachuca
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored23 (2.88 per match)
Attendance355,515 (44,439 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Wayne Rooney
(3 goals)
Best player(s)England Wayne Rooney
All statistics correct as of 12:32, 21 December 2008 (UTC).

The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament that was played in Japan from 11 December - 21 December 2008. It was the fifth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. Manchester United won the competition, defeating LDU Quito 1–0 in the final.[1][2]

The fifth-place match, dropped for the 2007 edition, was reintroduced for this edition, with the total prize money being increased by US$500,000 to US$16.5 million. The winners will take 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.[3]

Qualifying teams

Team Association Qualification
Semi-finals
Ecuador LDU Quito CONMEBOL Winners of Copa Libertadores 2008
England Manchester United UEFA Winners of UEFA Champions League 2007–08
Quarter-finals
Mexico Pachuca CONCACAF Winners of CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008
Japan Gamba Osaka AFC Winners of AFC Champions League 2008
Egypt Al-Ahly CAF Winners of CAF Champions League 2008
Play-off for Quarter-finals
New Zealand Waitakere United OFC Winners of OFC Champions League 2007–08
Australia Adelaide United Host* Runners-up of AFC Champions League 2008*

* - As Gamba Osaka won the AFC CL, this spot was taken by Adelaide United as the highest-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC CL.

Referees

Referee Assistants
African Zone
Algeria Mohamed Benouza Egypt Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
Asian Zone
Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov Kyrgyzstan Bahadyr Kochkorov Uzbekistan Abdukhamidullo Rasulov
Japan Yuichi Nishimura South Korea Jeong Hae-Sang Japan Toru Sagara
European Zone
Spain Alberto Undiano Mallenco Spain Fermin Martinez Spain Juan Carlos Yuste Jimenez
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
Mexico Benito Archundia Mexico Hector Delgadillo Mexico Marvin Rivera
Oceanian Zone
New Zealand Peter O'Leary New Zealand Brent Best Solomon Islands Matthew Taro
South American Zone
Chile Pablo Pozo Chile Patricio Basualto Chile Julio Diaz

Squads

For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2008 FIFA Club World Cup squads.

Matches

Bracket

Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Play-off for Quarter-finals

Adelaide United Australia2 – 1New Zealand Waitakere United
Mullen 39'
Dodd 83'		 Report Seaman 34'
Attendance: 19,777

Quarter-finals

Al-Ahly Egypt2 – 4 (a.e.t.)Mexico Pachuca
Pinto 28' (o.g.)
Flávio 44'		 Report Montes 47'
Giménez 72' 110'
Álvarez 98'
Attendance: 30,158
Adelaide United Australia0 – 1Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Endō 23'
Attendance: 38,141
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Semi-finals

Pachuca Mexico0 – 2Ecuador LDU Quito
Report Bieler 4'
Bolaños 26'
Attendance: 33,366
Gamba Osaka Japan3 – 5England Manchester United
Yamazaki 74'
Endō 85' (pen.)
Hashimoto 90+1'		 Report Vidić 28'
Ronaldo 45+1'
Rooney 75' 79'
Fletcher 78'
Attendance: 67,618

Match for fifth place

Al-Ahly Egypt0 – 1Australia Adelaide United
Report Cristiano 7'
Attendance: 35,154

Match for third place

Pachuca Mexico0 – 1Japan Gamba Osaka
Report Yamazaki 29'
Attendance: 62,619
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Final

Main article: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final
LDU Quito Ecuador0 – 1England Manchester United
Report Rooney 73'
Attendance: 68,682
FIFA Club World Cup
2008 Winners
England
Manchester United
Second title*
  • São Paulo won 2 Intercontinental Cups (1992 and 1993)

Scorers

Tournament round-up

Final standings

Pos Team Nation Confederation
1 Manchester United  England UEFA
2 LDU Quito  Ecuador CONMEBOL
3 Gamba Osaka  Japan AFC
4 Pachuca  Mexico CONCACAF
5 Adelaide United  Australia AFC
6 Al-Ahly  Egypt CAF
7 Waitakere United  New Zealand OFC

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
England Rooney
(Manchester United) 		Portugal Ronaldo
(Manchester United) 		Argentina Manso
(LDU Quito)
Fair play Australia Adelaide United

References

  1. ^ "Rooney makes Red Devils reign". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  2. ^ "A vintage year for United". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

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