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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 [[association football|football]] tournament for the champion clubs from each of [[FIFA]]'s six continental confederations. The tournament was held in Japan from 11 December to 21 December 2008. [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] defeated [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]] 1–0 in the final at the [[International Stadium Yokohama|International Stadium]] in [[Yokohama]] on 21 December, to become the first English team to win the competition.
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 [[association football|football]] tournament for the champion clubs from each of [[FIFA]]'s six continental confederations. The tournament was held in Japan from 11 December to 21 December 2008. [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] defeated [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]] 1–0 in the final at the [[International Stadium Yokohama|International Stadium]] in [[Yokohama]] on 21 December, to become the first English team to win the competition.


The fifth-place match, dropped for the [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|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.<ref name="2008Changes">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=711059.html |title=Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=13 December 2008 }}</ref>
The fifth-place match, dropped for the [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|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.<ref name="2008Changes">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=711059.html |title=Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=13 December 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314224518/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=711059.html |archivedate=14 March 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref>


==Qualified teams==
==Qualified teams==

Revision as of 13:22, 19 September 2016

2008 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008
FIFAクラブワールドカップ2008
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
2007
2009

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 December 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 English team to win the competition.

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

Team Confederation Qualification
Semi-finals
Ecuador LDU Quito CONMEBOL Winners of the 2008 Copa Libertadores
England Manchester United UEFA Winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League
Quarter-finals
Japan Gamba Osaka AFC Winners of the 2008 AFC Champions League
Egypt Al-Ahly CAF Winners of the 2008 CAF Champions League
Mexico Pachuca CONCACAF Winners of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Play-off for quarter-finals
New Zealand Waitakere United OFC Winners of the 2007–08 OFC Champions League
Australia Adelaide United (Host) 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
International Stadium Yokohama National Stadium Toyota Stadium
35°30′36.16″N 139°36′22.49″E / 35.5100444°N 139.6062472°E / 35.5100444; 139.6062472 (International Stadium Yokohama) 35°40′41.00″N 139°42′53.00″E / 35.6780556°N 139.7147222°E / 35.6780556; 139.7147222 (National Olympic Stadium) 35°05′04.02″N 137°10′14.02″E / 35.0844500°N 137.1705611°E / 35.0844500; 137.1705611 (Toyota Stadium)
Capacity: 72,327 Capacity: 57,363 Capacity: 45,000
2008 FIFA Club World Cup (Japan)

Referees

Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan Abdukhamidullo Rasulov
Kyrgyzstan Bahadyr Kochkorov
Japan Yuichi Nishimura Japan Toru Sagara
South Korea Jeong Hae-Sang
CAF Algeria Mohamed Benouza Egypt Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi
Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
CONCACAF Mexico Benito Archundia Mexico Hector Delgadillo
Mexico Marvin Rivera
CONMEBOL Chile Pablo Pozo Chile Patricio Basualto
Chile Julio Díaz
OFC New Zealand Peter O'Leary New Zealand Brent Best
Solomon Islands Matthew Taro
UEFA Spain Alberto Undiano Mallenco Spain Fermín Martínez
Spain Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez

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'

Match for fifth place

Al-Ahly Egypt0–1Australia Adelaide United
Report Cristiano 7'

Match for third place

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

Final

LDU Quito Ecuador0–1England Manchester United
Report Rooney 73'

Scorers

Tournament round-up

Final standings

Pos Team Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 England Manchester United UEFA 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3
2 Ecuador LDU Quito CONMEBOL 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
3 Japan Gamba Osaka AFC 3 2 0 1 5 5 0
4 Mexico Pachuca CONCACAF 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1
5 Australia Adelaide United AFC 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
6 Egypt Al-Ahly CAF 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3
7 New Zealand Waitakere United OFC 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1

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. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)