2005 FIFA Club World Championship
| FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 | |
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| File:FIFA Club World Championship 2005 logo.png FIFA Club World Championship 2005 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 11 December – 18 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  São Paulo FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Liverpool |
| Third place |  Deportivo Saprissa |
| Fourth place |  Al Ittihad |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 261,456 (37,351 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Amoroso (2 goals)
Alvaro Saborio (2 goals) |
The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship was a football tournament held in Japan between 11 December and 18 December 2005 and won by Brazilian club São Paulo FC. It is FIFA's biggest club football tournament, though is not as highly regarded by most sides as regional tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores and UEFA Champions League.
Background
The 2005 tournament was created as a merger between the Intercontinental Cup and the earlier FIFA Club World Championships. The previous of these had been running as an annual tournament between the champions of Europe and South America since 1960; the latter had undergone just one tournament, the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The 2001 tournament had been cancelled when FIFA's marketing partner ISL went bankrupt.
As a result of this merger, the tournament was conceived as being smaller than the original Club World Championship, which had lasted two weeks, yet building on the one game format of the Intercontinental Cup. Six clubs were invited to take part in the tournament, one representing each regional football confederation.
Format
The competition was a knockout tournament so each team played two or three matches. The champions of the four "weaker" confederations played in the quarter-finals; the losers played in a fifth place play-off. The winners were then joined by the European and South American champions in the semi-finals; the losers played in a third place play-off.
The matches were held in Tokyo's National (Olympic) Stadium, Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi near Nagoya and the International Stadium in Yokohama, where the final was played. For marketing purposes it was known as the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup.
Qualifying teams
These were decided during 2005:
Squads
For a list of all squads which appeared at the tournament, see 2005 FIFA Club World Championship squads.
Bracket
Matches
Quarter-finals
| Al Ittihad | 1 – 0 |  Al-Ahly |
|---|---|---|
Noor  78' |
(Report) |
Sydney FC  | 0 – 1 | Deportivo Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Bolaños 47' |
Semi-finals
| Al Ittihad | 2 – 3 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Noor 33' Al-Montashari 68' |
(Report) | Amoroso 16' 47' Rogério Ceni 57' (pen.) |
| Deportivo Saprissa | 0 – 3 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Crouch 3' 58' Gerrard 32' |
Fifth Place
Third Place
| Al Ittihad | 2 – 3 | Deportivo Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
| Kallon 28' Job 53' (pen.) |
(Report) | Saborío 13' 85' (pen.) Gómez 89' |
Final
| FIFA Club World Cup 2005 Winners |
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 São Paulo First Title |
- São Paulo won 2 Intercontinental Cups (1992, 1993)
Scorers
- 2 goals
Amoroso (São Paulo)
Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
Mohammed Noor (Al-Ittihad)
Alvaro Saborio (Deportivo Saprissa)
- 1 goal
- Hamad Al-Montashari (Al-Ittihad)
- Christian Bolaños (Deportivo Saprissa)
David Carney (Sydney FC)- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
- Rónald Gómez (Deportivo Saprissa)
Joseph-Désiré Job (Al-Ittihad)
Mohammed Kallon (Al-Ittihad)- Mineiro (São Paulo)
Emad Moteab (Al-Ahly)- Rogério Ceni (São Paulo)
Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)
Player of the Tournament
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | Player of the Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogerio Ceni (São Paulo FC) |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC) |
Christian Bolaños (Deportivo Saprissa) |
Rogerio Ceni (São Paulo FC) |
Tournament round-up
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Confederation | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo FC | CONMEBOL | South America |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | UEFA | Europe |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | CONCACAF | Central America, North America and the Caribbean |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | AFC | Asia |
| 5 | Sydney FC | OFC | Oceania |
| 6 | Al Ahly | CAF | Africa |
Views on the tournament
The tournament was quite well received, although some commentators have stated that, excluding São Paulo and Liverpool, the quality of football was quite poor leading to a view that it might have been better retaining the two continent format of the European/South American Cup [1].
See also
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