2009 FIFA Club World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United Arab Emirates |
Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup is a football tournament planned for December 2009. It will be the 6th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup and will be hosted by Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1] Other countries that placed bids were Australia and Japan. Portugal had initially placed a bid, but later withdrew from the process.[2]
Participating teams will include:
- AFC Champions League 2009 Champions*
- CAF Champions League 2009 Champions
- CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 Champions
- Copa Libertadores 2009 Champions
- OFC Champions League 2008-09 Champions
- UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Champions
- UAE League 2008-09 Champions*
Qualifying teams
Team | Association | Qualification |
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UEFA | Winner of UEFA Champions League 2008-09 |
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CONMEBOL | Winner of Copa Libertadores 2009 |
Enter in quarterfinals | ||
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CONCACAF | Winner of CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 |
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AFC | Winner of AFC Champions League 2009 |
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CAF | Winner of CAF Champions League 2009 |
Enter in qualifying round | ||
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OFC | Winner of OFC Champions League 2008-09 |
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Host* | Winner of UAE League 2008/09 |
* - If the AFC CL winner is a UAE club, this spot is taken by the highest placed non-UAE team of the AFC CL.
Remaining teams
UEFA Berth
Winner of UEFA Champions League 2008–09, 8 clubs, Quarter-finals:
- Final match: 27 May 2009 .
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CONMEBOL Berth
Winner of Copa Libertadores 2009, 30 eligible clubs1, Group Stage:
- Final match: 8 July 2009
1 - Mexican teams are not allowed to be CONMEBOL's representatives in the Club World Cup. Should a Mexican team win the Copa Libertadores, the best-placed team outside Mexico will represent CONMEBOL.
CONCACAF Berth
Winner of CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09, 4 clubs, Semi-finals:
- Final match: 28–30 April 2009
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AFC Berth
Winner of AFC Champions League 2009, 32 clubs, Group Stage:
- Final match: 6/7 November 2009.
*If the AFC Champions League 2009 winner is from the UAE, then the highest placed non-UAE team of the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the UAE League winner.
CAF Berth
Winner of CAF Champions League 2009, 32 teams, First Round:
- Final match: November 2009 .
OFC Berth
Winner of OFC Champions League 2008-09, 3 clubs, Group Stage:
- Final match: 2 May 2009 .
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Host Nation Berth
Winner of 2008/09 UAE League, 9 clubs:
- Last fixture: 23 May 2009 .
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References
- ^ "UAE to stage World Club Cup in 2009 and 2010". Gulfnews.com. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-20.