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2009 FIFA Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Teams7 (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:

Qualifying teams

Team Association Qualification
Enter in semifinals
27 May 2009 UEFA Winner of UEFA Champions League 2008-09
8 July 2009 CONMEBOL Winner of Copa Libertadores 2009
Enter in quarterfinals
28-30 April 2009 CONCACAF Winner of CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
6 November 2009 AFC Winner of AFC Champions League 2009
November 2009 CAF Winner of CAF Champions League 2009
Enter in qualifying round
2 May 2009 OFC Winner of OFC Champions League 2008-09
United Arab Emirates 2009 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 .
Spain Villarreal England Arsenal
England Manchester UnitedTH Portugal Porto
England Liverpool England Chelsea
Spain Barcelona Germany Bayern Munich

CONMEBOL Berth

Winner of Copa Libertadores 2009, 30 eligible clubs1, Group Stage:

  • Final match: 8 July 2009
Ecuador LDU Quito Chile Colo-Colo Brazil Sport Recife Brazil Palmeiras
Argentina Boca Juniors Paraguay Guaraní Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
Argentina River Plate Uruguay Nacional Peru Universidad San Martín Paraguay Nacional
Brazil São Paulo Uruguay Defensor Sporting Colombia América de Cali Colombia Independiente Medellín
Brazil Cruzeiro Bolivia Universitario Ecuador Deportivo Quito Argentina Estudiantes
Argentina Lanús Chile Everton Venezuela Caracas
Brazil Grêmio Bolivia Aurora Colombia Boyacá Chicó Chile Universidad de Chile
Argentina San Lorenzo Paraguay Libertad Peru Universitario

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
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders Mexico Cruz Azul
Mexico Santos Laguna Mexico Atlante

AFC Berth

Winner of AFC Champions League 2009, 32 clubs, Group Stage:

  • Final match: 6/7 November 2009.
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli* Iran Saba Battery
Iran Persepolis Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Qatar Al-Gharafa United Arab Emirates Sharjah*
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira* Iran Esteghlal Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Qatar Umm-Salal
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi* Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Iran Sepahan
South Korea Ulsan Horang-i Australia Newcastle United Jets China Beijing Guoan Japan Nagoya Grampus
Japan Gamba Osaka South Korea Seoul Indonesia Sriwijaya China Shandong Luneng
China Shanghai Shenhua Japan Kashima Antlers South Korea Suwon Bluewings Singapore Armed Forces
Australia Central Coast Mariners China Tianjin Teda Japan Kawasaki Frontale South Korea Pohang Steelers

*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 .
South Africa Ajax Cape Town Algeria JS Kabylie Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Ivory Coast Africa Sports Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Egypt Al-Ahly Ghana Asante Kotoko
Libya Al Ittihad Morocco Ittihad Khemisset Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Tunisia Club Africain Morocco FAR Rabat Senegal AS Douanes Nigeria Kano Pillars FC
Uganda Kampala City Council Angola Petro Atlético Zimbabwe Monomotapa United F.C. Zambia ZESCO United F.C.
Sudan Al-Merreikh South Africa Supersport United FC Réunion US Stade Tamponnaise Algeria ASO Chlef
Libya Al Ahly Tripoli Burkina Faso Etoile Filante Ouagadougou Gabon AS Mangasport Moanda Mali Djoliba AC
Cameroon Canon Yaoundé Angola Primeiro de Agosto Tanzania Young Africans Nigeria Heartland FC

OFC Berth

Winner of OFC Champions League 2008-09, 3 clubs, Group Stage:

  • Final match: 2 May 2009 .
New Zealand Auckland City FC New Zealand Waitakere United
Solomon Islands Koloale

Host Nation Berth

Winner of United Arab Emirates 2008/09 UAE League, 9 clubs:

  • Last fixture: 23 May 2009 .
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabbab ACD United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Club United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
United Arab Emirates Al-Sharjah United Arab Emirates Ajman Club United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr

References

  1. ^ "UAE to stage World Club Cup in 2009 and 2010". Gulfnews.com. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

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