2008 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by Toyota Toyota プレゼンツ FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2008 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Japan |
Dates | 11–21 December |
Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 23 (2.88 per match) |
Attendance | 355,515 (44,439 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 3 goals |
Best player(s) | Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as 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 to 21 December 2008.
Defending champions
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]
Host bids
On 13 August 2007, the Organising Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup recommended to the
Qualified teams
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
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Entering in the semi-finals | |||
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2008 Copa Libertadores | 1st |
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UEFA | Winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2000) |
Entering in the quarter-finals | |||
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AFC | Winners of the 2008 AFC Champions League | 1st |
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CAF | Winners of the 2008 CAF Champions League | 3rd (Previous: 2005, 2006) |
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CONCACAF | Winners of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 2nd (Previous: 2007) |
Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | |||
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OFC | Winners of the 2007–08 OFC Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2007) |
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AFC (host)[note 1] | Runners-up of the 2008 AFC Champions League[note 1] | 1st |
Notes
- ^ a b Adelaide United took the host Japan's slot as Gamba Osaka won the 2008 AFC Champions League. As a result, the winners of the 2008 J.League Division 1, later determined to be Kashima Antlers on 6 December 2008, missed out on participating.
Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
Yokohama | Tokyo | Toyota | ||
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International Stadium Yokohama
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National Stadium
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Toyota Stadium | ||
35°30′36.16″N 139°36′22.49″E / 35.5100444°N 139.6062472°E | 35°40′41.00″N 139°42′53.00″E / 35.6780556°N 139.7147222°E | 35°05′04.02″N 137°10′14.02″E / 35.0844500°N 137.1705611°E | ||
Capacity: 72,327 | Capacity: 57,363 | Capacity: 45,000 | ||
Match officials
Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
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Squads
Matches
Play-off for quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
13 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
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11 December – Tokyo | ![]() | 2 | 21 December – Yokohama | |||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 14 December – Toyota | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | 18 December – Yokohama | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||
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Match for fifth place | Match for third place | |||||||||||||
18 December – Yokohama | 21 December – Yokohama | |||||||||||||
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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Play-off for quarter-finals
Adelaide United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Seaman ![]() |
Quarter-finals
Adelaide United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Endō ![]() |
Semi-finals
Pachuca ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Bieler ![]() Bolaños ![]() |
Gamba Osaka ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() |
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Yamazaki ![]() Endō ![]() Hashimoto ![]() |
Report | Vidić ![]() Ronaldo ![]() Rooney ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
Match for fifth place
Al Ahly ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Cristiano ![]() |
Match for third place
Pachuca ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Yamazaki ![]() |
Final
LDU Quito ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Rooney ![]() |
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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Christian Giménez
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5 | Damián Álvarez
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1 |
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Cristiano
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Daniel Mullen
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1 own goal
Fausto Pinto (Pachuca, against Al Ahly)
Awards
Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
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FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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References
- ^ "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". FIFA. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Organising Committee strengthens FIFA Club World Cup format". FIFA. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Rotation ends in 2018". FIFA. 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
External links
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- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008, FIFA.com
- 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report