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.
| 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 |  Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  LDU Quito |
| Third place |  Gamba Osaka |
| Fourth place |  Pachuca |
| 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 |  Adelaide United |
Defending champions Milan did not qualify, having been eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. The winners of that competition, Manchester United, won the Club World Cup for the first time, beating Gamba Osaka 5–3 in the semi-finals before a 1–0 win over LDU Quito in the final at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 21 December. It was United's second world title, following the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, which was also held in Japan. It was also the first edition in which the CONMEBOL representative did not hail from either Argentina or Brazil.
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
editOn 13 August 2007, the Organising Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup recommended to the FIFA Executive Committee that Japan should host the 2008 tournament.[2] This was approved by the executive committee on 29 October 2007 during their meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.[3]
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the semi-finals | |||
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2008 Copa Libertadores | 1st | |
| UEFA | Winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2000) | |
| Entering in the quarter-finals | |||
| AFC | Winners of the 2008 AFC Champions League | 1st | |
| CAF | Winners of the 2008 CAF Champions League | 3rd (Previous: 2005, 2006) | |
| CONCACAF | Winners of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 2nd (Previous: 2007) | |
| Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | |||
| OFC | Winners of the 2007–08 OFC Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2007) | |
| 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
editTokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
Match officials
edit| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | ||
| CAF | ||
| CONCACAF | ||
| CONMEBOL | ||
| OFC | ||
| UEFA |
Squads
editMatches
edit| Play-off for quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 13 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 17 December – Tokyo | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 December – Tokyo | 2 | 21 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 December – Toyota | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 18 December – Yokohama | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Match for fifth place | Match for third place | |||||||||||||
| 18 December – Yokohama | 21 December – Yokohama | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Play-off for quarter-finals
edit| Adelaide United | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mullen Dodd |
Report | Seaman |
Quarter-finals
edit| Al Ahly | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pinto Flávio |
Report | Montes Giménez Álvarez |
| Adelaide United | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Endō |
Semi-finals
edit| Gamba Osaka | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yamazaki Endō Hashimoto |
Report | Vidić Ronaldo Rooney Fletcher |
Match for fifth place
edit| Al Ahly | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cristiano |
Match for third place
edit| Pachuca | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yamazaki |
Final
edit| LDU Quito | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rooney |
Goalscorers
edit1 own goal
Fausto Pinto (Pachuca, against Al Ahly)
Awards
edit| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
(Manchester United) |
(Manchester United) |
(LDU Quito) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008, FIFA.com
- 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report