| Founded | 2000 |
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| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Current champions |  Manchester United |
| Website | Club World Cup |
 2009 FIFA Club World Cup |
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The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, although, since 2007, the champions of Oceania must play a qualifying play-off against the champion club of the host country.
The first competition took place in Brazil in January 2000. It was intended by FIFA to be a replacement for the Intercontinental Cup (also known as the Toyota Cup), which was contested annually in Tokyo, Japan by the champions of Europe via the Champions League and South America via the Copa Libertadores.
The second competition was penciled in for Spain in 2001, to feature 12 teams. This was canceled owing to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL. It was then intended to hold the event in 2003, but this also failed to happen. FIFA eventually agreed terms with the Toyota Cup to merge the two competitions, with the first installment of the relaunched Club World Championship held in Japan between December 11 and December 18, 2005.
The competition was then renamed as FIFA Club World Cup since 2006 event, which held annually in Japan until 2008. The 2009 and 2010 events will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
In February 2008 a FIFA Club World Cup Champions Badge was introduced, featuring an image of the trophy, which the reigning champion is entitled to display on its kit until the final of the next championship. Initially, all four previous champions were allowed to wear the badge until the 2008 final[1], where Manchester United gained the sole right to wear the badge by winning the trophy. However Manchester United are barred from wearing the badge in domestic competition.
The fifth-place match, dropped in 2007, was reintroduced for the 2008 competition. The reintroduction of the match for fifth place also prompted an increase in prize money by US$500,000 to a total of US$16.5 million. The winners took away $5 million, second-placed team received $4 million, the third-placed team $2.5 million, the fourth-placed team $2 million, the fifth-placed team $1.5 million, the sixth-placed team $1 million and the seventh-placed team received $500,000.[2]
The team with the most appearances in the competition is Al-Ahly of Egypt, which has been involved in three out of the five tournaments held - 2005, 2006 and 2008.
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Champions
| Year | Final | Third Place | Venue | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2000 Details |
Corinthians  |
0 – 0 a.e.t. (4 – 3 PSO) |
Vasco da Gama |
Necaxa  |
1 – 1 a.e.t. (4 – 3 PSO) |
 Real Madrid |
Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
| 2005 Details |
São Paulo |
1 – 0 | Liverpool |
Saprissa  |
3 – 2 |  Al Ittihad |
International Stadium, Yokohama |
| 2006 Details |
Internacional |
1 – 0 | Barcelona |
Al-Ahly  |
2 – 1 | América |
International Stadium, Yokohama |
| 2007 Details |
Milan  |
4 – 2 |  Boca Juniors |
Urawa Red Diamonds  |
2 – 2 (4 – 2 PSO) |
 Étoile du Sahel |
International Stadium, Yokohama |
| 2008 Details |
Manchester United |
1 – 0 |  LDU Quito |
Gamba Osaka |
1 – 0 | Pachuca |
International Stadium, Yokohama |
| 2009 Details |
To be played | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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| 2010 Details |
To be played | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Honours
| Year | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | Top Goalscorer | Fair Play Award | Winning Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Edílson |
Edmundo |
Romário |
Romário (3) Nicolas Anelka (3) |
Al-Nassr |
Oswaldo de Oliveira |
| 2005 | Rogério Ceni |
Steven Gerrard |
Cristian Bolaños |
Amoroso (2) Peter Crouch (2) Alvaro Saborio (2) Mohammed Noor (2) |
Liverpool |
Paulo Autuori |
| 2006 |  Deco |
Iarley |
Ronaldinho |
Mohamed Aboutreika (3) |
Barcelona |
Abel Braga |
| 2007 | Kaká |
 Clarence Seedorf |
Rodrigo Palacio |
Washington (3) |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Carlo Ancelotti |
| 2008 | Wayne Rooney |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Damián Manso |
Wayne Rooney (3) |
 Adelaide United |
 Alex Ferguson |
Goalscorers
Performances by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
| Corinthians |
1 (2000) | |||
| São Paulo |
1 (2005) | |||
| Internacional |
1 (2006) | |||
| Milan |
1 (2007) | |||
| Manchester United |
1 (2008) | |||
| Vasco da Gama |
1 (2000) | |||
| Liverpool |
1 (2005) | |||
| Barcelona |
1 (2006) | |||
| Boca Juniors |
1 (2007) | |||
| LDU Quito |
1 (2008) | |||
| Necaxa |
1 (2000) | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa |
1 (2005) | |||
| Al-Ahly |
1 (2006) | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
1 (2007) | |||
| Gamba Osaka |
1 (2008) | |||
| Real Madrid |
1 (2000) | |||
| Al-Ittihad |
1 (2005) | |||
| Club América |
1 (2006) | |||
| Étoile du Sahel |
1 (2007) | |||
| Pachuca |
1 (2008) |
Performances by country
| Nation | Winners | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth |
| Brazil |
3 (2000, 2005, 2006) | 1 (2000) | ||
| England |
1 (2008) | 1 (2005) | ||
| Italy |
1 (2007) | |||
| Spain |
1 (2006) | 1 (2000) | ||
| Argentina |
1 (2007) | |||
| Ecuador |
1 (2008) | |||
| Japan |
2 (2007, 2008) | |||
| Mexico |
1 (2000) | 2 (2006, 2008) | ||
| Costa Rica |
1 (2005) | |||
| Egypt |
1 (2006) | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
1 (2005) | |||
| Tunisia |
1 (2007) |
Performances by confederation
| Cofederation | Winners | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | 3 (2000, 2005, 2006) | 3 (2000, 2007, 2008) | ||
| UEFA | 2 (2007, 2008) | 2 (2005, 2006) | 1 (2000) | |
| CONCACAF | 2 (2000, 2005) | 2 (2006, 2008) | ||
| AFC | 2 (2007, 2008) | 1 (2005) | ||
| CAF | 1 (2006) | 1 (2007) | ||
| OFC |
See also
- FIFA Club World Cup participants
- International club competition records
- List of world club champions
- FIFA Women's Club World Cup
References
- ^ "FIFA awards special 'Club World Champion' badge to AC Milan". FIFA. 2008-02-07. http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=687173.html. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". FIFA. 2008-03-12. http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=711059.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup official site
- Sports Illustrated coverage of the FIFA World Club Championship
- (Italian) History of FIFA Club World Cup
- (Italian) Stats of FIFA Club World Cup
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