2000 FIFA Club World Championship

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2000 FIFA Club World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Clubes da FIFA
Brasil 2000
2000 FIFA Club World Championship.svg
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates5–14 January
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Third place Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Fourth place Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored43 (3.07 per match)
Attendance514,000 (36,714 per match)
Top scorer(s) Romário (Vasco da Gama)
Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid)
3 goals each
Best player(s) Edílson (Corinthians)
Best goalkeeper Dida (Corinthians)
2005
2001

The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, the world club championship for men's club association football teams. It took place in Brazil from 5 to 14 January 2000. FIFA as football's international governing body selected Brazil as the host nation on 8 June 1999 as the bid was found to be the strongest among four candidates. [1] The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999. [2] All matches were played in either Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã or São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi.

Contents

Eight teams, two from South America, two from Europe and one each from North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania entered the tournament. The first Club World Cup match took place in São Paulo and saw Spanish club Real Madrid beat Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr 3–1; Real Madrid's Nicolas Anelka scored the first goal in Club World Cup history in the 21st minute. Later the same day, Corinthians goalkeeper Dida kept the first clean sheet in the tournament as his team beat Moroccan side Raja Casablanca 2–0.

Corinthians and Vasco da Gama each won their respective groups to qualify for the final. In front of a crowd of 73,000, the final finished as a 0–0 draw after extra time. The title was decided by a penalty shoot-out which Corinthians won 4–3. [3] As winners, Corinthians received $6 million in prize money, while Vasco da Gama received $5 million. Necaxa beat Real Madrid in the match for third place to claim $4 million. Real Madrid received $3 million, and the other remaining teams were awarded $2.5 million. [4]

Host bids

Initially, there were nine candidates to host the competition: China, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay; of the nine, only Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay confirmed their interest to FIFA. [5] On 7 June 1999, the FIFA Emergency Committee appointed Brazil as hosts of the competition during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt. [6]

Qualified teams

The clubs that played in the tournament were:

TeamConfederationQualificationParticipation
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians CONMEBOL (host)Winners of the 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Debut
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca CAF Winners of the 1999 CAF Champions League Debut
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr AFC Winners of the 1998 Asian Super Cup Debut
Flag of England.svg Manchester United UEFA Winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Debut
Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa CONCACAF Winners of the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Debut
Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne OFC Winners of the 1999 Oceania Club Championship Debut
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama CONMEBOL Winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores Debut
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 1998 Intercontinental Cup Debut

Venues

São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Morumbi Maracanã
23°36′0″S46°43′12″W / 23.60000°S 46.72000°W / -23.60000; -46.72000 (Morumbi) 22°54′42″S43°13′49″W / 22.91167°S 43.23028°W / -22.91167; -43.23028 (Maracanã)
Capacity: 80,000Capacity: 103,022
Sao paulo and america de cali - recopa sudamericana of 2006 - 01.jpg Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.jpg

Squads

For a list of the squads at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, see 2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads .

Match officials

Eight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee. [7]

ConfederationReferee(s)Assistant(s)
AFC Flag of Kuwait.svg Saad Mane Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sergei Ufimtsev
CAF Flag of Senegal.svg Falla N'Doye Flag of Uganda.svg Ali Tomusangue
CONCACAF Flag of Costa Rica.svg William Mattus Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Haseeb Mohammed
CONMEBOL Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Elizondo
Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Ruiz
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Miguel Giacomuzzi
Flag of Uruguay.svg Fernando Cresci
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Derek Rugg Flag of Samoa.svg Lavetala Siuamoa
UEFA Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Braschi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dick Jol
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Larsen
Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Pociegiel

Format

Matches were played in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The teams were organised in two groups of four teams, with the top team in each group going through to the final and the two second-placed teams contesting a match for third place.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 321062+47Advance to final
2 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 321085+37Advance to match for third place
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 31025833
4 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 30035940
Source: FIFA
Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 3–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Anelka Soccerball shade.svg21'
Raúl Soccerball shade.svg61'
Sávio Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Report Al-Bishi Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Luizão Soccerball shade.svg50'
Fábio Luciano Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 2–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Anelka Soccerball shade.svg19', 71' Report Edílson Soccerball shade.svg28', 64'
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 3–4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Al-Bishi Soccerball shade.svg25' (o.g.) [a]
El Moubarki Soccerball shade.svg67'
El Karkouri Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Al-Amin Soccerball shade.svg4'
Bahja Soccerball shade.svg49'
Al-Bishi Soccerball shade.svg51'
Saïb Soccerball shade.svg86'

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 3–2 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Hierro Soccerball shade.svg49'
Morientes Soccerball shade.svg53'
Geremi Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Achami Soccerball shade.svg28'
Moustaoudia Soccerball shade.svg59'
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Report Ricardinho Soccerball shade.svg24'
Rincón Soccerball shade.svg81'
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 330072+59Advance to final
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 311154+14Advance to match for third place
3 Flag of England.svg Manchester United 31114404
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne 30031760
Source: FIFA
Manchester United Flag of England.svg 1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Yorke Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Montecinos Soccerball shade.svg14'
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne
Felipe Soccerball shade.svg53'
Edmundo Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report

Manchester United Flag of England.svg 1–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Butt Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Romário Soccerball shade.svg24', 26'
Edmundo Soccerball shade.svg43'
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
South Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Anastasiadis Soccerball shade.svg45+2' Report Montecinos Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg29'
Cabrera Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)

Manchester United Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne
Fortune Soccerball shade.svg8', 20' Report
Necaxa Flag of Mexico.svg 1–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Aguinaga Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Odvan Soccerball shade.svg14'
Romário Soccerball shade.svg69'

Knockout stage

Final
  
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 0 (4)
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 0 (3)
Match for third place
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 1 (3)
Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 1 (4)

Match for third place

Final

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Anelka Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Romário Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahad Al-Bishi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 2
Flag of Ecuador.svg Agustín Delgado Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Flag of Brazil.svg Edílson Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of Brazil.svg Edmundo Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Flag of South Africa.svg Quinton Fortune Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Montecinos Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
10 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Achami Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1
Flag of Ecuador.svg Álex Aguinaga Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fuad Amin Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Anastasiadis Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne
Flag of Morocco.svg Ahmed Bahja Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of England.svg Nicky Butt Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Cabrera Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
Flag of Morocco.svg Talal El Karkouri Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Flag of Morocco.svg Bouchaib El Moubarki Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Flag of Cameroon.svg Geremi Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Hierro Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Luciano Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of Brazil.svg Luizão Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Morientes Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Morocco.svg Mustapha Moustaoudia Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Flag of Brazil.svg Odvan Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardinho Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of Colombia.svg Freddy Rincón Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of Algeria.svg Moussa Saïb Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Flag of Brazil.svg Sávio Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dwight Yorke Flag of England.svg Manchester United

1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [10]

Adidas Golden Ball Adidas Silver Ball Adidas Bronze Ball
Flag of Brazil.svg Edílson
(Corinthians)
Flag of Brazil.svg Edmundo
(Vasco da Gama)
Flag of Brazil.svg Romário
(Vasco da Gama)
Adidas Golden Shoe Adidas Bronze Shoe
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid)
Flag of Brazil.svg Romário (Vasco da Gama)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Agustín Delgado (Necaxa)
Flag of Brazil.svg Edílson (Corinthians)
Flag of Brazil.svg Edmundo (Vasco da Gama)
3 goals, 0 assists2 goals, 1 assist
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr

Additionally, FIFA named an all-star team consisting of eleven starters and seven substitutes. [10]

FIFA All-Star Team
GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Brazil.svg Dida (Corinthians)
Substitutes
Flag of Brazil.svg Helton (Vasco da Gama) Flag of Mexico.svg José Milián (Necaxa)

Aftermath and legacy

Following the inaugural Club World Cup, FIFA pledged further editions of the tournament. The first of these was slated for Spain in 2001, with an expected 12 participants. [16] [17] By March of that year, group draws had even taken place. However, the second edition of the tournament was called off due to a range of factors involving partners and sponsorships, with the collapse of International Sport and Leisure, FIFA's marketing partner at the time, being the most significant. [18] The event was then rescheduled for 2003, but it didn't come to fruition either. It wasn't until 2004 that FIFA was able to officially announce the second edition of the tournament. [19]

From the 2005 edition onwards, the competition has been held continuously but under a new format, featuring single-elimination tournament instead of a group stage plus final, and with a shorter duration, addressing scheduling concerns for national federations and continental confederations. While the two subsequent editions, 2005 and 2006, included only the six continental champions, from the 2007 edition onwards, the number of participants increased to seven – the seventh spot was typically reserved for the national champion of the host country. However, to prevent the recurrence of two clubs from the same country, as happened in 2000, FIFA introduced a mechanism: if the continental champion hailed from the host country, the national champion of that country would forfeit its spot, which would then go to the highest-ranked team from another country in the continental competition. [20]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Some sources credit Raja Casablanca's first goal to Omar Nejjary. [8] [9] However, the FIFA Technical Study Group awarded it as an own goal, [10] as Nejjary's free kick deflected off Al-Nassr's Fahad Al-Bishi. [11] [12] [13] Some sources mistakenly credit the own goal to Mahdi Al-Dosari (who was not on the pitch) or Mohaisen Al-Jam'an. [14] [15]

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