The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played from 9 to 19 December 2009. It was the sixth FIFA Club World Cup and was played in United Arab Emirates.
Defending champions Manchester United did not qualify as they lost the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final to Barcelona, who went on to win the Club World Cup for the first time. After coming from behind to beat Mexican side Atlante in the semi-finals, they did the same against the South American entrants, Estudiantes, in the final, winning 2–1 after extra time. Mauro Boselli put Estudiantes ahead in the 37th minute, but Pedro equalised with a minute left in normal time before Lionel Messi scored the winning goal five minutes into the second half of extra time.
This win made Barcelona the first Spanish side to win the Club World Cup, and it also meant that they had won six competitions in the 2009 calendar year, beating Liverpool's European record of five trophies won in 2001.
Host bids On 13 August 2007, FIFA announced that an open tender for the bidding process for the 2009 tournament would be opened in November 2007. The FIFA Executive Committee appointed the United Arab Emirates as hosts for the 2009 and 2010 tournaments on 27 May 2008 during their meeting in Sydney, Australia. Australia, Japan and Portugal also placed bids to host the tournament, but Portugal later withdrew from the process.
Qualified teams
TeamConfederationQualificationParticipationEntering in the semi-finals BarcelonaUEFAWinners of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League2nd EstudiantesCONMEBOLWinners of the 2009 Copa LibertadoresDebutEntering in the quarter-finals AtlanteCONCACAFWinners of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions LeagueDebut Pohang SteelersAFCWinners of the 2009 AFC Champions LeagueDebut TP MazembeCAFWinners of the 2009 CAF Champions LeagueDebutEntering in the play-off for quarter-finals Al-AhliAFC (host)Winners of the 2008–09 UAE Pro-LeagueDebut Auckland CityOFCWinners of the 2008–09 OFC Champions League2nd
Venues
All of the matches at the tournament were played in Abu Dhabi, with three matches at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium and five at the Zayed Sports City Stadium, including the final and the play-offs for third and fifth place.
Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Zayed Sports City Stadium Capacity: 42,056 Capacity: 50,000
Match ball The Adidas Jabulani, the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, served as the match ball of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
Match officials ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesAFCMatthew Breeze (Australia)Jason Power (Australia)Benjamin Wilson (Australia)Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)CAFCoffi Codjia (Benin)Alexis Fassinou (Benin)Desire Gahungu (Burundi)CONCACAFBenito Archundia (Mexico)Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Hector Vergara (Canada)CONMEBOLCarlos Simon (Brazil)Roberto Braatz (Brazil)Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)OFCPeter O'Leary (New Zealand)Brent Best (New Zealand)Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)UEFARoberto Rosetti (Italy)Stefano Ayroldi (Italy)Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Squads
Matches The official draw was held in Abu Dhabi on 12 November 2009 to decide the opposition to be faced by the three teams that begin the tournament at the quarter-final stage.
All times are local, GST (UTC+4).
Play-off for quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Match for fifth place
Match for third place
Final
Goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Denílson Pohang Steelers42 Leandro Benítez Estudiantes2 Jason Hayne Auckland City Lionel Messi Barcelona Pedro Barcelona6 Daniel Arreola Atlante1 Mbenza Bedi TP Mazembe Christian Bermúdez Atlante Mauro Boselli Estudiantes Chad Coombes Auckland City Adam Dickinson Auckland City Ngandu Kasongo TP Mazembe Jean Kasusula TP Mazembe Rafael Márquez Lugo Atlante Guillermo Rojas Atlante Sergio Busquets Barcelona Lucas Silva Atlante Riki van Steeden Auckland City
Prize money Winners: $5 million Runners-up: $4 million Third place: $2.5 million Fourth place: $2 million Fifth place: $1.5 million Sixth place: $1 million Seventh place: $0.5 million Total: $16.5 million
Awards
Adidas Golden BallToyota AwardAdidas Silver BallAdidas Bronze Ball Lionel Messi(Barcelona) Juan Sebastián Verón(Estudiantes) Xavi(Barcelona)FIFA Fair Play Award Atlante
References
External links
FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009, FIFA.com 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived) FIFA Technical Report