2000 FIFA Club World Championship

Inaugural FIFA Club World Cup

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Tournament details
Host country| Brazil
Dates| 5–14 January
Teams| 8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-up|  Vasco da Gama
Third place|  Necaxa
Fourth place|  Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 14
Goals scored| 43 (3.07 per match)
Attendance| 514,000 (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)

~~2001~~ ->

International football competition

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.[2] The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999.[3] All matches were played in either Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã or São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi.

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.[4] 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.[5]

## Host bids

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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.[6] On 7 June 1999, the FIFA Emergency Committee appointed Brazil as hosts of the competition during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt.[7]

## Qualified teams

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Corinthians

Al-Nassr

Manchester United

Necaxa

Raja Casablanca

Real Madrid

South Melbourne

Vasco da Gama

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Location of teams of the 2000 FIFA Club World Cup

The clubs that played in the tournament were:

Team  | Confederation  | Qualification

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Corinthians | CONMEBOL (host)  | Winners of the 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro
Al-Nassr | AFC | Winners of the 1998 Asian Super Cup
Manchester United | UEFA | Winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League
Necaxa | CONCACAF | Winners of the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Raja Casablanca | CAF | Winners of the 1999 CAF Champions League
Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 1998 Intercontinental Cup
South Melbourne | OFC | Winners of the 1999 Oceania Club Championship
Vasco da Gama | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores

## Venues

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São Paulo |

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

| Rio de Janeiro

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Morumbi | Maracanã
23°36′0″S 46°43′12″W﻿ / ﻿23.60000°S 46.72000°W﻿ / -23.60000; -46.72000﻿ (Morumbi) | 22°54′42″S 43°13′49″W﻿ / ﻿22.91167°S 43.23028°W﻿ / -22.91167; -43.23028﻿ (Maracanã)
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 103,022

## Squads

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

## Match officials

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Eight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee.[8]

Confederation  | Referee(s)  | Assistant(s)

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AFC  |  Saad Mane |  Sergei Ufimtsev
CAF  |  Falla N'Doye |  Ali Tomusangue
CONCACAF  |  William Mattus |  Haseeb Mohammed
CONMEBOL  |  Horacio Elizondo
Óscar Ruiz |  Miguel Giacomuzzi
Fernando Cresci
OFC  |  Derek Rugg |  Lavetala Siuamoa
UEFA  |  Stefano Braschi
Dick Jol |  Jens Larsen
Jacek Pociegiel

## Format

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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

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Corinthians (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 7  | Advance to final
2  |  Real Madrid | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 7  | Advance to match for third place
3  |  Al-Nassr | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 3  |
4  |  Raja Casablanca | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 0

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

5 January 2000

18:45

Real Madrid | 3–1|  Al-Nassr

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Anelka 21'
Raúl 61'
Sávio 69' (pen.) | Report | Al-Bishi 45+1' (pen.)

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

5 January 2000

21:15

Corinthians | 2–0|  Raja Casablanca

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Luizão 50'
Fábio Luciano 64' | Report |

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

* * *

7 January 2000

18:45

Real Madrid | 2–2|  Corinthians

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Anelka 19', 71' | Report | Edílson 28', 64'

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

7 January 2000

21:15

Raja Casablanca | 3–4|  Al-Nassr

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Al-Bishi 25' (o.g.)[a]
El Moubarki 67'
El Karkouri 73' | Report | Al-Amin 4'
Bahja 49'
Al-Bishi 51'
Saïb 86'

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

* * *

10 January 2000

18:45

Real Madrid | 3–2|  Raja Casablanca

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Hierro 49'
Morientes 53'
Geremi 88' | Report | Achami 28'
Moustaoudia 59'

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

10 January 2000

21:15

Al-Nassr | 0–2|  Corinthians

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| Report | Ricardinho 24'
Rincón 81'

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Vasco da Gama | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 9  | Advance to final
2  |  Necaxa | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 4  | Advance to match for third place
3  |  Manchester United | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4  |
4  |  South Melbourne | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 7  | −6  | 0

Source: FIFA

6 January 2000

18:15

Manchester United | 1–1|  Necaxa

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Yorke 81' | Report | Montecinos 14'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

6 January 2000

20:45

Vasco da Gama | 2–0|  South Melbourne

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Felipe 53'
Edmundo 86' | Report |

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

* * *

8 January 2000

18:15

Manchester United | 1–3|  Vasco da Gama

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Butt 81' | Report | Romário 24', 26'
Edmundo 43'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 73,000

Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

8 January 2000

20:45

South Melbourne | 1–3|  Necaxa

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Anastasiadis 45+2' | Report | Montecinos 19' (pen.)
Delgado 29'
Cabrera 79' (pen.)

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

* * *

11 January 2000

18:15

Manchester United | 2–0|  South Melbourne

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Fortune 8', 20' | Report |

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

11 January 2000

20:45

Necaxa | 1–2|  Vasco da Gama

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Aguinaga 5' | Report | Odvan 14'
Romário 69'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

## Knockout stage

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### Match for third place

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14 January 2000

17:00

Real Madrid | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Necaxa

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Raúl 15' | Report | Delgado 58'
Penalties
Eto'o
Helguera
McManaman
Morientes
Dorado | 3–4 |  Vázquez
Cabrera
Pérez
Aguinaga
Delgado

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

### Final

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Main article: 2000 FIFA Club World Championship Final

14 January 2000

20:00

Corinthians | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Vasco da Gama

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| Report |
Penalties
Rincón
Fernando Baiano
Luizão
Edu
Marcelinho | 4–3 |  Romário
Alex Oliveira
Gilberto
Viola
Edmundo

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 73,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

## Goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Nicolas Anelka |  Real Madrid | 3
Romário |  Vasco da Gama
3  |  Fahad Al-Bishi |  Al-Nassr | 2
Agustín Delgado |  Necaxa
Edílson |  Corinthians
Edmundo |  Vasco da Gama
Quinton Fortune |  Manchester United
Cristian Montecinos |  Necaxa
Raúl |  Real Madrid
10  |  Youssef Achami |  Raja Casablanca | 1
Álex Aguinaga |  Necaxa
Fuad Amin |  Al-Nassr
John Anastasiadis |  South Melbourne
Ahmed Bahja |  Al-Nassr
Nicky Butt |  Manchester United
Salvador Cabrera |  Necaxa
Talal El Karkouri |  Raja Casablanca
Bouchaib El Moubarki |  Raja Casablanca
Felipe |  Vasco da Gama
Geremi |  Real Madrid
Fernando Hierro |  Real Madrid
Fábio Luciano |  Corinthians
Luizão |  Corinthians
Fernando Morientes |  Real Madrid
Mustapha Moustaoudia |  Raja Casablanca
Odvan |  Vasco da Gama
Ricardinho |  Corinthians
Freddy Rincón |  Corinthians
Moussa Saïb |  Al-Nassr
Sávio |  Real Madrid
Dwight Yorke |  Manchester United

1 own goal

* Fahad Al-Bishi (Al-Nassr, against Raja Casablanca)[a]

## Awards

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See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[11]

Adidas Golden Ball  | Adidas Silver Ball  | Adidas Bronze Ball

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Edílson
(Corinthians)  |  Edmundo
(Vasco da Gama)  |  Romário
(Vasco da Gama)
Adidas Golden Shoe  | Adidas Bronze Shoe
Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid)
Romário (Vasco da Gama)  |  Agustín Delgado (Necaxa)
Edílson (Corinthians)
Edmundo (Vasco da Gama)
3 goals, 0 assists  | 2 goals, 1 assist
FIFA Fair Play Award
Al-Nassr

Additionally, FIFA named an all-star team consisting of eleven starters and seven substitutes.[11]

FIFA All-Star Team  Goalkeepers  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

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Dida (Corinthians)  |

* Sergio Almaguer (Necaxa)
* Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid)
* Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid)
* Jaap Stam (Manchester United)

* Felipe (Vasco da Gama)
* Roy Keane (Manchester United)
* Freddy Rincón (Corinthians)
* Sávio (Real Madrid)

* Agustín Delgado (Necaxa)
* Romário (Vasco da Gama)

Substitutes
Helton (Vasco da Gama)  |  José Milián (Necaxa)  |

* Amaral (Vasco da Gama)
* Juninho (Vasco da Gama)

* Ahmed Bahja (Al-Nassr)
* Edílson (Corinthians)
* Cristián Montecinos (Necaxa)

## Aftermath and legacy

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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.[17][18] 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.[19] 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.[20]

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.[21]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Some sources credit Raja Casablanca's first goal to Omar Nejjary.[9][10] However, the FIFA Technical Study Group awarded it as an own goal,[11] as Nejjary's free kick deflected off Al-Nassr's Fahad Al-Bishi.[12][13][14] Some sources mistakenly credit the own goal to Mahdi Al-Dosari (who was not on the pitch) or Mohaisen Al-Jam'an.[15][16]

## References

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1. ^ Programa Oficial- Official Program
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5. ^ "28 million dollars in prize money on offer". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 January 2000. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
6. ^ Bose, Mihir (17 July 1999). "England spurned chance to host key world event". Sport. The Daily Telegraph. No. 44, 815. p. S1. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
7. ^ Rangel, Sérgio (8 June 1999). "Brasil recebe o 1º Mundial de clubes" [Brazil hosts the 1st Club World Cup]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
8. ^ "Officials" (PDF). FIFA. p. 33\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
9. ^ "Dida saves Corinthians' draw with Real". ESPN. Reuters. 11 January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
10. ^ "Al Nassr vence Raja Casablanca pelo Mundial" [Al Nassr defeats Raja Casablanca at the World Cup]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 8 January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
11. ^ a b c "Statistics: FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000" (PDF). FIFA. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
12. ^ "Casablanca crash out to late winner". The Guardian. 8 January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
13. ^ "Football: Super Saib stoops to conquer". Belfast Telegraph. January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
14. ^ Arbilla, Mauricio (8 January 2000). "Thrilling draw causes Group A deadlock". Independent Online. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
15. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000: Raja Casablanca – Al Nassr FC". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
16. ^ "Club World Cup 2000 » Group A » Raja Casablanca – Al Nassr 3:4". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
17. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (31 December 2005). "2001 FIFA Club World Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
18. ^ "Galaxy to face Real, African and Asian teams". USA Today. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
19. ^ "FIFA decides to postpone 2001 Club World Championship to 2003". FIFA. 18 May 2001. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
20. ^ "Logo revealed for top club competition". FIFA. 5 April 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
21. ^ "Organising Committee strengthens FIFA Club World Cup format". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.

## External links

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* FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000, FIFA.com
* FIFA Technical Report
* FIFA Statistics
* Tournament details at the Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

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