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.
| Campeonato Mundial de Clubes da FIFA Brasil 2000 | |
|---|---|
 2000 FIFA Club World Championship official logo[1] | |
| 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) |
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
editInitially, 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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The clubs that played in the tournament were:
| Team | Confederation | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Morumbi | Maracanã | |
| 23°36′0″S 46°43′12″W / 23.60000°S 46.72000°W | 22°54′42″S 43°13′49″W / 22.91167°S 43.23028°W | |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 103,022 | |
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Squads
editFor a list of the squads at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, see 2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads.
Match officials
editEight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee.[8]
| Confederation | Referee(s) | Assistant(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editMatches 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
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Corinthians | 2–0 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
Luizão  50'Fábio Luciano 64' | Report |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Anelka 19', 71' | Report | Edílson 28', 64' |
| Raja Casablanca | 3–4 | Al-Nassr |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Bishi 25' (o.g.)[a] El Moubarki 67'El Karkouri 73' | Report | Al-Amin 4' Bahja 49'Al-Bishi 51'Saïb 86' |
| Real Madrid | 3–2 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Hierro 49' Morientes 53'Geremi 88' | Report | Achami 28' Moustaoudia 59' |
| Al-Nassr | 0–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ricardinho 24' Rincón 81' |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Yorke 81' | Report | Montecinos 14' |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0 | South Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Felipe 53' Edmundo 86' | Report |
| Manchester United | 1–3 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| Butt 81' | Report | Romário 24', 26' Edmundo 43' |
| South Melbourne | 1–3 | Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasiadis 45+2' | Report | Montecinos 19' (pen.) Delgado 29'Cabrera 79' (pen.) |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | South Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune 8', 20' | Report |
Knockout stage
editMatch for third place
edit| Real Madrid | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Necaxa |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl 15' | Report | Delgado 58' |
| Penalties | ||
Eto'o  Helguera McManaman  Morientes Dorado | 3–4 | Vázquez Cabrera Pérez Aguinaga Delgado |
Final
editGoalscorers
edit
1 own goal
Fahad Al-Bishi (Al-Nassr, against Raja Casablanca)[a]
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[11]
| Adidas Golden Ball | Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dida (Corinthians) | |||
| Substitutes | |||
| Helton (Vasco da Gama) | José Milián (Necaxa) | ||
Aftermath and legacy
editFollowing 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ Programa Oficial- Official Program
- ^ "Brasil recebe o primeiro mundial de clubes". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Draw for the FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 October 1999. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Corinthians crowned world champions". BBC Sport. 15 January 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Officials" (PDF). FIFA. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Dida saves Corinthians' draw with Real". ESPN. Reuters. 11 January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Casablanca crash out to late winner". The Guardian. 8 January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Football: Super Saib stoops to conquer". Belfast Telegraph. January 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Arbilla, Mauricio (8 January 2000). "Thrilling draw causes Group A deadlock". Independent Online. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000: Raja Casablanca – Al Nassr FC". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Club World Cup 2000 » Group A » Raja Casablanca – Al Nassr 3:4". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (31 December 2005). "2001 FIFA Club World Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Galaxy to face Real, African and Asian teams". USA Today. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Logo revealed for top club competition". FIFA. 5 April 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Organising Committee strengthens FIFA Club World Cup format". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
External links
edit- FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000, FIFA.com
- FIFA Technical Report
- FIFA Statistics
- Tournament details at the Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)