2005 FIFA Club World Championship
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The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship (officially known as the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, and the first held after by the merger between the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Championship (which had been played in a first edition in 2000).
| FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 FIFAクラブワールドチャンピオンシップトヨタカップジャパン2005 | |
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 FIFA CWCTC 2005 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 11–18 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  São Paulo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Liverpool |
| Third place |  Saprissa |
| Fourth place |  Al-Ittihad |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 261,456 (37,351 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Amoroso Mohammed Noor Peter Crouch Álvaro Saborío (2 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Rogério Ceni |
| Fair play award | Liverpool |
The football tournament was held in Japan from 11 to 18 December 2005 and won by Brazilian club São Paulo, who defeated English side Liverpool 1–0 in the final.
BackgroundEdit
The 2005 tournament was created as a merger between the Intercontinental Cup and the earlier FIFA Club World Championships. The previous of these had been running as an annual tournament between the champions of Europe and South America since 1960; the latter had undergone just one tournament, the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The 2001 tournament had been cancelled when FIFA's marketing partner ISL went bankrupt. To celebrate the marriage between the two competitions, a new trophy was introduced by FIFA.
As a result of this merger, the tournament was conceived as being smaller than the original Club World Championship, which had lasted two weeks, yet building on the one game format of the Intercontinental Cup. Six clubs were invited to take part in the tournament, one representing each regional football confederation. The competition's name, which was the simple union between the name of the two previous merging competitions, was evidently too long, and was going to be reduced the following year, becoming the FIFA Club World Cup.
FormatEdit
The competition was a knockout tournament so each team played two or three matches. The champions of the four "weaker" confederations played in the quarter-finals; the losers played in a fifth place play-off. The winners were then joined by the European and South American champions in the semi-finals; the losers played in a third place play-off.
The matches were held in Tokyo's National (Olympic) Stadium, Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi, near Nagoya and the International Stadium in Yokohama, where the final was played. For marketing purposes it was known as the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup.
Qualified teamsEdit
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The following teams qualified during 2005:
| Team | Confederation | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Enter in the semi-finals | ||
| Liverpool
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UEFA | 2004–05 UEFA Champions League winners |
| São Paulo
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CONMEBOL | 2005 Copa Libertadores winners |
| Enter in the quarter-finals | ||
 Al Ahly
|
CAF | 2005 CAF Champions League winners |
| Al-Ittihad
|
AFC | 2005 AFC Champions League winners |
| Saprissa
|
CONCACAF | 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners |
 Sydney FC
|
OFC | 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship winners |
VenuesEdit
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.
SquadsEdit
Match officialsEdit
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC |  Toru Kamikawa
|
Yoshikazu Hiroshima  Kim Dae-Young
|
| CAF |  Mohammed Guezzaz
|
 Jean Marie Endeng Zogo
|
| CONCACAF |  Benito Archundia
|
Arturo Velázquez  Héctor Vergara
|
| CONMEBOL | Carlos Eugênio Simon  Carlos Chandia
|
Cristian Julio Mario Vargas
|
| UEFA | Graham Poll
|
Glenn Turner Philip Sharp
|
 Alain Sars
|
Frédéric Arnault Vincent Texier
|
BracketEdit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 11 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| Fifth place | ||||||||||||||
| São Paulo
|
3 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| 18 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| Sydney FC
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| São Paulo
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| 16 December – Tokyo | 12 December – Toyota City | |||||||||||||
| Liverpool
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| Sydney FC
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| 15 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| Saprissa
|
1 | |||||||||||||
| Saprissa
|
0 | |||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||||||
| Liverpool
|
3 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
|
2 | |||||||||||||
| Saprissa
|
3 | |||||||||||||
| 18 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
MatchesEdit
Quarter-finalsEdit
| Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
Noor  78' |
Report |
Semi-finalsEdit
| Al-Ittihad | 2–3 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Noor 33' Al-Montashari 68' |
Report | Amoroso 16', 47' Rogério Ceni 57' (pen.) |
Fifth place play-offEdit
Third place play-offEdit
FinalEdit
ScorersEdit
There were 19 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match.
2 goals
Amoroso (São Paulo)
Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
Mohammed Noor (Al-Ittihad)
Álvaro Saborío (Saprissa)
1 goal
- Hamad Al-Montashari (Al-Ittihad)
- Christian Bolaños (Saprissa)
David Carney (Sydney FC)- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
- Rónald Gómez (Saprissa)
Joseph-Désiré Job (Al-Ittihad)
Mohammed Kallon (Al-Ittihad)- Mineiro (São Paulo)
Emad Moteab (Al Ahly)- Rogério Ceni (São Paulo)
Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)
Tournament round-upEdit
Final standingsEdit
| Pos | Team | Confederation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo
|
CONMEBOL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 2 | Liverpool
|
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 3 | Saprissa
|
CONCACAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad
|
AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 5 | Sydney FC
|
OFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Al Ahly
|
CAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Views on the tournamentEdit
The tournament was quite well received, although some commentators have stated that, excluding São Paulo and Liverpool, the quality of football was quite poor leading to a view that it might have been better retaining the two continent format of the European/South American Cup.[1]
AwardsEdit
| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Rogério Ceni (São Paulo) |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
Christian Bolaños (Saprissa) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Liverpool
| ||