Runners-up LDU Quito Matches played 8 Dates 11 Dec 2008 – 21 Dec 2008 Teams 7 | Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Fourth place Pachuca | |
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Similar 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, 2006 FIFA Club World Cup, 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup | ||
The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The tournament was held in Japan from 11 December to 21 December 2008. Manchester United defeated LDU Quito 1–0 in the final at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 21 December, to become the first English team to win the competition.
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The fifth-place match, dropped for the 2007 tournament, was reintroduced for 2008, with the total prize money being increased by US$500,000 to US$16.5 million. The winners took away US$5 million, the losing finalists US$4 million, the third-placed team US$2.5 million, the fourth-placed team US$2 million, the fifth-placed team US$1.5 million, the sixth-placed team US$1 million and the seventh-placed team US$500,000.
Qualified teams
* – As Gamba Osaka won the AFC Champions League, the host's spot was taken by Adelaide United as the highest-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC CL.
Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
Squads
For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2008 FIFA Club World Cup squads.Bracket
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)