The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by

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for sponsorship reasons) was a

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tournament played from 9 to 19 December 2009. It was the sixth

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and was played in

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, United Arab Emirates. Australia, Japan and Portugal also placed bids to host the tournament, but Portugal later withdrew from the process. Defending champions

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did not qualify as they lost the

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, 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

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put Estudiantes ahead in the 37th minute, but

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equalised with a minute left in normal time before

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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

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's European record of five trophies won in 2001.

Qualified teams

Venues

All of the matches at the tournament were played in

, with three matches at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium and five at the

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, including the final and the play-offs for third and fifth place.

Match ball

The Adidas Jabulani, the official match ball of the

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, served as the match ball of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Match officials

Squads

Matches

The official draw was held in

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 UAE Time (

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)''

Play-off for quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Match for fifth place

Match for third place

Final

Scorers

;4 goals * Denílson (Pohang Steelers) ;2 goals * Leandro Benítez (Estudiantes) * Jason Hayne (Auckland City) *

(Barcelona) *

(Barcelona) ;1 goal * Daniel Arreola (Atlante) * Mbenza Bedi (TP Mazembe) *

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(Atlante) *

(Estudiantes) * Chad Coombes (Auckland City) *

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(Auckland City) * Ngandu Kasongo (TP Mazembe) * Jean Kasusula (TP Mazembe) * Rafael Márquez Lugo (Atlante) * Guillermo Rojas (Atlante) *

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(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

References

External links

FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009
FIFA.com

(Archived)
FIFA Technical Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Club World Cup

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