2007 FIFA Club World Cup

2007 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup May 2020 FIFA Club World Cup 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007presented by ToyotaToyota プレゼンツFIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2007 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.svg FIFA badge Japan 7–16 December 7 6 3 3 ITA Milan 1 ARG Boca Juniors JPN Urawa Red Diamonds TUN Étoile du Sahel 7 21 315279 Washington (Urawa Red Diamonds)3 goals Kaká (Milan) JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 2006 2008 The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament. Seven teams from the six confederations entered the tournament; the other team was the host country's representatives, usually the league champions. Defending champions Internacional did not qualify as they were eliminated in the second stage of the 2007 Copa Libertadores. Italian side Milan became the first European team to win the Club World Cup with a 4–2 victory over Argentinian club Boca Juniors in the final. That title made them the most successful team in the world in terms of official international trophies won (18). Host bids The FIFA Executive Committee appointed Japan as hosts of the 2007 tournament on 15 September 2006 during their meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0%2C1369%2C122122%2C00.html Code of Ethics approved – Lord Sebastian Coe to be chairman of Ethics Committee FIFA 15 September 2006 28 December 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061017034914/http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,122122,00.html 17 October 2006 Qualified teams World 600 right Location of teams of the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup World 32.482837 51.421574 80 Sepahan right World 35.82352 10.612982 80 Étoile du Sahel left World 35.903142 139.717492 80 Urawa Red Diamonds right World 20.10514 -98.75611 80 Pachuca right World -36.8001 174.5957 80 Waitakere United left World 45.47808 9.124 80 Milan right World -34.63565 -58.36465 80 Boca Juniors right The qualified teams were decided during 2007 through the six major continental competitions. The winner of each regional club championship participated in the 2007 Club World Cup. In March 2007, the FIFA executive committee introduced a qualifying playoff between the 2007 OFC Champions League champion and the host nation's 2007 J. League champion, as opposed to previous years, in which the Oceania champions were given direct entry into the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=113978.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071001150136/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=113978.html dead 1 October 2007 Green light for further special projects in Oceania, India and the Caribbean 5 April 2007 In order to avoid the participation of two teams from the same country, the best-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC Champions League would take the "host" berth if a Japanese team won that competition,https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=570740.html Organising Committee strengthens FIFA Club World Cup format 14 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071001145244/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid%3D570740.html 1 October 2007 dead which indeed happened as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition. It was the first participation in the FIFA Club World Cup for all seven teams that qualified. TeamConfederationQualificationParticipationEntering in the semi-finalsITA MilanUEFAWinners of 2006–07 UEFA Champions LeagueDebutARG Boca JuniorsCONMEBOLWinners of 2007 Copa LibertadoresDebutEntering in the quarter-finalsTUN Étoile du SahelCAFWinners of 2007 CAF Champions LeagueDebutJPN Urawa Red DiamondsAFCWinners of 2007 AFC Champions LeagueDebutMEX PachucaCONCACAFWinners of 2007 CONCACAF Champions' CupDebutEntering in the play-off for quarter-finalsIRN SepahanAFC (host)note Sepahan Sepahan took the host Japan's slot as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. As a result, the winners of the 2007 J.League Division 1, later determined to be Kashima Antlers on 1 December 2007, missed out on participating.Runners-up of 2007 AFC Champions Leaguenote SepahanDebutNZL Waitakere UnitedOFCWinners of 2007 OFC Champions LeagueDebut Notes note Venues Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. YokohamaTokyoToyota International Stadium Yokohama National Stadium Toyota Stadium 35 30 36.16 N 139 36 22.49 E type:landmark inline International Stadium Yokohama 35 40 41.00 N 139 42 53.00 E type:landmark_source:dewiki inline National Olympic Stadium 35 05 04.02 N 137 10 14.02 E type:landmark_source:dewiki inline Toyota Stadium Capacity: 72,327 Capacity: 57,363 Capacity: 45,000 200px 200px 200pxJapan center 400 Japan 35.510044 139.606247 Yokohama bottom Japan 35.678056 139.714722 Tokyo top Japan 35.084500 137.170611 Toyota left Squads For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2007 FIFA Club World Cup squads. Match officials ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesAFCMark Shield (Australia)Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)Ben Wilson (Australia)Nathan Gibson (Australia)CAFCoffi Codjia (Benin)Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)CONCACAFMarco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)Jose Luis Camargo (Mexico)Pedro Rebollar (Mexico)CONMEBOLJorge Larrionda (Uruguayan)Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguayan)Miguel Nievas (Ecuador)OFCPeter O'Leary (New Zealand)Brent Best (New Zealand)Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)UEFAClaus Bo Larsen (Denmark)Bill Hansen (Denmark)Henryk Sonderby (Turkey) Matches 2 n 180 40 y y Play-off for quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Match for third place 7 December – Tokyo IRN Sepahan 3 NZL Waitakere United 1 9 December – Tokyo TUN Étoile du Sahel 1 MEX Pachuca 0 10 December – Toyota IRN Sepahan 1 JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 3 12 December – Tokyo TUN Étoile du Sahel 0 ARG Boca Juniors 1 13 December – Yokohama JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 0 ITA Milan 1 16 December – Yokohama ARG Boca Juniors 2 ITA Milan 4 16 December – Yokohama TUN Étoile du Sahel 2 (2) JPN Urawa Red Diamonds 2 (4) All times local (UTC+9) Play-off for quarter-finals 7 December 2007 19:45 Sepahan IRN 3–1 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249928/match=61301/report.html NZL Waitakere United Emad 3 4Abu Al-Hail 47 Aghili 74 o.g. National Stadium, Tokyo 24,788 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Quarter-finals 9 December 2007 14:45 Étoile du Sahel TUN 1–0 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249927/match=61300/report.html MEX Pachuca Narry 85 National Stadium, Tokyo 34,934 Mark Shield (Australia) 10 December 2007 19:30 Sepahan IRN 1–3 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249927/match=61299/report.html JPN Urawa Red Diamonds Karimi 80 Nagai 32Washington 54Aghili 70 o.g. Toyota Stadium, Toyota 33,263 Coffi Codjia (Benin) Semi-finals 12 December 2007 19:30 Étoile du Sahel TUN 0–1 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249930/match=61298/report.html ARG Boca Juniors Cardozo 37 National Stadium, Tokyo 37,255 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) 13 December 2007 19:30 Urawa Red Diamonds JPN 0–1 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249930/match=61297/report.html ITA Milan Seedorf 68 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 67,005 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Match for third place 16 December 2007 16:00 Étoile du Sahel TUN 2–2 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249932/match=61296/report.html JPN Urawa Red Diamonds Ben Frej 5 pen.Chermiti 75 Washington 35 70 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 53,363 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) 2–4 Nafkha Ghezal Ben Nasser Traoui Washington Abe Nagai Hosogai Final 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Final 16 December 2007 19:30 Boca Juniors ARG 2–4 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=249933/match=61295/report.html ITA Milan Palacio 22Ledesma 85 Inzaghi 21 71Nesta 50Kaká 61 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 68,263 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1BRA WashingtonJPN Urawa Red Diamonds32ITA Filippo InzaghiITA Milan2IRQ 2004 Emad MohammedIRN Sepahan4IRQ 2004 Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-HailIRN Sepahan1TUN Saber Ben FrejTUN Étoile du SahelARG Neri CardozoARG Boca JuniorsTUN Amine ChermitiTUN Étoile du SahelBRA KakáITA MilanIRN Mahmoud KarimiIRN SepahanJPN Yuichiro NagaiJPN Urawa Red DiamondsGHA Moussa NarryTUN Étoile du SahelITA Alessandro NestaITA MilanARG Rodrigo PalacioARG Boca JuniorsNED Clarence SeedorfITA Milan 1 own goal ITA Massimo Ambrosini (Milan, against Boca Juniors) 2 own goals IRN Hadi Aghili (Sepahan, against Waitakere United and Urawa Red Diamonds) Awards FIFA Club World Cup awards Adidas Golden BallToyota AwardAdidas Silver BallAdidas Bronze BallBRA Kaká(Milan)NED Clarence Seedorf(Milan)ARG Rodrigo Palacio(Boca Juniors)FIFA Fair Play AwardJPN Urawa Red Diamonds References External links FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007, FIFA.com 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived) FIFA Technical Report Category:Football club competitions in Japan Category:2007 in men's association football Category:2007 in Japanese men's football Category:2007–08 in New Zealand association football Category:2007–08 in Argentine football Category:2007–08 in Italian football Category:2007–08 in Tunisian football Category:2007–08 in Mexican football Category:2007–08 in Iranian football 2007 Category:December 2007 sports events in Japan Category:2007 in Tokyo Category:2000s in Yokohama Category:Football competitions in Tokyo Category:Sports competitions in Yokohama Category:Football in Yokohama Category:Sport in Toyota, Aichi Category:Sports competitions in Aichi Prefecture