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FIFA Club World Championship fact file

December 1, 2006

 

(Multiple Sources) - The FIFA Club World Championship was formerly known as the FIFA Club World Cup. This year, 2006, is the first time this name change takes effect. The first competition took place in Brazil in January 2000. It was intended by FIFA to be a replacement for the Intercontinental Cup (also known as the Toyota Cup), which was contested annually in Tokyo, Japan by the champions of Europe and South America.

The new tournament was not universally popular, but nevertheless a second edition was pencilled in for Spain in 2001, to feature 12 teams. This was cancelled owing to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA’s marketing partner ISL. It was then intended to hold the event in 2003, but this also failed to happen. FIFA eventually agreed terms with the Toyota Cup to merge the two competitions, with the first installment of the relaunched Club World Championship held in Japan between December 11 and December 18, 2005 with Brazilian Copa Libertadores da América champions São Paulo winning the competition in a narrow 1-0 victory over UEFA Champions Liverpool.

2006 Club World Championship

The 2006 tournament will run from December 10-17 2006. Club champions from Europe (Champions League winners), South America (Libertadores Cup winners), Oceania (OFC Club Championship winners), Asia (Asian Champions League winners), Africa (CAF Champions League winners) and Central and North America (CONCACAF Champions Cup winners) will compete. The teams are:

  • Barcelona (Spain; Europe/UEFA)
  • Internacional (Brazil; South America/CONMEBOL)
  • Club America (Mexico; CONCACAF)
  • Auckland City (New Zealand; Oceania)
  • Chonbuk Motors (South Korea; Asia/AFC)
  • Al-Ahly (Egypt; Africa/CAF)

The schedule is as follows:

  • QuarterFinals 
  • 1 - [Sun 10 Dec 19.20] - Auckland City v Al Ahly - Toyota (Nagoya)
  • 2 - [Mon 11 Dec 19.20] - Club America v Chonbuk Motors - Tokyo
  • SemiFinals
  • 3 - [Wed 13 Dec 19.20] - Match 1 winners v Internacional - Tokyo
  • 4 - [Thu 14 Dec 19.20] - Match 2 winners v Barcelona - Yokohama
  • Fifth Place Match
  • [Fri 15 Dec 19.20] - Match 1 losers v Match 2 losers - Tokyo
  • Third Place Match
  • [Sun 17 Dec 16.20] - Match 3 losers v Match 3 losers - Yokohama
  • Final
  • [Sun 17 Dec 19.20] - Match 3 winners v Match 4 winner - Yokohama

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