# 2000 FIFA Club World Championship

The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, the world club championship for men's club association football teams. It took place in Brazil from 5 to 14 January 2000. FIFA as football's international governing body selected Brazil as the host nation on 8 June 1999 as the bid was found to be the strongest among four candidates. The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999. All matches were played in either Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã or São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi.
Eight teams, two from South America, two from Europe and one each from North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania entered the tournament. The first Club World Cup match took place in São Paulo and saw Spanish club Real Madrid beat Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr 3–1; Real Madrid's Nicolas Anelka scored the first goal in Club World Cup history in the 21st minute. Later the same day, Corinthians goalkeeper Dida kept the first clean sheet in the tournament as his team beat Moroccan side Raja Casablanca 2–0.
Corinthians and Vasco da Gama each won their respective groups to qualify for the final. In front of a crowd of 73,000, the final finished as a 0–0 draw after extra time. The title was decided by a penalty shoot-out which Corinthians won 4–3. As winners, Corinthians received $6 million in prize money, while Vasco da Gama received $5 million. Necaxa beat Real Madrid in the match for third place to claim $4 million. Real Madrid received $3 million, and the other remaining teams were awarded $2.5 million.

## Host bids

Initially, there were nine candidates to host the competition: China, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay; of the nine, only Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay confirmed their interest to FIFA. On 7 June 1999, the FIFA Emergency Committee appointed Brazil as hosts of the competition during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt.

## Qualified teams

The clubs that played in the tournament were:
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
| Corinthians | CONMEBOL (host) | Winners of the 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro | 1st |
| Raja Casablanca | CAF | Winners of the 1999 CAF Champions League | 1st |
| Al-Nassr | AFC | Winners of the 1998 Asian Super Cup | 1st |
| Manchester United | UEFA | Winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League | 1st |
| Necaxa | CONCACAF | Winners of the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | 1st |
| South Melbourne | OFC | Winners of the 1999 Oceania Club Championship | 1st |
| Vasco da Gama | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores | 1st |
| Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 1998 Intercontinental Cup | 1st |

## Venues

| São Paulo | Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo | Rio de Janeiro |
| Morumbi | Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo | Maracanã |
| 23°36′0″S 46°43′12″W﻿ / ﻿23.60000°S 46.72000°W﻿ / -23.60000; -46.72000﻿ (Morumbi) | Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo | 22°54′42″S 43°13′49″W﻿ / ﻿22.91167°S 43.23028°W﻿ / -22.91167; -43.23028﻿ (Maracanã) |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo | Capacity: 103,022 |

## Squads

For a list of the squads at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, see 2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads.

## Match officials

Eight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee.
| Confederation | Referee(s) | Assistant(s) |
| AFC | Saad Mane | Sergei Ufimtsev |
| CAF | Falla N'Doye | Ali Tomusangue |
| CONCACAF | William Mattus | Haseeb Mohammed |
| CONMEBOL | Horacio Elizondo Óscar Ruiz | Miguel Giacomuzzi Fernando Cresci |
| OFC | Derek Rugg | Lavetala Siuamoa |
| UEFA | Stefano Braschi Dick Jol | Jens Larsen Jacek Pociegiel |

## Format

Matches were played in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The teams were organised in two groups of four teams, with the top team in each group going through to the final and the two second-placed teams contesting a match for third place.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COR | RMA | NSR | RCA |
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to final | | — | — | 2–0 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advance to match for third place | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | | 0–2 | — | | — |
| 4 | Raja Casablanca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | | — | — | 3–4 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAS | NEC | MUN | SME |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to final | | — | — | 2–0 |
| 2 | Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to match for third place | 1–2 | | — | — |
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | | — | 1–3 | — | |

## Knockout stage

| Final | Final |
| Corinthians | 0 (4) |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 (3) |
| Match for third place | Match for third place |
| Real Madrid | 1 (3) |
| Necaxa | 1 (4) |

### Final
## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Nicolas Anelka | Real Madrid | 3 |
| 1 | Romário | Vasco da Gama | 3 |
| 3 | Fahad Al-Bishi | Al-Nassr | 2 |
| 3 | Agustín Delgado | Necaxa | 2 |
| 3 | Edílson | Corinthians | 2 |
| 3 | Edmundo | Vasco da Gama | 2 |
| 3 | Quinton Fortune | Manchester United | 2 |
| 3 | Cristian Montecinos | Necaxa | 2 |
| 3 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 2 |
| 10 | Youssef Achami | Raja Casablanca | 1 |
| 10 | Álex Aguinaga | Necaxa | 1 |
| 10 | Fuad Amin | Al-Nassr | 1 |
| 10 | John Anastasiadis | South Melbourne | 1 |
| 10 | Ahmed Bahja | Al-Nassr | 1 |
| 10 | Nicky Butt | Manchester United | 1 |
| 10 | Salvador Cabrera | Necaxa | 1 |
| 10 | Talal El Karkouri | Raja Casablanca | 1 |
| 10 | Bouchaib El Moubarki | Raja Casablanca | 1 |
| 10 | Felipe | Vasco da Gama | 1 |
| 10 | Geremi | Real Madrid | 1 |
| 10 | Fernando Hierro | Real Madrid | 1 |
| 10 | Fábio Luciano | Corinthians | 1 |
| 10 | Luizão | Corinthians | 1 |
| 10 | Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | 1 |
| 10 | Mustapha Moustaoudia | Raja Casablanca | 1 |
| 10 | Odvan | Vasco da Gama | 1 |
| 10 | Ricardinho | Corinthians | 1 |
| 10 | Freddy Rincón | Corinthians | 1 |
| 10 | Moussa Saïb | Al-Nassr | 1 |
| 10 | Sávio | Real Madrid | 1 |
| 10 | Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | 1 |
1 own goal
* Fahad Al-Bishi (Al-Nassr, against Raja Casablanca)

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Adidas Golden Ball | Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
| Edílson (Corinthians) | Edmundo (Vasco da Gama) | Romário (Vasco da Gama) |
| Adidas Golden Shoe | Adidas Golden Shoe | Adidas Bronze Shoe |
| Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid) Romário (Vasco da Gama) | Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid) Romário (Vasco da Gama) | Agustín Delgado (Necaxa) Edílson (Corinthians) Edmundo (Vasco da Gama) |
| 3 goals, 0 assists | 3 goals, 0 assists | 2 goals, 1 assist |
| FIFA Fair Play Award |||
| Al-Nassr |||
Additionally, FIFA named an all-star team consisting of eleven starters and seven substitutes.
FIFA All-Star Team :
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Dida (Corinthians) | Sergio Almaguer (Necaxa) Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid) Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid) Jaap Stam (Manchester United) | Felipe (Vasco da Gama) Roy Keane (Manchester United) Freddy Rincón (Corinthians) Sávio (Real Madrid) | Agustín Delgado (Necaxa) Romário (Vasco da Gama) |
| Substitutes ||||
| Helton (Vasco da Gama) | José Milián (Necaxa) | Amaral (Vasco da Gama) Juninho (Vasco da Gama) | Ahmed Bahja (Al-Nassr) Edílson (Corinthians) Cristián Montecinos (Necaxa) |

## Aftermath and legacy

Following the inaugural Club World Cup, FIFA pledged further editions of the tournament. The first of these was slated for Spain in 2001, with an expected 12 participants. By March of that year, group draws had even taken place. However, the second edition of the tournament was called off due to a range of factors involving partners and sponsorships, with the collapse of International Sport and Leisure, FIFA's marketing partner at the time, being the most significant. The event was then rescheduled for 2003, but it didn't come to fruition either. It wasn't until 2004 that FIFA was able to officially announce the second edition of the tournament.
From the 2005 edition onwards, the competition has been held continuously but under a new format, featuring single-elimination tournament instead of a group stage plus final, and with a shorter duration, addressing scheduling concerns for national federations and continental confederations. While the two subsequent editions, 2005 and 2006, included only the six continental champions, from the 2007 edition onwards, the number of participants increased to seven – the seventh spot was typically reserved for the national champion of the host country. However, to prevent the recurrence of two clubs from the same country, as happened in 2000, FIFA introduced a mechanism: if the continental champion hailed from the host country, the national champion of that country would forfeit its spot, which would then go to the highest-ranked team from another country in the continental competition.