2000 FIFA Club World Championship

2000 FIFA Club World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Clubes da FIFA
Brasil 2000
Poster depicting a multicolored ball in a blue background. The lower half contains writing in a heavily stylised font: "FIFA Club World Championship 2000 Brazil".
2000 FIFA Club World Championship
official logo[1]
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates5–14 January
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Vasco da Gama
Third placeMexico Necaxa
Fourth placeSpain Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored43 (3.07 per match)
Attendance514,000 (36,714 per match)
Top scorer(s)Romário (Vasco da Gama)
Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid)
3 goals each
Best player(s)Edílson (Corinthians)
Best goalkeeperDida (Corinthians)
2001

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.[2] The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ Programa Oficial- Official Program
  2. ^ "Brasil recebe o primeiro mundial de clubes". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Draw for the FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 October 1999. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Corinthians crowned world champions". BBC Sport. 15 January 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "28 million dollars in prize money on offer". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 January 2000. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

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