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Fifa Club World Cup past winners

As the latest edition of the Fifa Club World Cup kicks off on December 8, we take a look at the past winners.

  • Gulf News
  • Published: 16:46 December 7, 2010
  • 2009 UAE
    2009 UAE

    Winners: FC Barcelona
    Runners-Up: Estudiantes de La Plata
    Third: Pohang Steelers FC
    Fourth: Atlante Futbol Club
    Adidas Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (ARG)
    Fifa Fair Play award: Atlante Futbol Club
    A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona seized their sixth crown of 2009 in thrilling style against Estudiantes, as Pohang Steelers and Auckland City also shone.

  • 2008 Japan
    2008 Japan

    Winners: Manchester United FC
    Runners-Up: Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
    Third: Gamba Osaka
    Fourth: Pachuca
    Adidas Golden Ball: Wayne Rooney (ENG)
    Fifa Fair Play award: Adelaide United FC
    The year has been a memorable year for Manchester United. Champions of England, champions of Europe and now champions of the world.

  • 2006 Japan
    2006 Japan

    2006 Japan Winners: AC Milan
    Runners-Up: Boca Juniors
    Third: Urawa Red Diamonds
    Fourth: Etoile Sportive du Sahel
    Adidas Golden Ball: Kaka (BRA)
    Fifa Fair Play award: Urawa Red Diamonds
    By defeating Boca Juniors, the Italians ended South America’s dominance and brought the Fifa Club World Cup to Europe for the first time.

  • 2007 Japan
    2007 Japan

    2007 Japan Winners: Sport Club Internacional
    Runners-Up: FC Barcelona
    Third: Al Ahly Sporting Club
    Fourth: CF America
    Adidas Golden Ball: Deco (POR)
    Fifa Fair Play award: FC Barcelona
    All three editions of the Fifa Club World Cup have culminated in Brazilian sides being crowned champions: Corinthians in 2000, Sao Paulo in 2005 and SC Internacional de Porto Alegre in 2006. That is surely no coincidence, and can be considered all the more impressive for the fact that the beaten finalists in the last two tournaments have been the heavily-tipped European champions.

  • 2005 Japan
    2005 Japan

    Winners: Sao Paulo FC
    Runners-Up: Liverpool FC
    Third: Deportivo Saprissa
    Fourth: Al Ittihad
    Adidas Golden Ball: Rogerio Ceni (BRA)
    Fifa Fair Play award: Liverpool FC
    It was billed as the champion of champions tournament. The six confederation winners met in Japan for the right to be called the best on the planet. And the Fifa Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 lived up to the hype, proving to be a largely even contest and a knockout for fans.

  • 2000 Brazil
    2000 Brazil

    Winners: Corinthians
    Runners-Up: Vasco da Gama
    Third: Necaxa
    Fourth: Real Madrid
    Adidas Golden Ball: Edilson (BRA)
    Fifa Fair Play award: Al Nasr
    The Fifa Club World Championship in Brazil was the first international footballing event of the new millennium. With a mind-boggling array of top-tier talent on display, the brave, new move towards a more globalised club football community made for quite a showcase indeed. Eight club sides representing every corner of Planet Football converged on Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to bask under the warm South American sun in the nation considered by most to be the true heart and soul of the beautiful game.

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