FIFA Club World Cup 2009 Champions, matches and achievements

Club World Cup 2009 was the 6th edition of FIFA Club World Cup and was played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Defending champions Manchester United did not qualify for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, having lost the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final to Barcelona. Barcelona went on to win the Club World Cup for the first time. After coming from behind to defeat Mexican club Atlante 3–1 in the semi-finals, Barcelona staged another comeback in the final against South American champions Estudiantes. Mauro Boselli gave Estudiantes the lead in the 37th minute, but Pedro equalized for Barcelona with just a minute remaining in regular time. In extra time, Lionel Messi scored the decisive goal five minutes into the second half, securing a 2–1 victory.
This triumph made Barcelona the first Spanish club to win the FIFA Club World Cup. Additionally, it capped off a remarkable year for the team, as they won six competitions in 2009, surpassing Liverpool’s previous European record of five trophies in a calendar year, set in 2001.

Champions	Runners- Up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Fair Play Award
Barcelona (1st title)	Estudiantes	Pohang Steelers	Atlante	Atlante

Club World Cup 2009 Awards

Award	Player	Team
Adidas Golden Ball Alibaba Cloud Award	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
Adidas Silver Ball	Juan Sebastián Verón	Estudiantes
Adidas Bronze Ball	Xavi	Barcelona

Club World Cup 2009 Qualified Teams

Team	Confederation	Achivement	Qualification
Barcelona	UEFA	Winners of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League	Entering in the semi-final
Estudiantes	CONMEBOL	Winners of the 2009 Copa Libertadores	Entering in the semi-final
Atlante	CONCACAF	Winners of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	Entering in the quarter-final
Pohang Steelers	AFC	Winners of the 2009 AFC Champions League	Entering in the quarter-final
TP Mazembe	CAF	Winners of the 2009 CAF Champions League	Entering in the quarter-final
Al-Ahli	AFC (host)	Winners of the 2008–09 UAE Pro-League	Entering in the play-off for quarter-final
Auckland City	OFC	Winners of the 2008–09 OFC Champions League	Entering in the play-off for quarter-final

Play-off for quarter-final
9 December 2009 20:00, GST (UTC+4) | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Al-Ahli	0–2	Auckland City
		Dickinson 45′ Coombes 67′

Quarter final matches
11 December 2009 20:00, GST (UTC+4) | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TP Mazembe	1–2	Pohang Steelers
Bedi Mbenza 28′		Denílson 50′, 78′

12 December 2009 20:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Auckland City	0–3	Atlante
		Arreola 36′ Bermúdez 69′ Lucas Silva 90+1′

Semi final matches
15 December 2009 20:00, GST (UTC+4) | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pohang Steelers	1–2	Estudiantes
Denílson 71′		Benítez 45+2′, 53′

16 December 2009 20:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Atlante	1–3	Barcelona
Rojas 5′		Busquets 35′ Messi 55′ Pedro 67′

Fifth place match
16 December 2009 17:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TP Mazembe	2–3	Auckland City
Kasongo 60′ Kasusula 67′		Hayne 29′, 72′ Van Steeden 90+4′

Third place match
19 December 2009 17:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pohang Steelers	1–1	Atlante
Denílson 42′		Márquez 46′
No Byung-jun Denílson Shin Hyung-min Park Hee-chul Kim Hyung-il	4–3 Penalties	Solari Márquez Peralta Silva Vilar