Club World Cup 2008 was the 5th edition of FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA’s six continental confederations. The tournament was held in Japan from 11 to 21 December 2008.
Defending champions Milan did not qualify for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, having been eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. The winners of that competition, Manchester United, claimed their first Club World Cup title. United defeated Gamba Osaka 5–3 in the semi-finals and went on to beat LDU Quito 1–0 in the final, held at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 21 December. This victory marked United’s second world title, following their triumph in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, which was also hosted in Japan. Notably, this edition of the Club World Cup was the first in which the CONMEBOL representative was not from either Argentina or Brazil.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place Fair Play Award
Manchester United (1st title)
LDU Quito
Gamba Osaka
Pachuca
Adelaide United
Club World Cup 2008 Awards
Award Player Team
Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba Cloud Award Wayne Rooney Manchester United
Adidas Silver Ball 
Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United
Adidas Bronze Ball 
Damián Manso LDU Quito
Club World Cup 2008 Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
Manchester UnitedUEFA Winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Entering in the semi-final
LDU QuitoCONMEBOL Winners of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Entering in the semi-final
Al AhlyCAF Winners of the 2008 CAF Champions League Entering in the quarter-final
Gamba OsakaAFC Winners of the 2008 AFC Champions League Entering in the quarter-final
PachucaCONCACAF Winners of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Entering in the quarter-final
Adelaide UnitedAFC (host) Runners-up of the 2008 AFC Champions League Entering in the play-off for quarter-final
Waitakere UnitedOFC Winners of the 2007–08 OFC Champions League Entering in the play-off for quarter-final
Note: Adelaide United took the host Japan’s slot as Gamba Osaka won the 2008 AFC Champions League. As a result, the winners of the 2008 J.League Division 1, later determined to be Kashima Antlers on 6 December 2008, missed out on participating.
Play-off for quarter-final
11 December 2008 19:45, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo
| Adelaide United |
2–1 | Waitakere United |
Mullen  39′Dodd 83′ |
Seaman 34′ |
Quarter final matches
13 December 2008 13:45, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo
| Al Ahly |
2–4 (a.e.t.) | Pachuca |
| Pinto 28′ (o.g.) Flávio 44′ |
Montes 47′ Giménez 72′, 110′Álvarez 98′ |
14 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo
| Adelaide United |
0–1 | Gamba Osaka |
| Yasuhito Endō 23′ |
Semi final matches
17 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo
| Pachuca |
0–2 | LDU Quito |
| Bieler 4′ Bolaños 26′ |
18 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
| Gamba Osaka |
3–5 | Manchester United |
| Yamazaki 74′ Endō 85′ (pen.)Hashimoto 90+1′ |
Vidić 28′ Ronaldo 45+1′Rooney 75′, 79′Fletcher 78′ |
Fifth place match
18 December 2008 16:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
| Al Ahly |
0–1 | Adelaide United |
| Cristiano Rodrigues 7′ |
Third place match
21 December 2008 16:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
| Pachuca |
0–1 | Gamba Osaka |
| Yamazaki 29′ |
Club World Cup 2008 final match
21 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
| LDU Quito |
0–1 | Manchester United |
| Rooney 73′ |
Club World Cup 2008 Top Goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Wayne Rooney Manchester United3
2 Yasuhito Endō Gamba Osaka2
3 Christian Giménez Pachuca2
4 Masato Yamazaki Gamba Osaka2
5 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United1
