Club World Championship 2005 was the second FIFA Club World Championship, a football competition organized by FIFA for the champion clubs of the six continental confederations. It was the first to be held after by the merger between the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Championship (which had been played in a first edition in 2000).
The tournament was held in Japan from 11 to 18 December 2005 and won by Brazilian club São Paulo, who defeated English side Liverpool 1–0 in the final.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place Fair Play Award
São Paulo (1st title) Liverpool Saprissa Al-Ittihad Liverpool
Club World Championship 2005 Awards
Award Player Team
Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba Cloud Award Rogério Ceni São Paulo
Adidas Silver Ball Steven Gerrard Liverpool
Adidas Bronze Ball Christian Bolaños Saprissa
Club World Championship 2005 Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
Liverpool UEFA 2004–05 UEFA Champions League winner Entering in the semi-final
São Paulo CONMEBOL 2005 Copa Libertadores winner Entering in the semi-final
Al Ahly CAF 2005 CAF Champions League winner Entering in the quarter-final
Al-Ittihad AFC 2005 AFC Champions League winner Entering in the quarter-final
Saprissa CONCACAF 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner Entering in the quarter-final
Sydney FC OFC 2005 Oceania Club Championship winner Entering in the quarter-final
Quarter final matches
11 December 2005 19:20 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al Ahly |
Mohammed Noor 78′ |
12 December 2005 19:20 | Toyota Stadium, Tokyo
Sydney FC | 0–1 | Saprissa |
Bolaños 47′ |
Semi final matches
14 December 2005 19:20 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Al-Ittihad | 2–3 | São Paulo |
Mohammed Noor 33′ Al-Montashari 68′ |
Amoroso 16′, 47′ Ceni 57′ (pen.) |
15 December 2005 19:20 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Saprissa | 0–3 | Liverpool |
Crouch 3′, 58′ Gerrard 32′ |
Fifth place match
16 December 2005 19:20 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Al Ahly | 1–2 | Sydney FC |
Moteab 45′ | Yorke 35′ Carney 66′ |
Third place match
18 December 2005 16:20 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Al-Ittihad | 2–3 | Saprissa |
Kallon 28′ Job 53′ (pen.) |
Saborío 13′, 85′ (pen.) Gómez 89′ |
Club World Championship 2005 final match
18 December 2005 19:20 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
São Paulo | 1–0 | Liverpool |
Mineiro 27′ |
Club World Championship 2005 Top Goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Amoroso São Paulo 2
2 Peter Crouch Liverpool 2
3 Mohammed Noor Al-Ittihad 2
4 Álvaro Saborío Saprissa 2
5 Mineiro São Paulo 1