| Tourney Name: | FIFA Confederations Cup |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Other Titles: | FIFA Sokker-Konfederasiebeker in 2009 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Champion: | BRA |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second: | USA |
| Third: | ESP |
| Fourth: | RSA |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 44 |
| Attendance: | 584894 |
| Player: |  Kaká |
| Goalkeeper: |  Tim Howard |
| Prevseason: | 2005 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match and the final was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The tournament was won by Brazil, who retained the trophy they won in 2005 by defeating the United States 3–2 in the final.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF | Hosts | 15 May 2004 | 2nd | |
| UEFA | 2006 FIFA World Cup winners | 9 July 2006 | 1st | |
| CONCACAF | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 24 June 2007 | 4th | |
| CONMEBOL | 2007 Copa América winners | 15 July 2007 | 6th | |
| AFC | 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners | 29 July 2007 | 1st | |
| CAF | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations winners | 10 February 2008 | 2nd | |
| UEFA | UEFA Euro 2008 winners | 29 June 2008 | 1st | |
| OFC | 2008 OFC Nations Cup winners | 19 November 2008 | 3rd | |
The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.[1] Each team was represented in the draw by its competitor in the Miss World 2008 competition, except for Iraq, which was represented by Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin, from China. The teams were divided into two pots:[2]
Teams from the same confederation were not drawn into the same group, therefore Egypt was drawn into Group B. Also as result, Italy and Spain were drawn into different groups.[3] [4] [5]
The official match ball for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the Adidas Kopanya. The name means "bring (or join) together" in Southern Sesotho, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The panel configuration of the ball is the same as that of the Teamgeist and Europass balls that came before it. The ball is white, accentuated with bold black lines and detailed with typical Ndebele designs in red, yellow, green and blue.[6]
Four cities served as the venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] All four venues were also used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Johannesburg | Pretoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park Stadium | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | |
| Capacity: 62,567 | Capacity: 50,000 | |
| Bloemfontein | Rustenburg | |
| Free State Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | |
| Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | |
Originally, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth was also chosen as a venue. On 8 July 2008, however, Port Elizabeth withdrew as a host city because its stadium was deemed unlikely to meet the 30 March 2009 deadline for completion.[8] The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was subsequently completed before the Confederations Cup and was opened on 7 June 2009. It acted as a venue for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa on 16 June. All of these stadia hosted matches during the Lions tour, but a minimum of nine days was allowed for pitch recovery between a rugby match and a Confederations Cup match.
The referees were announced on 5 May.[9] Two referee teams (led by Carlos Batres and Carlos Amarilla respectively) withdrew due to injuries. Replacements from the same confederation, led by Benito Archundia and Pablo Pozo, were selected.[10]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Matthew Breeze (Australia) | Matthew Cream (Australia) Ben Wilson (Australia) |
| CAF | Coffi Codjia (Benin) | Komi Konyoh (Togo) Alexis Fassinou (Benin) |
| CONCACAF | Benito Archundia (Mexico) | Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Héctor Vergara (Canada) |
| CONMEBOL | Pablo Pozo (Chile) | Patricio Basualto (Chile) Francisco Mondria (Chile) |
| Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) | Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) | |
| OFC | Michael Hester (New Zealand) | Jan Hendrik-Hintz (New Zealand) Mark Rule (New Zealand) |
| UEFA | Howard Webb (England) | Peter Kirkup (England) Mike Mullarkey (England) |
| Martin Hansson (Sweden) | Henrik Andrén (Sweden) Fredrik Nilsson (Sweden) | |
| Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) | Matthias Arnet (Switzerland) Francisco Buragina (Switzerland) |
See main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.
Had two or more teams been equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would have been determined as follows:
See main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A.
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See main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B.
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See main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage.
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See main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final.
| Golden Ball | Golden Shoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaká | Luís Fabiano | |
| Silver Ball | Silver Shoe | |
| Luís Fabiano |  Fernando Torres | |
| Bronze Ball | Bronze Shoe | |
| Clint Dempsey | David Villa | |
| Golden Glove | FIFA Fair Play Trophy | |
| Tim Howard |
| + FIFA.com Users' Top 11 | ||||||||
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valign=top | Tim Howard | valign=top | Joan Capdevila Carles Puyol Lúcio Maicon | valign=top | Kaká Mohamed Aboutrika Clint Dempsey | valign=top | David Villa Fernando Torres Luís Fabiano |
See main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics.
Luís Fabiano received the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 44 goals were scored by 27 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
Dani Alves Felipe Melo Juan Lúcio Maicon Robinho Homos Mohamed Shawky
Daniele De Rossi Xabi Alonso Cesc Fàbregas Fernando Llorente Jozy Altidore Michael Bradley Charlie Davies Andrea Dossena (against Brazil)