2012 FIFA Club World Cup

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2012 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012
presented by Toyota
Toyota プレゼンツ
FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2012
2012 FIFA Club World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates6–16 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Third place Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Fourth place Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored21 (2.63 per match)
Attendance283,063 (35,383 per match)
Top scorer(s) César Delgado (Monterrey)
Hisato Satō (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
3 goals each
Best player(s) Cássio (Corinthians)
Fair play award Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 6 to 16 December 2012. [1] It was the ninth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by Japan. [2] [3]

Contents

Defending champions Barcelona did not qualify as they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League by eventual champions Chelsea.

Corinthians won the title for the second time (also becoming the last South American and non-European team to win the tournament), winning 1–0 in the semi-finals against Al Ahly before beating Chelsea by the same margin in the final. [4] [5]

Host bids

The FIFA Executive Committee appointed Japan as hosts for the 2011 and 2012 tournaments on 27 May 2008 during their meeting in Sydney, Australia. [2] [3]

Qualified teams

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Location of teams of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
TeamConfederationQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)
Entering in the semi-finals
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians CONMEBOL Winners of the 2012 Copa Libertadores 2nd (Previous: 2000 )
Flag of England.svg Chelsea UEFA Winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 1st
Entering in the quarter-finals
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai AFC Winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League 1st
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly CAF Winners of the 2012 CAF Champions League 4th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008)
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey CONCACAF Winners of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League 2nd (Previous: 2011)
Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League 4th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011)
Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima AFC (host)Winners of the 2012 J. League Division 1 1st

Match officials

The appointed referees are: [6]

ConfederationRefereeAssistant referees
AFC Flag of Bahrain.svg Nawaf Shukralla Flag of Bahrain.svg Ebrahim Saleh
Flag of Bahrain.svg Yaser Tulefat
Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Faghani (reserve) Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Kamranifar (reserve)
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Sokhandan (reserve)
CAF Flag of Algeria.svg Djamel Haimoudi Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelhak Etchiali
Flag of Morocco.svg Redouane Achik
CONCACAF Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Antonio Rodríguez Flag of Mexico.svg Marvin Torrentera
Flag of Mexico.svg Marcos Quintero
CONMEBOL Flag of Ecuador.svg Carlos Vera Flag of Ecuador.svg Christian Lescano
Flag of Ecuador.svg Byron Romero
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter O'Leary Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Rule
Flag of Fiji.svg Ravinesh Kumar
UEFA Flag of Turkey.svg Cüneyt Çakır Flag of Turkey.svg Bahattin Duran
Flag of Turkey.svg Tarık Ongun

Squads

Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers. [7] The squads were announced on 29 November 2012. [8]

Venues

The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota. [1]

Toyota Yokohama
Toyota Stadium (Japan) Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)
35°05′05″N137°10′15″E / 35.08472°N 137.17083°E / 35.08472; 137.17083 (Toyota Stadium) 35°30′35″N139°36′20″E / 35.50972°N 139.60556°E / 35.50972; 139.60556 (International Stadium Yokohama)
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 72,327
Toyota sta 0313 2.JPG NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG

Goal-line technology

The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was the first FIFA tournament to use goal-line technology following its approval by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in July 2012. [9] The two systems approved by FIFA, GoalRef (installed in Yokohama) and Hawk-Eye (installed in Toyota), were used in the two stadiums. [10]

Matches

The draw for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, on 24 September 2012 at 11:30 CEST (UTC+02:00). [11] The draw decided the "positions" in the bracket for the three representatives which entered the quarter-finals (AFC/CAF/CONCACAF). [12]

If a match was tied after normal playing time: [13]

Play-off for quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
6 December – Yokohama
Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 December – Toyota
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0 Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 112 December – Toyota
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 0
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 116 December – Yokohama
9 December – Toyota Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 113 December – Yokohama Flag of England.svg Chelsea 0
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 3 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 1
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 3
Match for fifth place Match for third place
12 December – Toyota 16 December – Yokohama
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 0
Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 2

All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Play-off for quarter-finals

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Flag of Japan.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Aoyama Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

A minute's silence was held before the match to commemorate Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen, who had died following a violent incident at a youth competition four days before the match. [14]

Quarter-finals

Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Lee Keun-ho Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Corona Soccerball shade.svg9'
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg77', 84'
Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 20,353
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Flag of Japan.svg 1–2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Satō Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Hamdy Soccerball shade.svg15'
Aboutrika Soccerball shade.svg57'
Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 27,314
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Match for fifth place

Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 2–3 Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Mizumoto Soccerball shade.svg17' (o.g.)
Lee Yong Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Yamagishi Soccerball shade.svg35'
Satō Soccerball shade.svg56', 72'
Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 17,581
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Semi-finals

Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Report Guerrero Soccerball shade.svg30'
Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 31,417
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg 1–3 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
De Nigris Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Mata Soccerball shade.svg17'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg46'
Chávez Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 36,648
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Match for third place

Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 0–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Report Corona Soccerball shade.svg3'
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg66'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 56,301
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Final

Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Guerrero Soccerball shade.svg69' Report
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 68,275
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg César Delgado Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 3
Flag of Japan.svg Hisato Satō Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 Flag of Peru (state).svg Paolo Guerrero Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Corona Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Sayed Hamdy Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Mata Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Torres Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Mexico.svg Aldo de Nigris Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Aoyama Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Flag of Japan.svg Satoru Yamagishi Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Keun-Ho Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai

1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament. [15]

Adidas Golden Ball
Toyota Award		 Adidas Silver Ball Adidas Bronze Ball
Flag of Brazil.svg Cássio
(Corinthians)		 Flag of Brazil.svg David Luiz
(Chelsea)		 Flag of Peru (state).svg Paolo Guerrero
(Corinthians)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey

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