2016 FIFA Club World Cup

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2016 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016
presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto
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FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2016
2016 FIFA Club World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates8–18 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Third place Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
Fourth place Flag of Mexico.svg América
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored28 (3.5 per match)
Attendance238,428 (29,804 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo (4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [1]
Fair play award Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers [1]
2015
2017

The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) [2] was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. [3] The tournament was hosted by Japan. [4]

Contents

This edition marked the second time and first since 2008 in which the CONMEBOL representative did not feature any clubs from Argentina or Brazil.

Barcelona could not defend their title as they were eliminated in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Real Madrid won their second Club World Cup, defeating hosts Kashima Antlers 4–2 after extra time in the final.

Host bids

The application process for the 2015–16 as well as the 2017–18 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014. [5] Member associations interested in hosting had to submit a declaration of interest by 30 March 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 25 August 2014. [6] The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014. [7] However, no such decision regarding the 2015–2016 host was made until 2015.

The following countries expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament: [8]

Japan was officially confirmed as hosts of the 2015 and 2016 tournaments on 23 April 2015. [4]

Qualified teams

TeamConfederationQualificationQualified dateParticipation (bold indicates winners)
Entering in the semi-finals
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional CONMEBOL Winners of the 2016 Copa Libertadores 27 July 20161st
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League 28 May 20163rd (Previous: 2000, 2014 )
Entering in the second round
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors AFC Winners of the 2016 AFC Champions League 26 November 20162nd (Previous: 2006)
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns CAF Winners of the 2016 CAF Champions League 23 October 20161st
Flag of Mexico.svg América CONCACAF Winners of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 27 April 20163rd (Previous: 2006, 2015)
Entering in the first round
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2016 OFC Champions League 23 April 20168th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers AFC (host)Winners of the 2016 J1 League 3 December 20161st

Venues

On 9 June 2016, Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka and International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama were named as the two venues of the tournament. [10]

Osaka Yokohama
Suita City Football Stadium International Stadium Yokohama
34°48′41.04″N135°32′27.24″E / 34.8114000°N 135.5409000°E / 34.8114000; 135.5409000 (Suita City Football Stadium) 35°30′35″N139°36′20″E / 35.50972°N 139.60556°E / 35.50972; 139.60556 (International Stadium Yokohama)
Capacity: 39,694Capacity: 72,327
Municipal Suita Stadium.JPG NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG

Match officials

The appointed match officials were: [11] [12]

ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesVideo assistant referee
AFC Flag of Bahrain.svg Nawaf Shukralla Flag of Bahrain.svg Yaser Tulefat
Flag of Qatar.svg Taleb Al Marri
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ravshan Irmatov
CAF Flag of Zambia.svg Janny Sikazwe Flag of Angola.svg Jerson dos Santos
Flag of Kenya.svg Marwa Range
Flag of The Gambia.svg Bakary Gassama
CONCACAF Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto García Flag of Mexico.svg José Camargo
Flag of Mexico.svg Alberto Morín
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Geiger
CONMEBOL Flag of Paraguay.svg Enrique Cáceres Flag of Paraguay.svg Eduardo Cardozo
Flag of Paraguay.svg Juan Zorrilla
Flag of Uruguay.svg Andrés Cunha
OFC Flag of French Polynesia.svg Abdelkader Zitouni Flag of French Polynesia.svg Philippe Revel Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Waldron
UEFA Flag of Hungary.svg Viktor Kassai Flag of Hungary.svg György Ring
Flag of Hungary.svg Vencel Tóth
Flag of Slovenia.svg Damir Skomina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Makkelie

Video assistant referees were tested during the tournament. [13] The system was used for the first time when a penalty was awarded by referee Viktor Kassai in the first half of the semi-final between Atlético Nacional and Kashima Antlers after a review of video replay. [14]

Squads

Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. [3] The official squads (excluding the host team, who was yet to be determined[ citation needed ]) were announced on 1 December 2016. [15]

Matches

The schedule of the tournament was announced on 15 July 2016. [16]

A draw was held on 21 September 2016, 11:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to determine the positions in the bracket for the three teams which enter the second round. [17] [18] [19]

If a match was tied after normal playing time: [3]

On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time. [20]

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
11 December – Osaka
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 115 December – Yokohama
Flag of Mexico.svg América 2 Flag of Mexico.svg América 0
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 218 December – Yokohama
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid (a.e.t.)4
14 December – Osaka Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 2
11 December – Osaka Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 0
8 December – Yokohama Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 3
Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 2 Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 1 Match for fifth place Match for third place
14 December – Osaka 18 December – Yokohama
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 Flag of Mexico.svg América 2 (3)
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional (p)2 (4)

All times are local, JST (UTC+9). [21]

First round

Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report Kim Dae-wook Soccerball shade.svg50'

Second round

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 1–2 Flag of Mexico.svg América
Kim Bo-kyung Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Romero Soccerball shade.svg58', 74'

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 0–2 Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Report

Match for fifth place

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 4–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report Tau Soccerball shade.svg48'

Semi-finals

Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 0–3 Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Report

América Flag of Mexico.svg 0–2 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Report

Match for third place

Final

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 4–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Report

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 4
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Silvio Romero Flag of Mexico.svg América 2
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Bo-kyung Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Endo Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Flag of Japan.svg Mu Kanazaki Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Flag of Japan.svg Gaku Shibasaki Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
8 Flag of Ecuador.svg Michael Arroyo Flag of Mexico.svg América 1
Flag of Mexico.svg Oribe Peralta Flag of Mexico.svg América
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alejandro Guerra Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-wook Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-wook Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jong-ho Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Akasaki Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Flag of Japan.svg Shoma Doi Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers
Flag of South Africa.svg Percy Tau Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [1]

Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba YunOS Auto Award
Adidas Silver Ball Adidas Bronze Ball
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić
(Real Madrid)
Flag of Japan.svg Gaku Shibasaki
(Kashima Antlers)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers

FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament. [30]

Alibaba YunOS Auto Match Award
MatchMan of the matchClubOpponent
1 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Nagaki Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Silvio Romero Flag of Mexico.svg América Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3 Flag of Japan.svg Mu Kanazaki Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-sung Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Sogahata Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Mexico.svg América
7 Flag of Colombia.svg Orlando Berrío Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Flag of Mexico.svg América
8 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers

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