2013 FIFA Club World Cup explained

Tourney Name:FIFA Club World Cup
Year:2013
Other Titles:FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013
presented by Toyota
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم
المغرب 2013
Country:Morocco
Dates:11–21 December
Num Teams:7
Confederations:6
Venues:2
Cities:3
Champion Other: Bayern Munich
Count:1
Second Other: Raja Casablanca
Third Other: Atlético Mineiro
Matches:8
Goals:28
Player:Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Fair Play: Bayern Munich
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 10th 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.[2] It was hosted by Morocco,[3] and played from 11 to 21 December 2013.[1] [4]

Defending champions Corinthians did not qualify as they were eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2013 Copa Libertadores. The eventual winners of that competition, Atlético Mineiro, were beaten in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup by Moroccan side Raja Casablanca, whose appearance in the final made them the first club to appear in all four rounds of the competition, having entered in the play-off for the quarter-finals; however, they were unable to make history by winning the title, as European champions Bayern Munich won the final 2–0 for their first Club World Cup title.

Host bids

There were four countries bidding to host the 2013 and 2014 tournaments (same host for both tournaments):[5]

In October 2011, FIFA said that Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all withdrew their bids, leaving Morocco as the only bidder.[6] The FIFA Executive Committee officially confirmed Morocco as host on 17 December 2011 during their meeting in Tokyo, Japan.[7]

Qualified teams

TeamConfederationQualificationParticipation
Entering in the semi-finals
Atlético MineiroCONMEBOLWinners of the 2013 Copa Libertadores1st
Bayern MunichUEFAWinners of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League1st
Entering in the quarter-finals
Guangzhou EvergrandeAFCWinners of the 2013 AFC Champions League1st
Al AhlyCAFWinners of the 2013 CAF Champions League5th
MonterreyCONCACAFWinners of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League3rd
Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals
Auckland CityOFCWinners of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League5th
Raja CasablancaCAF (host)Winners of the 2012–13 Botola2nd

Venues

The venues for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup were in Marrakesh and Agadir.[8]

MarrakeshAgadir
Stade de MarrakechStade Adrar
Capacity: 41,356Capacity: 45,480

Organisation

Emblem

The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled in Casablanca on 2 September 2013.[9]

Ticketing

Pre-sale tickets were available from 14 to 27 October 2013, while the open sales phase began on 28 October 2013.[10]

Trophy tour

A tour of the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy took place from October to December 2013, starting from Yokohama, the site of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, before visiting the cities of each participating team, and ending at Casablanca before the start of the tournament.[11]

Refereeing

Match officials

The appointed match officials were:[12]

ConfederationRefereeAssistant referees
AFC Ali Al-Badwawi (injured) Saleh Al Marzouqi (withdrew)
Mohamed Al Mehairi (withdrew)
Alireza Faghani Hassan Kamranifar
Reza Sokhandan
CAF Bakary Gassama Angesom Ogbamariam
Felicien Kabanda (injured)
Néant Alioum (reserve) Evarist Menkouande (reserve)
Peter Edibi (reserve)
CONCACAF Mark Geiger Sean Hurd
Joe Fletcher
CONMEBOL Sandro Ricci Emerson De Carvalho
Marcelo Van Gasse
UEFA Carlos Velasco Carballo Roberto Alonso Fernández
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez

Goal-line technology

For the second year in a row, goal-line technology was used for the tournament.[13] GoalControl GmbH was chosen as the official goal-line technology provider.[14]

Vanishing spray

Following successful trials at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA approved the vanishing spray to be used by the tournament referees to mark the ten-yard line for the defending team during a free kick.[15]

Squads

See main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup squads.

Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 29 November 2013. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[2]

A total of 31 nationalities were represented in the squads of the seven teams.[16]

Matches

The draw was held on 9 October 2013 at 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh, to decide the "positions" in the bracket for the three teams which entered the quarter-finals (champions of AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF).[13] [17] [18]

If a match was tied after normal playing time:[2]

All times are local, WET (UTC±0).

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Final.

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Ronaldinho Atlético Mineiro2
Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande
César Delgado Monterrey
Mouhcine Iajour Raja Casablanca
5 Emad Moteab Al Ahly1
Diego Tardelli Atlético Mineiro
Luan Atlético Mineiro
Roy Krishna Auckland City
Dante Bayern Munich
Mario Götze Bayern Munich
Mario Mandžukić Bayern Munich
Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich
Thiago Bayern Munich
Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande
Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande
José María Basanta Monterrey
Neri Cardozo Monterrey
Leobardo López Monterrey
Humberto Suazo Monterrey
Chemseddine Chtibi Raja Casablanca
Kouko Guehi Raja Casablanca
Abdelilah Hafidi Raja Casablanca
Vianney Mabidé Raja Casablanca
Mouhcine Moutouali Raja Casablanca

Awards

See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards.

Adidas Golden Ball
Toyota Award
Adidas Silver BallAdidas Bronze Ball
Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)
Philipp Lahm
(Bayern Munich)
Mouhcine Iajour
(Raja Casablanca)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Bayern Munich

FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.[19]

Toyota Match Award
MatchMan of the matchClubOpponent
1 Mouhcine Moutouali Raja Casablanca Auckland City
2 Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande Al Ahly
3 Khalid Askri Raja Casablanca Monterrey
4 Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich Guangzhou Evergrande
5 César Delgado Monterrey Al Ahly
6 Mouhcine Iajour Raja Casablanca Atlético Mineiro
7 Diego Tardelli Atlético Mineiro Guangzhou Evergrande
8 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich Raja Casablanca

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 . FIFA.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219035954/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/09/75/34/fcwc2013_matchschedule_17122013_neutral.pdf . 19 December 2013 .
  2. Web site: Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131008070859/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/16/81/19/fcwc2013_regulations_en_neutral.pdf. dead. 8 October 2013. FIFA.
  3. News: Morocco to host 2013-2014 Club World Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218222622/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8XZ6B1erRErqNmo04nPMLK4CMvQ?docId=CNG.cc0deb74231895b25c32fdd9a671f34f.4a1 . dead . 18 February 2014 . Google News . Agence France-Presse. 17 December 2011 .
  4. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup 2013. Marcelo Leme de Arruda . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 8 September 2016 . 16 December 2018.
  5. News: Iran among four bidders to host 2013-14 FIFA Club World Cups . USA Today . Associated Press. 17 May 2011.
  6. News: Morocco set to host Club World Cup in 2013, '14 . FoxSports.com . Associated Press. 17 October 2011 .
  7. Web site: Reform road map speeds up. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104113830/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/news/newsid=1558624/index.html. dead. 4 January 2012. FIFA. 17 December 2011.
  8. Web site: FIFA calls for solidarity to eradicate match-fixing. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001021803/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1711131/index.html. dead. 1 October 2012. FIFA.com. 28 September 2012.
  9. Web site: Official emblem unveiled. https://web.archive.org/web/20130904230017/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2166433/index.html. dead. 4 September 2013. FIFA.com. 2 September 2013.
  10. Web site: Ticketing details announced for Morocco 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005101324/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2190904/index.html. dead. 5 October 2013. FIFA.com. 5 October 2013.
  11. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Welcome Tour kicks off in Yokohama. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021035229/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2198810/index.html. dead. 21 October 2013. FIFA.com. 18 October 2013.
  12. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 presented by TOYOTA Appointments of Match Officials. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206082350/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/22/25/89/appointmentmatchofficials%5fcwcmorocco2013%5fneutral.pdf. dead. 6 December 2013. FIFA.com.
  13. Web site: Morocco awaits continental champions, confirms goal-line technology. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009190722/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2193035/index.html. dead. 9 October 2013. FIFA.com. 9 October 2013.
  14. Web site: GoalControl confirmed as goal-line technology provider for Brazil 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131010172618/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/marketing/qualityprogramme/news/newsid=2193485/index.html. dead. 10 October 2013. FIFA.com. 10 October 2013.
  15. Web site: Largely positive experience with the use of vanishing spray in FIFA competitions. https://web.archive.org/web/20131122063300/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/refereeing/news/newsid=2226962/index.html. dead. 22 November 2013. FIFA.com. 20 November 2013.
  16. Web site: Cosmopolitan cast list promises much. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205115308/http://www.fifa.com//clubworldcup/news/newsid=2239340/index.html. dead. 5 December 2013. FIFA.com. 5 December 2013.
  17. Web site: Relive the Morocco 2013 draw. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011235521/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2192800/index.html. dead. 11 October 2013. FIFA.com. 9 October 2013.
  18. Web site: Draw paves the way in Marrakech. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012030109/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2192706/index.html. dead. 12 October 2013. FIFA.com. 9 October 2013.
  19. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: Technical report and statistics . . 12 February 2021.