Tourney Name: | FIFA Club World Cup |
Year: | 2012 |
Other Titles: | 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 |
Country: | Japan |
Dates: | 6–16 December |
Num Teams: | 7 |
Confederations: | 6 |
Venues: | 2 |
Cities: | 2 |
Champion Other: | Corinthians |
Count: | 2 |
Second Other: | Chelsea |
Third Other: | Monterrey |
Fourth Other: | Al Ahly |
Matches: | 8 |
Goals: | 21 |
Player: | Cássio (Corinthians) |
Fair Play: | Monterrey |
Prevseason: | 2011 |
Nextseason: | 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]
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]
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]
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) | |
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Entering in the semi-finals | ||||
Corinthians | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2012 Copa Libertadores | 2nd (Previous: 2000) | |
Chelsea | UEFA | Winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League | 1st | |
Entering in the quarter-finals | ||||
Ulsan Hyundai | AFC | Winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League | 1st | |
Al Ahly | CAF | Winners of the 2012 CAF Champions League | 4th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008) | |
Monterrey | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2011) | |
Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | ||||
Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League | 4th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011) | |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | AFC (host) | Winners of the 2012 J. League Division 1 | 1st |
The appointed referees are:[6]
Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees | |
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AFC | Nawaf Shukralla | Ebrahim Saleh Yaser Tulefat | |
Alireza Faghani (reserve) | Hassan Kamranifar (reserve) Reza Sokhandan (reserve) | ||
CAF | Djamel Haimoudi | Abdelhak Etchiali Redouane Achik | |
CONCACAF | Marco Antonio Rodríguez | Marvin Torrentera Marcos Quintero | |
CONMEBOL | Carlos Vera | Christian Lescano Byron Romero | |
OFC | Peter O'Leary | Mark Rule Ravinesh Kumar | |
UEFA | Cüneyt Çakır | Bahattin Duran Tarık Ongun |
See main article: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers.[7] The squads were announced on 29 November 2012.[8]
The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota.[1]
Toyota | Yokohama | |
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Toyota Stadium (Japan) | Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) | |
Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 72,327 | |
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]
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 .[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]
All times Japan Standard Time .
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]
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See main article: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final.
1 own goal
See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards.
The following awards were given for the tournament.[15]
Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award | Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball | |
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Cássio (Corinthians) | David Luiz (Chelsea) | Paolo Guerrero (Corinthians) | |
FIFA Fair Play Award | |||
Monterrey |