| Tourney Name: | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Other Titles: | FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto Alibaba YunOS Auto プレゼンツ FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2016 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Dates: | 8–18 December |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second Other: | Kashima Antlers |
| Third Other: | Atlético Nacional |
| Fourth Other: | América |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 28 |
| Player: | Cristiano Ronaldo[1] |
| Fair Play: | Kashima Antlers |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 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]
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.
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]
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation (bold indicates winners) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the semi-finals | |||||
| Atlético Nacional | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2016 Copa Libertadores | 27 July 2016 | 1st | |
| Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League | 28 May 2016 | 3rd | |
| Entering in the second round | |||||
| AFC | Winners of the 2016 AFC Champions League | 2nd | |||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | CAF | Winners of the 2016 CAF Champions League | 23 October 2016 | 1st | |
| América | CONCACAF | 27 April 2016 | 3rd | ||
| Entering in the first round | |||||
| Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2016 OFC Champions League | 23 April 2016 | 8th | |
| Kashima Antlers | AFC (host) | Winners of the 2016 J1 League | 3 December 2016 | 1st | |
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 | |
| Capacity: 39,694 | Capacity: 72,327 | |
The appointed match officials were:[11] [12]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees | Video assistant referee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Nawaf Shukralla | Yaser Tulefat Taleb Al Marri | Ravshan Irmatov | |
| CAF | Janny Sikazwe | Jerson dos Santos Marwa Range | Bakary Gassama | |
| CONCACAF | Roberto García | José Camargo Alberto Morín | Mark Geiger | |
| CONMEBOL | Enrique Cáceres | Eduardo Cardozo Juan Zorrilla | Andrés Cunha | |
| OFC | Abdelkader Zitouni | Philippe Revel | Nick Waldron | |
| UEFA | Viktor Kassai | György Ring Vencel Tóth | Damir Skomina 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]
See main article: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup 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) were announced on 1 December 2016.[15]
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]
All times are local, JST (UTC+9).[21]
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See main article: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final.
1 own goal
Ricardo Nascimento (Mamelodi Sundowns, against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)See also: FIFA Club World Cup 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) |  Gaku Shibasaki(Kashima Antlers) | |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | |||
| Kashima Antlers | |||
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.[22]
