2016 FIFA Club World Cup

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]

2016 FIFA Club World Cup
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
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates8–18 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (2nd title)
Runners-upJapan Kashima Antlers
Third placeColombia Atlético Nacional
Fourth placeMexico América
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored28 (3.5 per match)
Attendance238,428 (29,804 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (4 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[1]
Fair play awardJapan Kashima Antlers[1]

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
Location of teams of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
Team Confederation Qualification Qualified date Participation (bold indicates winners)
Entering in the semi-finals
Colombia Atlético Nacional CONMEBOL Winners of the 2016 Copa Libertadores 27 July 2016 1st
Spain Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League 28 May 2016 3rd (Previous: 2000, 2014)
Entering in the second round
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors AFC Winners of the 2016 AFC Champions League 26 November 2016 2nd (Previous: 2006)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns CAF Winners of the 2016 CAF Champions League 23 October 2016 1st
Mexico América CONCACAF Winners of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 27 April 2016 3rd (Previous: 2006, 2015)
Entering in the first round
New Zealand Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2016 OFC Champions League 23 April 2016 8th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Japan Kashima Antlers AFC (host) Winners of the 2016 J1 League 3 December 2016 1st

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″N 135°32′27.24″E 35°30′35″N 139°36′20″E
Capacity: 39,694 Capacity: 72,327

Match officials

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

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

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]

  • For elimination matches, extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winner.
  • For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time would be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winner.

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]

First round
Kashima Antlers Japan2–1New Zealand Auckland City
  • Akasaki 67'
  • Kanazaki 88'
 Report Kim Dae-wook 50'
Attendance: 17,667[22]

Second round
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea1–2Mexico América
Kim Bo-kyung 23' Report Romero 58', 74'
Attendance: 14,587[23]
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa0–2Japan Kashima Antlers
Report
Attendance: 21,702[24]

Match for fifth place
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea4–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report Tau 48'
Attendance: 5,938[25]

Semi-finals
Atlético Nacional Colombia0–3Japan Kashima Antlers
Report
Attendance: 15,050[26]
América Mexico0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 50,117[27]

Match for third place

Final
Main article: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Real Madrid Spain4–2 (a.e.t.)Japan Kashima Antlers
 Report
Attendance: 68,742[29]

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

1 own goal

Awards
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
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Croatia Luka Modrić
(Real Madrid)		 Japan Gaku Shibasaki
(Kashima Antlers)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Japan 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
Match Man of the match Club Opponent
1 Japan Ryota NagakiJapan Kashima AntlersNew Zealand Auckland City
2 Argentina Silvio RomeroMexico AméricaSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3 Japan Mu KanazakiJapan Kashima AntlersSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
4 South Korea Lee Jae-sungSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
5 Japan Hitoshi SogahataJapan Kashima AntlersColombia Atlético Nacional
6 Croatia Luka ModrićSpain Real MadridMexico América
7 Colombia Orlando BerríoColombia Atlético NacionalMexico América
8 Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSpain Real MadridJapan Kashima Antlers

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