2012 FIFA Club World Cup
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 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Japan |
Dates | 6–16 December |
Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 21 (2.63 per match) |
Attendance | 283,063 (35,383 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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]
Barcelona were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after being eliminated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
Corinthians won the title for the second time after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.[4][5]
Qualified teams[]
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation¹ |
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Entered in the semi-finals | |||
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2012 Copa Libertadores | 2nd (Previous: 2000) |
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UEFA | Winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League | 1st |
Entered in the quarter-finals | |||
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AFC | Winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League | 1st |
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CAF | Winners of the 2012 CAF Champions League | 4th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008) |
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CONCACAF | Winners of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2011) |
Entered in the play-off for quarter-finals | |||
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OFC | Winners of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League | 4th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011) |
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AFC (Host) | Winners of the 2012 J. League Division 1 | 1st |
1 In bold: Previous tournament winners
Match officials[]
The appointed referees are:[6]
Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
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AFC | ![]() |
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CAF | ![]() |
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CONCACAF | ![]() |
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CONMEBOL | ![]() |
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OFC | ![]() |
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UEFA | ![]() |
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Squads[]
Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers.[7] The squads were announced on 29 November 2012.[8]
Venues[]
The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota.[1]
Toyota | Yokohama | |
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Toyota Stadium | International Stadium Yokohama | |
35°05′05″N 137°10′15″E / 35.08472°N 137.17083°E | 35°30′35″N 139°36′20″E / 35.50972°N 139.60556°E | |
Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 72,327 | |
Goal-line technology[]
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]
Matches[]
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 (UTC+02:00).[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]
- For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
- For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
Play-off | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
6 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 9 December – Toyota | ||||||||||||
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0 | ![]() |
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12 December – Toyota | ||||||||||||||
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16 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
9 December – Toyota | ||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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13 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
Fifth place | Third place | |||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
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2 | ![]() |
0 | |||||||||||
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3 | ![]() |
2 | |||||||||||
12 December – Toyota | 16 December – Yokohama |
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Play-off for quarter-finals[]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Aoyama ![]() |
Report |
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]
Quarter-finals[]
Ulsan Hyundai ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Lee Keun-ho ![]() |
Report | Corona ![]() Delgado ![]() |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Satō ![]() |
Report | Hamdy ![]() Aboutrika ![]() |
Match for fifth place[]
Ulsan Hyundai ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Mizumoto ![]() Lee Yong ![]() |
Report | Yamagishi ![]() Satō ![]() |
Semi-finals[]
Al Ahly ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Guerrero ![]() |
Match for third place[]
Final[]
Corinthians ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Guerrero ![]() |
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Goalscorers[]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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3 |
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2 |
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5 | ![]() |
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1 |
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- Own goals
Dárvin Chávez (Monterrey, scored for Chelsea)
Hiroki Mizumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, scored for Ulsan Hyundai)
Final standings[]
Pos | Confederation | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | CONMEBOL | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
2 | UEFA | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
3 | CONCACAF | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
4 | CAF | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
5 | AFC | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
6 | AFC | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
7 | OFC | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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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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FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012" (PDF). FIFA.
- ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
Another major decision taken by the Executive Committee was to award the organisation of the 2009 and 2010 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the following two events, in 2011 and 2012, to Japan, where it has been played since 2005 and will be again in December this year.
- ^ "FIFA moves Club World Cup to UAE from Japan". ESPN. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
Japan were given some consolation for their loss when they awarded the tournament in 2011 and 2012 while Australia, which had been hoping to use the event to boost their chances of staging the World Cup in 2018, were overlooked altogether.
- ^ "World is lost for Chelsea". ESPNFC.com. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Chelsea 0 Corinthians 1". Daily Telegraph. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 – Appointment of Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by TOYOTA – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Continents' finest prepare for Japan". FIFA. 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Goal-line tech to debut at Club World Cup". supersport.com. 5 July 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup: GLT project agreements signed". FIFA. 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Follow the draw LIVE on FIFA.com". FIFA. 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Intriguing quarter-final pairings drawn". FIFA. 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012" (PDF). FIFA.
- ^ Blatter shocked at Dutch linesman death, Reuters (6 December 2012)
- ^ "Double joy for Corinthians stars". FIFA. 16 December 2012.
External links[]
- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012, FIFA.com
- 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report
- 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
- FIFA Club World Cup tournaments
- International club association football competitions hosted by Japan
- 2012 in Brazilian football
- 2012 in Japanese football
- 2012 in South Korean football
- 2012–13 in English football
- 2012–13 in Egyptian football
- 2012–13 in Mexican football
- 2012–13 in New Zealand association football
- December 2012 sports events in Japan