The2012 FIFA Club World Cup(officially known as theFIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyotafor sponsorship reasons) was afootballtournament that was played from 6 to 16 December 2012.[1]It was the ninth edition of theFIFA Club World Cup,aFIFA-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]
| 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 |  Corinthians(2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Chelsea |
| Third place |  Monterrey |
| Fourth place |  Al Ahly |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 21 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 283,063 (35,383 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | César Delgado(Monterrey) Hisato Satō(Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 3 goals each |
| Best player(s) | Cássio(Corinthians) |
| Fair play award | Monterrey |
←2011 2013→ | |
Defending championsBarcelonadid not qualify as they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the2011–12 UEFA Champions Leagueby eventual championsChelsea.
Corinthianswon 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 againstAl Ahlybefore beating Chelsea by the same margin in thefinal.[4][5]
Host bids
editTheFIFA Executive Committeeappointed Japan as hosts for the2011and 2012 tournaments on 27 May 2008 during their meeting inSydney,Australia.[2][3]
Qualified teams
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| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in thesemi-finals | |||
| Corinthians
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the2012 Copa Libertadores | 2nd(Previous:2000) |
| Chelsea
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UEFA | Winners of the2011–12 UEFA Champions League | 1st |
| Entering in thequarter-finals | |||
 Ulsan Hyundai
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AFC | Winners of the2012 AFC Champions League | 1st |
| Al Ahly
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CAF | Winners of the2012 CAF Champions League | 4th(Previous:2005,2006,2008) |
| Monterrey
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CONCACAF | Winners of the2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | 2nd(Previous:2011) |
| Entering in theplay-off for quarter-finals | |||
 Auckland City
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OFC | Winners of the2011–12 OFC Champions League | 4th(Previous:2006,2009,2011) |
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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AFC(host) | Winners of the2012 J. League Division 1 | 1st |
Match officials
editThe appointed referees are:[6]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC |  Nawaf Shukralla
|
Ebrahim SalehYaser Tulefat
|
 Alireza Faghani(reserve)
|
Hassan Kamranifar(reserve)Reza Sokhandan(reserve)
| |
| CAF |  Djamel Haimoudi
|
Abdelhak Etchiali Redouane Achik
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| CONCACAF | Marco Antonio Rodríguez
|
Marvin TorrenteraMarcos Quintero
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| CONMEBOL |  Carlos Vera
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Christian LescanoByron Romero
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| OFC | Peter O'Leary
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Mark Rule Ravinesh Kumar
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| UEFA |  Cüneyt Çakır
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Bahattin DuranTarık Ongun
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Squads
editEach team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers.[7]The squads were announced on 29 November 2012.[8]
Venues
editThe venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota.[1]
| Toyota | Yokohama | |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Stadium (Japan) | Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) | |
| 35°05′05″N137°10′15″E/ 35.08472°N 137.17083°E | 35°30′35″N139°36′20″E/ 35.50972°N 139.60556°E | |
| Capacity:45,000 | Capacity:72,327 | |
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Goal-line technology
editThe 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was the first FIFA tournament to usegoal-line technologyfollowing its approval by theInternational Football Association Board(IFAB) in July 2012.[9]The two systems approved by FIFA,GoalRef(installed in Yokohama) andHawk-Eye(installed in Toyota), were used in the two stadiums.[10]
Matches
editThe draw for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was held at the FIFA headquarters inZürich,Switzerland,on 24 September 2012 at 11:30CEST(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 timewas played. If still tied after extra time, apenalty shoot-outwas 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 for quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 6 December –Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 9 December –Toyota | ||||||||||||
| Auckland City | 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 12 December –Toyota | ||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 2 | Al Ahly | 0 | |||||||||||
| Corinthians | 1 | 16 December –Yokohama | ||||||||||||
| 9 December –Toyota | Corinthians | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 13 December –Yokohama | Chelsea | 0 | ||||||||||
| Monterrey | 3 | Monterrey | 1 | |||||||||||
| Chelsea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Match for fifth place | Match for third place | |||||||||||||
| 12 December –Toyota | 16 December –Yokohama | |||||||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | Al Ahly | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | Monterrey | 2 | |||||||||||
All timesJapan Standard Time(UTC+09:00).
Play-off for quarter-finals
editA minute's silence was held before the match to commemorateDutchlinesmanRichard Nieuwenhuizen,who had died following a violent incident at a youth competition four days before the match.[14]
Quarter-finals
edit| Ulsan Hyundai | 1–3 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
Lee Keun-ho 88' |
Report | Corona9' Delgado 77',84' |
Match for fifth place
edit| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–2 | Ulsan Hyundai |
|---|---|---|
| Yamagishi35' Satō 56',72' |
Report | Mizumoto17' (o.g.) Lee Yong 90+5' |
Semi-finals
edit| Al Ahly | 0–1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guerrero30' |
Match for third place
editFinal
edit| Corinthians | 1–0 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Guerrero69' |
Report |
Goalscorers
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1 own goal
- Dárvin Chávez(Monterrey,againstChelsea)
- Hiroki Mizumoto(Sanfrecce Hiroshima,againstUlsan Hyundai)
Awards
editThe following awards were given for the tournament.[15]
| AdidasGolden Ball ToyotaAward |
AdidasSilver Ball | AdidasBronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Cássio (Corinthians) |
David Luiz (Chelsea) |
 Paolo Guerrero(Corinthians) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Monterrey
| ||
References
edit- ^ab"Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012"(PDF).FIFA. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 August 2012.
- ^ab"Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed".FIFA. 27 May 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2009.Retrieved1 April2010.
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.
- ^ab"FIFA moves Club World Cup to UAE from Japan".ESPN. 27 May 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 8 November 2012.Retrieved2 April2010.
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.16 December 2012.Retrieved17 December2012.
- ^"Chelsea 0 Corinthians 1".Daily Telegraph.16 December 2012.Retrieved17 December2012.
- ^"FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 – Appointment of Match Officials"(PDF).FIFA. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 December 2012.
- ^"FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by TOYOTA – List of Players"(PDF).FIFA. 29 November 2012. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 December 2012.Retrieved29 November2012.
- ^"Continents' finest prepare for Japan".FIFA. 29 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2012.
- ^"Goal-line tech to debut at Club World Cup".supersport. 5 July 2012.
- ^"FIFA Club World Cup: GLT project agreements signed".FIFA. 27 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 22 January 2013.
- ^"Follow the draw LIVE on FIFA".FIFA. 23 September 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 25 September 2012.
- ^"Intriguing quarter-final pairings drawn".FIFA. 24 September 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 26 September 2012.
- ^"Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012"(PDF).FIFA. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 March 2013.
- ^Blatter shocked at Dutch linesman death,Reuters (6 December 2012)
- ^"Double joy for Corinthians stars".FIFA. 16 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2012.
External links
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