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]
| 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 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]
Host bids
editThe 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]
Qualified teams
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| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the semi-finals | |||
| Corinthians
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2012 Copa Libertadores | 2nd (Previous: 2000) |
| Chelsea
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UEFA | Winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League | 1st |
| Entering in the quarter-finals | |||
 Ulsan Hyundai
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AFC | Winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League | 1st |
| Al Ahly
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CAF | Winners of the 2012 CAF Champions League | 4th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008) |
| Monterrey
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CONCACAF | Winners of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2011) |
| Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | |||
 Auckland City
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OFC | Winners of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League | 4th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011) |
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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AFC (host) | Winners of the 2012 J. League Division 1 | 1st |
Match officials
editThe appointed referees are:[6]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC |  Nawaf Shukralla
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Ebrahim Saleh Yaser Tulefat
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 Alireza Faghani (reserve)
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Hassan Kamranifar (reserve) Reza Sokhandan (reserve)
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| CAF |  Djamel Haimoudi
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Abdelhak Etchiali Redouane Achik
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| CONCACAF | Marco Antonio Rodríguez
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Marvin Torrentera Marcos Quintero
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| CONMEBOL |  Carlos Vera
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Christian Lescano Byron 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 Duran Tarık 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″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 | |
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Goal-line technology
editThe 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
editThe 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 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 | |||||||||||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | Al Ahly | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | Monterrey | 2 | |||||||||||
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Play-off for quarter-finals
edit| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
Aoyama  66' |
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
edit| Ulsan Hyundai | 1–3 | Monterrey |
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| Lee Keun-ho 88' |
Report | Corona 9' Delgado 77', 84' |
Match for fifth place
edit| Ulsan Hyundai | 2–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
|---|---|---|
| Mizumoto 17' (o.g.) Lee Yong 90+5' |
Report | Yamagishi 35' Satō 56', 72' |
Semi-finals
edit| Al Ahly | 0–1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guerrero 30' |
Match for third place
editFinal
edit| Corinthians | 1–0 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Guerrero 69' |
Report |
Goalscorers
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1 own goal
- Dárvin Chávez (Monterrey, against Chelsea)
- Hiroki Mizumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, against Ulsan Hyundai)
Awards
editThe following awards were given for the tournament.[15]
| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Cássio (Corinthians) |
David Luiz (Chelsea) |
 Paolo Guerrero(Corinthians) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Monterrey
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References
edit- ^ a b "Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "FIFA moves Club World Cup to UAE from Japan". ESPN. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 3 December 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. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Follow the draw LIVE on FIFA.com". FIFA. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Intriguing quarter-final pairings drawn". FIFA. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the 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 from the original on 19 December 2012.
External links
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- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012, FIFA.com
- 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report