2015 FIFA Club World Cup

November 2017 FIFA Club World Cup 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015presented by Alibaba E-AutoAlibaba E-Auto プレゼンツFIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2015 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.svg FIFA trophy Japan 10–20 December 7 6 2 2 ESP Barcelona 3 ARG River Plate JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima CHN Guangzhou Evergrande 8 21 Luis Suárez (Barcelona)5 goals Luis Suárez (Barcelona) ESP Barcelona 2014 2016 The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto for sponsorship reasons)https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=alibaba-e-auto-signs-as-presenting-partner-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2743056.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151211021029/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=alibaba-e-auto-signs-as-presenting-partner-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2743056.html dead 11 December 2015 Alibaba E-Auto signs as Presenting Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup FIFA.com 9 December 2015 was the 12th 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.http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/70/28/09/fcwcreg2015en_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151126173136/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/70/28/09/fcwcreg2015en_neutral.pdf dead 26 November 2015 Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 FIFA The tournament was hosted by Japan between 10 and 20 December 2015.https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2015/m=4/news=japan-set-to-host-continental-champions-in-2015-and-2016-2593526.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150425065733/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2015/m=4/news=japan-set-to-host-continental-champions-in-2015-and-2016-2593526.html dead 25 April 2015 Japan set to host continental champions in 2015 and 2016 FIFA.com 23 April 2015 Defending champions Real Madrid did not qualify as they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. The eventual winners of that competition, Barcelona, went on to win a record third Club World Cup title, beating Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 in the semi-finals before beating River Plate by the same margin in the final. Host bids The application process for the 2015–2016 as well as the 2017–2018 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014.https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2248101/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131219233246/http://www.fifa.com//clubworldcup/news/newsid=2248101/index.html dead 19 December 2013 Blatter: A legacy for the future FIFA.com 19 December 2013 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.https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=2293621/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140306142058/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=2293621/index.html dead 6 March 2014 Bidding process opened for eight FIFA competitions FIFA.com 19 December 2013 The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014.http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/india-may-get-to-host-fifa-club-world-cup_1485299.html India may get to host FIFA Club World Cup India.com 15 October 2014 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:High interest in hosting FIFA competitions https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=2336227/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140510175305/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=2336227/index.html dead 10 May 2014 FIFA.com 9 May 2014 India (withdrew interest in November 2014)India not bidding for 2015 and 2016 Fifa Club World Cups http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/India-not-bidding-for-2015-and-2016-Fifa-Club-World-Cups/articleshow/45136849.cms The Times of India 13 November 2014 20 January 2015 Japan Japan was officially confirmed as the host of the 2015 and 2016 tournaments on 23 April 2015. Proposed change to format Under a proposed change to the competition, led by the Oceania Football Confederation, the new format would mean a removal of the knockout rounds for the quarter-finals and play-off round, replacing it with two round-robin groups of three teams, consisting of two teams from the host nation and the champions of AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, and OFC, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals to play the champions of CONMEBOL and UEFA. This would allow for all teams to play at least two matches, avoiding the current situation where the loser of the play-off round would play only one match.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11366502 Football: More matches likely in Club Cup New Zealand Herald 30 November 2014 3 December 2014 However, this proposal was not implemented. Qualified teams World 600 right Location of teams of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. World -34.678 -58.340 80 River Plate right World 41.38087 2.122802 80 Barcelona left World 23.33333 113.266667 80 Guangzhou Evergrande bottom World -11.67837 27.48924 80 TP Mazembe right World 19.302911 -99.150442 80 América left World -36.898155 174.736487 80 Auckland City left World 34.451944 132.471944 80 Sanfrecce Hiroshima left TeamConfederationQualificationQualified dateParticipation (bold indicates winners)Entering in the semi-finalsARG River PlateCONMEBOLWinners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores22 July 2015note River Plate qualified as the CONMEBOL representatives on 22 July 2015 when UANL, who are from Mexico and not eligible to represent CONMEBOL in the FIFA Club World Cup, were confirmed as their opponents in the final.DebutESP BarcelonaUEFAWinners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League6 June 20154th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011)Entering in the quarter-finalsCHN Guangzhou EvergrandeAFCWinners of the 2015 AFC Champions League21 November 20152nd (Previous: 2013)COD TP MazembeCAFWinners of the 2015 CAF Champions League8 November 20153rd (Previous: 2009, 2010)MEX AméricaCONCACAFWinners of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League29 April 20152nd (Previous: 2006)Entering in the play-off for quarter-finalsNZL Auckland CityOFCWinners of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League26 April 20157th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)JPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaAFC (host)Winners of the 2015 J1 League5 December 20152nd (Previous: 2012) Notes note Venues On 22 May 2015, Nagai Stadium in Osaka and International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama were named as the two venues that would be used in the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/news/y=2015/m=5/news=osaka-to-debut-as-a-fifa-club-world-cup-venue-2607393.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150522135202/http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2015/m=5/news=osaka-to-debut-as-a-fifa-club-world-cup-venue-2607393.html dead 22 May 2015 Osaka to debut as a FIFA Club World Cup venue FIFA.com 22 May 2015 OsakaJapan center 250 Japan 34.614119 135.51845 Osaka left Japan 35.510044 139.606247 Yokohama top Yokohama Nagai Stadium International Stadium Yokohama 34 36 50.83 N 135 31 6.42 E type:landmark_source:dewiki inline Nagai Stadium 35 30 35 N 139 36 20 E type:landmark inline International Stadium Yokohama Capacity: 47,000 Capacity: 72,327 200px 200px Match officials The appointed match officials were:https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=11/news=referees-and-assistant-referees-selected-2731609.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151112184549/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=11/news=referees-and-assistant-referees-selected-2731609.html dead 12 November 2015 Referees and assistant referees selected 10 November 2015http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/73/16/14/refereesfcwc2015_neutral.pdf Referees & Assistant referees for FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 FIFA.com 10 November 2015 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220618/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/73/16/14/refereesfcwc2015_neutral.pdf dead ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesAFCAlireza Faghani (Iran)Reza Sokhandan (Iran)Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)CAFSidi Alioum (Cameroon)Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)CONCACAFJoel Aguilar (El Salvador)Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador)Marvin César Torrentera (Mexico)CONMEBOLWilmar Roldán (Colombia)Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)Cristian Jairo de la Cruz (Colombia)OFCMatthew Conger (New Zealand)Simon Lount (New Zealand)Tevita Makasini (Tonga)UEFAJonas Eriksson (Sweden)Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)Host (support)Ryuji Sato (Japan)Akane Yagi (Japan) Squads 2015 FIFA Club World Cup squads Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom had to be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 30 November 2015. The squads of six of the seven teams were released by FIFA on 3 December 2015 (except Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who only confirmed their place in the tournament on 5 December 2015).https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=squad-lists-released-for-club-world-cup-2741686.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151203223136/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=squad-lists-released-for-club-world-cup-2741686.html dead 3 December 2015 Squad lists released for Club World Cup FIFA.com 3 December 2015http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2015/pdf/FCWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 – Squad Lists FIFA.com 6 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211024602/http://fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2015/pdf/FCWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf 11 December 2015 dead Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. Matches The schedule of the tournament, together with the emblem, was unveiled on 24 August 2015.http://l-tike.com/fcwc2015-en/index.html Tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923163750/http://l-tike.com/fcwc2015-en/index.html 23 September 2015 deadhttps://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=8/news=japan-reveals-official-emblem-for-fifa-club-world-cup-2672132.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150825164725/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=8/news=japan-reveals-official-emblem-for-fifa-club-world-cup-2672132.html dead 25 August 2015 Japan Reveals Official Emblem for FIFA Club World Cup FIFA 24 August 2015 A draw was held on 23 September 2015, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to determine the positions in the bracket for the three teams which enter the quarter-finals.https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=9/news=the-draw-live-on-fifa-com-2692134.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150925023832/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=9/news=the-draw-live-on-fifa-com-2692134.html dead 25 September 2015 The draw LIVE on FIFA.com 22 September 2015https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=9/news=draw-for-japan-2015-conducted-in-zurich-2695963.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150925114918/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=9/news=draw-for-japan-2015-conducted-in-zurich-2695963.html dead 25 September 2015 Draw for Japan 2015 conducted in Zurich FIFA 23 September 2015 If a match was tied after normal playing time: 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. 5 n 180 40 y y Play-off for quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Match for fifth place Match for third place 10 December – Yokohama JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 NZL Auckland City 0 13 December – Osaka COD TP Mazembe 0 JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 13 December – Osaka MEX América 1 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande 2 16 December – Osaka JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 ARG River Plate 1 17 December – Yokohama ESP Barcelona 3 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande 0 20 December – Yokohama ARG River Plate 0 ESP Barcelona 3 16 December – Osaka MEX América 2 COD TP Mazembe 1 20 December – Yokohama JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande 1 All times are local, JST (UTC+9).http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/69/63/16/fcwc2015_matchschedule_08122015_neutral.pdf Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 FIFA.com 10 December 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101355/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/69/63/16/fcwc2015_matchschedule_08122015_neutral.pdf dead Play-off for quarter-finals 2015 12 10 y 19:45 Sanfrecce Hiroshima JPN 2–0 NZL Auckland City https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275778/300338751 Minagawa 9 Shiotani 70 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 19,421http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/34/29/eng_01_1210_sfc-akl_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151218201230/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/34/29/eng_01_1210_sfc-akl_fulltime.pdf dead 18 December 2015 Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Auckland City FC 2:0 (1:0) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 10 December 2015 10 December 2015 Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) Quarter-finals 2015 12 13 y 16:00 América MEX 1–2 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275776/300338754 Peralta 55 Zheng Long 80 Paulinho 90+3 Nagai Stadium, Osaka 18,772http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/41/74/eng_02_1213_cfa-gze_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151218202251/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/41/74/eng_02_1213_cfa-gze_fulltime.pdf dead 18 December 2015 Match report Club América – Guangzhou Evergrande FC 1:2 (0:0) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 13 December 2015 13 December 2015 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) 2015 12 13 y 19:30 TP Mazembe COD 0–3 JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275776/300338749 Shiotani 44 Chiba 56 Asano 78 Nagai Stadium, Osaka 23,609http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/43/34/eng_03_1213_tpm-sfc_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151218202745/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/43/34/eng_03_1213_tpm-sfc_fulltime.pdf dead 18 December 2015 Match report TP Mazembe – Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0:3 (0:1) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 13 December 2015 13 December 2015 Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Match for fifth place 2015 12 16 y 16:30 América MEX 2–1 COD TP Mazembe https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275788/300338753 Benedetto 19 Zúñiga 28 Kalaba 43 Nagai Stadium, Osaka 11,686http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/54/60/eng_04_1216_cfa-tpm_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151218202828/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/54/60/eng_04_1216_cfa-tpm_fulltime.pdf dead 18 December 2015 Match report Club América – TP Mazembe 2:1 (2:1) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 16 December 2015 16 December 2015 Alireza Faghani (Iran) Semi-finals 2015 12 16 y 19:30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima JPN 0–1 ARG River Plate https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275782/300338748 Alario 72 Nagai Stadium, Osaka 20,133http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/55/83/eng_05_1216_sfc-car_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151218203543/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/55/83/eng_05_1216_sfc-car_fulltime.pdf dead 18 December 2015 Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – River Plate 0:1 (0:0) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 16 December 2015 16 December 2015 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) 2015 12 17 y 19:30 Barcelona ESP 3–0 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275782/300338752 Suárez 39 50 67 pen. International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 63,870http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/60/72/eng_06_1217_fcb-gze_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151218203719/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/60/72/eng_06_1217_fcb-gze_fulltime.pdf dead 18 December 2015 Match report FC Barcelona – Guangzhou Evergrande FC 3:0 (1:0) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 17 December 2015 17 December 2015 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Match for third place 2015 12 20 y 16:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima JPN 2–1 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275786/300338747 Douglas 70 83 Paulinho 4 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 47,968http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/68/94/eng_07_1220_sfc-gze_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151220150915/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/68/94/eng_07_1220_sfc-gze_fulltime.pdf dead 20 December 2015 Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2:1 (0:1) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 20 December 2015 20 December 2015 Matt Conger (New Zealand) Final 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final Goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1URU Luis SuárezESP Barcelona52BRA PaulinhoCHN Guangzhou Evergrande2BRA DouglasJPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaJPN Tsukasa ShiotaniJPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima5ARG Darío BenedettoMEX América1MEX Oribe PeraltaMEX AméricaMEX Martín Eduardo ZúñigaMEX AméricaARG Lionel MessiESP BarcelonaCHN Zheng LongCHN Guangzhou EvergrandeZAM Rainford KalabaCOD TP MazembeARG Lucas AlarioARG River PlateJPN Takuma AsanoJPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaJPN Kazuhiko ChibaJPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaJPN Yusuke MinagawaJPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima Awards FIFA Club World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.Barcelona trio sweep awards https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=barcelona-trio-raumt-ab-2747108-2747184.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151220152446/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=barcelona-trio-raumt-ab-2747108-2747184.html dead 20 December 2015 FIFA.com 20 December 2015 en-GB 20 December 2015 Adidas Golden BallAlibaba E-Auto AwardAdidas Silver BallAdidas Bronze BallURU Luis Suárez(Barcelona)ARG Lionel Messi(Barcelona)ESP Andrés Iniesta(Barcelona)FIFA Fair Play AwardESP Barcelona FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7b39612ce9f3e3e5/original/cyvdhixzulx7d9ujsh5o-pdf.pdf FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: Technical report and statistics FIFA 12 February 2021 + Alibaba E-Auto Match Award Match Man of the match Club Opponent1BRA DouglasJPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaNZL Auckland City2BRA PaulinhoCHN Guangzhou EvergrandeMEX América3JPN Kazuyuki MorisakiJPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaCOD TP Mazembe4PAR Osvaldo MartínezMEX AméricaCOD TP Mazembe5ARG Lucas AlarioARG River PlateJPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima6URU Luis SuárezESP BarcelonaCHN Guangzhou Evergrande7JPN Takuma AsanoJPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaCHN Guangzhou Evergrande8URU Luis Suárez (2)ESP BarcelonaARG River Plate References External links FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report Club World Cup Category:Football club competitions in Japan Category:2015 in Japanese football 2015 Category:Football in Osaka Category:Football in Yokohama Category:2010s in Yokohama Category:21st century in Osaka Category:Sports competitions in Osaka Category:Sports competitions in Yokohama Category:2015–16 in New Zealand association football Category:2015–16 in Mexican football Category:2015–16 in Spanish men's football Category:2015 in Argentine football Category:2015 in Chinese men's football Category:2015 in Democratic Republic of the Congo sport