2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

2015 FIFA Club World Cup final 2015 FIFA Club World Cup NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG The International Stadium staged the final River Plate ARG 30px 0 Barcelona ESP 30px 3 2015 12 20 y International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama Luis Suárez (Barcelona)http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/70/97/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151220150951/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/70/97/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_fulltime.pdf dead December 20, 2015 Match report River Plate – FC Barcelona 0:3 (0:1) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 20 December 2015 10 February 2026 Alireza Faghani (Iran) 66,853 Clear night5 °C °F76% humidityhttp://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160127030454/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/index.html dead 27 January 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 20 December 2015 10 February 2026 2014 2016 The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 12th final 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 final was contested between Argentine club River Plate, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores and Spanish club Barcelona, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 20 December 2015. Barcelona won the game 3–0 to claim their third FIFA Club World Cup title.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35141742 River Plate 0-3 Barcelona 20 December 2015 BBC Sport 21 December 2015 The win for Barcelona was also their fifth trophy of 2015.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/20/barcelona-river-plate-luis-suarez-club-world-cup Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez fire Barcelona to Club World Cup title 20 December 2015 Guardian 21 December 2015 Background River Plate River Plate qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, following a 3–0 aggregate win against UANL in the final. This was River Plate's first time competing in the tournament. They have played two times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with one win (1986) and one loss (1996). They reached the final after defeating Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the semi-finals.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/16/river-plate-club-world-cup-final-sanfrecce-hiroshima River Plate reach Club World Cup final with victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima TheGuardian.com 16 December 2015 Barcelona Barcelona qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, following a 3–1 win against Juventus in the final. This was Barcelona's fourth time competing in the tournament, after winning twice in 2009 and 2011, as well as being runners-up in 2006. They have played one time in the Intercontinental Cup, with one loss (1992). They reached the final after defeating Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35095550 Barcelona 3-0 Guangzhou Evergrande BBC Sport Route to the final ARG River PlateTeamESP BarcelonaCONMEBOLConfederationUEFAWinners of the 2015 Copa LibertadoresQualificationWinners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions LeagueByePlay-off roundByeByeQuarter-finalsBye1–0 JPN Sanfrecce HiroshimaSemi-finals3–0 CHN Guangzhou Evergrande Match Summary Details 2015 12 20 y 19:30 JST River Plate ARG 0–3 ESP Barcelona https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/107/275724/275784/300338750 Messi 36 Suárez 49 68 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 66,853 Alireza Faghani (Iran) _river1415h _river1415h5 _river1415h _river1415h _river1415h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF River Platehttps://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/69/25/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_start.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160119214155/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/69/25/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_start.pdf dead 19 January 2016 Start list River Plate – FC Barcelona 0:3 (0:1) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 20 December 2015 10 February 2026 _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516home _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h 000060 000060 000060 062A78 062A78 Barcelona GK 1 ARG Marcelo Barovero (c)RB 25 ARG Gabriel MercadoCB 2 ARG Jonatan MaidanaCB 3 COL Éder Álvarez BalantaLB 21 ARG Leonel VangioniRM 8 URU Carlos SánchezDM 5 ARG Matías Kranevitter 10LM 23 ARG Leonardo Ponzio 32 46AM 19 URU Tabaré Viudez 56CF 7 URU Rodrigo Mora 46CF 13 ARG Lucas AlarioSubstitutes:GK 12 ARG Augusto BatallaGK 26 ARG Julio ChiariniDF 6 ARG Leandro VegaDF 20 ARG Milton CascoDF 24 ARG Emanuel MammanaMF 10 ARG Gonzalo Martínez 46MF 16 ARG Nicolás BertoloMF 18 URU Camilo MayadaMF 27 ARG Lucho González 46FW 11 ARG Javier SaviolaFW 15 ARG Leonardo PisculichiFW 22 ARG Sebastián Driussi 56Manager:ARG Marcelo Gallardo GK 13 CHI Claudio BravoRB 6 BRA Dani AlvesCB 3 ESP Gerard PiquéCB 14 ARG Javier Mascherano 81LB 18 ESP Jordi Alba 16RM 4 CRO Ivan Rakitić 43 67CM 5 ESP Sergio BusquetsLM 8 ESP Andrés Iniesta (c)RF 10 ARG Lionel MessiCF 9 URU Luis SuárezLF 11 BRA Neymar 61 89Substitutes:GK 1 GER Marc-André ter StegenGK 25 ESP Jordi MasipDF 15 ESP Marc BartraDF 21 BRA AdrianoDF 23 BEL Thomas Vermaelen 81DF 24 FRA 1974 Jérémy Mathieu 89MF 20 ESP Sergi Roberto 72 67MF 26 ESP Sergi SamperMF 28 ESP Gerard GumbauFW 17 ESP MunirFW 19 ESP Sandro RamírezManager:ESP Luis Enrique Man of the MatchLuis Suárez (Barcelona) Assistant refereesReza Sokhandan (Iran)Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)Fourth officialSidi Alioum (Cameroon)Match ruleshttp://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 November 26, 2015 Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 FIFA 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes, of which up to three may be used Statistics +First halfhttps://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/70/19/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_halftime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160121020417/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/70/19/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_halftime.pdf dead 21 January 2016 Match Report Half-time FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 20 December 2015 10 February 2026StatisticRiver PlateBarcelonaGoals scored01Total shots38Shots on target24Saves03Ball possession34%66%Corner kicks21Fouls committed176Offsides01Yellow cards22Red cards00 +Second halfStatisticRiver PlateBarcelonaGoals scored02Total shots68Shots on target44Saves12Ball possession40%60%Corner kicks41Fouls committed57Offsides11Yellow cards02Red cards00 +OverallStatisticRiver PlateBarcelonaGoals scored03Total shots916Shots on target68Saves15Ball possession37%63%Corner kicks62Fouls committed2213Offsides12Yellow cards24Red cards00 See also 2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2015 Copa Libertadores FC Barcelona in international football References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20111225041824/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/index.html Final 2015 Category:FC Barcelona matches Category:Club Atlético River Plate matches Category:2015–16 in Spanish men's football FIFA Category:Sports competitions in Yokohama Category:Football matches in Yokohama Category:2010s in Yokohama Category:Football finals in Japan Category:2015 in Japanese football Category:December 2015 sports events in Japan 2015