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2015 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015
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Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 10 – 20 December
Teams 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
Spain Barcelona (3rd title)
Runners-up
Argentina River Plate
Third place
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Fourth place China Guangzhou Evergrande
Tournament statistics
Matches played 8
Goals scored 21 (2.63 per match)
Attendance 272,312 (34,039 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Uruguay Luis Suárez (5 goals)
Best player(s)
Uruguay Luis Suárez
Fair play award
Spain Barcelona

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The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 12th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the national league champion from the host country.[2] The tournament was hosted by Japan between 10–20 December 2015.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Host bids


  • 2 Proposed change to format


  • 3 Qualified teams


  • 4 Venues


  • 5 Match officials


  • 6 Squads


  • 7 Matches


    • 7.1 Play-off for quarter-finals


    • 7.2 Quarter-finals


    • 7.3 Match for fifth place


    • 7.4 Semi-finals


    • 7.5 Match for third place


    • 7.6 Final




  • 8 Goalscorers


  • 9 Final ranking


    • 9.1 Awards




  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





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.[4] 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.[5] The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014.[6] 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:[7]



  • India (withdrew interest in November 2014)[8]

  • Japan


Japan was officially confirmed as the host of the 2015 and 2016 tournaments on 23 April 2015.[3]



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.[9] A decision on this would be taken after the 2014 competition finished. However, according to the press release of the host country, the tournament will continue with the original seven-team format in 2015.[3]



Qualified teams




2015 FIFA Club World Cup is located in Earth

River Plate

River Plate



Barcelona

Barcelona



Guangzhou Evergrande

Guangzhou Evergrande



TP Mazembe

TP Mazembe



América

América



Auckland City

Auckland City



Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima




Location of teams of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.






























































Team
 Confederation
 Qualification
 Qualified date
 Participation
Enter in the semi-finals

Argentina River Plate
CONMEBOL
 Winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores
 22 July 2015
 1st

Spain Barcelona
UEFA
 Winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
 6 June 2015
 4th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011)
Enter in the quarter-finals

China Guangzhou Evergrande
AFC
 Winners of the 2015 AFC Champions League
 21 November 2015
 2nd (Previous: 2013)

Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
CAF
 Winners of the 2015 CAF Champions League
 8 November 2015
 3rd (Previous: 2009, 2010)

Mexico América
CONCACAF
 Winners of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
 29 April 2015
 2nd (Previous: 2006)
Enter in the play-off for quarter-finals

New Zealand Auckland City
OFC
 Winners of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League
 26 April 2015
 7th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
AFC (Hosts)
 Winners of the 2015 J1 League
 5 December 2015
 2nd (Previous: 2012)

1 In bold: Previous tournament winners
2 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.



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.[10]


























Osaka

2015 FIFA Club World Cup is located in Japan

Osaka

Osaka



Yokohama

Yokohama
Yokohama

Nagai Stadium
International Stadium Yokohama

34°36′50.83″N 135°31′6.42″E / 34.6141194°N 135.5184500°E / 34.6141194; 135.5184500 (Nagai Stadium)
35°30′35″N 139°36′20″E / 35.50972°N 139.60556°E / 35.50972; 139.60556 (International Stadium Yokohama)
Capacity: 47,000
 Capacity: 72,327

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NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG



Match officials


The appointed match officials were:[11][12]











































Confederation
 Referee
 Assistant referees

AFC
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
 Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)

CAF
Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
 Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)

CONCACAF
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
 Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador)
Marvin César Torrentera (Mexico)

CONMEBOL
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
 Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian Jairo de la Cruz (Colombia)

OFC
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
 Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)

UEFA
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
 Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Warnmark (Sweden)

Host (support)
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
 Akane Yagi (Japan)


Squads


Main article: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup squads

Each team must name a 23-man squad (three of whom must 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).[13][14] Injury replacements are allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[2]



Matches


The schedule of the tournament, together with the emblem, was unveiled on 24 August 2015.[15][16]


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.[17][18]


If a match is tied after normal playing time:[2]



  • For elimination matches, extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.

  • For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time is played, and a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.























































































































































































 Play-off
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

 10 December – Yokohama
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  2
  
13 December – Osaka
  
  
 
  


 New Zealand Auckland City
  0
  
  
  Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
  0

16 December – Osaka



 
  Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  3
  
  

 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  0




 
  
  Argentina River Plate
  1
  




20 December – Yokohama




 Argentina River Plate
  0


13 December – Osaka

 
  Spain Barcelona
  3


 Mexico América
  1

17 December – Yokohama


 China Guangzhou Evergrande
  2
  
  

 Spain Barcelona
  3

Fifth place
Third place

 
  
  China Guangzhou Evergrande
  0
  

 Mexico América
  2
  Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  2



 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
  1
  China Guangzhou Evergrande
  1



16 December – Osaka
20 December – Yokohama

All times are local, JST (UTC+9).[19]



Play-off for quarter-finals


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10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)

19:45












Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 2–0 New Zealand Auckland City

Minagawa Goal 9'
Shiotani Goal 70'
 Report


International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 19,421[20]

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)




Quarter-finals




13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)

16:00












América Mexico 1–2 China Guangzhou Evergrande

Peralta Goal 55'
 Report
Zheng Long Goal 80'
Paulinho Goal 90+3'


Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 18,772[21]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)






13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)

19:30












TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 0–3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Report
Shiotani Goal 44'
Chiba Goal 56'
Asano Goal 78'


Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 23,609[22]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)




Match for fifth place




16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)

16:30












América Mexico 2–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe

Benedetto Goal 19'
Zúñiga Goal 28'
 Report
Kalaba Goal 43'


Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 11,686[23]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)




Semi-finals




16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)

19:30












Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 0–1 Argentina River Plate
Report
Alario Goal 72'


Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 20,133[24]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)






17 December 2015 (2015-12-17)

19:30












Barcelona Spain 3–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande

Suárez Goal 39', 50', 67' (pen.)
 Report


International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 63,870[25]

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)




Match for third place




20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)

16:00












Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 2–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande

Douglas Goal 70', 83'
 Report
Paulinho Goal 4'


International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 47,968[26]

Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)




Final


Main article: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final



20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)

19:30












River Plate Argentina 0–3 Spain Barcelona
Report
Messi Goal 36'
Suárez Goal 49', 68'


International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,853[27]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)




Goalscorers







































































Rank
 Player
 Team
 Goals
1
Uruguay Luis Suárez
Spain Barcelona
 5
2
Brazil Paulinho
China Guangzhou Evergrande
 2

Brazil Douglas
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan Tsukasa Shiotani
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5
Argentina Darío Benedetto
Mexico América
 1

Mexico Oribe Peralta
Mexico América

Mexico Martín Eduardo Zúñiga
Mexico América

Argentina Lionel Messi
Spain Barcelona

China Zheng Long
China Guangzhou Evergrande

Zambia Rainford Kalaba
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe

Argentina Lucas Alario
Argentina River Plate

Japan Takuma Asano
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan Kazuhiko Chiba
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan Yusuke Minagawa
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima


Final ranking


Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.




































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

1st, gold medalist(s)
Spain Barcelona (UEFA)
 2
 2
 0
 0
 6
 0
 +6
 6

2nd, silver medalist(s)
Argentina River Plate (CONMEBOL)
 2
 1
 0
 1
 1
 3
 −2
 3

3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima (AFC) (H)
 4
 3
 0
 1
 7
 2
 +5
 9
4
China Guangzhou Evergrande (AFC)
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 6
 −3
 3
5
Mexico América (CONCACAF)
 2
 1
 0
 1
 3
 3
 0
 3
6
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe (CAF)
 2
 0
 0
 2
 1
 5
 −4
 0
7
New Zealand Auckland City (OFC)
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 2
 −2
 0

Source: FIFA
(H) Host.


Awards


The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[28]
















adidas
Golden Ball
adidas
Silver Ball
adidas
Bronze Ball


Uruguay Luis Suárez
(Barcelona)

Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)

Spain Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)
FIFA Fair Play Award

Spain Barcelona


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External links




  • FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015, FIFA.com

  • FIFA Technical Report









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