Host country Japan Champions Barcelona (2nd title) Fourth place Kashiwa Reysol Dates 8 Dec 2011 – 18 Dec 2011 Best player Lionel Messi Third place Al Sadd SC | Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Runners-up Santos Matches played 8 Champion FC Barcelona Teams 7 Attendance 305,333 | |
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Similar 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup | ||
The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2011. It was the eighth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations as well as the league winner from the host nation.
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After the United Arab Emirates hosted the tournament in 2009 and 2010, hosting rights for the 2011 edition returned to Japan. During a visit to Japan on 23 May 2011, FIFA President Sepp Blatter confirmed that Japan would remain as hosts of the tournament despite the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
The tournament was won by Spanish club Barcelona, who defeated Brazilian club Santos 4–0 in the final.
Qualified teams
1 In bold: Previous tournament winners
Referees
Appointed referees are:
Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers.
Venues
Yokohama and Toyota were the two cities that served as venues for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.
Matches
A draw was held on 17 November in Nagoya to decide the "positions" of the three teams entering the quarterfinals: Al-Sadd (AFC), Espérance (CAF), and Monterrey (CONCACAF).
If a match was tied after normal playing time:
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).