Host country Japan Matches played 8 Dates 6 Dec 2012 – 16 Dec 2012 Teams 7 Attendance 283,063 | Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Fourth place Al-Ahly Goals scored 21 (2.63 per match) Best player Cássio Ramos Third place C.F. Monterrey | |
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Similar 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, 2012 Copa Libertadores | ||
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. It was the ninth 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. The tournament was hosted by Japan.
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- 2012 fifa club world cup japan final
- Qualified teams
- Referees
- Squads
- Venues
- Goal line technology
- Matches
- Play off for quarter finals
- Goalscorers
- Awards
- References
Corinthians won the title for the second time after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.
2012 fifa club world cup japan final
Qualified teams
1 In bold: Previous tournament winners
Referees
The appointed referees are:
Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 29 November 2012.
Venues
The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota.
Goal-line technology
The 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. The two systems approved by FIFA, GoalRef (installed in Yokohama) and Hawk-Eye (installed in Toyota), were used in the two stadiums.
Matches
The 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). The draw decided the "positions" in the bracket for the three representatives which entered the quarter-finals (AFC/CAF/CONCACAF).
If a match is tied after normal playing time:
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Play-off for quarter-finals
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.
Goalscorers
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament.