Matches played 8 Dates 11 Dec 2013 – 21 Dec 2013 Teams 7 Attendance 277,330 | Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Fourth place Guangzhou Evergrande | |
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Similar 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, 2010 FIFA Club World Cup | ||
The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th 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. It was hosted by Morocco, and played from 11 to 21 December 2013.
Contents
- Host bids
- Venues
- Emblem
- Ticketing
- Trophy tour
- Match officials
- Goal line technology
- Vanishing spray
- Squads
- Matches
- Final standings
- References
Bayern Munich won the title for the first time after defeating Raja Casablanca 2–0 in the final.
Host bids
There were four countries bidding to host the 2013 and 2014 tournaments (same host for both tournaments):
In October 2011, FIFA said that Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all withdrew their bids, leaving Morocco as the only bidder. FIFA officially announced Morocco as host on 17 December 2011.
Venues
The venues for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup were in Marrakesh and Agadir.
Emblem
The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled in Casablanca on 2 September 2013.
Ticketing
Pre-sale tickets were available from 14 to 27 October 2013, while the open sales phase began on 28 October 2013.
Trophy tour
A tour of the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy took place from October to December 2013, starting from Yokohama, the site of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, before visiting the cities of each participating team, and ending at Casablanca before the start of the tournament.
Match officials
The appointed match officials were:
Goal-line technology
For the second year in a row, goal-line technology was used for the tournament. GoalControl GmbH was chosen as the official goal-line technology provider.
Vanishing spray
Following successful trials at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA approved the vanishing spray to be used by the tournament referees to mark the ten-yard line for the defending team during a free kick.
Squads
Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 29 November 2013. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.
A total of 31 nationalities were represented in the squads of the seven teams.
Matches
The draw was held on 9 October 2013 at 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh, to decide the "positions" in the bracket for the three teams which entered the quarter-finals (champions of AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF).
If a match was tied after normal playing time:
All times are local, WET (UTC±0).
Final standings
Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.