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2011 FIFA Club World Cup

2011 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011
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2011 FIFA Club World Cup Logo
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 8–18 December 2011
Teams 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil Santos
Third place Qatar Al-Sadd
Fourth place Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Tournament statistics
Matches played 8
Goals scored 24 (3 per match)
Attendance 305,333 (38,167 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Adriano
Argentina Lionel Messi
(2 goals each)
Best player Argentina Lionel Messi
Fair play award Spain Barcelona
2010
2012

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.

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.

1 In bold: Previous tournament winners

Appointed referees are:

Each team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers.

Yokohama and Toyota were the two cities that served as venues for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.

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).


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