2016 FIFA Club World Cup
| FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto Alibaba YunOS Auto プレゼンツ FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2016 |
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2016 FIFA Club World Cup Logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Japan
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| Dates | 8–18 December 2016 |
| Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Real Madrid (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
Kashima Antlers
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| Third place |
 Atlético Nacional
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| Fourth place |
 América
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 28 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 238,428 (29,804 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Cristiano Ronaldo (4 goals)
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| Best player |
Cristiano Ronaldo
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| Fair play award |
Kashima Antlers
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The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th 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. The tournament was hosted by Japan.Real Madrid won their second Club World Cup, defeating hosts Kashima Antlers in the final.
The application process for the 2015–16 as well as the 2017–18 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014. 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. The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014. 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:
Japan was officially confirmed as hosts of the 2015 and 2016 tournaments on 23 April 2015.
On 9 June 2016, Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka and International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama were named as the two venues of the tournament.
The appointed match officials were:
Video Assistant Referees were tested during the tournament. The system was used for the first time when a penalty was awarded in the first half of the semi-final between Atlético Nacional and Kashima Antlers after a review of video replay.
Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. The official squads (excluding the host team, who was yet to be determined) were announced on 1 December 2016.
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