2013 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)[1] was the 10th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.[2] It was hosted by Morocco,[3] and played from 11 to 21 December 2013.[1][4]

2013 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013
presented by Toyota
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم
المغرب 2013
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates11–21 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bayern Munich (1st title)
Runners-up Raja Casablanca
Third place Atlético Mineiro
Fourth place Guangzhou Evergrande
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored28 (3.5 per match)
Attendance277,330 (34,666 per match)
Top scorer(s) Darío Conca
César Delgado
Mouhcine Iajour
Ronaldinho
(2 goals each)
Best player(s) Franck Ribéry
Fair play award Bayern Munich

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):[5]

In October 2011, FIFA said that Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all withdrew their bids, leaving Morocco as the only bidder.[6] FIFA officially announced Morocco as host on 17 December 2011.[7]

Qualified teams
Location of teams of the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
Team Confederation Qualification Participation
Enter in the semi-finals
Atlético Mineiro CONMEBOL Winners of the 2013 Copa Libertadores 1st
Bayern Munich UEFA Winners of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League 1st
Enter in the quarter-finals
Guangzhou Evergrande AFC Winners of the 2013 AFC Champions League 1st
Al-Ahly CAF Winners of the 2013 CAF Champions League 5th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012)
Monterrey CONCACAF Winners of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League 3rd (Previous: 2011, 2012)
Enter in the play-off for quarter-finals
Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League 5th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Raja Casablanca CAF (Host) Winners of the 2012–13 Botola 2nd (Previous: 2000)

Venues

The venues for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup were in Marrakesh and Agadir.[8]

Marrakesh
Agadir
Stade de Marrakech Stade Adrar
31°42′24″N 7°58′50″W 30°25′38″N 9°32′26″W
Capacity: 45,240 Capacity: 45,480

Organisation

Emblem

The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled in Casablanca on 2 September 2013.[9]

Ticketing

Pre-sale tickets were available from 14 to 27 October 2013, while the open sales phase began on 28 October 2013.[10]

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.[11]

Refereeing

Match officials

The appointed match officials were:[12]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC Ali Al-Badwawi (injured) Saleh Al Marzouqi (withdrew)
Mohamed Al Mehairi (withdrew)
Alireza Faghani Hassan Kamranifar
Reza Sokhandan
CAF Bakary Gassama Angesom Ogbamariam
Felicien Kabanda (injured)
Néant Alioum (reserve) Evarist Menkouande (reserve)
Peter Edibi (reserve)
CONCACAF Mark Geiger Sean Hurd
Joe Fletcher
CONMEBOL Sandro Ricci Emerson De Carvalho
Marcelo Van Gasse
UEFA Carlos Velasco Carballo Roberto Alonso Fernández
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez

Goal-line technology

For the second year in a row, goal-line technology was used for the tournament.[13] GoalControl GmbH was chosen as the official goal-line technology provider.[14]

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.[15]

Squads
Main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup 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.[2]

A total of 31 nationalities were represented in the squads of the seven teams.[16]

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).[13][17][18]

If a match was tied after normal playing time:[2]

  • For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
  • For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
Play-off Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 11 December – Agadir                        
  Raja Casablanca  2   14 December – Agadir        
  Auckland City  1       Raja Casablanca (a.e.t.)  2
18 December – Marrakesh
    Monterrey  1    
  Raja Casablanca  3
      Atlético Mineiro  1  
21 December – Marrakesh
  Raja Casablanca  0
14 December – Agadir
    Bayern Munich  2
  Guangzhou Evergrande  2
17 December – Agadir
  Al-Ahly  0    
  Guangzhou Evergrande  0
Fifth place Third place
      Bayern Munich  3  
  Monterrey  5   Atlético Mineiro  3
  Al-Ahly  1   Guangzhou Evergrande  2
18 December – Marrakesh 21 December – Marrakesh

All times are local, WET (UTC±0).

Play-off for quarter-finals
Raja Casablanca 2–1 Auckland City
Iajour  39'
Hafidi  90+2'		 Report Krishna  63'
Attendance: 34,875
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Quarter-finals
Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 Al-Ahly
Elkeson  49'
Conca  67'		 Report
Attendance: 34,579
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Raja Casablanca 2–1 (a.e.t.) Monterrey
Chtibi  24'
Guehi  95'		 Report Basanta  53'
Attendance: 34,579

Semi-finals
Guangzhou Evergrande 0–3 Bayern Munich
Report Ribéry  40'
Mandžukić  44'
Götze  47'
Attendance: 27,311
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Raja Casablanca 3–1 Atlético Mineiro
Iajour  51'
Moutouali  84' (pen.)
Mabidé  90+4'		 Report Ronaldinho  63'
Attendance: 35,219

Fifth place match
Monterrey 5-1 Al-Ahly
Cardozo  3'
Delgado  22', 65'
López  27'
Suazo  45' (pen.)		 Report Moteab  8'
Attendance: 35,219

Third place match
Guangzhou Evergrande 2–3 Atlético Mineiro
Muriqui  9'
Conca  15' (pen.)		 Report Diego Tardelli  2'
Ronaldinho  45+1'
Luan  90+1'
Attendance: 37,774

Final
Main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Raja Casablanca 0–2 Bayern Munich
Report Dante  7'
Thiago  22'
Attendance: 37,774
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Ronaldinho Atlético Mineiro 2
Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande
César Delgado Monterrey
Mouhcine Iajour Raja Casablanca
5 Emad Moteab Al-Ahly 1
Diego Tardelli Atlético Mineiro
Luan Atlético Mineiro
Roy Krishna Auckland City
Dante Bayern Munich
Mario Götze Bayern Munich
Mario Mandžukić Bayern Munich
Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich
Thiago Bayern Munich
Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande
Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande
José María Basanta Monterrey
Neri Cardozo Monterrey
Leobardo López Monterrey
Humberto Suazo Monterrey
Chemseddine Chtibi Raja Casablanca
Kouko Guehi Raja Casablanca
Abdelilah Hafidi Raja Casablanca
Vianney Mabidé Raja Casablanca
Mouhcine Moutouali Raja Casablanca

Tournament round-up

Final standings
Pos Team Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Bayern Munich UEFA 220050+5
2 Raja Casablanca CAF 430175+2
3 Atlético Mineiro CONMEBOL 210145−1
4 Guangzhou Evergrande AFC 310246−2
5 Monterrey CONCACAF 210163+3
6 Al-Ahly CAF 200217−6
7 Auckland City OFC 100112−1

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.

Awards
adidas
Golden Ball		 adidas
Silver Ball		 adidas
Bronze Ball
Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)
Philipp Lahm
(Bayern Munich)
Mouhcine Iajour
(Raja Casablanca)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Bayern Munich
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References
  1. "Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013.
  2. "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013" (PDF). FIFA.
  3. "Morocco to host 2013-2014 Club World Cup". AFP. Google News. 17 December 2011.
  4. Marcelo Leme de Arruda (8 September 2016). "FIFA Club World Cup 2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. "Iran among four bidders to host 2013-14 FIFA Club World Cups". Associated Press. USA Today. 17 May 2011.
  6. "Morocco set to host Club World Cup in 2013, '14". Associated Press. FoxSports.com. 17 October 2011.
  7. "Reform road map speeds up". FIFA. 17 December 2011.
  8. "FIFA calls for solidarity to eradicate match-fixing". FIFA.com. 28 September 2012.
  9. "Official emblem unveiled". FIFA.com. 2 September 2013.
  10. "Ticketing details announced for Morocco 2013". FIFA.com. 5 October 2013.
  11. "FIFA Club World Cup Welcome Tour kicks off in Yokohama". FIFA.com. 18 October 2013.
  12. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 presented by TOYOTA Appointments of Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  13. "Morocco awaits continental champions, confirms goal-line technology". FIFA.com. 9 October 2013.
  14. "GoalControl confirmed as goal-line technology provider for Brazil 2014". FIFA.com. 10 October 2013.
  15. "Largely positive experience with the use of vanishing spray in FIFA competitions". FIFA.com. 20 November 2013.
  16. "Cosmopolitan cast list promises much". FIFA.com. 5 December 2013.
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