Club World Cup 2011 was the 8th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation’s league champions.
After the United Arab Emirates hosted the FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010, the 2011 edition returned to Japan. During a visit to Japan on 23 May 2011, FIFA President Sepp Blatter confirmed that Japan would continue as the tournament’s host despite the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Defending champions Internazionale did not qualify after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. The winners of that competition, Barcelona, went on to dominate the 2011 Club World Cup. They defeated Qatari club Al-Sadd 4–0 in the semi-finals and secured another 4–0 victory against Brazilian club Santos in the final to win the title.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place Fair Play Award
Barcelona (2nd title) Santos Al-Sadd Kashiwa Reysol Barcelona
Club World Cup 2011 Awards
Award Player Team
Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba Cloud Award Lionel Messi Barcelona
Adidas Silver Ball Xavi Barcelona
Adidas Bronze Ball Neymar Santos
Club World Cup 2011 Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
Barcelona UEFA Winners of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Entering in the semi-final
Santos CONMEBOL Winners of the 2011 Copa Libertadores Entering in the semi-final
Al-Sadd AFC Winners of the 2011 AFC Champions League Entering in the quarter-final
Espérance de Tunis CAF Winners of the 2011 CAF Champions League Entering in the quarter-final
Monterrey CONCACAF Winners of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Entering in the quarter-final
Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2010–11 OFC Champions League Entering in the play-off for quarter-final
Kashiwa Reysol AFC (host) Winners of the 2011 J.League Division 1 Entering in the play-off for quarter-final
Play-off for quarter-final
8 December 2011 19:45, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Kashiwa Reysol | 2–0 | Auckland City |
Tanaka 37′ Kudo 40′ |
Quarter final matches
11 December 2011 16:00, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Espérance de Tunis | 1–2 | Al-Sadd |
Darragi 60′ | Khalfan 33′ Koni 49′ |
11 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Monterrey |
Domingues 53′ | Suazo 58′ | |
Domingues Jorge Wagner Kurisawa Tanaka Hayashi |
4–3 Penalties |
L. Pérez Suazo Ayoví Orozco Delgado |
Fifth place match
14 December 2011 16:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Monterrey | 3–2 | Espérance de Tunis |
Mier 39′ De Nigris 44′ Zavala 47′ |
N’Djeng 31′ Mouelhi 76′ (pen.) |
Semi final matches
14 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–3 | Santos |
Sakai 54′ | Neymar 19′ Borges 24′ Danilo 63′ |
15 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Al-Sadd | 0–4 | Barcelona |
Adriano 25′, 43′ Keita 64′ Maxwell 81′ |
Third place match
18 December 2011 16:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Kashiwa Reysol | 0–0 | Al-Sadd |
Jorge Wagner Sawa Hayashi Otani |
3–5 Penalties |
Niang Keïta Majid Al-Haydos Belhadj |
Club World Cup 2011 final match
18 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Santos | 0–4 | Barcelona |
Messi 17′, 82′ Xavi 24′ Fàbregas 45′ |
Club World Cup 2011 Top Goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Adriano Barcelona 2
2 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2
3 Khalfan Ibrahim Al-Sadd 1
4 Abdulla Koni Al-Sadd 1
5 Maxwell Barcelona 1