
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
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2–0 | ![]() |
Tanaka ![]() Kudo ![]() |
Quarter final matches
11 December 2011 16:00, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
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1–2 | ![]() |
Darragi ![]() |
Khalfan ![]() Koni ![]() |
11 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
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1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Domingues ![]() |
Suazo ![]() |
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Domingues ![]() Jorge Wagner ![]() Kurisawa ![]() Tanaka ![]() Hayashi ![]() |
4–3 Penalties |
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Fifth place match
14 December 2011 16:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
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3–2 | ![]() |
Mier ![]() De Nigris ![]() Zavala ![]() |
N’Djeng ![]() Mouelhi ![]() |
Semi final matches
14 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
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1–3 | ![]() |
Sakai ![]() |
Neymar ![]() Borges ![]() Danilo ![]() |
15 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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0–4 | ![]() |
Adriano ![]() Keita ![]() Maxwell ![]() |
Third place match
18 December 2011 16:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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0–0 | ![]() |
Jorge Wagner ![]() Sawa ![]() Hayashi ![]() Otani ![]() |
3–5 Penalties |
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Club World Cup 2011 final match
18 December 2011 19:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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0–4 | ![]() |
Messi ![]() Xavi ![]() Fàbregas ![]() |
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