The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup was the 14th edition of the international club football tournament organized by FIFA, featuring the champions of the six continental confederations along with the host nation’s league champions. It was held in the United Arab Emirates.
Real Madrid, the defending champions, qualified for the tournament by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, making them the first team to qualify for the Club World Cup as defending champions. They went on to defeat Grêmio 1–0 in the final, becoming the first team to successfully defend their FIFA Club World Cup title.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place FIFA Fair Play Award
Real Madrid (3rd title) Grêmio Pachuca Al-Jazira Real Madrid
Club World Cup 2017 awards
Award Player Name Team
Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba Cloud Award Luka Modrić Real Madrid
Adidas Silver Ball Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
Adidas Bronze Ball Jonathan Urretaviscaya Pachuca
Club World Cup 2017 Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
Grêmio CONMEBOL Winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores Entering in the semi-finals
Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Entering in the semi-finals
Urawa Red Diamonds AFC Winners of the 2017 AFC Champions League Entering in the second round
Wydad Casablanca CAF Winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League Entering in the second round
Pachuca CONCACAF Winners of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Entering in the second round
Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2017 OFC Champions League Entering in the first round
Al-Jazira AFC (host) Winners of the 2016–17 UAE Pro League Entering in the first round
Note: Al-Jazira won the 2016–17 UAE Pro League on 29 April 2017. Their participation in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup was officially confirmed on 11 September 2017 after Al-Ain became the last team from the United Arab Emirates to be eliminated from the 2017 AFC Champions League.
First round match
6 December 2017 21:00, GST (UTC+4) | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Al-Jazira | 1–0 | Auckland City |
Romarinho 38′ |
Second round matches
9 December 2017 17:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pachuca | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Wydad Casablanca |
Guzmán 112′ |
9December 2017 20:30, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Al-Jazira | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Mabkhout 52′ |
Fifth place match
12 December 2017 18:00, GST (UTC+4) | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Wydad Casablanca | 2–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Haddad 21′ Hajhouj 90+4′ (pen.) |
Maurício 18′, 60′ Kashiwagi 26′ |
Club World Cup 2017 semi finals
12 December 2017 21:00, GST (UTC+4) | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Grêmio | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Pachuca |
Everton 95′ |
13 December 2017 21:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Al-Jazira | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
Romarinho 41′ | Cristiano Ronaldo 53′ Gareth Bale 81′ |
Third place match
16 December 2017 18:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Al-Jazira | 1–4 | Pachuca |
Mubarak 57′ | Urretaviscaya 37′ Jara 60′ De la Rosa 79′ Sagal 84′ (pen.) |
Club World Cup 2017 final match
16 December 2017 21:00, GST (UTC+4) | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Grêmio |
Cristiano Ronaldo 53′ |
Club World Cup 2017 top goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Maurício Antônio Urawa Red Diamonds 2
2 Romarinho Al-Jazira 2
3 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2
4 Gareth Bale Real Madrid 1
5 Roberto de la Rosa Pachuca 1