2011 FIFA Club World Cup

Also known as FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011

8th edition of FIFA club world cup

Key facts

Host country: Japan
Dates: 8–18 December
Teams: 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue: 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions: Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners up: Santos
Third place: Al-Sadd
Fourth place: Kashiwa Reysol
Goals scored: 24 (3 per match)
Attendance: 305,333 (38,167 per match)
Top scorer s: Adriano (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2 goals each
Best player: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2011. It was the eighth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised 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 tournament in 2009 and 2010, hosting rights for the 2011 edition returned to Japan. During a visit to Japan on 23 May 2011, FIFA President Sepp Blatter confirmed that Japan would remain as hosts of the tournament despite the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.