2015 FIFA Club World Cup

Also known as FIFA Club World Cup 2015

2015 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup

Key facts

Host country: Japan
Dates: 10–20 December
Teams: 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue: 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions: Barcelona (3rd title)
Runners up: River Plate
Third place: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Fourth place: Guangzhou Evergrande
Goals scored: 21 (2.63 per match)
Attendance: 272,312 (34,039 per match)
Top scorer s: Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 5 goals
Best player: Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
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The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th 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. The tournament was hosted by Japan between 10 and 20 December 2015.

Defending champions Real Madrid did not qualify as they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. The eventual winners of that competition, Barcelona, went on to win a record third Club World Cup title, beating Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 in the semi-finals before beating River Plate by the same margin in the final.