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2014 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014
2014 FIFA Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco Morocco
Dates10–20 December 2014
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain Real Madrid (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Argentina San Lorenzo
Third placeFlag of New Zealand Auckland City
Fourth placeFlag of Mexico Cruz Azul
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored20 (2.5 per match)
Attendance228,021 (28,503 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Wales Gareth Bale
Flag of Spain Sergio Ramos
Flag of Mexico Gerardo Torrado
(2 goals each)
Best playerFlag of Spain Sergio Ramos
Fair play awardFlag of Spain Real Madrid
2013
2015

The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the national league champion from the host country. It was hosted by Morocco for the second year in a row, and played from 10 to 20 December 2014.

Real Madrid won their first FIFA Club World Cup after defeating San Lorenzo 2–0 in the final, and their fourth world club title counting the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, equaling Milan's record.

Host bids[]

There were four countries bidding to host the 2013 and 2014 tournaments (same host for both tournaments):

In October 2011, FIFA said that Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all withdrew their bids, leaving Morocco as the only bidder. FIFA officially announced Morocco as host on 17 December 2011.

On 21 August 2014, FIFA issued a statement reconfirming Morocco as the host, despite recent rumours that a change in venue might be sought due to the 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak. Morocco had cancelled its hosting of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations due to fears of Ebola, but vowed to host the Club World Cup as no entrants would be from the countries with the most severe Ebola outbreaks.

Qualified teams[]

Team Confederation Qualification Participation
Enter in the semi-finals
Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo CONMEBOL Winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores 1st
Flag of Spain Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2nd (Previous: 2000)
Enter in the quarter-finals
Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers AFC Winners of the 2014 AFC Champions League 1st
Flag of Algeria ES Sétif CAF Winners of the 2014 CAF Champions League 1st
Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul CONCACAF Winners of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1st
Enter in the play-off for quarter-finals
Flag of New Zealand Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League 6th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Flag of Morocco Moghreb Tétouan CAF (Host) Winners of the 2013–14 Botola 1st

Venues[]

The venues for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup were in Rabat and Marrakesh.

Rabat Marrakesh
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Stade de Marrakech
Capacity: 52,000 Capacity: 45,240
FAR Rabat vs AS Sale, November 6 2012-2 Stade de marrakech

Match officials[]

The appointed match officials were:

Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC Flag of Australia Benjamin Williams Flag of Australia Matthew Cream
Flag of Australia Paul Cetrangolo
CAF Flag of Ivory Coast Noumandiez Doué Flag of Ivory Coast Songuifolo Yéo
Flag of Burundi Jean-Claude Birumushahu
CONCACAF Flag of Guatemala Walter López Flag of Costa Rica Leonel Leal
Flag of Guatemala Gerson López
CONMEBOL Flag of Chile Enrique Osses Flag of Chile Carlos Astroza
Flag of Chile Sergio Román
OFC Flag of Tahiti Norbert Hauata Flag of Tonga Tevita Makasini
Flag of Tahiti Paul Ahupu
UEFA Flag of Portugal Pedro Proença Flag of Portugal Bertino Miranda
Flag of Portugal Tiago Trigo

Replaced Colombian trio Wilmar Roldán, Eduardo Díaz and Alexander Guzmán.

Squads[]

Main article:2014 FIFA Club World Cup squads

Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 28 November 2014. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. The squads were announced by FIFA on 4 December 2014.

Matches[]

If a match was tied after normal playing time:

  • For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
  • For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
Play-off Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 10 December – Rabat                          
 Flag of Morocco Moghreb Tétouan  0 (3)   13 December – Rabat        
 Flag of New Zealand Auckland City (pen.)  0 (4)      Flag of New Zealand Auckland City  1
17 December – Marrakesh
   Flag of Algeria ES Sétif  0    
 Flag of New Zealand Auckland City  1
     Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo (a.e.t.)  2  
20 December – Marrakesh
 Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo  0
13 December – Rabat
   Flag of Spain Real Madrid  2
 Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul (a.e.t.)  3
16 December – Marrakesh
 Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers  1    
 Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul  0
Fifth place Third place
     Flag of Spain Real Madrid  4  
 Flag of Algeria ES Sétif (pen.)  2 (5)  Flag of New Zealand Auckland City (pen.)  1 (4)
 Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers  2 (4)  Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul  1 (2)
17 December – Marrakesh 20 December – Marrakesh

All times are local, WET (UTC±0).

Play-off for quarter-finals[]

10 December 2014
19:30
Moghreb Tétouan Flag of Morocco 0–0
(a.e.t.)
Flag of New Zealand Auckland City Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 35,247
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Report
  Penalties  
Jahouh Missed
Krouch Soccerball shad check
Fall Soccerball shad check
Naïm Soccerball shad check
Khallati Missed
3–4 Soccerball shad check Payne
Soccerball shad check Irving
Soccerball shad check White
Missed Bilen
Soccerball shad check Issa

Quarter-finals[]

A draw was held on 11 October 2014 at 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh, to determine the pairings of the four quarter-finalists.

13 December 2014
16:00
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria 0–1 Flag of New Zealand Auckland City Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 22,153
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Report Irving Goal 52'

13 December 2014
19:30
Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico 3–1
(a.e.t.)
Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Attendance: 22,153
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Torrado Goal 89' (pen.)118' (pen.)
Pavone Goal 108'
Report La Rocca Goal 65'

Semi-finals[]

The first semi-final was originally to be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, but was moved to Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh due to difficult pitch conditions.

16 December 2014
19:30
Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico 0–4 Flag of Spain Real Madrid Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Attendance: 34,862
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Report Ramos Goal 15'
Benzema Goal 36'
Bale Goal 50'
Isco Goal 72'

17 December 2014
19:30
San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina 2–1
(a.e.t.)
Flag of New Zealand Auckland City Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Attendance: 18,458
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Barrientos Goal 45+2'
Matos Goal 93'
Report Berlanga Goal 67'

Match for fifth place[]

17 December 2014
16:30
ES Sétif Flag of Algeria 2–2 Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Attendance: 18,458
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Mullen Goal 50' (o.g.)
Ziaya Goal 57'
Report Castelen Goal 5'
Saba Goal 89'
  Penalties  
Djahnit Missed
Gasmi Soccerball shad check
Belameiri Soccerball shad check
Ziaya Missed
Mellouli Soccerball shad check
Arroussi Missed
Megateli Soccerball shad check
Zerara Soccerball shad check
5–4 Soccerball shad check Saba
Missed Haliti
Soccerball shad check Trifiro
Soccerball shad check Juric
Missed Bouzanis
Missed Mullen
Soccerball shad check Fofanah
Missed Adeleke

Match for third place[]

20 December 2014
16:30
Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico 1–1 Flag of New Zealand Auckland City Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Attendance: 38,345
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Rojas Goal 57' Report De Vries Goal 45+2'
  Penalties  
Giménez Soccerball shad check
Formica Missed
Rodríguez Soccerball shad check
Valadéz Missed
2–4 Soccerball shad check Payne
Missed Irving
Soccerball shad check White
Soccerball shad check Pritchett
Soccerball shad check Issa

Final[]

Main article:2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final
20 December 2014
19:30
Real Madrid Flag of Spain 2–0 Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Attendance: 38,345
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Ramos Goal 37'
Bale Goal 51'
Report

Goalscorers[]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Flag of Wales Gareth Bale Flag of Spain Real Madrid 2
Flag of Spain Sergio Ramos Flag of Spain Real Madrid
Flag of Mexico Gerardo Torrado Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul
4 Flag of Spain Ángel Berlanga Flag of New Zealand Auckland City 1
Flag of New Zealand Ryan De Vries Flag of New Zealand Auckland City
Flag of England John Irving Flag of New Zealand Auckland City
Flag of Argentina Mariano Pavone Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul
Flag of Ecuador Joao Rojas Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul
Flag of France Karim Benzema Flag of Spain Real Madrid
Flag of Spain Isco Flag of Spain Real Madrid
Flag of Argentina Pablo Barrientos Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo
Flag of Argentina Mauro Matos Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo
Flag of Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya Flag of Algeria ES Sétif
Flag of Netherlands Romeo Castelen Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Flag of Italy Iacopo La Rocca Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Flag of Brazil Vitor Saba Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Own goal

Tournament round-up[]

Final standings[]

Pos. Team Confed. Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 Flag of Spain Real Madrid UEFA 2 2 0 0 6 6 0 +6
2 Flag of Argentina San Lorenzo CONMEBOL 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 -1
3 Flag of New Zealand Auckland City OFC 4 1 2 1 5 3 3 0
4 Flag of Mexico Cruz Azul CONCACAF 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 -2
5 Flag of Algeria ES Sétif CAF 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 -1
6 Flag of Australia Western Sydney Wanderers AFC 2 0 1 1 1 3 5 -2
7 Flag of Morocco Moghreb Tétouan CAF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

adidas
Golden Ball
adidas
Silver Ball
adidas
Bronze Ball
Flag of Spain Sergio Ramos
(Real Madrid)
Flag of Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Flag of New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
(Auckland City)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Spain Real Madrid

External links[]

FIFA Club World Cup
Seasons
Brazil 2000 · Spain 2001 · Japan 2005 · Japan 2006 · Japan 2007 · Japan 2008 · UAE 2009 · UAE 2010 · Japan 2011 · Japan 2012 · Morocco 2013 · Morocco 2014 · Japan 2015 · Japan 2016 · UAE 2017 · UAE 2018 · Qatar 2019 · Qatar 2020 · Japan 2021 · Morocco 2022 · Saudi Arabia 2023 · United States 2025
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Qualification
AFC Champions League · CAF Champions League · CONCACAF Champions Cup · Copa Libertadores · OFC Champions League · UEFA Champions League
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