2023 FIFA Club World Cup

Football competition in Saudi Arabia

For the Club World Cup tournament of the 2022 season played in early 2023, see 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.

2023 FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 presented by Visit Saudi
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم
السعودية 2023

Tournament details
Host country| Saudi Arabia
Dates| 12–22 December
Teams| 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Manchester City (1st title)
Runners-up|  Fluminense
Third place|  Al Ahly
Fourth place|  Urawa Red Diamonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 7
Goals scored| 23 (3.29 per match)
Attendance| 246,888 (35,270 per match)
Top scorer(s)| Julián Alvarez (Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad)
Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly)
2 goals each
Best player(s)| Rodri (Manchester City)
Fair play award|  Al-Ittihad

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The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup (officially titled the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 presented by Visit Saudi for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th and final edition of the FIFA Club World Cup held under the previous format. Organised by FIFA, the tournament featured seven teams comprising the winners of each of the six continental confederations' top club competitions, along with the champions of the host nation's domestic league. It was held in Saudi Arabia from 12 to 22 December 2023.[1]

Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were not able to defend their title after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Manchester City.[2] The English team won the edition by beating the Brazilian team Fluminense 4–0 in the final, claiming its first title. This edition marked the conclusion of the Club World Cup's seven-team format, which had been in place since the competition's inception in 2000 (with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was cancelled). It was the last before the tournament's expansion to a 32-team event beginning with the 2025 edition.[3]

## Host appointment

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Although an expanded, quadrennial Club World Cup was planned for 2025,[4] FIFA confirmed on 13 February 2023 that a 2023 tournament would be held using the previous seven-team format.[5] Earlier that month, UOL Esporte reported that Saudi Arabia were interested in hosting the 2023 and 2024 Club World Cup tournaments.[6] On 14 February, the FIFA Council confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host for the 2023 tournament.[7]

## Qualified teams

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Fluminense

Manchester City

Urawa Red Diamonds

Al Ahly

León

Auckland City

Al-Ittihad

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Location of the teams participating in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.

Team  | Confederation  | Qualification  | Qualified date  | Participation

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Entering in the semi-finals
Fluminense | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores | 4 November 2023  | Debut
Manchester City | UEFA | Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League | 10 June 2023  | Debut
Entering in the second round
Urawa Red Diamonds | AFC | Winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League | 26 February 2023[note 1] | 3rd (Previous: 2007, 2017)
Al Ahly | CAF | Winners of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League | 11 June 2023  | 9th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022)
León | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League | 4 June 2023  | Debut
Entering in the first round
Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2023 OFC Champions League | 27 May 2023  | 11th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022)
Al-Ittihad | AFC (host)  | Winners of the 2022–23 Saudi Pro League | 27 May 2023  | 2nd (Previous: 2005)

Notes

1. ^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified on 26 February 2023 when Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal were confirmed as their opponents in the final. If a team from the host country had won the AFC Champions League, the runners-up of the AFC Champions League would have been invited in place of the host league winners. Urawa Red Diamonds won the AFC Champions League on 6 May 2023, confirming their second round entrance.

## Venues

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On 26 June 2023, FIFA and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) confirmed that all matches in the tournament would be played in the city of Jeddah in two stadiums.[8]

Jeddah

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Location of the host city of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.

| Jeddah

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King Abdullah Sports City
Stadium | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal
Stadium
Capacity: 62,345 | Capacity: 27,000

## Match officials

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On 3 November 2023, FIFA announced that five referees, ten assistant referees and eight video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.[9][10]

Confederation  | Referees  | Assistant referees  | Video assistant referees

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AFC | Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)  |

* Khalaf Al-Shammari (Saudi Arabia)
* Yasir Al-Sultan (Saudi Arabia)

| Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
CAF | Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)  |

* Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
* Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique)

| Adil Zourak (Morocco)
CONCACAF | Tori Penso (United States)  |

* Brooke Mayo (United States)
* Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)

| Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
CONMEBOL | Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)  |

* Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
* Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)

* Juan Soto (Venezuela)
* Juan Lara (Chile)

UEFA | Szymon Marciniak (Poland)  |

* Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
* Adam Kupsik (Poland)

* Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
* Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
* Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

One support referee was also named for the tournament.

Confederation  | Support referee

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OFC | Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

## Squads

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Main article: 2023 FIFA Club World Cup squads

Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom had to be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[11]

## Matches

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If a match was tied after normal playing time:[11]

* 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 match for third place, no extra time would be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winner.

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round| | | Semi-finals| | | Final
| | 15 December – Jeddah (PAAFS)| |
|  León| 0| 19 December – Jeddah (KASCS)
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|  Urawa Red Diamonds| 1| | |  Urawa Red Diamonds| 0
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| | | |  Manchester City| 3| | | 22 December – Jeddah (KASCS)
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| |  Manchester City| 4
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| 18 December – Jeddah (KASCS)| | |  Fluminense| 0
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| 15 December – Jeddah (KASCS)|  Fluminense| 2|
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| 12 December – Jeddah (KASCS)|  Al Ahly| 3| | |  Al Ahly| 0| | | Match for third place
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|  Al-Ittihad| 3| | |  Al-Ittihad| 1| | | | 22 December – Jeddah (PAAFS)
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|  Auckland City| 0| | | | |  Urawa Red Diamonds| 2
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| | |  Al Ahly| 4
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All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[12]

### First round

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12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)

21:00

Al-Ittihad | 3–0|  Auckland City

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* Romarinho 29'
* Kanté 34'
* Benzema 40'

| Report |

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 50,248

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

### Second round

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15 December 2023 (2023-12-15)

17:30

León | 0–1|  Urawa Red Diamonds

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| Report |

* Schalk 78'

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 2,525

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)

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15 December 2023 (2023-12-15)

21:00

Al Ahly | 3–1|  Al-Ittihad

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* Maâloul 21' (pen.)
* El Shahat 59'
* Ashour 62'

| Report |

* Benzema 90+2'

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 56,111

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

### Semi-finals

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18 December 2023 (2023-12-18)

21:00

Fluminense | 2–0|  Al Ahly

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* Arias 71' (pen.)
* Kennedy 90'

| Report |

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 34,986

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

* * *

19 December 2023 (2023-12-19)

21:00

Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–3|  Manchester City

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| Report |

* Høibråten 45+1' (o.g.)
* Kovačić 52'
* Silva 59'

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 40,127

Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

### Match for third place

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22 December 2023 (2023-12-22)

17:30

Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–4|  Al Ahly

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* Kanté 43'
* Scholz 54' (pen.)

| Report |

* Ibrahim 19'
* Tau 25'
* Koizumi 60'(o.g.)
* Maâloul 90+8'

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 10,290

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

### Final

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Main article: 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final

22 December 2023 (2023-12-22)

21:00

Manchester City | 4–0|  Fluminense

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* Alvarez 1', 88'
* Nino 27' (o.g.)
* Foden 72'

| Report |

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 52,601

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

## Goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Julián Alvarez |  Manchester City | 2
Karim Benzema |  Al-Ittihad
Ali Maâloul |  Al Ahly
4  |  Jhon Arias |  Fluminense | 1
Emam Ashour |  Al Ahly
Bernardo Silva |  Manchester City
Hussein El Shahat |  Al Ahly
Phil Foden |  Manchester City
Yasser Ibrahim |  Al Ahly
José Kanté |  Urawa Red Diamonds
N'Golo Kanté |  Al-Ittihad
John Kennedy |  Fluminense
Mateo Kovačić |  Manchester City
Romarinho |  Al-Ittihad
Alex Schalk |  Urawa Red Diamonds
Alexander Scholz |  Urawa Red Diamonds
Percy Tau |  Al Ahly

1 own goal

* Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds, against Manchester City)
* Yoshio Koizumi (Urawa Red Diamonds, against Al Ahly)
* Nino (Fluminense, against Manchester City)

## Awards

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See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Rodri of Manchester City won the Golden Ball award.[13]

Golden Ball  | Silver Ball  | Bronze Ball

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Rodri
(Manchester City)  |  Kyle Walker
(Manchester City)  |  Jhon Arias
(Fluminense)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Al-Ittihad

FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.

Man of the Match  Match  | Man of the match  | Club  | Opponent  | Ref.

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1  |  N'Golo Kanté |  Al-Ittihad |  Auckland City | [14]
2  |  Marwan Attia |  Al Ahly |  Al-Ittihad | [15]
3  |  Yoshio Koizumi |  Urawa Red Diamonds |  León | [16]
4  |  André |  Fluminense |  Al Ahly | [17]
5  |  Rodri |  Manchester City |  Urawa Red Diamonds | [18]
6  |  Emam Ashour |  Al Ahly |  Urawa Red Diamonds | [19]
7  |  Julián Alvarez |  Manchester City |  Fluminense | [20]

## Sponsorship

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Presenting Partner

* Visit Saudi

FIFA Partners

* Adidas
* Coca-Cola
* Qatar Airways
* Visa
* Wanda Group

Tournament Supporters

* Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group
* Jahez
* Jeddah Central
* Jeddah Historic District
* Neom

## References

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1. ^ "Saudi Arabia to host Club World Cup in December". FIFA. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
2. ^ "Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer". FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
3. ^ "FIFA Council approves international match calendars". FIFA. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
4. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 praised for its "unique cohesive power"". FIFA. 16 December 2022. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. ^ "Agenda of meeting no. 22 of the FIFA Council" (PDF). FIFA. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
6. ^ Rizzo, Marcel (10 February 2023). "Mundial de Clubes: Arábia Saudita cotada para receber edições 2023 e 2024" [Club World Cup: Saudi Arabia tipped to host 2023 and 2024 editions]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
7. ^ "FIFA Council highlights record breaking revenue in football". FIFA. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
8. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 host city confirmed". FIFA. 26 June 2023.
9. ^ "Match officials appointed for FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023". FIFA. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
10. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2023 – List of Appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
11. ^ a b "Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
12. ^ "Match Schedule: FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
13. ^ "Rodri wins adidas Golden Ball as City reign". FIFA. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
14. ^ "Stylish Ittihad set up Ahly showdown". FIFA. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
15. ^ "Al Ahly stun Al Ittihad to set up Flu showdown". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
16. ^ "Schalk strikes as Reds set up City semi". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
17. ^ "Fluminense make final after spirited Al Ahly win". FIFA. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
18. ^ "City cruise to set up Fluminense final". FIFA. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
19. ^ "Al Ahly claim bronze after six-goal thriller". FIFA. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
20. ^ "Clinical City clinch maiden Club World Cup title". FIFA. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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