2019 FIFA Club World Cup

2019 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019
presented by Alibaba Cloud
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم قطر 2019
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates11–21 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Liverpool (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Flamengo
Third placeMexico Monterrey
Fourth placeSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored30 (3.75 per match)
Attendance166,426 (20,803 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah
Libya Hamdou Elhouni
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Egypt Mohamed Salah
Fair play awardTunisia Espérance de Tunis
2018
2020

The 2019 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 16th 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 Qatar between 11 and 21 December 2019, taking place at two venues in the city of Al Rayyan.[2]

Real Madrid, winners of the last three Club World Cup titles, were unable to defend their title, having been eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. The eventual winners of that competition, Liverpool, went on to win the Club World Cup for the first time, beating Mexican side Monterrey 2–1 in the semi-finals, before requiring extra time to claim a 1–0 win over Flamengo in the final.[3]

  1. ^ "Alibaba E-Auto signs as Presenting Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA.com. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 to be played from 11 to 21 December". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Firmino writes Liverpool into Club World Cup history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.