2020 FIFA Club World Cup
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم قطر 2020 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
Dates | December 2020 (planned) |
Teams | 7 (expected) (from 6 confederations) |
The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to be the 17th 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 is scheduled to be hosted by Qatar in December 2020. It will be the final FIFA Club World Cup to feature seven teams before revamp to 24 teams in 2021 in China.
Liverpool were the defending champions, but will not defend their title after being eliminated in 2019–20 UEFA Champions League round of 16.
Host appointment
With proposals for an expanded Club World Cup, FIFA delayed the announcement of a host. On 28 May 2019,[1] FIFA announced that the 2019 and 2020 tournament host would be appointed at the FIFA Council meeting in Paris, France on 3 June 2019.[2]
Qatar was appointed as the host for the 2019 and 2020 tournaments on 3 June 2019, serving as test events ahead of their hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will retain its original format ahead of the revamp in 2021.[3]
Qualified teams
NOTE: The following information is based on the current format of the FIFA Club World Cup, and is subject to change by FIFA. |
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
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Entering in the semi-finals | ||||
TBD | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores | ||
TBD | UEFA | Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League | 23 August 2020 | |
Entering in the second round | ||||
TBD | AFC | Winners of the 2020 AFC Champions League | ||
TBD | CAF | Winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League | ||
TBD | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | ||
Entering in the first round | ||||
TBD | OFC | Winners of the 2020 OFC Champions League | ||
TBD | AFC (Hosts)[note 1] | Winners of the 2019–20 Qatar Stars League |
Notes
- ^ If a team from Qatar wins the AFC Champions League, the runners-up of the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the Qatar league winners. Therefore, the participation of the Qatar league winners will only be officially confirmed after the last team from Qatar (other than the league winners themselves) are eliminated from the 2020 AFC Champions League. If the Qatar league winners win the AFC Champions League, they will enter the second round.
Teams in contention
AFC berth
Winners of the 2020 AFC Champions League
Teams qualified for the group stage
- Melbourne Victory
- Perth Glory
- Sydney FC
- Beijing FC
- Guangzhou Evergrande
- Shanghai Shenhua
- Shanghai SIPG
- Esteghlal
- Persepolis
- Sepahan
- Shahr Khodro
- Al-Shorta
- FC Tokyo
- Vissel Kobe
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Al-Duhail
- Al-Sadd
- Al-Ahli
- Al-Hilal
- Al-Nassr
- Al-Taawoun
- FC Seoul
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Ulsan Hyundai
- Chiangrai United
- Al-Wahda
- Al-Ain
- Shabab Al-Ahli
- Sharjah
- Pakhtakor
CAF berth
Winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League
Teams qualified for the semi-finals
CONCACAF berth
Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
Teams qualified for the quarter-finals
CONMEBOL berth
Winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores
Teams qualified for the group stage
- Boca Juniors
- Defensa y Justicia
- Racing
- River Plate
- Tigre
- Bolívar
- Jorge Wilstermann
- Athletico Paranaense
- Flamengo
- Grêmio
- Internacional
- Palmeiras
- Santos
- São Paulo
- Colo-Colo
- Universidad Católica
- América de Cali
- Independiente Medellín
- Junior
- Barcelona
- Delfín
- Independiente del Valle
- LDU Quito
- Guaraní
- Libertad
- Olimpia
- Alianza Lima
- Binacional
- Nacional
- Peñarol
- Caracas
- Estudiantes de Mérida
OFC berth
Winners of the 2020 OFC Champions League
Teams qualified for the quarter-finals
UEFA berth
Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League
Teams qualified for the quarter-finals
Teams qualified for the round of 16
Host berth
Winners of the 2019–20 Qatar Stars League
Teams in contention for the title
Matches
Wild card | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "FIFA Council meeting agenda now available". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Agenda of meeting no. 10 of the FIFA Council" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Council appoints Qatar as host of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 and 2020" (Press release). FIFA. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.