2016 FIFA Club World Cup: Tournament News & Qualifiers [R]

Nico Limmat · Dec 29, 2015

Who will make it to Japan?

UEFA: Round-of-16
CONMEBOL: Not Started
CONCACAF: Quarter-finals
AFC: Not Started
CAF: Not Started
OFC: Not Started
Host: Not Started

The AFC has managed to substantially increase the prize money for 2016, making it by far the most lucrative club competition outside UEFA/CONMEBOL. There are some very attractive R16 matches in UEFA, in particular PSG-Chelsea, Juventus-Bayern and Arsenal-Barcelona. CONCACAF is already down to its quarter-finals and we have four USA-Mexico series. In the OFC New Zealand is hosting the Champions League this year (Fiji did so in 2015) and I would be very surprised to see anyone but Auckland City back in Japan.

Nico Limmat · Dec 29, 2015

Tournament Winners & Statistics:

Intercontinental Cup

1960 Real Madrid (ESP)
1961 Peñarol (URU)
1962 Santos (BRA)
1963 Santos (BRA)
1964 Inter Milan (ITA)
1965 Inter Milan (ITA)
1966 Peñarol (URU)
1967 Racing Club (ARG)
1968 Estudiantes (ARG)
1969 AC Milan (ITA)
1970 Feyenoord (NED)
1971 Nacional (URU)
1972 Ajax Amsterdam (NED)
1973 Independiente (ARG)
1974 Atlético Madrid (ESP)
1975 No competition
1976 Bayern Munich (GER)
1977 Boca Juniors (ARG)
1978 No competition
1979 Olimpia (PAR)

Toyota Cup

1980 Nacional (URU)
1981 Flamengo (BRA)
1982 Peñarol (URU)
1983 Grêmio (BRA)
1984 Independiente (ARG)
1985 Juventus (ITA)
1986 River Plate (ARG)
1987 FC Porto (POR)
1988 Nacional (URU)
1989 AC Milan (ITA)
1990 AC Milan (ITA)
1991 Red Star Belgrade (SER)
1992 São Paulo (BRA)
1993 São Paulo (BRA)
1994 Vélez Sarsfield (ARG)
1995 Ajax Amsterdam (NED)
1996 Juventus (ITA)
1997 Borussia Dortmund (GER)
1998 Real Madrid (ESP)
1999 Manchester United (ENG)
2000 Boca Juniors (ARG)
2001 Bayern Munich (GER)
2002 Real Madrid (ESP)
2003 Boca Juniors (ARG)
2004 FC Porto (POR)
[Merger with Club World Cup*]

Club World Cup

2000 Corinthians (BRA)
2001 No competition
2002 No competition
2003 No competition
2004 No competition
[Merger with Toyota Cup*]
2005 São Paulo (BRA)
2006 Internacional (BRA)
2007 AC Milan (ITA)
2008 Manchester United (ENG)
2009 FC Barcelona (ESP)
2010 Inter Milan (ITA)
2011 FC Barcelona (ESP)
2012 Corinthians (BRA)
2013 Bayern Munich (GER)
2014 Real Madrid (ESP)
2015 FC Barcelona (ESP)

Clubs with Multiple Titles

4 - AC Milan (ITA)
4 - Real Madrid (ESP)
3 - Bayern Munich (GER)
3 - Boca Juniors (ARG)
3 - FC Barcelona (ESP)
3 - Inter Milan (ITA)
3 - Nacional (URU)
3 - Peñarol (URU)
3 - São Paulo (BRA)
2 - Ajax Amsterdam (NED)
2 - Corinthians (BRA)
2 - FC Porto (POR)
2 - Independiente (ARG)
2 - Juventus (ITA)
2 - Manchester United (ENG)
2 - Santos (BRA)

Titles by Association

10 - Brazil
9 - Argentina
9 - Italy
8 - Spain
6 - Uruguay
4 - Germany
3 - Netherlands
2 - England
2 - Portugal
1 - Paraguay
1 - Serbia

Titles by Confederation

29 - UEFA
26 - CONMEBOL

dinamo_zagreb · Dec 29, 2015

SwissGCZ said: ↑

The AFC has managed to substantially increase the prize money for 2016, making it by far the most lucrative club competition outside UEFA/CONMEBOL
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Where Libertadores' prize money can be seen? I really wonder how much do they spend it there.

I am all against ACFC, they are really annoying now, I really wish some other team to qualify to 2016 finals.

jared9999 · Dec 29, 2015

dinamo_zagreb said: ↑

I am all against ACFC, they are really annoying now, I really wish some other team to qualify to 2016 finals.
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What?

dinamo_zagreb · Dec 29, 2015

jared9999 said: ↑

What?
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GCZ mentioned Auckland City Football Club.
6 times in 7 years they represented that quasi-confederation from the edge of the World.
It's getting annoying.
My wish: new team from Oceania.

I hope it's clear now.

Nico Limmat · Dec 30, 2015

dinamo_zagreb said: ↑

Where Libertadores' prize money can be seen? I really wonder how much do they spend it there.

I am all against ACFC, they are really annoying now, I really wish some other team to qualify to 2016 finals.
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Copa Libertadores prize money can be seen here.

Hopefully Team Wellington can interrupt Auckland City's dominance this year but I am more worried about 2017/2018. I don't want Auckland to ruin yet another CWC for Al Ahli (Dubai) like in 2009.

jared9999 · Dec 30, 2015

dinamo_zagreb said: ↑

GCZ mentioned Auckland City Football Club.
6 times in 7 years they represented that quasi-confederation from the edge of the World.
It's getting annoying.
My wish: new team from Oceania.

I hope it's clear now.
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Hopefully a team that isn't from New Zealand

BocaFan · Dec 30, 2015

jared9999 said: ↑

What?
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You mean, you didn't know what he was talking about regarding the famous "ACFC"? Come on, man, get with it!

Nico Limmat · Dec 31, 2015

OFC CHAMPIONS 5-IN-A-ROW AUCKLAND CITY FC WE ARE THE #NavyBlues pic.twitter.com/uvhw74Aw2X
— 🇳🇿 Auckland City FC (@AucklandCity_FC) April 26, 2015

AUCKLAND CITY FC EQUAL REAL MADRID RECORD OF FIVE CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE VICTORIES #NavyBlues pic.twitter.com/IYILIDsXhd
— 🇳🇿 Auckland City FC (@AucklandCity_FC) April 26, 2015

Feel the ACFC might! One more and they have six consecutive Champions League titles.

Move over Real Madrid!

jared9999 · Jan 4, 2016

America has 6 as well

deejay · Jan 4, 2016

jared9999 said: ↑

America has 6 as well
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jared9999 · Jan 4, 2016

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calm down

Nico Limmat · Jan 5, 2016

jared9999 said: ↑

calm down
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Next we will have an Adelaide City fan complaining that their 1987 OFC title isn't on the Oceania Board.

The first action this year is the OFC preliminary stage at the end of January.

jared9999 · Jan 5, 2016

SwissGCZ said: ↑

Next we will have an Adelaide City fan complaining that their 1987 OFC title isn't on the Oceania Board.

The first action this year is the OFC preliminary stage at the end of January.
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Yeah I meant america has 6 as well as boca and cruz azul. Sorry, sometimes i keep my posts short when i'm online on my phone.

And yes i'm aware the tweet is from april. But you posted it just last thursday, so thats on you swiss

Nico Limmat · Jan 19, 2016

Evergrande share sale values Chinese club close to Manchester Utd:
http://news.yahoo.com/evergrande-share-sale-values-chinese-club-close-manchester-104525376--sow.html

Before the fundraising, it was 60 percent owned by property developer Evergrande and the rest was held by e-commerce giant Alibaba.

The sale diluted their stakes to 56.71 percent and 37.81 percent respectively, a statement released on Thursday said, implying 5.48 percent of the company was now owned by the 23 new investors.

Investors paid 40 yuan per share for their stakes, a lofty price that some had questioned given that the club has been losing money.

The deal values Evergrande at a jaw-dropping $2.4 billion -- putting it in a similar league to New York Stock Exchange-listed Premier League club Manchester United, which is currently worth $2.53 billion.
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That kind of valuation is of course nonsense but it shows the status of Evergrande in Asia.

Nico Limmat · Jan 22, 2016

TP Mazembe sign Hubert Velud as new coach:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35338228

Chinese clubs 'plunder' Brazilian champions Corinthians:
http://www.scmp.com/sport/china/art...uper-league-sides-plunder-brazilian-champions

Let's see if Velud can make an individually talented TP Mazembe a team again. I guess we won't be seeing Corinthians back in Japan this year. CSL clubs appear to be on a spending spree.

Nico Limmat · Jan 23, 2016

Guangzhou Evergrande have parted ways with their Brazilian striker Elkeson:
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/guangzhou-sell-elkeson-shanghai-sipg-national-glory

...to Shanghai SIPG for 'national glory' in the AFC Champions League.

National Glory?

"The sale of Elkeson created a record high number in Chinese transfer market, the club got back €5.7 million investment and acquired profit."

The 26-year-old will now link up with former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, with his signature reported to have cost €18m.
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Ah - ok.

Shanghai SIPG are starting to look quite potent. Elkeson, Asamoah Gyan and Dario Conca. All proven players in Asia. Now they just have to survive one qualifying round to the group stage. As do Xavi and Al Sadd. Lots of big names in the qualifying rounds this year.

Robinho out. Elkeson out. I guess Scolari will soon bring in his own Brazilians.

Nico Limmat · Jan 28, 2016

Apparently Swiss national team captain Gökhan Inler turned down Guangzhou Evergrande.

Gervinho (AS Roma), Fredy Guarin (Inter Milan) and Ramires (Chelsea) however have completed a move to the CSL. Jiangsu Suning apparently paid a transfer fee of USD 35M for Ramires.

That has got to be a non-European record - no?

The CSL might very well be the fastest growing league in the world today but the main issue left to tackle is the quality of the domestic player.

dinamo_zagreb · Jan 28, 2016

And yet, only one Chinese club will take part in last 8 in ACL.

P.S. Swiss, why did you change your nick?

jared9999 · Jan 29, 2016

Your Swiss as far as Im concerned @Nico Limmat !!

lol

Nico Limmat · Feb 1, 2016

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P.S. Swiss, why did you change your nick?
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Too many stalkers by now.

Samoa's Kiwi FC has survived the preliminary stage and advanced to the OFC group stage taking place in April.

In the AFC India's oldest club, Mohun Bagan, takes on China's Shandong Luneng Taishan tomorrow. I expect a resounding victory by Shandong. The club football gap between the world's two most populous countries is simply glaring at this point.

The Copa Libertadores qualifying round also starts this week.

Nico Limmat · Feb 3, 2016

Nico Limmat said: ↑

That has got to be a non-European record - no?
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Scratch that. Evergrande just bought Jackson Martinez for USD 46M!

As predicted Shandong took care of Mohun Bagan 6:0.

The last ACL qualifying round is now set. Given the star power of Shanghai SIPG and Al Sadd I'm sure the AFC would be delighted to see those two progress.

With European sanctions lifted towards Iran the Persian League will be one to keep an eye on going forward.

jared9999 · Feb 3, 2016

Good signing. Played well at Jaguares and Porto

dinamo_zagreb · Feb 3, 2016

Nico Limmat said: ↑

The last ACL qualifying round is now set. Given the star power of Shanghai SIPG and Al Sadd I'm sure the AFC would be delighted to see those two progress.

With European sanctions lifted towards Iran the Persian League will be one to keep an eye on going forward.
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Issue that bothers me, now when you mention AFC, is their protection of Saudi teams. At first, they did that disgraceful moves with their NT matches vs Palestine, now they changed their CL group stage schedules as Saudis don't want to travel to Iran.

Nico Limmat · Feb 4, 2016

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Issue that bothers me, now when you mention AFC, is their protection of Saudi teams. At first, they did that disgraceful moves with their NT matches vs Palestine, now they changed their CL group stage schedules as Saudis don't want to travel to Iran.
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Iran may withdraw its clubs if the AFC changes the venue for the matches:
http://footballchannel.asia/2016/02/04/post9245/