2013 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup was the 10th 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. It was hosted by Morocco, and played from 11 to 21 December 2013.
Bayern Munich won the title for the first time after defeating Raja Casablanca 2–0 in the final.
Host bids
There were four countries bidding to host the 2013 and 2014 tournaments :Qualified teams
Venues
The venues for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup were in Marrakesh and Agadir.| Marrakesh | Agadir | |
| Stade de Marrakech | Stade Adrar | |
| Capacity: 45,240 | Capacity: 45,480 | |
Organisation
Emblem
The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled in Casablanca on 2 September 2013.Ticketing
Pre-sale tickets were available from 14 to 27 October 2013, while the open sales phase began on 28 October 2013.Trophy tour
A tour of the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy took place from October to December 2013, starting from Yokohama, the site of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, before visiting the cities of each participating team, and ending at Casablanca before the start of the tournament.Refereeing
Match officials
The appointed match officials were:| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
| AFC |  Ali Al-Badwawi ' | Saleh Al Marzouqi ' Mohamed Al Mehairi ' |
| AFC |  Alireza Faghani | Hassan Kamranifar Reza Sokhandan |
| CAF |  Bakary Gassama |  Angesom Ogbamariam Felicien Kabanda ' |
| CAF |  Néant Alioum ' | Evarist Menkouande ' Peter Edibi |
| CONCACAF |  Mark Geiger | Sean Hurd Joe Fletcher |
| CONMEBOL |  Sandro Ricci | Emerson De Carvalho Marcelo Van Gasse |
| UEFA |  Carlos Velasco Carballo | Roberto Alonso Fernández Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez |
Goal-line technology
For the second year in a row, goal-line technology was used for the tournament. GoalControl GmbH was chosen as the official goal-line technology provider.Vanishing spray
Following successful trials at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA approved the vanishing spray to be used by the tournament referees to mark the ten-yard line for the defending team during a free kick.Squads
Each team named a 23-man squad by the FIFA deadline of 29 November 2013. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.A total of 31 nationalities were represented in the squads of the seven teams.
Matches
The draw was held on 9 October 2013 at 19:00 WEST, at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh, to decide the "positions" in the bracket for the three teams which entered the quarter-finals.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.
All times are local, WET.