FIFA Fair Play Award – Records and Statistics

The FIFA Fair Play Award is given by FIFA in recognition of exemplary conduct that fosters compassion and fair play in association football all over the world. It was first given out in 1987 and has since been given to individuals, teams, fans, spectators, football associations/federations, and even whole communities that are involved in football (including posthumously). Every year, one or more awards are given out, and every year, with the exception of 1994, at least one recipient is recognized.

About FIFA Fair Play Awards

There will be fierce competition at the 2022 World Cup, which will feature 32 of the best clubs in the world. Without a doubt, tiebreakers will occur. As a result, FIFA created a system to handle them, the last of which is the fair play rule. Before we move on to the specifics of the contest, let’s take a closer look at what this rule means for the game.

How does the fair play rule work?

In order to break ties during the World Cup group stage, FIFA’s fair play rule was established. This World Cup will mark only the second one to adopt the regulation, which was initially implemented in 2018.

The group stage consists of three games per club. FIFA devised a system of tiebreakers to be used in cases where both teams are tied on points, goal differential, and group-stage goal totals in order to eliminate any possibility of a tie. As a result, the outcome would depend on how many yellow cards had been issued to each team at the conclusion of the 90-minute game.

During the 2018 World Cup, when Japan and Senegal were tied, the fair play rule was applied. They played a 2-2 draw in their head-to-head match and shared the same number of points (four), goal difference (zero), and goals scored (four). The fair play rule was the only criteria FIFA could use to decide who would advance to the knockout stage. Senegal was the first team ever to be eliminated from a World Cup tournament due to a fair play tiebreaker as a result, despite having two more yellow cards during group play than Japan did.

Winners of the FIFA Club World Cup Fair Play Award

• Al-Nassr succeeded in winning the award in the year 2000, which makes them the first to win the trophy.
• Liverpool then went on to win the trophy in the year 2005.
• Barcelona also succeeded in winning the trophy in the year 2006.
• The Urawa Red Diamonds then went on to become the winners of the award in the year 2007.
• Adelaide United won the title in the year 2008.
• Atlante also won the title in 2009.
• Inter Milan also succeeded in winning the award in the year 2010.
• Barcelona again won the title in the year 2011.
• Monterrey also won the award in the year 2012.
• Bayern Munich also won the title in the year 2013.
• Real Madrid gained their first victory in the year 2014.
• Barcelona again won the award in the year 2015.
• Kashima Antlers became the winner of the award in the year 2016.
• Real Madrid then proceeded to win the award in the year 2017 and also in 2018.
• Esperance De Tunis also succeeded in winning the award in the year 2019.
• Al-Duhail won the award in the year 2020.
• Chelsea won the award in the year 2021, which makes them the most recent winners of the award.

The FIFA Fair Play Award encompasses numerous facets of football and takes many forms both on and off the field. It may involve following the rules and promoting the Laws of the Game, showing respect for teammates, rivals, referees, and/or spectators, or taking action to end discrimination. Fair play is, to put it simply, the purest form of football.

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