2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FİFA U-17 Qadınlararası Dünya Çempionatı Azərbaycan 2012
Tournament details
Host country	Azerbaijan
Dates	22 September – 13 October
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runners-up	North Korea
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	119 (3.72 per match)
Attendance	257,666 (8,052 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ri Un-Sim (8 goals)
Best player	Griedge Mbock Bathy
Best goalkeeper	Romane Bruneau
Fair play award	Japan

The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the third edition of the women's football tournament, and was held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October,^[1] following a decision by the Executive Committee on 19 March 2010.^[2] Defending champions South Korea failed to qualify for the tournament.

France won the title after defeating Korea DPR 1–1 (7–6 after pen.).^[3]

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup was The Top Top Girl (Top Top Qız), which means ball in Azerbaijani, a young girl with the national flag painted on her cheeks. Its body is blue, red, green and white kit like the host's national team and her brown hair in a ponytail designed to resemble what is known as a buta, a curving decorative motif widely used in Azerbaijani art.^[4][5]

Qualified teams

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifiers[6]
AFC (Asia)	2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship	China PR1  Japan  North Korea
CAF (Africa)	2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament	Gambia1  Ghana  Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)	2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship	Canada  Mexico  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2012 South American Under 17 Women's Championship	Brazil  Colombia  Uruguay1
OFC (Oceania)	2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	France  Germany
Host nation		Azerbaijan1

	Teams which will play in final round
	Teams which did not qualify
	Countries which didn't take part in qualifications
	Countries which are not in FIFA

Venues

All four venues were initially to be staged only in Baku.^[7][8] There were also matches in Lankaran.^[9] Tofiq Bahramov Stadium was the stadium where the final was held.

Baku		Baku		Baku
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium		Bakcell Arena		Shafa Stadium
Capacity: 31,200		Capacity: 11,000		Capacity: 8,152
Baku Lankaran
Baku		Baku		Lankaran
Dalga Arena		Bayil Stadium		Lankaran City Stadium
Capacity: 6,700		Capacity: 5,000		Capacity: 15,000

Match officials

A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.^[10]

Confederation	Referees	Assistant referees
AFC	Etsuko Fukano Ri Hyang-Ok	Hong Kum Nyo Liu Hsiu Mei Chie Ohata Zhang Lingling
CAF	Aissata Amegee	Emmanuella Aglago Diana Mukasa Khadidja Belkadi
CONCACAF	Alondra Arellano Gillian Martindale Cardella Samuels	Elizabeth Aguilar Milagros Leonardo Nykasie Liverpool Suzanne Morisset Shirley Perello Mady Santos
CONMEBOL	Claudia Umpierrez	Luciana Mascaraña Nadia Weiler
OFC	Finau Vulivuli	Jacqueline Stephenson Wantin Yagum
UEFA	Jana Adamkova Katalin Kulcsar Kateryna Monzul Morag Pirie Karolina Radzik-Johan Carina Vitulano	Nicolet Bakker Ourania Foskolou Giuliana Guarino Panagiota Koutsoumpou Judit Kulcsar Monica Lokkeberg Ulviyya Mustafaeva Maya Nabiyeva Lucie Ratajova Judit Romano Romina Santuari Adriana Secova

Final draw

The final draw was held on 6 July 2012 in Baku.^[11]

Squads

Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers.^[12] The squads were announced on 14 September 2012.^[13]

Group stage

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:^[14]

1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
2. goal difference in all group matches
3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
2. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+5).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	15	1	+14	7
Canada	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Colombia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	3	1	2	0	13	2	+11	5
France	3	1	2	0	11	3	+8	5
United States	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	5
Gambia	3	0	0	3	2	27	−25	0

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	9
Brazil	3	2	0	1	5	8	−3	6
Mexico	3	1	0	2	1	10	−9	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0

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Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
Ghana	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6
China PR	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, with the match to be determined by a penalty shoot-out.^[14]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 October — Baku (8KM)
	Nigeria	0 (3)
					9 October — Baku (8KM)
	France (p)	0 (5)
					France	2
	5 October — Baku (8KM)
					Ghana	0
	Japan	0
									13 October — Baku (Tofik)
	Ghana	1
									France (p)	1 (7)
	4 October — Baku (8KM)
									North Korea	1 (6)
	North Korea	2
					9 October — Baku (8KM)
	Canada	1
					North Korea	2			Third place
	5 October — Baku (8KM)
					Germany	1
	Germany	2							Ghana	1
	Brazil	1							Germany	0
									13 October — Baku (Tofik)

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:^[17]

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Griedge Mbock Bathy	Ri Hyang-Sim	Yui Hasegawa

Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
Ri Un-Sim	Chinwendu Ihezuo	Halimatu Ayinde

FIFA Fair Play Award	Golden Glove
Japan	Romane Bruneau

Goalscorers

8 goals

• Ri Un-Sim

6 goals

• Chinwendu Ihezuo

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 Own goal

References

External links

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report