2012 International Women's Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 22 November - 25 November |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Olympique Lyonnais (1st title) |
| Runners-up | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| Third place | NTV Beleza |
| Fourth place | Canberra United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 21 (5.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 10,232 (2,558 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Azusa Iwashimizu Asano Nagasato Lara Dickenmann Beverly Goebel-Yanez (2 goals) |
The 2012 International Women's Club Championship was the first world wide international women's football club tournament, and was held in Japan from November 22–25, 2012. Four teams, comprising representatives from Europe, Australia and Japan, took part in the competition.
Organization
It was held as the first competition of women's club championship in 2012, and was hosted by Japan Football Association and Japan Women's Football league and organized by mobcast cup INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 organization committee. Fuji Television and BS Fuji affiliated, and Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, FM NACK5, city of Saitama and Saitama Sports Commission supported the competition. Several companies such as Peugeot Citroën Japon, ASICS, Calbee and Nikon sponsored with the main sponsor mobcast.[1]
Participating teams
- The participants are champions of Europe, Australia, Japan and Japanese league cup.
Venues
Two venues for the competition and both are in Saitama.
| Saitama | |
|---|---|
| Urawa Komaba Stadium | NACK5 Stadium Omiya |
| Capacity: 21,500 | Capacity: 15,500 |
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Results
Tournament map
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 22 November — Urawa | |||||||
 Olympique Lyonnais |
5 | ||||||
 NTV Beleza |
2 | ||||||
| 25 November — Omiya | |||||||
| INAC Kobe |
1 | ||||||
| Olympique Lyonnais (a.e.t.) |
2 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 22 November — Urawa | 25 November — Omiya | ||||||
| INAC Kobe |
4 | NTV Beleza |
4 | ||||
 Canberra United FC |
0 | Canberra United FC |
3 | ||||
Semifinals
22 November 2012 16:30 |
| Olympique Lyonnais |
5 – 2 | NTV Beleza |
|---|---|---|
Own  4'Lara Dickenmann 6'Louisa Nécib 23'Lara Dickenmann 58'Lotta Schelin 60' |
Report | Nanase Kiryu 55' Asano Nagasato 89' |
22 November 2012 19:20 |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa |
4 – 0 | Canberra United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Goebel-Yanez 17' Megumi Takase 35'Shinobu Ohno 54'Beverly Goebel-Yanez 82' |
Report |
3rd Place Playoff
25 November 2012 13:30 |
| Canberra United FC |
3 – 4 | NTV Beleza |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bisset 7' Michelle Heyman 33'Hayley Raso 66' |
Report | Azusa Iwashimizu 11' Kanako Ito 42'Asano Nagasato 78'Azusa Iwashimizu 90+2' |
Final
25 November 2012 17:20 |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa |
1 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Olympique Lyonnais |
|---|---|---|
| Ji So-Yun 39' |
Report | Corine Franco 80' Sonia Bompastor 103' |
        INAC Kobe Leonessa
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     Olympique Lyonnais
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MATCH OFFICIALS |
Awards
| Prize | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Corine Franco |
Lyon |
| Most Impressive Player |  Ji So-Yun |
Kobe |
Goal Scorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Own Goals
- 1 goal
Referees
Pannipar Kamnueng- Sook-Hee Kim
Assistants:
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Fourth:
- Etsuko Fukano
- Sachiko Yamagishi
Prize-pool
The total prize-pool was 100,000$.
- 1st 60,000$
- 2nd 30,000$
- 3rd 10,000$
References
- ↑ mobcast cup INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 Nadeshiko League official website, October 2012 viewed 2012-11-27
- ↑ "Lyon edge Kobe to win Int'l Women's Club Championship". Japan Football Association. November 26, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
External links
- International women's club football (Japanese)