2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

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2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates29 September 2011 – 29 June 2012
Teams42 (qualification)
4 (final round)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of France.svg  France
Third placeFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Fourth placeFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
2011
2013

The 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the fifth edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. The tournament serves as a qualifier to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The first qualifying matches were played on 29 September 2011, the final was played on 29 June 2012.

UEFA Womens Under-17 Championship U17-womens national team association football tournament

The UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out in 2007–08, having been approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 22 May 2006. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition in even years. National under-17 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition. Germany is the most successful team in this competition, having won six titles. Spain is the current champions.

2012 FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

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, following a decision by the Executive Committee on 19 March 2010. Defending champions South Korea failed to qualify for the tournament. France won the title after defeating Korea DPR 1–1.

Contents

With 42 participating nations a new U-17 record was set. [1]

Qualification

Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundCompetition format
First qualifying round
(40 teams)
  • 40 teams from associations ranked 3–43
10 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one country, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient
Second qualifying round
(16 teams)
  • 10 group winners from 1st qualifying round
  • 4 best group runners-up from 1st qualifying round
4 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one country, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient
Final tournament
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from 2nd qualifying round
Semifinals, Final

Final round

2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship teams and final round performance 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship map.svg
2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship teams and final round performance

The four qualifying group winners played the knockout stage in the Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Switzerland from 26 to 29 June 2012. There were two semifinals, a third place match and the final. The third place match as well as the final were decided by penalties. No extra time was played.

Switzerland federal republic in Western Europe

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated in western, central and southern Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The sovereign state is a federal republic bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June 2012
 
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 1
 
29 June 2012
 
Flag of France.svg  France 5
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1 (3)
 
26 June 2012
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 (4)
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
Third place
 
 
29 June 2012
 
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 0 (4)
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0 (5)

Semi-finals

Switzerland   Flag of Switzerland.svg1–5Flag of France.svg  France
Pulver Soccerball shade.svg 13' Report Toletti Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Blanchard Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Cousin Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Diani Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Karchouni Soccerball shade.svg 80+4' (pen.)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Bremer Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Däbritz Soccerball shade.svg 80+3'

Third place match

Final

 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 European Champions 
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Third title

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References

  1. "Women's U17 entry hits new high". UEFA. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.