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 PR^1  Japan  North Korea
CAF (Africa)	2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament	Gambia^1  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  Uruguay^1
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		Azerbaijan^1

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

	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

Nigeria  v  Canada

22 September 2012 17:00

Nigeria	1–1	Canada
Ihezuo  81'	Report	Pierre-Louis  63'

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku Attendance: 30,250 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Azerbaijan  v  Colombia

22 September 2012 20:00

Azerbaijan	0–4	Colombia
	Report	Castillo  17', 20' Maldonando  44' Aguirre  73'

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku Attendance: 30,250 Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

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Colombia  v  Canada

25 September 2012 14:00

Colombia	0–1	Canada
	Report	Clarke  51'

Shafa Stadium, Baku Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Azerbaijan  v  Nigeria

25 September 2012 17:00

Azerbaijan	0–11	Nigeria
	Report	Ihezuo  5', 32', 37', 56', 70' Ayinde  8', 24' Biahwo  20', 74' Yakubu  22' Bokiri  68'

Lankaran City Stadium, Lankaran Attendance: 10,827 Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)

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Canada  v  Azerbaijan

29 September 2012 20:00

Canada	1–0	Azerbaijan
Sanderson  48'	Report

Dalga Arena, Baku Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Colombia  v  Nigeria

29 September 2012 20:00

Colombia	0–3	Nigeria
	Report	Ayinde  32', 75' Duarte  80' (o.g.)

Bayil Stadium, Baku Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

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

North Korea  v  Gambia

22 September 2012 13:00

North Korea	11–0	Gambia
Choe Yun-Gyong  18' Ri Un-Sim  19', 31' (pen.), 34' Ri Kyong-Hyang  20', 63', 77' Kim Phyong-Hwa  44' Kim So-Hyang  68' Ri Hyang-Sim  87', 90+1'	Report

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

France  v  United States

22 September 2012 15:00

France	0–0	United States
	Report

Lankaran City Stadium, Lankaran Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

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France  v  North Korea

25 September 2012 14:00

France	1–1	North Korea
Diani  60'	Report	Ri Un-Sim  59'

Dalga Arena, Baku Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

United States  v  Gambia

25 September 2012 17:00

United States	6–0	Gambia
Green  25' (pen.), 71' Munerlyn  46' Jarju  61' (o.g.) Stanton  83' Payne  86'	Report

Dalga Arena, Baku Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

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Gambia  v  France

29 September 2012 17:00

Gambia	2–10	France
Bah  48' Sissohore  69'	Report	Cousin  11', 81' Sanneh  25' (o.g.) Declercq  35', 78', 85' Gherbi  53' Diani  71' Mbock Bathy  79' Bojang  90' (o.g.)

Dalga Arena, Baku Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

United States  v  North Korea

29 September 2012 17:00

United States	1–1	North Korea
Jenkins  2'	Report	Ri Un-Sim  4'

Bayil Stadium, Baku Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

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

Mexico  v  New Zealand

23 September 2012 15:00

Mexico	1–0	New Zealand
Perez  36'	Report

Bayil Stadium, Baku Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Brazil  v  Japan

23 September 2012 18:00

Brazil	0–5	Japan
	Report	Masuya  2', 17' Narumiya  49', 67' Sugita  63'

Bayil Stadium, Baku Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

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Mexico  v  Brazil

26 September 2012 17:00

Mexico	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Byanca  82'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

New Zealand  v  Japan

26 September 2012 20:00

New Zealand	0–3	Japan
	Report	Hasegawa  60', 78' Sumida  90+3' (pen.)

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

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Japan  v  Mexico

30 September 2012 14:00

Japan	9–0	Mexico
Shimizu  8' Narumiya  18' (pen.) Shiraki  22', 29' Inoue  28', 56' Sugita  69' Momiki  79' Nakamura  86'	Report

Shafa Stadium, Baku Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

New Zealand  v  Brazil

30 September 2012 14:00

New Zealand	3–4	Brazil
Jensen  4' Clara  45+1' Puketapu  77'	Report	Byanca  10' Brena  26' Andressa  35' (pen.) Camila  55'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 8,857 Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (North Korea)

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

Ghana  v  Germany

23 September 2012 15:00

Ghana	1–2	Germany
Ayieyam  80'	Report	Beil  13' Bremer  19'

Dalga Arena, Baku Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)

Uruguay  v  China PR

23 September 2012 18:00

Uruguay	0–4	China PR
	Report	Tang Jiali  23' Zhang Chen  34', 41' Lu Yueyun  79'

Dalga Arena, Baku Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

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Uruguay  v  Ghana

26 September 2012 17:00

Uruguay	0–5	Ghana
	Report	Ayieyam  8' Okyere  24', 79' Ahialey  45' Alhassan  78'

Bayil Stadium, Baku Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (North Korea)

China PR  v  Germany

26 September 2012 20:00

China PR	1–1	Germany
Miao Siwen  12'	Report	Kiessling  90+4'

Bayil Stadium, Baku Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)

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Germany  v  Uruguay

30 September 2012 17:00

Germany	5–2	Uruguay
Däbritz  14', 64' Knaak  48' Kiessling  65' Beck  80' (pen.)	Report	Badell  42', 87'

Lankaran City Stadium, Lankaran Attendance: 8,610 Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)

China PR  v  Ghana

30 September 2012 17:00

China PR	0–2	Ghana
	Report	Ayieyam  18', 88'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 8,857 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

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

North Korea  v  Canada

4 October 2012 17:00

North Korea	2–1	Canada
Ri Un-Sim  78', 87'	Report	Prince  90'+1'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 6,852 Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

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Nigeria  v  France

4 October 2012 20:00

Nigeria	0–0	France
	Report
	Penalties
Emenayo Nnodim Ofoegbu Biahwo	3–5	Toletti Declercq Mbock Bathy Cascarino Romanelli

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 6,852 Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (North Korea)

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Germany  v  Brazil

5 October 2012 17:00

Germany	2–1	Brazil
Däbritz  31' Knaak  90+2'	Report	Djenifer  13'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku[15] Attendance: 2,762 Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)

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Japan  v  Ghana

5 October 2012 20:00

Japan	0–1	Ghana
	Report	Sumaila  53'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku[16] Attendance: 2,762 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Semifinals

France  v  Ghana

9 October 2012 17:00

France	2–0	Ghana
Diani  31', 89'	Report

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

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North Korea  v  Germany

9 October 2012 20:00

North Korea	2–1	Germany
Kim So-Hyang  39', 47'	Report	Knaak  59'

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Third place match

Ghana  v  Germany

13 October 2012 17:00

Ghana	1–0	Germany
Okyere  38'	Report

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku Attendance: 27,128 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Final

France  v  North Korea

13 October 2012 20:00

France	1–1	North Korea
Declercq  33'	Report	Ri Un-Sim  79'
	Penalties
Toletti Declercq Mbock Bathy Romanelli Cascarino Bruneau Carage Diani	7–6	Kim Un-Hwa Choe Chung-Bok Choe Yun-Gyong Kim Hyang-Mi Ri Kyong-Hyang Ri Un-Sim Ri Kum-Suk Ri Un-Yong

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku Attendance: 27,128 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

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

Lea Declercq Kadidiatou Diani

Jane Ayieyam

Halimatu Ayinde

3 goals

Sara Däbritz Rebecca Knaak

Priscilla Okyere Yui Narumiya

Kim So-Hyang Ri Kyong-Hyang

2 goals

Byanca Zhang Chen Dayana Castillo Pauline Cousin Ricarda Kiessling

Yui Hasegawa Ayaka Inoue Rika Masuya Akari Shiraki Hina Sugita

Ri Hyang-Sim Tessy Biahwo Summer Green Yamila Badell

1 goal

Andressa Brena Camila Summer Clarke Amandine Pierre-Louis Nichelle Prince Valerie Sanderson Lu Yueyun Miao Siwen Tang Jiali Laura Aguirre Gabriela Maldonado Candice Gherbi

Griedge Mbock Bathy Penda Bah Sainey Sissohore Sharon Beck Vivien Beil Pauline Bremer Alberta Ahialey Fatima Alhassan Sherifatu Sumaila Yuka Momiki Mizuki Nakamura Risa Shimizu Rin Sumida

Ana Clara Emily Jensen Martine Puketapu Choe Yun-Gyong Kim Phyong-Hwa Fernanda Perez Joy Bokiri Aminat Yakubu Darian Jenkins Amber Munerlyn Toni Payne Morgan Stanton

1 Own goal

Diana Duarte (playing against Nigeria) Mariama Bojang (playing against France)

Amie Jarju (playing against United States)

Metta Sanneh (playing against France)

References

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12. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com.
13. "304 players under starter's orders". FIFA.com. 14 September 2012.
14. "Regulations FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
15. "Match 28 to be played in 8KM stadium". FIFA.com. 30 September 2012.
16. "Change of venue for Match 27". FIFA.com. 7 September 2012.
17. "Azerbaijan bows to Mbock Bathy". FIFA.com. 13 October 2012.

External links

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