| Tourney Name: | FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Other Titles: | FİFA U-17 Qadınlararası Dünya Çempionatı Azərbaycan 2012 |
| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 6 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 32 |
| Goals: | 119 |
| Top Scorer: | Ri Un-sim (8 goals) |
| Player: | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| Goalkeeper: | Romane Bruneau |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
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 North Korea 1–1 (7–6 after pen.).[3]
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. Her 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]
1.Teams that made their debut.
Originally, all 4 stadiums were to be located in Baku, but due to FIFA demands, 2 extra stadiums needed to be added. 1 more in the city and another in Lankaran who hosted 3 games.[7] [8] There were also matches in Lankaran.[9] 4 matches including the first round of the Group A,the 3rd place match and the final were held at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.
| Baku | Lankaran | Baku | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | Lankaran City Stadium | Eighth Kilometer District Stadium | ||||
| Capacity: 31,200 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | ||||
| Baku | Baku | Baku | ||||
| Shafa Stadium | Dalga Arena | Bayil Stadium | ||||
| Capacity: 8,152 | Capacity: 6,700 | Capacity: 5,000 | ||||
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 MukasaKhadidja Belkadi | |
| CONCACAF |  Alondra Arellano Gillian Martindale Cardella Samuels |  Elizabeth Aguilar Milagros Leonardo Nykasie Liverpool Suzanne MorissetShirley Perelló Mady Santos | |
| CONMEBOL | Claudia Umpiérrez | Luciana Mascaraña Nadia Weiler | |
| OFC | Finau Vulivuli |  Jacqueline Stephenson Wantin Yagum | |
| UEFA |  Jana Adámková Katalin Kulcsár Kateryna MonzulMorag Pirie  Karolina Radzik-Johan Carina Vitulano | Nicolet Bakker Ourania Foskolou Giuliana GuarinoPanagiota Koutsoumpou Judit Kulcsár Monica Løkkeberg Ulviyya Mustafaeva Maya Nabiyeva Lucie Ratajová Judit Romano Romina Santuari Adriana Šecová |
The final draw was held on 6 July 2012 in Baku.[11]
See main article: 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads.
Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers.[12] The squads were announced on 14 September 2012.[13]
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:[14]
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+5).
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
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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]
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The following awards were given for the tournament:[15]