2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Switzerland
Dates 29 September 2011 – 29 June 2012
Teams 42 (qualification)
4 (final round)
Final positions
Champions  Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up  France
Third place  Denmark
Fourth place   Switzerland

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.

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

Qualification

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Competition 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

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.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June 2012
 
 
  Switzerland1
 
29 June 2012
 
 France5
 
 France1 (3)
 
26 June 2012
 
 Germany1 (4)
 
 Denmark0
 
 
 Germany2
 
Third place
 
 
29 June 2012
 
 
  Switzerland0 (4)
 
 
 Denmark0 (5)

Semi-finals

Switzerland   1–5  France
Pulver  13' Report Toletti  14'
Blanchard  19'
Cousin  40'
Diani  52'
Karchouni  80+4' (pen.)
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)
Denmark  0–2  Germany
Report Bremer  71'
Däbritz  80+3'
Referee: Amy Rayner (England)

Third place match

Switzerland   0–0 (a.e.t.)  Denmark
Report
Penalties
Bruderer
Wuichet
Ribeaud
Vienne
Calo
Deplazes
Studer 		4–5 Hansen
Beck
Poulsen
Thestrup
Kildemoes
Christiansen
Nederby
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

Final

France  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Diani  57' Report Bremer  67'
Penalties
Toletti
Saulnier
Gherbi
Froment
Karchouni 		3–4 Däbritz
Beil
Panfil
Streng
Lückel
Referee: Amy Rayner (England)
 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 European Champions 

Germany
Third title

References

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