2012 International Women's Club Championship
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.
| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
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. 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 were the champions of Europe, Australia, Japan and Japanese league cup.
| Team | Tournament Won | Confederation or FA |
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2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League | UEFA (Europe) |
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2011–12 W-League | Football Federation Australia |
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2012 Nadeshiko League | Japan Football Association |
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2012 Nadeshiko League Cup |
Venues
Two venues for the competition and both are in Saitama.
| Saitama | |
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| 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 | ||||||
| 5 | |||||
| 25 November — Omiya | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 22 November — Urawa | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 November — Omiya | ||||||
| 4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Olympique Lyonnais | 5 – 2 | |
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Own  Lara Dickenmann Louisa Nécib Lara Dickenmann Lotta Schelin |
Report | Nanase Kiryu Asano Nagasato |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 4 – 0 | |
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| Beverly Goebel-Yanez Megumi Takase Shinobu Ohno Beverly Goebel-Yanez |
Report |
3rd Place Playoff
| Canberra United FC | 3 – 4 | |
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| Jennifer Bisset Michelle Heyman Hayley Raso |
Report | Azusa Iwashimizu Kanako Ito Asano Nagasato Azusa Iwashimizu |
Final
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Ji So-Yun |
Report | Corine Franco Sonia Bompastor |
        INAC Kobe Leonessa
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     Olympique Lyonnais
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MATCH OFFICIALS |
Awards
| Prize | Player | Club |
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| Most Valuable Player | |
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Goal Scorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Referees
Assistants:
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Fourth:
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 Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine 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)
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