2012_UEFA_Women's_Under-19_Championship
2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
International football competition
The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2012 Final Tournament was held in Antalya, Turkey between 2 and 14 July 2012. Players born after 1 January 1993 were eligible to participate in this competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 2–14 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 26 (1.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Elin Rubensson (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Elin Rubensson |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The regulations make up for the following tournament structure:[1]
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Competition format | |
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| First qualifying round (40 teams) |
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10 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient | |
| Second qualifying round (24 teams) |
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6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient | |
| Final tournament (8 teams) |
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2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final |
There are two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.
First qualifying round
In the first qualifying round 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups. The top two of each group and the best third-place finisher, counting only matches against the top two in the group, advanced.
Second qualifying round
In the second round the 21 teams from the first qualifying round were joined by top seeds Germany, France and England . The 24 teams of this round will be drawn into six groups of four teams. The group winners and the runners-up team with the best record against the sides first and third in their group advance to the final tournament. The draw was held at UEFA headquarters on 15 November 2011.[2]
The 7 teams advancing from the second qualifying round will be joined by host nation Turkey. The eight teams will be drawn into two groups of four with the top two teams of each group advancing to the semi-finals. Denmark qualified as best runners-up in the second qualifying round. Germany, having been the only team to participate in all final tournaments so far, missed out on qualification for the first time. The draw took place on 24 April in Antalya, Turkey.[3]
Group A
Group B
Serbia  | 1–5 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Marija Ilić  65' |
Report | Rubensson 31', 62' Hammarlund 38' Djordjević 70' (o.g.) Diaz 90+3' |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 July – Antalya | ||||||
 Denmark | 1 | |||||
| 14 July – Antalya | ||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||
| Sweden (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 11 July – Antalya | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
 Portugal | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
Final
    Sweden
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   Spain
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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| 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 European champions |
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 Sweden Second title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Camilla Andersen- Christina Bovbjerg
- Anna Fisker
- Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Micas
Mara Bâtea
Marija Ilić
Ivana Andrés- Nagore Calderón
- Alexia Putellas
- Amanda Sampedro
Pauline Hammarlund
- Own goals
- Stine Pedersen (playing against Sweden)
- Andreea Corduneanu (playing against Turkey)
- Jasna Djordjević (playing against Sweden)
- "2011/12 regulations" (PDF). UEFA. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- "Norway, Denmark among magnificent seven". UEFA. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- "2009 finalists England and Sweden to meet again". UEFA. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- Official website at UEFA.com