2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012
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Tournament details
Host countryAzerbaijan
Dates22 September − 13 October[1]
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
← Trinidad and Tobago 2010
Costa Rica 2014 →

The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament is the third such tournament, and will be held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the Executive Committee on the 19th March 2010.[2]

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup is The Top Top Girl, 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.[3][4]

Qualified teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifiers[5]
AFC (Asia) 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  China1
 Japan
 North Korea
CAF (Africa) 2012 African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women  Gambia1
 Ghana
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
CONMEBOL (South America) 2012 South American Under 17 Women Championship  Brazil
 Colombia
 Uruguay1
OFC (Oceania) 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2012 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship TBD
TBD
Host nation  Azerbaijan1
Teams which will play in final round
Teams which can still qualify
Teams which did not qualify
Countries which didn't take part in qualifications
Countries which are not in FIFA
1.^ Teams that will make their debut.

Venues

All four venues were initially to be staged only in Baku.[6] [7] There will also be matches in Lankaran.[8] Tofik Bakhramov Stadium is the stadium where the final stages will be held.

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Host cities
City Stadium Capacity[9]
Baku Bayil Stadium 3,000
Dalga Arena 6,700
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium 10,000
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium 30,000
Lankaran TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA calendar". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "FIFA Executive Committee approves special funding for Chile and Haiti". FIFA. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Mascot's name is revealed". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan 2012 mascot steps out". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Qualifying tournaments". FIFA. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  6. ^ FIFA World Cup in Azerbaijan
  7. ^ All U17 World Cup matches to be held in Baku
  8. ^ "'Eleven Hearts, One Goal': official slogan unveiled in Lankaran". FIFA. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Baku stadiums". FIFA. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

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