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 | |
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| First qualifying round (40 teams) |
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10 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one country, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient | |
| Second qualifying round (16 teams) |
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4 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one country, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient |
| Final tournament (4 teams) |
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Semifinals, Final |
Final round
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 June 2012 | ||||||
 Switzerland | 1 | |||||
| 29 June 2012 | ||||||
 France | 5 | |||||
| France | 1 (3) | |||||
| 26 June 2012 | ||||||
 Germany | 1 (4) | |||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 June 2012 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 0 (4) | |||||
| Denmark | 0 (5) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Switzerland | 1–5 | France |
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Pulver  13' |
Report | Toletti 14' Blanchard 19'Cousin 40'Diani 52'Karchouni 80+4' (pen.) |
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)
Third place match
| Switzerland | 0–0 | 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 | 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 |
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 Germany Third title |
References
- ^ "Women's U17 entry hits new high". UEFA. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
External links
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| International | |
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