2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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.

2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates2–14 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored26 (1.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Elin Rubensson
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Sweden Elin Rubensson

Tournament structure

The regulations make up for the following tournament structure:[1]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Competition format
First qualifying round
(40 teams)
  • 40 teams from associations ranked 4–53

10 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Second qualifying round
(24 teams)
  • 10 group winners and runners-up from 1st qualifying round
  • best group third-place finisher from 1st qualifying round

6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one nation, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Final tournament
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from 2nd qualifying round
  • best group runners-up from 2nd qualifying round

2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final

Qualifications

There are two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

First qualifying round
Main article: 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 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
Main article: 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 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]

Final tournament

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330030+39
 Portugal 31111104
 Turkey 302112−12
 Romania 301213−21
Denmark 1–0 Romania
Bovbjerg 90+2' Report
Titanic Stadium, Antalya
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
Turkey 0–0 Portugal
Report
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Turkey 0–1 Denmark
Report Fisker 50'
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
Portugal 1–0 Romania
Micas 43' Report
World of Wonders Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)
Romania 1–1 Turkey
Bâtea 51' Report Corduneanu 78' (o.g.)
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Portugal 0–1 Denmark
Report Andersen 75' (pen.)
World of Wonders Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321070+77
 Sweden 321061+57
 England 301205−51
 Serbia 301218−71
England 0–1 Sweden
Report Rubensson 31' (pen.)
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
Spain 3–0 Serbia
Pinel 6'
Andrés 71'
Calderón 88'		 Report
World of Wonders Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)
Spain 4–0 England
Putellas 17'
Sampedro 29'
Torrecilla 45', 69'		 Report
Titanic Stadium, Antalya
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Serbia 1–5 Sweden
Marija Ilić 65' Report Rubensson 31', 62'
Hammarlund 38'
Djordjević 70' (o.g.)
Diaz 90+3'
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Serbia 0–0 England
Report
Titanic Stadium, Antalya
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Sweden 0–0 Spain
Report
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 July – Antalya
 
 
 Denmark1
 
14 July – Antalya
 
 Sweden3
 
 Sweden (a.e.t.)1
 
11 July – Antalya
 
 Spain0
 
 Spain1
 
 
 Portugal0
 

Semifinals
SF1
Denmark 1–3 Sweden
K S Nielsen 61' Report Rubensson 6', 23'
Pedersen 90' (o.g.)
World of Wonders Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
SF2
Spain 1–0 Portugal
Pinel 87' Report
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Final
Sweden 1–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Diaz 108' Report
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Sweden
Spain
Sweden
SWEDEN:
GK1Jessica Höglander
MF3Amanda Ilestedt (c)
DF4Jennie Nordin
DF5Magdalena Ericsson
MF6Therése Boströmdownward-facing red arrow 34'
MF7Petra Andersson
FW8Malin Diaz
FW9Pauline Hammarlunddownward-facing red arrow 104'
FW10Elin Rubensson
DF13Hanna Glas
MF16Lina Hurtigdownward-facing red arrow 113'
Substitutes:
FW11Jonna Anderssonupward-facing green arrow 34'
FW14Fridolina Rolföupward-facing green arrow 104'
MF15Julia Wahlbergupward-facing green arrow 113'
Manager:
Calle Barrling
Spain
SPAIN:
GK1Dolores Gallardo
DF2Idaira Rodríguez
DF4Ivana Andrés
DF5Andrea Pereira
MF6Nagore Calderón
MF7Gema Gilidownward-facing red arrow 84'
FW9Raquel Pineldownward-facing red arrow 89'
MF10Amanda SampedroYellow card 83'
MF11Alexia Putellas (c)downward-facing red arrow 83'
DF17Raquel Carreño
MF18Virginia Torrecilla
Substitutes:
MF12Nelly Maestroupward-facing green arrow 83'
MF16Ana Troyanoupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF8Marina Garcíaupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Ángel Vilda

MATCH OFFICIALS

 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 European champions 

Sweden
Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers
5 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References
  1. "2011/12 regulations" (PDF). UEFA. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. "Norway, Denmark among magnificent seven". UEFA. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. "2009 finalists England and Sweden to meet again". UEFA. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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