The 2012 Baltic Cup was a

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competition which was held on 1–3 June 2012 in

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Format

For the first time,

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took part in the competition. As a result of this, the round-robin format was changed to

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, as

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did not agree to play more than two matches. As a result of this, penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if a match was drawn after 90 minutes.

Stadiums

Tamme Stadium Tamme Stadium ( et, Tamme staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tartu, Estonia, located in the district of Tammelinn. First opened in 1932 and reaching its current look in 2011, the stadium is home to Tartu Tammeka and holds 1,638 people. H ...

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was used for the matches involving

and

Võru Stadium Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

was the host for the other two matches.

Tehvandi Stadium Tehvandi Sports Center ( et, Tehvandi Spordikeskus) is a complex of sports facilities in Otepää Parish, Estonia. It includes multi-purpose stadium (athletics and football), ski stadium, ski jumping hill K90 and biathlon shooting ranges. Hi ...

Otepää Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer ca ...

and

Viljandi linnastaadion Viljandi linnastaadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Viljandi, Estonia. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the matches of Viljandi JK Tulevik. The stadium has 1,068 seats of which 386 are under the roof. History The building ...

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

were also to be used, but were unavailable for the time period.

Results

Matches

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

{{Baltic Cup seasons Baltic Cup (football) Baltic Cup Baltic Cup Baltic Cup Baltic Cup International association football competitions hosted by Estonia