The 2012

International Women's Club Championship The International Women's Club Championship (IWCC), previously named the mobcast Cup and the Nestlé Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an international association football knockout cup competition contested by women's champion clubs. It was organ ...

was the first world wide international women's football club tournament, and was held in

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from November 22–25, 2012. Four teams, comprising representatives from Europe, Australia and Japan, took part in the competition.

Organization

It was held as the first competition of women's club championship in 2012, and was hosted by

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and

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and affiliated, and

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, , city of Saitama and Saitama Sports Commission supported the competition. Several companies such as , ASICS,

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and

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sponsored with the main sponsor .mobcast cup INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2012
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Participating teams

*The participants were the champions of

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and .

Venues

Two venues for the competition and both are in Saitama.

Results

Tournament map

Semifinals

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3rd Place Playoff

Final

Awards

Goal Scorers

;2 goals *

Azusa Iwashimizu is a Japanese Association football, football player. She played for Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza, Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the WE League. She also played for the Japan women's national football team, Japan national team between 2006 and 2016. Club ...

* Asano Nagasato *

Lara Dickenmann Lara Joy Dickenmann (born 27 November 1985) is a Swiss footballer. She played for German club VfL Wolfsburg and with French club Olympique Lyonnais. She is a versatile footballer who can play as a midfielder or a full-back on either side of the ...

* Beverly Goebel-Yanez ;1 goal * Jennifer Bisset *

Michelle Heyman Michelle Pearl Heyman (born 4 July 1988) is an Australian soccer player and commentator who currently plays for Canberra United in the W-League in Australia. She became the all-time record goalscorer in the W-League in March 2021, after scoring ...

Hayley Raso Hayley Emma Raso (born 5 September 1994) is an Australian Association football, soccer player, who plays as a winger (association football), winger for Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City in the in the FA WSL, FA Women's Super League and t ...

Sonia Bompastor Sonia Bompastor (born 8 June 1980) is a French football manager and former player who currently manages Lyon of the French Division 1 Féminine. She is the first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager. Bo ...

Corine Franco Corine Cécile Franco (Married and maiden names, née Petit) (born 5 October 1983 in La Rochelle) is a retired France, French association football, football player who is best known for having played for France women's national football team, Fr ...

Louisa Nécib Louisa Nécib Cadamuro (; born 23 January 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played for the France national team. She spent the majority of her career at Lyon, amassing eighteen titles with the French club over a nine-year spa ...

* * Nanase Kiryu *

Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She formerly played for the Japan women's national football team. Club career Ohno was born in Zama, Ka ...

Megumi Takase is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League and the Japanese national team. Club career Takase was born in Kitami on November 10, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leo ...

Ji So-Yun Ji So-yun ( ko, 지소연, ; born 21 February 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korean national team. Club career Ji started her career in Japan, playing for L ...

Lotta Schelin Charlotta Eva Schelin (born 27 February 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for FC Rosengård of the Damallsvenskan. She made her debut for the Sweden national team in March 2004 and was appo ...

Own Goals

;1 goal *

Saori Ariyoshi is a Japanese football player. Who Currently Plays for Omiya Ardija Ventus in the WE League. She played for the Japan national team. Club career Ariyoshi was born in Saga on November 1, 1987. In 2008, when she was at Nippon Sport Science Univer ...

Referees

Pannipar Kamnueng Pannipar Kamnueng ( th, พัณณิภา คำนึง, born January 22, 1976) is a Thai former football referee (association football), referee. She first refereed internationally at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship before g ...

* Sook-Hee Kim ''Assistants:'' * Rikako Arakawa * Kumi Sunaga * Hisae Yoshizawa * Makoto Bozono * Chie Ohata * Mayumi Yonemura * Shiho Ayukai * Naomi Makino ''Fourth:'' * Etsuko Fukano * Sachiko Yamagishi

Prize-pool

The total prize-pool was 100,000$. *1st 60,000$ *2nd 30,000$ *3rd 10,000$

References

External links

International women's club football
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:International Women's Club Championship 2012 in women's association football

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