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2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the third edition of the women's football tournament, and was held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the executive committee on 19 March 2010. Defending champions South Korea failed to qualify for the tournament. France won the title after defeating North Korea 1–1 (7–6 after pen.). Mascot The official mascot of this World Cup was The Top Top Girl (Top Top Qız), which means ball in Azerbaijani, a young girl with the national flag painted on her cheeks. Her 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. Qualified teams :1.Teams that made their debut. Venues Originally, all 4 stadiums were to be located in Baku, but due to FIFA demands, 2 extra stadiums needed to be added. 1 more in the city and another in Lankaran who hosted 3 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griedge Mbock Bathy
Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka (born 26 February 1995) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (women), Paris Saint-Germain and the France women's national football team, France national team. Club career Mbock Bathy was born in Brest, France, Brest to a family of Cameroonian and Malagasy peoples, Maĺagasy descent. A strong centre-back, she joined En Avant Guingamp (women), Stade Briochin in 2010, which merged with En Avant de Guingamp in 2011. After four seasons with Guingamp, she moved to Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Lyon on a four-year deal. Lyon paid 100,000 euros for her, making her the most expensive transfer in the history of the Première Ligue. In June 2024, Mbock Bathy left Lyon after nine years, winning over twenty trophies, playing 193 times and scoring 36 goals. On 3 July 2024, Mbock Bathy joined Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (women), Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
The 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 3rd edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 13 teams entered the competition but due to withdrawals only 11 actually played matches. The top three teams of the tournament Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan as the CAF representatives. Preliminary round The preliminary round first leg was scheduled to be played on 26 November 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. *1 Mozambique withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Kenya qualified for the next round. First round The first round was held on 20–22 January 2012 (first leg) and 3– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lankaran City Stadium
Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and opened in 2006. The stadium also known as ''Fırtınalar meydanı'' (Arena of Storms), named after club's local supporters ''Fırtına'' fan group. On 17 July 2009, UEFA approved the stadium for usage during international football matches. The stadium hosted its first senior international match on 5 September 2009, between Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan and Finland national football team, Finland. The stadium was one of the venues for the group stages of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Two Group matches were played there. See also *List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan References External links Khazar Lankaran's Stadium Football venues in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital cities by elevation, lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into #Administrative divisions, twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City (Baku), Old City, conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
The Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It served as the home ground for the Azerbaijan national football team until they moved to the Baku Olympic Stadium. It holds 31,200 seats making it the second largest stadium in the country. The stadium is also used by the Azerbaijan Premier League clubs in the final rounds of European competitions. History The Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium was built in 1951. Its construction started before World War II in 1939, but was suspended. When its construction resumed, it was finished by German prisoners of war. Initially the stadium was named after Joseph Stalin (1878–1953) and built in form of C (Cyrillic: Cтaлин). After the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1956 it was renamed after Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) as a part of de-Stalinization. In 1993, the stadium was named after the famous football referee T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lankaran
Lankaran (, ) or Lánkon () is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. As of 2021, the city had a population of 89,300. It is next to, but independent of, Lankaran District. The city forms a distinct first-order division of Azerbaijan. Etymology The origin of the name "Lankaran" is uncertain. One theory consider it to derive from one of the Persian language, Persian words, ''Langarkunān'' ("the place for dropping the anchor(s)") or ''Langarkanān'' ("the place for weighing anchor(s)"). Both meanings simply translate as "sea port." The pronunciation shifted through the years, and ''Langarkunān'' became ''Lankarān'' or, in the even more simple Talysh language, Talysh pronunciation, ''Lankon''. The other theory links it to the Talysh word ''lankran'' ("cane house"). History It is unknown when the town of Lankaran was actually established. The French archaeologist Jacques de Morgan (died 1924) discovered extremely ancient remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries On 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American West), "coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
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. Qualification 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 ---- Third place match Final References External linksUEFA.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#Asia and Europe, transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, European Championship, UEFA Nations League, Nations League, UEFA Champions League, Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Europa League, UEFA Conference League, Conference League, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament
The 2012 OFC Under 17 tournament was the second edition of the OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, which acted as the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier in the Oceania Football Confederation region. It took place from 9 to 14 April in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand were the defending champions after winning the 2010 edition. New Zealand won the tournament undefeated with a goal difference of 29–1 and qualified to the World Cup. The tournament was held alongside the 2012 OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, using the same venue and alternating matchdays. Participating teams * * * (hosts) * Matches The four teams played a single round robin. ---- ---- Top goalscorers ''players with at least two goals:'' ;6 goals * Hannah Carlsen * Jasmine Pereira ;4 goals * Martine Puketapu * Emma Rolston ;3 goals * Tepaeru Toka * Daisy Cleverley * Briar Palmer ;2 goals * Georgina Kaikas * Ramona Lorenz Awards New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, the OFC's then largest and most successful nation, Australia, left for a second time to join the Asian Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 South American Under 17 Women's Championship
The 2012 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship was the third instance of the South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship. It was held from 9 to 25 March in Sucre and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The top three teams qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Azerbaijan. Hosts Bolivia was awarded the tournament on 24 November 2011. Venues Group stage Matches as of the regulations. If teams are tied on points, the tiebreakers are in descending order: goal difference, goals scored, direct-matches between tied teams and finally the draw. Group A All Group A matches were played in Sucre. ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B All Group B matches were played in Santa Cruz. ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round The top two teams of each group played another round-robin. Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. ---- ---- Top scorers ;9 goals * Yamila Badell ;8 goals * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
