2012 Bolivian women's football championship

The 2012 Bolivian women's football championship was the eighth edition of the tournament. It was held from 22 to 26 October 2012 in the city of Santa Cruz. It was contested by seven regional champions and determined the 2012 Bolivian women's football champion and served as qualification to the continental championship, the 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

Bolivian women's football championship
Season2012
ChampionsUniversidad (Santa Cruz)
2012 Copa Libertadores FemeninaUniversidad (Santa Cruz)
Matches played13
Goals scored46 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerLuciel Pérez (6)
2011
2013

Santa Cruz FC, who competed last year under then name Gerimex FC,[1] were the defending champions. For the eighth time the title went to a team from Santa Cruz when Universidad de Santa Cruz (Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno, UAGRM) won its title.

Format edit

Seven teams were divided into two groups of four and three teams. After all teams played each other once the two best placed teams per group moved onto the semi-finals.

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) 3 3 0 0 12 1 +8 9
Aurora (Cochabamba) 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
Estudiantes (Santa Cruz) 3 1 0 2 7 8 –1 3
Valencia JV (Oruro) 3 0 0 3 0 13 –13 0

Day 1:[2]

  • Aurora 4–2 Estudiantes
  • Santa Cruz 5–0 Valencia JV

Day 2:[3]

  • Aurora 4–0 Valencia JV
  • Santa Cruz 4–1 Estudiantes

Day 3:[4]

  • Santa Cruz 3–0 FC Aurora
  • Estudiantes 4–0 Valencia JV

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Universidad (Santa Cruz) 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
San Martín (Tarija) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
Deportivo Chuquisaca (Chuquisaca) 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0

Day 1:[2]

  • Universidad 2–0 Deportivo Chuquisaca

Day 2:[3]

  • San Martín 2–0 Deportivo Chuquisaca

Day 3:[4]

  • Universidad 2–1 San Martín

Knock-out stage edit

Semi-finals edit

The semi-finals were played the next day after the last group matches.[4]

Santa Cruz FC (Santa Cruz)1 – 0San Martín de Porres (Tarija)
Zamorano   32' Report
Universidad, Santa Cruz
Aurora (Cochabamba)1 – 4Universidad (Santa Cruz)
Huanca   76' Report Morón   12'
Yoselin Portales   37'
Cárdenas
Salvatierra   68'
Universidad, Santa Cruz

Third place match edit

Aurora (Cochabamba)1 – 2San Martín de Porres (Tarija)
Loayza   21' Report Yanina López   9', 73'
Universidad, Santa Cruz

Final edit

Santa Cruz FC (Santa Cruz)1 – 2Universidad (Santa Cruz)
Luciel Pérez   57' Report Morón   20', 35'
Universidad, Santa Cruz

Top scorer edit

Santa Cruz FC's Luciel Pérez won the top-scorer award with her sixth goal in the final.[5] Her teammate Maitté Zamorano scored five goals.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Universidad conquista el Nacional Femenino de Fútbol" (in Spanish). bolivia.com. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Day 1 results" (in Spanish). jornadanet.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Day 2 results" (in Spanish). jornadanet.com. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Day 3 results" (in Spanish). jornadanet.com. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  5. ^ "The 'Gabriel' celebrates first championship" (in Spanish). eldia.com.bo. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Semi-finals reports" (in Spanish). eldeber.com.bo. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 26 October 2012.