2012 International Women's Club Championship

The 2012 International Women's Club Championship was the first world wide international women's football club tournament, and was held in Japan from November 22–25, 2012. Four teams, comprising representatives from Europe, Australia and Japan, took part in the competition.

mobcast cup International Women's Club Championship 2012
mobcast cup 国際女子サッカークラブ選手権2012
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates22 November - 25 November
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsOlympique Lyonnais (1st title)
Runners-upINAC Kobe Leonessa
Third placeNTV Beleza
Fourth placeCanberra United
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored21 (5.25 per match)
Attendance10,232 (2,558 per match)
Top scorer(s)Azusa Iwashimizu
Asano Nagasato
Lara Dickenmann
Beverly Goebel-Yanez
(2 goals)
2013

Organization edit

It was held as the first competition of women's club championship in 2012, and was hosted by Japan Football Association and Japan Women's Football league. Fuji Television and BS Fuji [ja] affiliated, and Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, FM NACK5 [ja], city of Saitama and Saitama Sports Commission supported the competition. Several companies such as Peugeot Citroën Japon [ja], ASICS, Calbee and Nikon sponsored with the main sponsor mobcast [ja].[1]

Participating teams edit

Team Tournament Won Confederation or FA
  Olympique Lyonnais 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League UEFA (Europe)
  Canberra United FC 2011–12 W-League Football Federation Australia
  INAC Kobe Leonessa 2012 Nadeshiko League Japan Football Association
  NTV Beleza 2012 Nadeshiko League Cup [ja]

Venues edit

Two venues for the competition and both are in Saitama.

Saitama
Urawa Komaba Stadium NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Capacity: 21,500 Capacity: 15,500
   

Results edit

Tournament map edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 November — Urawa
 
 
  Olympique Lyonnais5
 
25 November — Omiya
 
  NTV Beleza2
 
  INAC Kobe1
 
22 November — Urawa
 
  Olympique Lyonnais (a.e.t.)2
 
  INAC Kobe4
 
 
  Canberra United FC0
 
Third place
 
 
25 November — Omiya
 
 
  NTV Beleza4
 
 
  Canberra United FC3

Semifinals edit

Olympique Lyonnais  5 – 2  NTV Beleza
Own   4'
Lara Dickenmann   6'
Louisa Nécib   23'
Lara Dickenmann   58'
Lotta Schelin   60'
Report Nanase Kiryu   55'
Asano Nagasato   89'
Attendance: 1,293
Referee: Sook Hee KIM (South Korea)

3rd Place Playoff edit

Final edit

INAC Kobe Leonessa  1 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Olympique Lyonnais
Ji So-Yun   39' Report Corine Franco   80'
Sonia Bompastor   103'
Attendance: 4,201
Referee: Sook Hee KIM (South Korea)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INAC Kobe Leonessa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Olympique Lyonnais
GK 1   Ayumi Kaihori   67'
DF 2   Yukari Kinga
DF 5   Junko Kai   102'
DF 4   Asuna Tanaka
DF 22   Becky   74'
MF 8   Homare Sawa
MF 10   Shinobu Ohno (c)
MF 7   Ji So-Yun   60'   105'
FW 9   Nahomi Kawasumi
FW 21   Beverly Goebel-Yanez   105'
FW 11   Megumi Takase
Substitutes:
DF 3   Ryoko Takara   74'
MF 6   Chiaki Minamiyama   105'
FW 19   Emi Nakajima   105'
Manager:
Kei Hoshikawa
GK 30   Sarah Bouhaddi
DF 5   Laura Georges
DF 3   Wendie Renard
DF 11   Laura Agard   51'
DF 18   Sonia Bompastor (c)
MF 6   Amandine Henry   61'
MF 10   Louisa Necib   106'
MF 23   Camille Abily
FW 12   Élodie Thomis
FW 8   Lotta Schelin
MF 9   Eugénie Le Sommer   45'
Substitutes:
FW 21   Lara Dickenmann   90+3'   45'
DF 17   Corine Franco   51'
FW 24   Laëtitia Tonazzi   61'
MF 15   Elise Bussaglia   106'
Manager:
Patrice Lair

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Awards edit

Prize Player Club
Most Valuable Player   Corine Franco   Lyon
Most Impressive Player   Ji So-Yun   Kobe

[2]

Goal Scorers edit

2 goals
1 goal

Own Goals edit

1 goal

Referees edit

Assistants:

  •   Rikako Arakawa
  •   Kumi Sunaga
  •   Hisae Yoshizawa
  •   Makoto Bozono
  •   Chie Ohata
  •   Mayumi Yonemura
  •   Shiho Ayukai
  •   Naomi Makino

Fourth:

  •   Etsuko Fukano
  •   Sachiko Yamagishi

Prize-pool edit

The total prize-pool was 100,000$.

  • 1st 60,000$
  • 2nd 30,000$
  • 3rd 10,000$

References edit

  1. ^ mobcast cup INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Nadeshiko League official website, October 2012 viewed 2012-11-27
  2. ^ "Lyon edge Kobe to win Int'l Women's Club Championship". Japan Football Association. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

External links edit