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)

Organization

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 affiliated, and Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, FM NACK5, city of Saitama and Saitama Sports Commission supported the competition. Several companies such as Peugeot Citroën Japon, ASICS, Calbee and Nikon sponsored with the main sponsor mobcast.[1]

Participating teams

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

Venues

Two venues for the competition and both are in Saitama.

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

Results

Tournament map

 
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

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

Canberra United FC 3 – 4 NTV Beleza
Jennifer Bisset  7'
Michelle Heyman  33'
Hayley Raso  66'
Report Azusa Iwashimizu  11'
Kanako Ito  42'
Asano Nagasato  78'
Azusa Iwashimizu  90+2'

Final

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
GK1 Ayumi Kaihori 67'
DF2 Yukari Kinga
DF5 Junko Kai 102'
DF4 Asuna Tanaka
DF22 Becky 74'
MF8 Homare Sawa
MF10 Shinobu Ohno (c)
MF7 Ji So-Yun 60' 105'
FW9 Nahomi Kawasumi
FW21 Beverly Goebel-Yanez 105'
FW11 Megumi Takase
Substitutes:
DF3 Ryoko Takara 74'
MF6 Chiaki Minamiyama 105'
FW19 Emi Nakajima 105'
Manager:
Kei Hoshikawa
GK30 Sarah Bouhaddi
DF5 Laura Georges
DF3 Wendie Renard
DF11 Laura Agard 51'
DF18 Sonia Bompastor (c)
MF6 Amandine Henry 61'
MF10 Louisa Necib 106'
MF23 Camille Abily
FW12 Élodie Thomis
FW8 Lotta Schelin
MF9 Eugénie Le Sommer 45'
Substitutes:
FW21 Lara Dickenmann 90+3' 45'
DF17 Corine Franco 51'
FW24 Laëtitia Tonazzi 61'
MF15 Elise Bussaglia 106'
Manager:
Patrice Lair

MATCH OFFICIALS

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

Awards

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

[2]

Goal Scorers

2 goals
1 goal

Own Goals

1 goal

Referees

Assistants:

Fourth:

  • Etsuko Fukano
  • Sachiko Yamagishi

Prize-pool

The total prize-pool was 100,000$.

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

References

  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. November 26, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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