2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 | |
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| Host country |  Azerbaijan |
| Dates | 22 September − 13 October[1] |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
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The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament is the third such tournament, and will be held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the Executive Committee on the 19th March 2010.[2]
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Mascot
The official mascot of this World Cup is The Top Top Girl, which means ball in Azerbaijani, a young girl with the national flag painted on her cheeks. Its 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.[3][4]
Qualified teams
| Teams which will play in final round | |
| Teams which can still qualify | |
| Teams which did not qualify | |
| Countries which didn't take part in qualifications | |
| Countries which are not in FIFA |
- 1.^ Teams that will make their debut.
Venues
All four venues were initially to be staged only in Baku.[6] [7] There will also be matches in Lankaran.[8] Tofik Bakhramov Stadium is the stadium where the final stages will be held.
| City | Stadium | Capacity[9] |
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| Baku | Bayil Stadium | 3,000 |
| Dalga Arena | 6,700 | |
| Eighth Kilometer District Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
See also
References
- ^ "FIFA calendar". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/calendar/events.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Executive Committee approves special funding for Chile and Haiti". FIFA. 19 March 2010. http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/news/newsid=1183198/index.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Mascot’s name is revealed". fifa.com. FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/newsid=1614893/index.html. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Azerbaijan 2012 mascot steps out". fifa.com. FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/newsid=1533614/index.html. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Qualifying tournaments". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/qualifiers/index.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ FIFA World Cup in Azerbaijan
- ^ All U17 World Cup matches to be held in Baku
- ^ "'Eleven Hearts, One Goal': official slogan unveiled in Lankaran". FIFA. 16 February 2012. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/newsid=1584599/. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Baku stadiums". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=1725/index.html. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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