# 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.

## Organization

The tournament 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 [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].

## Participating teams

* The participants were the champions of Europe, Australia, Japan and Japanese league cup [ja].
| 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] | Japan Football Association |

## 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 November — Urawa | 22 November — Urawa |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 5 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 25 November — Omiya | 25 November — Omiya |
| NTV Beleza | 2 | 25 November — Omiya | 25 November — Omiya |
| NTV Beleza | 2 | INAC Kobe | 1 |
| 22 November — Urawa | 22 November — Urawa | | INAC Kobe | 1 |
| 22 November — Urawa | 22 November — Urawa | Olympique Lyonnais (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| INAC Kobe | 4 | Olympique Lyonnais (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Canberra United FC | 0 | | |
| Canberra United FC | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 25 November — Omiya | 25 November — Omiya |
| | | NTV Beleza | 4 |
| | | Canberra United FC | 3 |

### Final

| 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:
* Shiho Ayukai (Japan)
* Naomi Nakano (Japan)
* Fourth official: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

## Awards

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

## Goal Scorers
### 2 goals

* Azusa Iwashimizu
* Asano Nagasato
* Lara Dickenmann
* Beverly Goebel-Yanez

### 1 goal

* Jennifer Bisset
* Michelle Heyman
* Hayley Raso
* Sonia Bompastor
* Corine Franco
* Louisa Nécib
* Kanako Ito
* Nanase Kiryu
* Shinobu Ohno
* Megumi Takase
* Ji So-Yun
* Lotta Schelin

### Own Goals
#### 1 goal

* Saori Ariyoshi

## Referees

* Pannipar Kamnueng
* Sook-Hee Kim
Assistants:
* Rikako Arakawa
* Kumi Sunaga
* Hisae Yoshizawa
* Makoto Bozono
* Chie Ohata
* Mayumi Yonemura
* Shiho Ayukai
* Naomi Makino
Fourth:
* Etsuko Fukano
* Sachiko Yamagishi

## Prize-pool

The total prize-pool was 100,000$.
* 1st 60,000$
* 2nd 30,000$
* 3rd 10,000$