2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Background
Chevrolet and BMW would once again be represented on the grid while SEAT returned with an official customer programme. Ford would also be on the grid courtesy of the independently run Team Aon Ford Focus driven by Tom Chilton and James Nash.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Background
Chevrolet retained their lineup of defending drivers' champion Yvan Muller, Robert Huff and Alain Menu. Darryl O'Young switched from bamboo-engineering to Special Tuning Racing. He was to be joined by Tom Boardman but due to a shortage of the new Oreca built SEAT 1.6T engine his return to the championship was delayed until the Race of Spain.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Background
2011 STCC champion Rickard Rydell returned to the championship for the first round of the season driving a Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T. Gábor Wéber joined Norbert Michelisz at Zengő Motorsport, Alex MacDowall and Pasquale di Sabatino lined up at bamboo-engineering and former Superstars Series driver Alberto Cerqui joined Tom Coronel at ROAL Motorsport. Charles Ng returned to Liqui Moly Team Engstler for a full season having raced for the team at the end of 2011. Andrea Barlesi joined SUNRED Engineering in an old specification SEAT León TDI and Isaac Tutumlu joined Mehdi Bennani at Proteam Racing.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Background
The qualifying format was changed prior to the event, with 12 cars progressing through to Q2 where the top 5 cars would score points. The top ten cars in Q2 would then be reversed to form the race two grid.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Free Practice
Chevrolet cars dominated the free testing session on Thursday; Muller led Huff, Menu, series rookie MacDowall and Rydell at the top of the times while Michelisz was best of the rest in his BMW 320 TC.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Free Practice
Track action resumed on Saturday morning when Huff set the fastest time in the works Chevrolet in Free Practice 1, 0.241 seconds ahead of the Lukoil Racing Team SEAT of Gabriele Tarquini. The session was briefly stopped to clear oil from the track which had caught out Pepe Oriola and Tom Chilton.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Free Practice
It was the turn of Menu to set the fastest time in the second free practice session, setting his fastest time at the beginning of the session and remaining there until the end. Tarquini was second once again with the SEAT producing consistent straight line speed. Although the session was not stopped, yellow flags went out as the SEAT of Barlesi was removed from the gravel trap at the Parabolica.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Qualifying
Tarquini took pole position, the first non-Chevrolet pole since the 2010 Race of Spain, where pole was also taken by Tarquini in a SEAT. Muller would start on the front row but he only made it into Q2 thanks to a tow from his team mates, who lined up behind him on the second row. Q1 had been red flagged with under two minutes remaining as the ROAL Motorsport car of Cerqui ended up in the gravel trap at the Parabolica. The session was restarted but without enough time to complete a timed lap so most of the cars remained in the pits. Twelve cars progressed to Q2 with Oriola taking the independents' trophy pole and Michelisz claiming the reversed grid pole for race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Warm-Up
Muller was fastest in the Sunday morning warm up session, that was stopped due to a fire for Special Tuning Racing driver O'Young. He stopped the car and evacuated; the damage was sufficient enough to rule him out of participating in the rest of the weekend.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Race One
Tarquini started from pole but was soon passed by Muller. A mistake by Muller at the end of the lap allowed Tarquini to regain the lead but the positions switched back on lap two. Huff later passed Tarquini for second to seal a Chevrolet 1–2. A first lap collision forced Tiago Monteiro to retire and delayed Stefano D'Aste and Franz Engstler. Rydell ran as high as third during the race but had to settle for fourth at the end, ahead of Coronel and independents' trophy winner Oriola. Menu finished a distant seventh from his team mates and MacDowall was the top rookie with eighth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Race Two
Michelisz started on the reversed grid pole position and escaped many of the tangles that caught out some of the more experienced drivers behind him. A second lap nudge from Huff approaching the first chicane sent Muller into a spin and caught out Tarquini behind. Muller went through the chicane and across the grass backwards but he recovered without losing much time while Tarquini punctured a tyre and retired. From there, Muller picked off the cars ahead one at a time to catch up with race leader Michelisz.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy, Report, Race Two
Passing Michelisz proved difficult and at one point, third placed Coronel was able to take second from Muller before losing it again shortly after. Michelisz struck a pigeon on lap seven and Muller passed him later on that lap. Michelisz lost some pace after this and dropped down the order, to fifth by the end of the lap, eventually finishing eighth. Rydell had a bad start and recovered to tenth place to score another point in his one off outing. Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2–3 with Menu second and Huff third; D'Aste was the Yokohama Trophy winner after finishing fifth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan. It was held on 21 October 2012 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. The first race was won by Alain Menu for Chevrolet and the second race was won by Stefano D'Aste for Wiechers-Sport.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Background
After the previous round in the United States at Sonoma Raceway, the championship was being led jointly by Yvan Muller and Robert Huff on 315 points. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. Chevrolet had the opportunity to secure the manufacturers championship.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Background
There were a number of driver changes prior to the event, Darryl O'Young left Special Tuning Racing and later returned to bamboo-engineering. His replacement at STR was German racing driver and former FIA GT1 World Championship team owner René Münnich. Masaki Kano joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler for his home event, driving a naturally aspirated BMW 320si. Fellow Japanese racer Hiroki Yoshimoto joined Tuenti Racing Team for the event, driving the SUNRED SR León 1.6T raced up until the last event by Tiago Monteiro.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Background
Monteiro switched to Honda Racing Team JAS for the final three rounds of the championship to debut the works Honda Civic S2000 TC in order to develop the car in preparation for a full programme in 2013.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Free Practice
Muller set the pace in the Friday test session which was interrupted by a trio of red flags, leading a Chevrolet 1–2–3 with Pepe Oriola the leading SEAT in fourth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Free Practice
Chevrolet continued to set the pace on Saturday in FP1, this time courtesy of Alain Menu at the head of another Chevrolet 1–2–3. Monteiro set the fourth fastest time in his new Honda Civic and Oriola was the quickest independent driver. Local driver Yoshimoto was seventh.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Free Practice
Menu topped the times once again in FP2, although surprisingly the Chevrolet 1–2–3 from earlier on was not repeated as Fernando Monje set the third fastest time in his Tuenti Racing Team SEAT León.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Qualifying
After setting the pace throughout free practice, Menu went on to take pole position ahead of Muller and Huff while Chevrolet wrapped up the manufacturers title. Much of the attention was on the Honda of Monteiro, who at one point looked likely to drop out in Q1 until a last minute quick lap got him through to the second session. He finished Q2 eleventh behind Stefano D'Aste who would take his third reversed grid pole position of the year in race two. Independents' Trophy leader Michelisz could only manage fourteenth, five places behind trophy rival Oriola. The Team Aon duo of James Nash and Tom Chilton qualified in 19th and 21st respectively but would both start the first race at the back of the grid due to them both requiring a new engine for the event.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Warm-Up
Race two pole sitter D'Aste was the quickest driver in Sunday mornings warm up session, Michelisz was a close second. An engine change for Masaki Kano overnight would send him to the back of the race one grid.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Race One
Menu led from start to finish leading a comfortable Chevrolet 1–2–3 in the opening Suzuka race. The lack of action near the front was representative of much of field, although Gabriele Tarquini jumped up from sixth to fourth at the start to lead home independent race winner Alex MacDowall. Having overtaken James Nash, Alberto Cerqui then quickly ended his race in the gravel at turn one. Mehdi Bennani collided with Aleksei Dudukalo while attempting a pass, Dudukalo held the car and continued while Bennani was forced to pit. Monteiro finished tenth to score a point in the debut race for the Honda Civic. After the race, Dudukalo received a 30-second penalty for colliding with Bennani and he dropped to 18th in the classification, while Nash and Cerqui both received 30-second penalties for start infringements dropping Nash to 19th.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, Report, Race Two
D'Aste started on pole position for the reverse grid race, he established a comfortable lead over second placed Oriola to take his second win of the season. Tarquini had jumped up to third place to complete the podium. Behind them, the Chevrolet trio found passing difficult and the Proteam Racing BMW of Bennani held them back for much of the race. Huff and Menu passed on the penultimate lap, while Muller passed Bennani on the final lap. Independent trophy contender Michelisz spun out of the race on the first lap, allowing trophy rival Oriola to close the points gap to 12. The overall championship was once again a tie between Huff and Muller.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco was the third round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the third running of the FIA WTCC Race of Morocco. It was held on 15 April 2012 at Marrakech Street Circuit in Marrakech, Morocco. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Alain Menu winning race one and Yvan Muller winning race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Background
After Valencia it was Chevrolet driver Yvan Muller who was leading the championship, 27 points clear of his nearest rival Menu who was three points clear of ROAL Motorsport driver Tom Coronel. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Background
Having made his WTCC debut at Valencia, Fernando Monje would not return to race at Marrakech in preparation for his return to the European Touring Car Cup at the Slovakiaring. Gábor Wéber would also miss the event due to financial concerns, leaving Norbert Michelisz as the sole driver for Zengő Motorsport.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Free Practice
Lukoil Racing Team's Gabriele Tarquini was fastest in the first free practice session ahead of the Chevrolets of Yvan Muller and Robert Huff. Team AON's Tom Chilton was a surprise fourth fastest, backing up his performance from Fridays test session. Franz Engstler was the fastest of the BMWs.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Free Practice
In the second session it was Menu was topped the times, his teammates Muller and Huff were second and third once again. Tarquini was the fastest SEAT in fourth ahead of Oriola and the Ford Focus of Chilton in sixth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Qualifying
Menu continued his pace from the second free practice session to take pole position by 0.028s ahead of Huff. Muller and Coronel set benchmark times early on in Q2 but they had to settle for fourth and third respectively. Tiago Monteiro was tenth and looked to take pole position for race two. After Tarquini was removed from qualifying for running an underweight car, James Nash moved up to take pole position for race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Warm-Up
Yvan Muller was fastest in the Sunday morning warm up session with pole sitter Menu in fourth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Race One
The Chevrolet trio of Menu, Huff and Muller led away from the start while behind them, Oriola made a great getaway and got ahead of Coronel for fourth. Local driver Mehdi Bennani and James Nash collided at the first turn, forcing both to retire. There was a brief scare for Alex MacDowall when he missed the braking point at turn 5 in his bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze and collected the BMW of Coronel, both escaped any series damage and continued. The safety car was deployed while the stricken Ford of Nash was recovered with the race resuming on lap three.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Race One
Isaac Tutumlu crashed his Proteam Racing into the wall at turn 4 and retired. On lap 5, Monteiro retired with gearbox problems in his SUNRED León. Menu led a Chevrolet 1-2-3 with Oriola the Yokohama Trophy winner in fourth. Chilton scored Ford's maiden points in the WTCC with a seventh-place finish.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Race Two
Nash led away from pole position while Coronel jumped up from eighth on the grid to third behind Engstler at the first corner. Chilton collected the rear bumper of Monteiro and dropped back down the field. Nash had to defend well from the BMW of Engstler until the German was overtaken by the Chevrolets of Muller and Huff on lap 4. On the following lap the two leading Chevrolets demoted Nash to third, one lap further on Menu also overtook the 2011 British Touring Car Championship Independents' Champion to secure third.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco, Report, Race Two
Nash succumbed to attacks from Coronel and Stefano D'Aste on lap 9, while his teammate Chilton retired with turbo problems. At the finish, Muller led another Chevrolet 1-2-3 in reverse of the order they finished race one, D'Aste was the winning independent in fourth place and pole sitter Nash eventually finished sixth. After the race, the stewards issued bamboo-engineering driver Pasquale di Sabatino with a 30-second penalty for repeatedly cutting the chicanes, this dropped him from 12th to 15th in the classification.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal was the seventh round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Portugal. It was held on 3 June 2012 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. The first race was won by Yvan Muller for Chevrolet and the second race was won by Alain Menu, also for Chevrolet.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Background
Coming into the event, Yvan Muller was the championship leader on 206 points ahead of Robert Huff on 198 and Menu on 175 points. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Background
James Thompson and TMS Sport made their last scheduled appearance of the season with the Lada Granta WTCC. Tom Boardman switched to the new SEAT turbocharged engine, having run the TDi engine since Spain.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Background
For the Race of Portugal weekend, Menu would be playing the role of comic book character Michel Vaillant. His Chevrolet Cruze raced in special Vaillante colours and Menu himself wore a special race suit and dyed his hair to look like the French comic book racer.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Report, Free Practice
Lukoil Racing Team's Gabriele Tarquini set the pace in the first free practice session, nearly half a second ahead of the Chevrolet of Yvan Muller. Thompson put the TMS Sport Lada in 10th.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Report, Free Practice
It was a Chevrolet 1-2-3 in the second practice session, with Yvan Muller topping the timing pages ahead of Menu and Huff.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Report, Qualifying
Tarquini took his second pole position of the season with Yvan Muller second for Chevrolet and Norbert Michelisz third for Zengő Motorsport. The race two reversed grid would see Tuenti Racing Team's Pepe Oriola starting on position with Menu starting second. The session was stopped early on when Tom Chilton suffered a suspension failure, he and his team mate James Nash would form an all Ford back row.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Report, Warm-Up
Muller went fastest in Sunday morning's warm-up session ahead of Chevrolet team mates of Huff and Menu.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Report, Race One
Muller overtook Tarquini on the outside into turn one to take the lead, while further down the field, Aleksei Dudukalo and Gábor Wéber made contact and ended up in the gravel. Both drivers were able to get back on track and return to the pits. Muller held on to take the win ahead of Tarquini and Huff, with Michelisz the winning independent after coming home in fourth. Menu had climbed up to fifth position while the only remaining non-SEAT engined León of Tiago Monteiro spent much of the race defending his seventh place.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal, Report, Race Two
A near repeat of race one saw the Chevrolet of Menu overtake pole sitter Oriola before the first corner. Further back, Mehdi Bennani made contact with Stefano D'Aste which earned him a suspended grid penalty. Tarquini had been defending from the Chevrolets of Muller and Huff when he took too much kerb, allowing Muller through. Huff and Tarquini made contact, spinning the Italian out of the race while Muller spun at his own accord. ROAL Motorsport's Alberto Cerqui took advantage of Muller's off to take fifth, a position that was later switched on the main straight. Menu took the victory ahead of podium debutant Oriola with Tom Coronel third.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia was the fourth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the maiden running of the FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia. It was held on 29 April 2012 at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia. The first race was won by Gabriele Tarquini for Lukoil Racing Team and the second race was won by Robert Huff for Chevrolet.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Background
Chevrolet came to Slovakia on the back of winning the first six races of the season, with Yvan Muller leading the championship 24 points ahead of Alain Menu. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Background
Gábor Wéber returned with Zengő Motorsport after missing the previous round in Morocco due to cost concerns. Isaac Tutumlu sat out the Race of Slovakia after his Proteam Racing team failed to repair his car in time after damage was sustained in Marrakech. SUNRED Engineering's Andrea Barlesi was unable to continue in the World Touring Car Championship after Marrakech with his budget having run out.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Report, Free practice
Oriola was the quickest driver in the opening practice session on Friday, ahead of the Lukoil SEAT León of Tarquini and the Team Aon Ford Focus of James Nash. The session was briefly red flagged when the engine in Tiago Monteiro's León cut out.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Report, Free practice
It was Chevrolet's turn to top the times in the second free practice sessions, with Menu topping the times ahead of Yvan Muller. After the session had ended, Tarquini beached his car in the gravel having finished the session tenth fastest.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Report, Qualifying
Norbert Michelisz took his first WTCC pole position to beat the Lukoil Racing Team drivers of Aleksei Dudukalo in second and Tarquini in third. A red flag towards the end of Q1 for Franz Engstler's stranded BMW 320 TC prevented Tom Coronel from progressing into the second session. Nash, who had qualified a career best fourth, failed a ride-height check in post-qualifying scrutineering and was dropped ten places on the grid for both races.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Report, Warm-up
Muller led the Sunday morning warm-up session with Nash second, Huff third and Oriola fourth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Report, Race one
Michelisz led into the first corner but contact with second placed Tarquini would drop him down the order, and further contact with Muller dropped him down to sixth and earned the Chevrolet driver a drive-through penalty. Oriola had briefly climbed into second place before a puncture and the subsequent trip into the gravel ended his challenge. Tarquini led a Lukoil Racing Team 1-2 finish the chequered flag with Menu third for Chevrolet. Dudukalo was the winning driver in the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia, Report, Race two
Stefano D'Aste started on the reversed grid pole and led down into turn one. The Chevrolet trio and Tarquini took the lead when the Wiechers-Sport driver ran wide. Dudukalo was issued with a drive through penalty for failing to have all four wheels on his car on the ground when the five-minute board was shown before the race. Huff led Muller and Menu until Tarquini took his third place. ROAL Motorsport's Tom Coronel also overtook Menu before the Swiss retired with a broken rim. Huff took his first win of the year ahead of Muller and Tarquini, with Oriola the winner in the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain was the second round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the eighth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Spain . It was held on 1 April 2012 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. Chevrolet driver Yvan Muller took pole position for the first race, with Wiechers-Sport's Stefano D'Aste on pole for the second race after the top ten qualifiers were reversed. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Muller winning race one and Alain Menu winning race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Background
After the opening round in Italy, Muller was leading the drivers' championship. D'Aste was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Background
A continued shortage of the new for 2012 SEAT 1.6T engine meant the cars run by SUNRED Engineering switched to the SUNRED 1.6T engine prior to the Race of Spain. Tiago Monteiro and Andrea Barlesi would switch to the engine and they were joined by series debutant Fernando Monje. Monje joined the championship, having competed in the supporting European Touring Car Cup at Monza. Tom Boardman returned to the championship having been forced to sit out the opening round. With no SEAT 1.6T engine available for him, he took part in the event using the TDI engine.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Report, Free practice
Muller led the opening practice session on Saturday morning with Robert Huff second and Menu third. Pepe Oriola was the fastest SEAT León WTCC while Monteiro was the fastest of the three SUNRED engined cars.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Report, Free practice
Gabriele Tarquini went quickest in the second free practice session in his Lukoil Racing Team SEAT. ROAL Motorsport driver Tom Coronel had set the pace for much of the session until his time was beaten by Huff and then Tarquini in the final five minutes of the session. Charles Ng was given a black flag after getting stuck in a gravel trap on his first flying lap and then continuing in the session after receiving outside help. Six drivers were warned for cutting the apex at the first corner.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Report, Qualifying
Muller secured his first pole position of the year in qualifying ahead of Tarquini and Coronel. Oriola took the independents' pole with fourth place. Tarquini had been fastest in the first part of qualifying but Muller had been close to going out in the first element of qualifying. Muller had his best time removed for running too wide but he ended the session eighth after a last minute flying lap. By finishing tenth in second qualifying, D'Aste secured the pole position on the reversed grid in race two. The session was not stopped at any time but after the session, the Lukoil Racing car of Aleksei Dudukalo caught fire in Parc Ferme.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Report, Warm-Up
Huff led the warm up session on Sunday morning with pole sitter Muller second fastest.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Report, Race One
Muller led from start to finish to secure his third straight victory of the year. Tarquini had got a better launch from the rolling start but Muller was able to defend and from then on Tarquini's main threat was from Coronel behind. Coronel had received a black and white driving standards flag for making contact with Tarquini but continued on to the final podium spot. Huff and Menu climbed up to fourth and fifth respectively at the expense of Oriola, but sixth place was still enough to secure the independents' victory for Oriola. Monteiro was able to finish in the top ten in his SUNRED-powered car while the only car that failed to finish was Dudukalo.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain, Report, Race Two
Menu ended Muller's winning streak in race two by coming home ahead of Coronel and D'Aste. Wiechers-Sport driver D'Aste had led until lap seven when he ran wide and handed the lead to Menu. Both Menu and D'Aste then hit oil two laps later sending them across the gravel at turn ten and promoting Coronel to second. Coronel battled with Menu for the lead in the final laps but held on to take the win by less than a second. Menu's Chevrolet was followed home by four BMW 320 TCs as Norbert Michelisz and Franz Engstler followed Coronel and D'Aste.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States was the ninth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the maiden running of the FIA WTCC Race of the United States. It was held on 23 September 2012 at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, United States.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Background
Coming into the event after the two-month break after Brazil, it was Yvan Muller was leading the championship 17 points ahead of his nearest rival and teammate Robert Huff. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Background
In the days leading up to the event, two new drivers were entered. Italian driver Felice Tedeschi was entered by Proteam Racing to drive the BMW 320 TC which had last been raced at Morocco in the hands of Isaac Tutumlu.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Background
Robb Holland became the first American driver to compete in the WTCC when he filled in for the financially troubled Pasquale di Sabatino at bamboo-engineering.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Free Practice
Alex MacDowall set the fastest time in Friday's shortened free practice session which saw Proteam debutant Tedeschi roll his car. The accident ruled him out of the rest of the event.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Free Practice
Chevrolet's Yvan Muller set the fastest time in Free Practice 1 with the Ford of Tom Chilton second. Wiechers-Sport driver Stefano D'Aste had an off-track excursion late in the session, covering the track with dust which resulted caught out both Darryl O'Young and MacDowall and brought out the red flag to allow the track to be cleaned. Holland made his way out onto the track in the Chevrolet Cruze for the last five minutes having awaited the arrival of a new FIA approved helmet to arrive.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Free Practice
Lukoil Racing Team's Gabriele Tarquini was the fastest driver in Free Practice 2 ahead of the works Chevrolet of Muller and Tiago Monteiro's SUNRED León. Having been second fastest in the morning session, Chilton was tenth behind teammate James Nash. The fastest BMW was the Zengő Motorsport car of Michelisz in twelfth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Qualifying
Alain Menu secured pole position for Chevrolet's home race with Tarquini second ahead of Muller and Huff. Muller was fastest at the end of the interrupted Q1 session having spent much of the session trading fastest times with SEAT driver Tarquini. Tarquini's teammate, Aleksei Dudukalo brought out the red flag when he beached his car having gone off at turn one. ROAL Motorsport's Tom Coronel missed out on Q2 having spun on his final attempt, both Team AON drivers missed out on Q2 despite having been quick in practice. It had looked like Tarquini would set the fastest time in Q2 with Muller and Huff having failed to beat his time, but Menu took pole position on his final lap at the end of the session.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Warm-Up
Muller led a Chevrolet 1-2-3 in the morning warm-up session with Tarquini the fastest non-Chevrolet runner.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Race One
The action started on the first lap with Menu defending from Tarquini and forcing the Lukoil Racing driver off the track at the second corner. Further down the field moments later there was a pileup Stefano D'Aste, Darryl O'Young, Tom Chilton, Aleksei Dudukalo, Fernando Monje and Alberto Cerqui which forced the latter three into retirement. At the front, Muller and Huff were able to pass their teammate Menu who was then forced back into the pitlane after slowing with a power steering issue.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Race One
Tom Coronel and Mehdi Bennani had an eventful couple of laps when the pair collided not once but twice, the second contact forcing the Moroccan into a spin and down the order. Just two laps from the end, Pepe Oriola stalled on the pit straight where his car was protected by waved yellows until the end of the race. Muller took the win ahead of Huff and Michelisz in third.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Race Two
The reversed grid race saw D'Aste start from the pole position and he led away from the start. Bennani inherited the lead half way round the first lap when D'Aste spun off leaving three BMWs leading. Muller and Huff overtook Michelisz to take third and fourth while on the following lap, Monje crashed at turn five where his car was left for the rest of the race. The order at the front didn't change until lap four when Bennani spun on his own, handing the lead to Franz Engstler.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States, Report, Race Two
The stranded Proteam BMW brought out the safety car two laps later, by which time Muller spun Engstler out of the lead for whiche he later earned himself a drive through penalty. The race restarted on lap eight when Coronel, continuing his charge through the field from the back of the grid, took eight place from Tom Boardman. Muller served his penalty on lap nine and Huff inherited the lead, the British driver now had to defend well from the BMW of Michelisz. On the final lap, Charles Ng was black flagged for ignoring an earlier black and orange flag for loose bodywork on his car. Huff took the win with Michelisz second and Tarquini third.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship
The 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship was the inaugural running of the World Endurance Championship. It was co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series replaced the former Intercontinental Le Mans Cup held by the ACO from 2010 to 2011. The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-based racing cars meeting four ACO categories. Several championships, cups, and trophies were awarded in the series' four categories following an eight race season, with a World Championship available to the top scoring drivers and LMP1 category manufacturer.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship
Following a partial-season match-up against newcomers Toyota, Audi won the Manufacturers' World Championship, while the company's driver line-up of André Lotterer of Germany, Benoît Tréluyer of France, and Marcel Fässler of Switzerland earned the Drivers' World Championship ahead of their teammates Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen. Toyota's Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre were third in the Drivers' Championship standings. Ferrari defending their two Intercontinental Le Mans Cup LMGTE manufacturers title with the Manufacturers' World Cup, outscoring Porsche and Corvette. In the four FIA Trophies for the four categories in the championship, Rebellion Racing won the LMP1 Privateers title, while Starworks Motorsport secured the LMP2 championship; AF Corse won the LMGTE Pro category for the second season in a row, as did Larbre Compétition in LMGTE Am.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Calendar
An initial calendar was announced on 12 November 2011, featuring eight races in eight countries on four continents. Sebring, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, and Silverstone are retained from the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, while the Chinese round remained undecided between 2011's Zhuhai International Circuit or the Shanghai International Circuit. Three new races at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Bahrain International Circuit, and Fuji Speedway expand the series to a new continent, replacing the former ILMC round for the Petit Le Mans.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Calendar
A revised calendar released on 7 December swapped the dates of the events in Bahrain and Fuji, while ACO confirmed on 2 February that the final round would be hosted in Shanghai, with the date moved to 27 October. All races were timed events. The 12 Hours of Sebring was a joint event with competitors from the American Le Mans Series sharing half of the race grid, but not scoring points in the World Championship.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Entries
The World Endurance Championship received entries in four classes, including Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Amateur (LMGTE Am). The entry list for the 2012 season was released by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest on 2 February, and included nine LMP1 and LMP2 cars, five LMGTE Pro entries, and seven LMGTE Am cars, bringing the full grid up to thirty entrants. Additional entries from full-season teams were also allowed over the course of the season, with a maximum of three cars per entrant.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Race results
The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships
Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car in qualifying in each category. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the points allocation was doubled.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, Drivers' World Championship
André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler won the Drivers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Shanghai. They had won three races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the No.1 car of Audi Sport Team Joest.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, Manufacturers' World Championship
The FIA LMP1 Manufacturers' World Endurance Championship was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in the LMP1 category. Points were only awarded to the highest scoring entry for that manufacturer for each event. Further, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season. Audi secured the Manufacturers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Silverstone following four consecutive victories in the first half of the championship.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, Manufacturers' World Cup
The LMGTE Manufacturers' World Cup was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in either of the two LMGTE categories. Results in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories were combined for the World Cup. Only the two best classified cars of the same manufacturer in an event scored points for the World Cup. Ferrari secured the Manufacturers' World Cup title at the 6 Hours of Bahrain following four consecutive victories.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, LMP1 Trophy
The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams was open to full-season privateer LMP1 entries not designated as manufacturers. Only the best classified car of a team at each event scored points for the Trophy. Rebellion Racing secured the LMP1 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning five of the first seven races in the season including five races with both team cars on the privateer podium.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, LMP2 Trophy
Starworks Motorsport earned the LMP2 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning three races and earning four class pole positions.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, LMGTE Pro Trophy
The LMGTE Pro Trophy was won by AF Corse, who secured the championship at the 6 Hours of Bahrain. The team had finished every race of the season in either first or second place with either of their two Ferraris.


2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Championships, LMGTE Am Trophy
Larbre Compétition won the LMGTE Am Trophy at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, winning three races with either of their two  Chevrolet Corvettes.


2012 FIBA 3x3 World Championships
The 2012 FIBA 3x3 World Championships, hosted by Greece, was the first edition of the FIBA 3x3 World Championships, an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's, women's and mixed national teams. The tournament ran from 23 August to 26 August 2012, held in front of the Zappeion. It was co-organized by the FIBA.


2012 FIBA 3x3 World Championships
Serbia won the men's title after defeating France 16–13 in the men's final.


2012 FIBA 3x3 World Championships
The US won the women's title after defeating France in the final, while France defeated Argentina for the mixed team final.


2012 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
The 2012 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was an international 3x3 basketball between 3x3 basketball teams. The tournament is organized by FIBA.


2012 FIBA 3x3 World Tour, Finals Qualification
Five Masters Tournaments were held in five cities in five countries. 12 teams participated in the finals which was held in Miami, Florida, USA on September 22-23. The best teams from each masters tournament qualified for the finals.


2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2012 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (27th edition), is an international basketball tournament  held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 29 November to 8 December 2012. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Mongomo, was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of six, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter-finals, semifinals and final.


2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Abidjan Basket Club Al-Ittihad Espoir Kigali Manga Mongomo Recreativo do Libolo


2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Al Ahly ASB Mazembe ES du Sahel Kano Pillars Petro Atlético Primeiro de Agosto


2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Final standings
Primeiro de Agosto rosterAdilson Baza, Agostinho Coelho, Armando Costa, Carlos Almeida, Cedric Isom, Felizardo Ambrósio, Francisco Machado, Hermenegildo Santos, Islando Manuel, Joaquim Gomes, Miguel Lutonda, Reggie Moore, Coach: Paulo Macedo


2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2012 FIBA Africa Club Championship.


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 18th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from August 16 to 25, with the games played at the Pavilhão da Académica in Maputo.


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Senegal defeated Ivory Coast 71–62 in the final to win their first title. The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2013 Under-19 World Cup.


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, Final standings
Senegal rosterAbdoulaye Dione, Abdoulaye Ndoye, Ibrahima Niang, Khadim Fall, Madiara Dieng, Mouhammad Ndour, Ousseynou Gueye, Pape Diatta, Samba Ndiaye, Seydina Ba, Souleymane Fall, Youssoupha Fall, Coach: Madiene Fall


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 12th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body and qualified for the 2013 World Cup. The tournament was held from September 20–29 in Dakar, Senegal, contested by 6 national teams and won by Senegal.


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women, Final standings
Senegal rosterAminata Faye, Aminata Kamara, Maissa Sylla, Mame Diallo, Mame Ndiaye, Mame Ndiaye, Mame Sy, Ndeye Dieng, Ndeye Diagne, Ndeye Kebe, Yacine Diop, Coach: Birahim Gaye


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.


2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship.


2012 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The 2012 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup (18th edition), was an international basketball tournament  held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from October 19 to 28, 2012. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Club Sportif d'Abidjan, was contested by 10 clubs split into 2 groups, the first four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage.


2012 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Club Sportif d'Abidjan First Bank Liga Muçulmana Ndella Primeiro de Agosto


2012 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, Final standings
Liga Muçulmana rosterAnabela Cossa, Aya Traore, Cátia Halar, Clarisse Machanguana, Deolinda Ngulela, Filomena Micato, Ingvild Mucauro, Jazz Covington, Leia Dongue, Odélia Mafanela, Rute Muianga, Valerdina Manhonga, Coach: Nazir Salé


2012 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2012 FIBA Africa Club Championship for Women.


2012 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2012 was the 23rd staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon in October 15–22, 2012.


2012 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had one place, and the hosts was automatically qualified. The other three places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.


2012 FIBA Asia Cup
2012 FIBA Asia Cup was the 4th FIBA Asia Cup, the basketball tournament of FIBA Asia was held at the Ota City General Gymnasium, in Ota, Tokyo, Japan from September 14–22, 2012. The winner of this year's FIBA Asia Cup automatically qualifies for the FIBA Asia Championship in 2013.


2012 FIBA Asia Cup, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had one place, and the hosts (Japan) and Asian champion (China) were automatically qualified. The other two places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
The 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship is the 2012 edition of the FIBA Asia's youth championship for basketball. The games were held at Ulan Bator, Mongolia between 17 August and 26 August 2012. China defeated Korea in the championship to clinch their tenth title. The two finalists, together with third-place Iran, were qualified for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Mongolia) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Draw
The draw was held at the Sports Committee Central Office of the Mongolian Olympic Association on Friday July 27.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women is FIBA Asia's basketball championship for females under 18 years old. The games were held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia from September 29 to October 6. China, Japan and Korea represented FIBA in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Lithuania.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women, Qualifying round
Winners are promoted to Level I for the 2014 championships.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification
The 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification was held in late 2011 and early 2012 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia and South Asia each conducting tournaments.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification, Central Asia
The 2012 CABA Under-18 Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Central Asia basketball teams. It was held on June 20 to June 23, 2012 at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The winner qualifies to the 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification, East Asia
All the others withdrew, so  Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea qualified automatically.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification, South Asia
The 2012 SABA Under-18 Championship was held from February 24 to 26, 2012 in New Delhi, India. The winner teams qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.


2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification, Southeast Asia
The 8th SEABA Under-18 Championship was held at Singapore from 26 to 30 June 2012.


2012 FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four
The 2012 FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge season. The Final Four was held in the Főnix Hall at Debrecen, Hungary.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, which was held in Latvia and Lithuania, from 19 to 29 July 2012. Turkey won the title for the third time.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Group stages, First round
In this round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three advanced to the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Group stages, Second round
The best twelve teams will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play for the 9th–12th place.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Group stages, Classification round
The last teams of each group in the first round will compete in this classification round. The four teams played in one group. The last two teams will be relegated to Division B for the next season.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C
The 2012 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was held in Gibraltar from 24 to 29 July 2012. Seven teams participated in the competition.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women was the 24th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Miskolc, Hungary, from 12 to 22 July 2012. Spain won their eighth title.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. The first three teams from each group will advance to the second round (Groups E and F) and the last teams will advance to the 13th–16th place classification (Group G).


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women, Second round
In the second round, the teams play in two groups of six. The first four teams from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals and the other teams will advance to the 9th–12th place playoffs.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B was the 9th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-16 teams. It was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 12 to 22 July 2012. Lithuania women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first three teams from each group will advance to the second round (Groups E and F) and the other teams will advance to the 13th–15th place classification (Group G).


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B, Second round
In the second round, the teams play in two groups of six. The first four teams from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals and the other teams will advance to the 9th–12th place playoffs.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division C
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division C was the 8th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-16 basketball championship. It was played in Gibraltar from 17 to 22 July 2012. Iceland women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 29th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania and Latvia from 9 to 19 August 2012. Spain were the defending champions. The top 5 teams qualify for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, Group stages, Preliminary Round
In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, Group stages, Second Round
The twelve teams remaining will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play for the 9th–12th place.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, Group stages, Classification Round
The last teams of each group in the First Round will compete in this Classification Round. The four teams played in one group. The three teams will be relegated to Division B for the next season.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B was an international basketball  competition held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women was the 29th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Romania from 26 July to 5 August 2012.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Slovenia from 12 to 22 July 2012. Lithuania won the title for the second time.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Group stage, First Round
In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Group stage, Second Round
The twelve teams remaining will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play for the 9th–12th place.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Group stage, Classification Round
The last teams of each group in the First Round will compete in this Classification Round.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the 11th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 16 teams participated in the competition, held at the Főnix Hall and Stadion Oláh Gábor Út in Debrecen, Hungary, from 16 to 26 August 2012.


2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B was the eighth edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was held in Klatovy, Czech Republic, from 16 to 26 August 2012. Greece women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.


2012 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The 2012 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 13th edition of the tournament, formerly known as the Promotion Cup or the FIBA EuroBasket Division C. It was played at Serravalle, San Marino, in 2–7 July.


2012 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The draw took place on 4 December 2011, in Freising, Germany. The Andorra national team was the final winner of the Championship.


2012 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, Second round for 5th to 7th place
The game of the first round between the 3rd and 4th qualified of group B is included in this round.


2012 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
The 2012 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup, or 2012 FIBA Mini World Cup, officially called Dongfeng Yueda KIA FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup 2012, was the 9th annual FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup tournament. It was held in Guangzhou, China, from July 6 to 10.


2012 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup, Game results
All 4 teams played a round-robin tournament first. The top 2 teams advanced to final while the other 2 teams fought for the 3rd place.


2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Lithuanian: 2012 m. FIBA iki 17 metų pasaulio čempionatas) was an international basketball competition held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from June 29 – July 8, 2012. It was the second edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.


2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The United States won its second championship and Jahlil Okafor was named MVP.


2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, Referees
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) named the following 19 referees to officiate the basketball games at this tournament.


2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women was an international basketball competition held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from August 17–26, 2012. It was the second edition of the Under-17 World Championships.


2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
After their win last year, the United States successfully defended their title by defeating Spain 75–62 in the final.


2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women, Preliminary round
The draw was held on 10 February 2012 at Amsterdam, Netherlands.


2012 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
The 2012 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 12th edition of this competition. The tournament took place in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, from 10 to 15 July 2012. Austria women's national basketball team won the tournament for the fourth time.


2012 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men
The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men
Lithuania, Russia and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, Qualifying
The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, Host selection
Only the teams that qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen over Angola, Macedonia and Lithuania. The host was determined on a meeting of the FIBA Central Board held on 10–11 December 2011 in Madrid, Spain.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, Participating nations
The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones: The draw was held on 31 January 2012 in Caracas.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women
The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was a women's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top five teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 25 June – 1 July 2012 at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, Turkey.


2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, Format
The 12 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the Olympics, the four quarterfinal losers played two rounds to allocate the final slot.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or
The 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the third year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 7 January 2013, with Lionel Messi winning a record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or
The gala ceremony was hosted by former Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit and broadcast journalist Kay Murray of Real Madrid TV and Fox Soccer.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA Ballon d'Or
A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football. It was announced on 29 October 2012. There were three voters per FIFA member federation, one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team. Each picked a first (5 points), second (3 points) and third choice (1 point), with their choices made public by FIFA. This was cut to a set of three "finalists" – Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo – on 29 November 2012.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA Ballon d'Or
The odds-on favourite Lionel Messi won the award. Messi won all three FIFA Ballons d'Or since its inception in 2010 and also won both predecessor awards (the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year) in 2009.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA Ballon d'Or
The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or:


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
On 25 October 2012, a ten-player shortlist was unveiled for the FIFA's Women's Player of the Year, which was chosen by experts from FIFA's Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup and a group of experts from France Football.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
The voting system used was the same as that of the men's award (see above), with coaches and captains of women's national teams and persons from the media making public top-three selections.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
This award was decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
This award was decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award.


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA/FIFPro World XI
This was the first occasion that all 11 FIFPro World XI players were players from the same league (La Liga).


2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, Winners and nominees, FIFA Puskás Award
The Puskás Award for best goal was decided by a public online vote.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 6 to 16 December 2012. It was the ninth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by Japan.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup
Barcelona were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after being eliminated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup
Corinthians won the title for the second time after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup, Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 29 November 2012.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup, Venues
The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup, Goal-line technology
The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was the first FIFA tournament to use goal-line technology following its approval by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in July 2012. The two systems approved by FIFA, GoalRef (installed in Yokohama) and Hawk-Eye (installed in Toyota), were used in the two stadiums.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches
The draw for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, on 24 September 2012 at 11:30 CEST (UTC+02:00). The draw decided the "positions" in the bracket for the three representatives which entered the quarter-finals (AFC/CAF/CONCACAF).


2012 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches, Play-off for quarter-finals
A minute's silence was held before the match to commemorate Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen, who had died following a violent incident at a youth competition four days before the match.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the ninth final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The final was contested between CONMEBOL winners Corinthians and UEFA winners Chelsea, and took place at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 16 December 2012. Corinthians defeated Chelsea 1–0 after a header from Paolo Guerrero, which meant Corinthians won their second FIFA Club World Cup, then known as FIFA Club World Championship, twelve years after winning their first in 2000. The match kicked-off at 19:30 JST and was officiated by Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakır.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Both clubs entered the competition after winning their respective club football competitions. Corinthians won the 2012 Copa Libertadores, following a 2–0 win against Boca Juniors in the final, while Chelsea won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, having defeated Bayern Munich 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out, after being held 1–1 in normal time. This was Corinthians's second time competing in the tournament, having won the competition in 2000, following a 4–3 penalty shoot-out win over Vasco da Gama.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
The International Stadium Yokohama had hosted the FIFA Club World Cup finals five times, with the 2009 and 2010 finals being held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Brazilian sides have been the most dominant side of any other South American teams, with the first dating back in 2000, where Corinthians won the competition for the first time, then known as FIFA Club World Championship, where they beat Vasco da Gama 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out. This was followed by wins from São Paulo, who beat Liverpool 1–0 and Internacional with the same scoreline against Barcelona. Manchester United are the only English team to have won the competition, in 2008, where they defeated Ecuadorian side LDU Quito 1–0.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final
Both clubs received byes from the play-off rounds and the quarter-finals.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Corinthians
Corinthians advanced to the final after a 1–0 win against Al-Ahly on 12 December. Paolo Guerrero scored the winning goal with a header after thirty minutes.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea
Chelsea took on Monterrey on 13 December, winning 3–1 after goals from Juan Mata, Fernando Torres, and a Dárvin Chávez own goal. Aldo de Nigris scored a consolation goal for Monterrey in stoppage time.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue
The International Stadium Yokohama has been the venue for the FIFA Club World Cup since 2005. It was built and opened in 1998, and is the home ground of Yokohama F. Marinos, who plays in the J. League, the highest division of the Japanese league system. The venue has been used five times in the previous FIFA Club World Championship and Club World Cup finals, in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as 2011.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Pre-match, Match ball
The official match ball for the final was the Adidas Cafusa, provided by German sports equipment company Adidas. It was used throughout the tournament and also at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
Cüneyt Çakır, representing the Turkish Football Federation and UEFA, was selected as the referee of the final. He was first listed as an international referee in 2006, and had earlier taken charge of his first FIFA Club World Cup match, the first quarter-final match between Ulsan Hyundai and Monterrey on 9 December 2012. Çakır was assisted by Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun, while the fourth and fifth officials were Alireza Faghani and Hassan Kamranifar, representing the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran and one of the two AFC representatives in the competition, alongside Nawaf Shukralla of the Bahrain Football Association.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Bahattin Duran (Turkey)Tarık Ongun (Turkey)Fourth official:Alireza Faghani (Iran)Fifth official:Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Al Ahly
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Auckland City
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Chelsea
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Monterrey
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Corinthians
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Ulsan Hyundai
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the seventh FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It took place from 1 to 18 November 2012 in Thailand. An extra four teams (increase to 24 from 20 at the 2008 event in Brazil) were competing at this World Cup. This was the first FIFA men's tournament held in Southeast Asia since the Malaysia 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was the first FIFA men's tournament held in the country, having hosted the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Defending champions Brazil won the title for the fifth time, defeating Spain in a rematch of the 2008 final.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Bid process
Thailand beat bids from China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Venues
The matches were originally due to take place across four venues. Due to construction delays and failure to meet the security requirement, early matches scheduled at the Bangkok Futsal Arena were moved to the Indoor Stadium Huamark. After the final inspection on 5 November, FIFA announced that the Bangkok Futsal Arena had not sufficiently met the criteria. The two quarter-final matches would be played at Nimibutr Stadium, while Indoor Stadium Huamark would host the semifinals and the final.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 14 players, including two goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 25 October 2012.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Match officials
The following were the officials for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Draw
The official draw for the World Cup was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 24 August 2012.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Draw
The 24 teams were divided in six groups, each group with four teams.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, First round
The group winners and runners up along with the 4 highest rank third places advanced to the round of 16.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, First round
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, First round
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Knockout phase
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Symbols, Official song
The official song of 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was "Heart & Soul", a single by the Thai band Slot Machine.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, Europe (UEFA)
Spain, Russia, Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic, Ukraine & Serbia qualified.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CAF)
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification for CAF was the qualifiers for Africa to determine the three teams who qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CAF), Third round
The six winners from the second round will face off in a home and away format for Africa's three slots at the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The tournament acted as the South American qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand. It was held from 15 to 22 April 2012 in Gramado, Brazil. It was the first time a tournament different from Copa América qualified to the World Cup: the semi-finalists were qualified.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Group stage
The draw was held on 3 March 2011. Ten teams were drawn into two groups. The top two finishers advanced to the semi-finals and qualified to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Preliminary round matches was played from the 19 to 23 October and matches in the main Qualifying round was played from the 14 to 18 December.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualifying round
The main round was played from 14 to 18 December 2011.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs
The top two in each progress to the two-legged play-offs, which will decide Europe's qualifiers.


2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournament held in Thailand, between November 1 and November 18, 2012.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the third edition of the women's football tournament, and was held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the Executive Committee on 19 March 2010. Defending champions South Korea failed to qualify for the tournament. France won the title after defeating Korea DPR 1–1 (7–6 after pen. ).


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Mascot
The official mascot of this World Cup was The Top Top Girl (Top Top Qız), which means ball in Azerbaijani, a young girl with the national flag painted on her cheeks. Her 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.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Venues
All four venues were initially to be staged only in Baku. There were also matches in Lankaran. Tofiq Bahramov Stadium was the stadium where the final was held.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Hong Kum Nyo Liu Hsiu Mei Chie Ohata Zhang Lingling


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Elizabeth Aguilar Milagros Leonardo Nykasie Liverpool Suzanne Morisset Shirley Perello Mady Santos


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Jana Adamkova Katalin Kulcsar Kateryna Monzul Morag Pirie Karolina Radzik-Johan Carina Vitulano


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Nicolet Bakker Ourania Foskolou Giuliana Guarino Panagiota Koutsoumpou Judit Kulcsar Monica Lokkeberg Ulviyya Mustafaeva Maya Nabiyeva Lucie Ratajova Judit Romano Romina Santuari Adriana Secova


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Final draw
The final draw was held on 6 July 2012 in Baku.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 14 September 2012.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, with the match to be determined by a penalty shoot-out.


2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Azerbaijan. Each competing federation is allowed a 21-player squad, which had to be submitted to FIFA.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, with sixteen national football soccer teams and mark the first hosting of a FIFA women's football tournament in the country.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The host nation were to be decided on 19 March 2010 but was postponed by FIFA to give bidders more time to prepare their bids.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
On 3 March 2011 FIFA initially awarded the World Cup to Uzbekistan. However, on 18 December 2011 FIFA had the tournament stripped from this country for problems with the bid and named Japan as a possible host. Japan was officially announced as host on 8 February 2012.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Bids and hosting problems
Vietnam had originally won the right the host the tournament. However, Vietnam had to withdraw its bid because it couldn't guarantee government backing and found the FIFA bid process "taxing".


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Bids and hosting problems
New Zealand had initially been asked to be ready as a backup venue, but were eventually awarded the 2015 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and FIFA then awarded the right to host the games to Uzbekistan. However, in its meeting in Tokyo in December 2011, FIFA's Executive Committee decided to cancel Uzbekistan's hosting of the tournament due to "a number of logistical and technical issues", and announced Japan had been proposed as its new organizer.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Bids and hosting problems
The Uzbekistan Football Federation had recommended six cities to host games. They are Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Qarshi, Mubarek and Guzar. The competition would have taken place in Tashkent's Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor Stadiums, Samarkand's Olympic Stadium, Bukhara's Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi's Stadium, Mubarek's Bahrom Vafoev Stadium and Guzar's Stadium.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Host cities and venues
On 31 March 2012, FIFA announced five stadiums for the tournament.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Qualified teams
* South Korea qualifies, because Japan was renamed the host nation.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 10 August 2012.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Rohaidah Mohamed Nasir Emi Chiba Cui Yongmei Fang Yan Thi Thuy Kieu Lee Seul-gi Saori Takahashi Praphaiphit Tarik


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Emperatriz Ayala Enedina Caudillo Lixy Enriquez Flor Escobar Kimberly Moreira Patricia Pacheco


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Teodora Albon Christine Baitinger (Beck) Pernilla Larsson Silvia Spinelli Esther Staubli


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Natalie Aspinall (Walker) Eveline Bolli Ella De Vries Petruta Iugulescu Angela Kyriakou Sian Massey Manuela Nicolosi Sanja Rodak Maria Sukenikova (Lisicka) Karine Vives Solana


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Final draw
The final draw was held on 4 June 2012 in Tokyo. Teams were placed in four pots:


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C
North Korea's 9–0 win over Argentina set a new competition record as highest win.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played as the match is played directly before the final.


2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Japan. Each competing federation was allowed a 21-player squad, which had to be submitted to FIFA.


2012 FIFRA Club Championship
The 2012 FIFRA Club Championship is an indoor soccer tournament that included teams from four countries and four professional leagues. Teams from United States, Canada, Mexico and Ecuador compete for FIFRA Club Championship.


2012 FIFRA Club Championship, Standings
Blue indicates 2012 FIFRA Club Championship winnerGreen indicates second place of 2012 FIFRA Club ChampionshipOrange indicates third place of 2012 FIFRA Club Championship


2012 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2012 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series was a series of stages where events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics were contested.


2012 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2012 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes one category A event (Sofia) and six category B events. Apart from Corbeil-Essonnes (individuals only), all events include both, individual and group competitions, with all-around competitions serving as qualifications for the finals by apparatus.


2012 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
With stopovers in Europe and Asia, the competitions took place March 16–18 in Kiev (UKR), April 13–15 in Pesaro (ITA), April 28–29 in Penza (RUS), May 5–6 in Sofia (BUL), May 11–13 in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA), May 18–20 in Tashkent (UZB) and July 13–15 in Minsk (BLR).


2012 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events were added up to a total for each gymnast, and the top scorers in each event were crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Minsk, Belarus.


2012 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2012 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 56th F.I.M. Motocross World Championship season. It included 30 races at 15 events including The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, France, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Latvia, Russia, Czech Republic, Great Britain and Germany.


2012 FIM Motocross World Championship, 2012 Calendar
The 2012 calendars of the FIM Motocross World Championships promoted by Youthstream were finalised on 7 July 2011.


2012 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
The 2012 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup was the fourteenth season of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, the eighth held under this name. The FIM Superstock 1000 championship followed the same calendar as the Superbike World Championship, with the exception that it did not venture outside of Europe, leaving the schedule at ten rounds.


2012 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
The 2012 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship season was the eighth in the history of the championship. Chiara Fontanesi won her first riders' title, despite missing the final round, as Yamaha took their first Constructors' championship.


2012 FINA Diving World Cup
The 2012 FINA Diving World Cup took place in London, United Kingdom, from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.


2012 FINA Diving World Cup
The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup was a test event for the London Aquatics Centre and also served as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.


2012 FINA Diving World Series
The 2012 FINA Diving World Series was the 2012 edition of the FINA Diving World Series. The divers who participated were the current world and olympic champions and runners-up, the top 8 divers in the world rankings and along with some wild cards from either the host nation or from certain countries which had previously qualified athletes for the World Series. This World Series was made up by four legs hosted in different cities: 1st leg Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2nd leg Beijing, China; 3rd leg Moscow, Russia; and 4th leg Tijuana, Mexico.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2014 FINA Men's Water Polo Chinese League is played between November 2001 and June 2002 and open to all men's water polo Chinese teams. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Chinese Final in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 12–17 June 2012. The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 109th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Draw, Americas
As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Draw, Asia/Oceania
As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Draw, Europe
There were 10 entries into the league from Europe, and these were drawn into two groups of three teams and one group of four teams. The teams were placed into groups based on their performance in the 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League along with Great Britain, host of the 2012 Olympic tournament.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Americas League
All teams will played the other teams twice. All matches were held in Orange County, California from 10–13 May 2012. USA and Brazil, the top two teams, advanced to the Super Final.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Asia/Oceania League
All teams will play the other teams twice. The first round-robin will be held from 1–5 May 2012 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and the second round-robin will be held from 8–12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. Two teams advance to the Super Final, one of which must be Kazakhstan as they are the host.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Europe League
All teams play the other teams in their group home-and-away. The winner of each group advances to the Super Final.


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Europe League, Group C
3 teams equal on points, therefore only the matches between each other are considered to break the tie - FINA By-Law 9.6.3


2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final
The Super Final was held on 12–17 June 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.


2012 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight, two-day, short course meets in eight different cities in October and November 2012. Arena was again the title sponsor for the series, with Omega serving as official timer.


2012 FINA Swimming World Cup, Meets
The 2012 World Cup consisted of the following eight meets:


2012 FINA Swimming World Cup, World Cup Standings, Event winners, 400 m individual medley
Legend: WR – World record; (WR) – World record when swum (earning bonus World Cup points); WC – World Cup record; (WC) – World Cup record when swum


2012 FINA Swimming World Cup, World Cup Standings, Event winners, Mixed 4x50m medley relay
NOTE: The mixed relay is not included in the overall scoring of the World Cup.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
The 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is played between February and June 2012 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Changshu, China from 29 May - 3 June 2012. The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Draw, Americas
As there were only 3 entries, all teams in this region played in a single group.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Draw, Asia/Oceania
As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Draw, Europe
There were 8 entries into the league from Europe, and these were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were placed into groups based on their performance in the 2011 FINA Women's Water Polo World League.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Americas League
All teams played the other teams twice. All matches were held in various locations in Orange County, California, United States from 20–22 February 2012. The top two teams advanced to the Super Final.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Asia/Oceania League
All teams will play the other teams twice. The first round-robin will be held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and the second round-robin will be held from 8–12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. The winner will advance to the Super Final. As China has already qualified as the hosts, if they win the Asia/Oceania League, the second-placed team will advance.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Europe League
All teams will play the other teams in their group twice. All games in Group A will be played from 10–13 May 2012 in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, and all games in Group B will be played from 10–13 May 2012 in Volos, Greece. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Super Final.


2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final, Final ranking
Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa (C), Lauren Wenger, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.


2012 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
The 13th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held September 12–16, 2012 in Volos, Greece. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, from 33 nations, swimming in four events: Solo, Duet, Team and Free combination.


2012 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships, Participating nations
33 nations swam at the 2012 World Junior Championships were:


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter (short-course) pool.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The United States topped the medal standings with a total of 27 medals and had the most gold medals with 11. A total of 18 championship records were set and 2 world records (both set by American Ryan Lochte) broken. Lochte and Hungarian Katinka Hosszú were named the best male and female swimmers of the competition. Lochte finished the meet with 8 total medals (breaking his previous record of 7 set in 2010) and Hosszú had 5 total medals.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Bidding process
FINA announced on 12 April 2008 that Istanbul had defeated the only other bidder Vienna, Austria after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Manchester, UK.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Venue
The events took place at the Sinan Erdem Dome, which has a seating capacity of 22,500.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Events
The swimming competition featured races in a short course (25 m) pool in 40 events (20 for males, 20 for females; 17 individual events and 3 relays for each gender). Prelim events were held in the morning session and semi-finals/final events were held in the evening session.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Medal summary, Changes in medal standings
In June 2013, Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner was stripped by FINA of a gold and bronze medal from the 400- and 1500-meter freestyle after testing positive for levomethamphetamine.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Medal summary, Changes in medal standings
In January 2014 the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially overturned FINA's ruling and returned the gold medal in 1500 m freestyle.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Participating nations
161 nations entered the competition. Ecuador, currently suspended by FINA due to government interference, participated under the FINA flag. Venezuela later withdrew.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre individual medley
The men's 100 metre individual medley event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome. The final was won by American Ryan Lochte in a time of 51.21. In the semifinals, Lochte broke Peter Mankoč's world record of 50.76 set in 2009 with a time of 50.71.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome. This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
In June 2013, Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for levomethamphetamine following the 400 m freestyle final.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
However, upon appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Glaesner's gold medal was reinstated as a separate test after the race did not contain the prohibited substance,.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.


2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.