2012 EMU Championships
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Mercury |
| Dates | 13 – 25 Aug 2012 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Hamland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
Mercury |
| Third place |
 Craitland |
| Fourth place |
 Interland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Freddie Gaärsen Andrew Miller Alex Danelon |
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The 2012 EMU Championships, commonly referred to as EMU 2012, was the fourth tournament of the EMU Championships, and was held in Mercury between 13 August and 25 August 2012. The twelve competing national teams all qualified successfully to be involved. The tournament's matches were played in eight stadiums in five different cities around Mercury.
The tournament was won by Hamland, for their first ever title, who beat hosts Mercury in the final in Mercury.
Hosting
Mercury was chosen as the host of the tournament after submitting one of two applications. The FMF Executives agreed that the Mercurian bid was more suited for hosting than the other applicant's and it was announced that the host's national team would receive an automatic berth in the tournament, as well as the winners of the previous tournament.
Bids
Stadiums
- Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury
- Galileo Ground, Mercury
- IJSC Pitch 1, IJSC
- Ironworks Road, Tow Law
- Little Wembley, Tow Law
- May Road, May
- Montreaux Road, Deacon
- Taylor Sporting Club, Taylor
Qualification
Qualification for the 2012 EMU Championships was decided by the EMUFA's groups in the 2012 FMF World Cup qualification rounds. Both the winners and runners-up from all five groups advanced to the tournament, which included the hosts, as well as the third-placed team with the best record.
Qualifying standings
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List of qualified teams
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Squads
Teams were required to name a twenty-man squad for the tournament, with two goalkeepers, numbered 1 to 20.
Group stage
The group draw was made by FMF President Craitman H. Pellegrino and CTFA President Joe Foxon.
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Mercury
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advances to semi-finals |
 Nova England
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
 Sirocco
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advances to semi-finals |
| Passas
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
 Ocia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Interland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advances to semi-finals |
 Nordic Union
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
 Flandria Secunda
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Craitland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advances to semi-finals |
 Nova English Korea
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
 Uantir
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Knock-out stages
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
25 August 2012
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| Interland
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3 – 4 (a.e.t.) |
Craitland
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Wyzywan  64'Golański 76'Gazetowicz 120' (pen.)
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Hanast 49' Gaärsen 85'Y. Senovichi 118'D. Loresen 120'
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Final
25 August 2012
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| Mercury
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2 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Hamland
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| J. Foxon 59' (pen.) Partridge 120'
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Scott 13' Miller 114'
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| Penalties | ||
J. Foxon  Partridge  Jolliffe Phillips A. Jackson Shearer
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3 – 4 | Miller Crooks Craig O'Hara Aguiar Johnstone
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| 2012 EMU Championships Winners |
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 Hamland |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
See also
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