title: 2012 Women's Futsal World Tournament
text: # 2012 Women's Futsal World Tournament
  
  The 2012 Women's Futsal World Tournament was the third edition of the Women's Futsal World Tournament, the premier world championship for women's national futsal teams. It was held in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal, from 3 to 9 December 2012, and matches were played at the Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado and Pavilhão Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis.
  
  Brazil won its third consecutive world title after defeating the Portuguese hosts in the final by a 3–0 score. As in the two previous editions, Brazil, Portugal, Russia and Spain reached the semifinals.
  
  ## Venues
  
  | Arena | Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado | Pavilhão Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis |
  | - | - | - |
  | Picture | | |
  | City | Oliveira de Azeméis | Oliveira de Azeméis |
  | Capacity | 5,000 | 450 |
  | Matches | Group A (9), Group B (9), Play-off round (7) | Group A (1), Group B (1) |
  
  ## Referees
  
  * Francisco Pena Diaz (Spain)
  * Jeisson Peñaloza Cruz (Costa Rica)
  * Katucia dos Santos (Brazil)
  * Manuel Benitez (Venezuela)
  * Mário Silva (Portugal)
  * Maryam Pourjafarian (Iran)
  * Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
  * Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
  * Raquel Ruano (Spain)
  * Sam Sudin Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia)
  * Sérgio Magalhães (Portugal)
  * Irina Velikanova (Russia)
  * Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
  
  ## Timekeepers
  
  * Marco Rodrigues (Portugal)
  * Valter Martins (Portugal)
  * Ruben Guerreiro (Portugal)
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 12 |
  | 2 | Portugal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 |
  | 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
  | 4 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
  | 5 | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
  | 3 Dec 2012 17:00 | Iran | 2–1 (2–1) | Venezuela |
  | 3 Dec 2012 19:30 | Portugal | 5–1 (4–0) | Japan |
  | 4 Dec 2012 17:00 | Brazil | 6–1 (4–0) | Iran |
  | 4 Dec 2012 19:30 | Portugal | 10–1 (5–0) | Venezuela |
  | 5 Dec 2012 17:00 | Japan | 4–3 (2–0) | Venezuela |
  | 5 Dec 2012 19:30 | Brazil | 3–2 (1–1) | Portugal |
  | 6 Dec 2012 17:00 | Brazil | 16–0 (6–0) | Venezuela |
  | 6 Dec 2012 19:30 | Japan | 2–1 (2–0) | Iran |
  | 7 Dec 2012 19:30 | Brazil | 5–0 (3–0) | Japan |
  | 7 Dec 2012 19:30 | Portugal | 3–1 (2–1) | Iran |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
  | 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 |
  | 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
  | 4 | Costa Rica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
  | 5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
  | 3 Dec 2012 11:00 | Russia | 11–1 (6–0) | Malaysia |
  | 3 Dec 2012 14:30 | Ukraine | 2–0 (1–0) | Costa Rica |
  | 4 Dec 2012 11:00 | Spain | 2–0 (1–0) | Ukraine |
  | 4 Dec 2012 14:30 | Russia | 4–1 (0–0) | Costa Rica |
  | 5 Dec 2012 11:00 | Malaysia | 1–9 (0–2) | Costa Rica |
  | 5 Dec 2012 14:30 | Spain | 3–0 (1–0) | Russia |
  | 6 Dec 2012 11:00 | Spain | 4–0 (1–0) | Costa Rica |
  | 6 Dec 2012 14:30 | Malaysia | 0–17 (0–9) | Ukraine |
  | 7 Dec 2012 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 (0–0) | Ukraine |
  | 7 Dec 2012 17:00 | Spain | 11–0 (4–0) | Malaysia |
  
  ## Play-off round
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 December 2012 – Azeméis | 8 December 2012 – Azeméis |
  | Spain | 0 (1) |
  | Spain | 0 (1) | 9 December 2012 – Azeméis | 9 December 2012 – Azeméis |
  | Portugal (ps) | 0 (3) | 9 December 2012 – Azeméis | 9 December 2012 – Azeméis |
  | Portugal (ps) | 0 (3) | Portugal | 0 |
  | 8 December 2012 – Azeméis | 8 December 2012 – Azeméis | | Portugal | 0 |
  | 8 December 2012 – Azeméis | 8 December 2012 – Azeméis | Brazil | 3 |
  | Brazil | 1 | Brazil | 3 |
  | Russia | 0 | | |
  | Russia | 0 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 9 December 2012 – Azeméis | 9 December 2012 – Azeméis |
  | | | Spain | 1 |
  | | | Russia | 0 |
  | 9th place |
  | 8 Dec 2012 11:00 | Venezuela | 8–1 (2–1) | Malaysia |
  | 7th place |
  | 8 Dec 2012 14:30 | Iran | 4–3 (4–1) | Costa Rica |
  | Semifinals |
  | 8 Dec 2012 17:00 | Spain | 0–0 (ps 1–3) | Portugal |
  | 8 Dec 2012 19:30 | Brazil | 1–0 (0–0) | Russia |
  | 5th place |
  | 9 Dec 2012 11:00 | Japan | 0–4 (0–1) | Ukraine |
  | 3rd place |
  | 9 Dec 2012 14:30 | Spain | 1–0 (1–0) | Russia |
  | Final |
  | 9 Dec 2012 17:00 | Portugal | 0–3 (0–2) | Brazil |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Brazil |
  | | Portugal |
  | | Spain |
  | 4 | Russia |
  | 5 | Ukraine |
  | 6 | Japan |
  | 7 | Iran |
  | 8 | Costa Rica |
  | 9 | Venezuela |
  | 10 | Malaysia |
  
  * Women's Futsal World Tournament 2012 winners
  * Brazil 3rd title
  