2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 20th annual
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in
Saint Petersburg
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Russia
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between 19 and 29 January 2012.
Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the third time, with all matches being held in a single venue (
Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
The Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (russian: Спортивно-концертный комплекс «Петербургский», Sportivno-kontsertnyy kompleks «Peterburgskiy») was an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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). For this edition of the tournament the format of the competition was changed. All participating nations were represented by their youth (U20/U21) national teams, rather than by champions of domestic leagues.
Tournament at the official website
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Format
*Group stage
Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the group which would place its members between the 9th through the 12th places.
*Playoffs
The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.
Participants
Group stage
Group A
Results
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Group B
Results
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Group C
Results
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Consolation round
Places 9 to 12
Results
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Final stages
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Places 5 to 8
Semifinals
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7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Top scorers
References
External links
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Russian Football Union Official web-site
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2011–12 in Russian football
2011–12 in Ukrainian football
2012 in Saint Petersburg
2011
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