The tournament serves as a qualifier to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

With 42 participating nations a new U-17 record was set.

[1] The four qualifying group winners played the knockout stage in the Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Switzerland from 26 to 29 June 2012.

There were two semifinals, a third place match and the final.

The third place match as well as the final were decided by penalties.