2012 Nehru Cup
2012 Nehru Cup official logo
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | India |
| Dates | 22 August – 2 September (11 days) |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 India (3rd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Cameroon B |
| Third place |  Maldives |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Sunil Chhetri Alix Ebanga Stéphane Kingue Mpondo (4 goals) |
The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from August 22 to September 2. The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out.
India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon B team 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 after 120 minutes.
On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup. The tournament was played in a round-robin style. In the end the top 2 teams India & Cameroon B from the 5 teams played in the final, which took place on 2 September.
NEO Sports, a premium all Sports Channel from the bouquet of NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of 2012 Nehru Cup in the Indian Sub Continent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives).
Teams were:
The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.
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