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The 2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 20th annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was being hosted by the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia from 9 January to 29 January 2012. This was the third time Saint Petersburg is the host, while the rest editions of the tournament were held in Moscow, Russia. For this edition of the tournament the format of the competition has changed dramatically. Most important that the competition became the competition of national youth teams (U-21) instead of a clubs' competition. Previously only the National Youth team of Russia (U-21) competed in the competition. ==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 teams that placed third. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group enter continue 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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