2012 Little League World Series
The Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.
Teams
| United States | International |
 New Castle, Indiana Great Lakes Region New Castle Little League |  Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Region Kuei-Shan Little League |
 Parsippany, New Jersey Mid-Atlantic Region Par-Troy East Little League |  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada Region Hastings Community Little League |
 Kearney, Nebraska Midwest Region Kearney Little League |  Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pariba Little League |
 Fairfield, Connecticut New England Region Fairfield American Little League |  Ramstein Air Base, Germany Europe Region KMC American Little League |
 Gresham, Oregon Northwest Region Gresham National Little League |  Tokyo  Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League |
 Goodlettsville, Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League |  Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League |
 San Antonio, Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park National Little League |  Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas  Mexico Region Oriente Little League |
 Petaluma, California West Region Petaluma National Little League |  Lugazi, Uganda Middle East-Africa Region Lugazi Little League |
- Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Results