| Duration | 9 rounds |
|---|---|
| Highest attendance | 79,180 |
| Broadcast partners |  BBC Sport |
| Winners |  Warrington Wolves |
| Runners-up |  Leeds Rhinos |
| Biggest home win |  Wigan Warriors 98-4  North Wales Crusaders |
| Biggest away win | Myton Warriors 4-94  Halifax |
| Lance Todd Trophy | Brett Hodgson |
The 2012 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th staging of the most competitive European rugby league tournament at club level and was open to teams from England, Wales, Scotland and France. It began its preliminary stages in January 2012.
The pools in the preliminary round were dropped.
Wigan Warriors were the reigning champions, but lost 28–39 to Leeds Rhinos in the semi-finals, who avenged last season's final defeat. However, they went on to lose their third consecutive final, the second of which to the Warrington Wolves 18 - 35.