Fullerene or C60 is soccer-ball-shaped or Ih with 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons.
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According to Euler's theorem these 12 pentagons are required for closure of the carbon network consisting of n hexagons and C60 is the first stable fullerene because it is the smallest possible to obey this rule.
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