2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

2018 Cyprus Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates28 February – 7 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place North Korea
Fourth place Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored51 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Tereza Kožárová
Finland Emmi Alanen
Italy Cristiana Girelli
(3 goals)
Best player(s)South Africa Thembi Kgatlana
2017
2019

The 2018 Cyprus Cup was the eleventh edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018.[1]

Spain won the title for the first time after defeating Italy 2–0 in the final.[2]

Format

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The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament.

Points awarded in the group stage follow the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.

1st place match: Winners of Groups A and B.
3rd place match: Winner of Group C and best runner-up from Groups A and B.
5th place match: Runner-up in Group C and second-best runner-up from Groups A and B.
7th place match: Third-place teams in Groups A and B.
9th place match: Third-place team in Group C and best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
11th place match: Fourth-place team in Group C and second-best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.

Venues

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Stadium[1] City Capacity
GSZ Stadium Larnaca 13,032
AEK Arena Larnaca 7,400
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Larnaca 10,230
Ammochostos Stadium Larnaca 5,500
Tasos Markos Stadium Paralimni 5,800
GSP Stadium Nicosia 22,859

Teams

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Team[1] FIFA Rankings[3]
(December 2017)
 North Korea
11
 Spain
13
 Italy
17
 Switzerland
17
 Austria
21
 Belgium
22
 Finland
28
 Czech Republic
34
 Wales
35
 Hungary
43
 Slovakia
47
 South Africa
54

Squads

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Group stage

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The groups and schedule were announced on 18 January 2018.[1][4]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Finland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Finland 0–1 Wales
Report Green 56'
Italy 3–0 Switzerland
Report

Wales 0–3 Italy
Report
Switzerland 4–0 Finland
Report

Finland 2–2 Italy
Alanen 25' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Report
Switzerland 0–0 Wales
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belgium 1–2 Czech Republic
De Caigny 76' Report
Austria 0–2 Spain
Report
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovenia)

Czech Republic 0–2 Austria
Report Feiersinger 68', 70'
Spain 0–0 Belgium
Report
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

Belgium 2–0 Austria
Report
Spain 2–0 Czech Republic
Report
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  North Korea 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
2  South Africa 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Hungary 0–2 North Korea
Report Kim Yun-mi 56', 89'


Placement matches

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Eleventh place game

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Ninth place game

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Seventh place game

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Fifth place game

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Third place game

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Final

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Italy 0–2 Spain
Report
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  North Korea
4  Switzerland
5  Belgium
6  South Africa
7  Austria
8  Wales
9  Czech Republic
10  Slovakia
11  Finland
12  Hungary

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cyprus Women's Cup". cypruswomenscup. 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "CRÓNICA | ¡España, campeona de la Cyprus Cup!". rfef.es. 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ FIFA ranking
  4. ^ "Fixtures and results 2018". cypruswomenscup. 18 January 2018.
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