2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
13th edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Cyprus |
| Dates | 5–11 March |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Finland |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | four players (2 goals) |
← 2019 2023 → | |
International football competition
The 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup was the 13th edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 5 to 11 March 2020.[1]
Croatia won the tournament for the first time.
Venues
| Larnaca | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammochostos Stadium | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis | |
| Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 10,230 | Capacity: 7,400 | |
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| Larnaca |   Larnaca Paralimni | ||
| GSZ Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 13,032 | |||
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| Paralimni | |||
| Paralimni Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 5,800 | |||
Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings[2] (December 2019) |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 26 |
| Czech Republic | 28 |
| Finland | 28 |
 Thailand | 38 |
 Slovakia | 47 |
| Croatia | 52 |
Thailand were going to compete, but withdrew on 24 February 2020, due to coronavirus fears.[3]
Squads
Standings
As there was an uneven number of matches played, a coefficient-system was used to determine the final positions.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 0.50 |
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Matches
All times are local (UTC+2).[4]
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Finland |
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| Mexico | 0–0 | Czech Republic |
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| Slovakia | 2–4 | Finland |
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Goalscorers
There were 19 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
2 own goals
Anna Westerlund (playing against the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
References
- ^ "Cyprus Women's Cup 2020 name the Participating Nations". womenssoccerunited.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Cyprus Women's Cup [@cypruswomenscup] (March 1, 2020). "Important announcement: Thailand have withdrawn their participation in Cyprus Women's Cup 2020 on 24th of February due to coronavirus fears, and on recommendations from local Ministry of Public Health in Thailand" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Match schedule" (PDF). Cyprus Women's Cup. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
External links
- Official website
