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2019 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2019 Cyprus Cup was the twelfth edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took from 27 February to 6 March 2019.[1]

2019 Cyprus Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates27 February – 6 March
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored85 (3.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Kim Yun-mi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Sara Gama
← 2018
2020 →

North Korea won their first title after a final win over Italy.

Format edit

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.

Venues edit

Stadium[1] City Capacity
GSZ Stadium Larnaca 13,032
AEK Arena Larnaca 7,400
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Larnaca 10,230
Tasos Markos Stadium Paralimni 5,800
Pyla Stadium Pyla 3,000

Teams edit

Team[1] FIFA Rankings[2]
(December 2018)
  North Korea
11
  Italy
16
  Belgium
21
  Austria
23
  Mexico
27
  Finland
28
  Thailand
29
  Czech Republic
31
  Nigeria
39
  Hungary
43
  Slovakia
45
  South Africa
48

Squads edit

Main article: 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup squads

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
2   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3   Finland 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4   South Africa 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
South Africa  2–2  Finland
 Report
North Korea  4–2  Czech Republic
 Report
Finland  1–2  Czech Republic
 Report
South Africa  1–4  North Korea
Ramalepe   48' Report
Czech Republic  2–1  South Africa
Dubcová   81', 89' Report Makhabane   17'
Finland  0–1  North Korea
Report Jon Yun-so   45'

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9
2   Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
3   Thailand 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Hungary 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Mexico  0–5  Italy
Report
Thailand  4–0  Hungary
 Report
Thailand  1–2  Mexico
 Report
Hungary  0–3  Italy
Report
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Italy  4–1  Thailand
 Report
Mexico  3–3  Hungary
 Report

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Austria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2   Belgium 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4   Slovakia 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belgium  3–0  Slovakia
 Report
Nigeria  1–4  Austria
 Report
Slovakia  3–4  Nigeria
 Report
Austria  0–0  Belgium
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Slovakia  0–1  Austria
Report Billa   46'
Attendance: 25
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Nigeria  0–1  Belgium
Report Dhont   7'

Ranking of teams for placement matches edit

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:

  • 1st placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Italy 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Final
2 A   North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
3 C   Austria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Third-place match
Source: Cypruswomenscup
  • 2nd placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C   Belgium 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Third-place match
2 A   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Fifth-place match
3 B   Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
Source: Cypruswomenscup
  • 3rd placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Thailand 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 Seventh-place match
2 C   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
3 A   Finland 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 Ninth-place match
Source: Cypruswomenscup
  • 4th placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   South Africa 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1 Ninth-place match
2 B   Hungary 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1 Eleventh-place match
3 C   Slovakia 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Cypruswomenscup

Final stage edit

Eleventh place game edit

Slovakia  2–3  Hungary
 Report

Ninth place game edit

Finland  3–0  South Africa
 Report

Seventh place game edit

Nigeria  3–0  Thailand

Fifth place game edit

Czech Republic  1–2  Mexico
Chlastáková   48' Report

Third place game edit

Austria  0–0  Belgium
Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 30
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Final edit

North Korea  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Italy
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    North Korea
    Italy
    Belgium
4   Austria
5   Mexico
6   Czech Republic
7   Nigeria
8   Thailand
9   Finland
10   South Africa
11   Hungary
12   Slovakia

Goalscorers edit

There were 85 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Cyprus Women's Cup". cypruswomenscup. 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

External links edit

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