1992 Albena Cup

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1992 Grand Hotel Varna Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Dates30 March – 5 April 1992
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
1991
1993

The 1992 Grand Hotel Varna Tournament was the fifth edition of the Albena Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Varna, Bulgaria.

Contents

Format

The tournament consisted of a group stage, held over three match days followed by a single day of classification matches to determine the final standings.

For the group stage, the twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. Each group played a round-robin tournament with each team playing one match against each other team in its group.

Venues

Matches were played at Novi Pazar Stadium and Grand Varna Stadium. Perhaps other stadiums were also used.

Teams

10 national teams, one club team, and one development national team

Squads

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain: Muguruza, Pardo (Sondika); Roser Serra, Soledad (Barcelona); Arizeta, Arantza del Puerto, Idoia, Beatriz García, lxiar Bakero (Añorga); González, Piñera (Tradehí); Jaúregui (Oroquieta); Esther Banqué (Sabadell); Lorente (Racing); Begoña, Prieto (Villarde); Castillo (Puerta Blanca); Quevedo (Bizkerre)

First Round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 211010+13
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 210121+12
Flag of the CIS.svg CIS XI 20110221
Source: [ citation needed ]
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kern Soccerball shade.svg61'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Momirov (Bulgaria)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0 CIS XI Flag of the CIS.svg

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–0 CIS XI Flag of the CIS.svg
Referee: Balinov (Bulgaria)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden under-20 220060+64
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 210121+12
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 20020770
Source: [ citation needed ]
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Otrębska Soccerball shade.svg
Jendryczko Soccerball shade.svg

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden under-20
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg
Nilsson Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Gunskog Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Attendance: 200

Sweden under-20  Flag of Sweden.svg1–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)
Novi Pazar Stadium
Attendance: 250

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 220020+24
Varna flag.png FC Grand Hotel Varna 20110111
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20110111
Source: [ citation needed ]
FC Grand Hotel Varna Varna flag.png 0–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Perehozheva Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

FC Grand Hotel Varna Varna flag.png 0–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

Note: Grand Hotel Varna placed ahead of Scotland on the basis of fewer yellow cards.

Final round

Group 1-3

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden under-20 211041+33
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 211041+33
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20020660
Source: [ citation needed ]
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden under-20
Ri Soccerball shade.svg27' Anersson Soccerball shade.svg37'
Attendance: 175

Sweden under-20  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Anersson Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Bowall Soccerball shade.svg
Attendance: 250
Referee: Lale Orta (Turkey)

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Attendance: 600
Referee: Momirov (Bulgaria)

Note: Sweden placed ahead of North Korea on the basis of fewer yellow cards.

Group 4-6

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 220060+64
Varna flag.png FC Grand Hotel Varna 20110221
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20110441
Source: [ citation needed ]
FC Grand Hotel Varna Varna flag.png 0–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Banqué Soccerball shade.svg
Prieto Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
García Soccerball shade.svg

FC Grand Hotel Varna Varna flag.png 0–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Prieto Soccerball shade.svg
García Soccerball shade.svg
Referee: Mestropov (Bulgaria)

Group 7-9

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 220051+44
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 21012312
Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg  CIS XI 20021430
Source: [ citation needed ]
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Lowe Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Brown Soccerball shade.svg

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–0 Flag of the CIS.svg CIS XI
Georgieva Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–1 Flag of the CIS.svg CIS XI

Final standing

RTeam
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden under-20
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 Varna flag.png FC Grand Hotel Varna
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
9 Flag of the CIS.svg CIS XI

Official awards

Top goal-scorer
Mar Prieto (Spain): 5 goals
Best goalkeeper
Ri Yong-Son (North Korea)
Best player
Ri Gi-Ong (North Korea)
Best young player
Katarzyna Ekiel (Poland)
Most sporting team
Scotland [1]

References