2008 Cyprus Women's Cup

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2008 Cyprus Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Dates5–12 March 2008
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States (U20)
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Fourth placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair (5 goals)
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The 2008 Cyprus Women's Cup was the inaugural edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. Six national teams, including five senior teams and one youth team, were invited: Canada, Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Scotland, and the United States U-20 team [1] (the United States senior team competed in the concurrent 2008 Algarve Cup). [2] Canada defeated the United States U-20 team in the final.

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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 six teams were split into two groups of three teams. Each group played a round-robin tournament with each team playing one match against each other team in its group. In addition, on each group stage match day, one team from each group did not have a round-robin group match; these two teams played an exhibition match that was not counted towards the group stage standings. [3]

The classification day then had three matches: a first place match between the group winners, a third place match between the runners-up, and a fifth place match between the bottom teams.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 220041+36
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 210112−13
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 200213−20
Source: [ citation needed ]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Enyeart Soccerball shade.svg27'
O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg32'		 Report Grant Soccerball shade.svg87'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg32'
Enyeart Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 220051+46
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 210134−13
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 200225−30
Source: [ citation needed ]
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Armstrong Soccerball shade.svg8'
Lang Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Barbashina Soccerball shade.svg18'
Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.), 42', 80'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Truntaeva Soccerball shade.svg37' Sakaguchi Soccerball shade.svg28'
Ohno Soccerball shade.svg51'
Utsugi Soccerball shade.svg57'
Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Exhibition Matches

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)
Sato Soccerball shade.svg69'
Goto Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)		 Stevens Soccerball shade.svg56'
Alpha Sports Center, Larnaca
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mokshanova Soccerball shade.svg46'
Rogova Soccerball shade.svg69'
Alpha Sports Center, Larnaca
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Love Soccerball shade.svg67'
Hamill Soccerball shade.svg80'
Alpha Sports Center, Larnaca

Placement matches

Fifth place match

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Morozova Soccerball shade.svg13', 57'
Truntaeva Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Little Soccerball shade.svg21'
Thomson Soccerball shade.svg87'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Third place match

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
van Eyck Soccerball shade.svg18' Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg23'
Utsugi Soccerball shade.svg90'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Final

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg10', 37'
Filigno Soccerball shade.svg22'		 Report Steinbruch Soccerball shade.svg75', 86'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Champion

 2008 Cyprus Cup 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
First title

Goalscorers

5 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Cyprus Women's Cup". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "U.S. WNT One Day Away From Algarve Cup Opener Against China". U.S. Soccer Federation. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 Women Will Travel to Cyprus for Tournament Against Full Women's National Teams". U.S. Soccer Federation. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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