2020 Cyprus Women's Cup

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2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Dates5–11 March
Teams 5  (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 5  (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Third placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Fourth placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)four players
(2 goals)
2019
TBD

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]

Contents

Croatia won the tournament for the first time.

Venues

Larnaca
Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Capacity: 5,500Capacity: 10,230Capacity: 7,400
Ammochostosstadiumnew2.jpg
Larnaca
GSZ Stadium
Capacity: 13,032
Larnaca GSZ Stadium 1.jpg
Paralimni
Paralimni Stadium
Capacity: 5,800

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings [2]
(December 2019)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
26
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
28
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
28
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
38
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
47
Flag of Croatia.svg  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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPG
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 211043+142.00
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 311176+141.33
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 303033031.00
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 202011021.00
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 201146210.50
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Matches

All times are local (UTC+2). [4]

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Report
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report

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

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References

  1. "Cyprus Women's Cup 2020 name the Participating Nations". womenssoccerunited.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. Cyprus Women's Cup [@cypruswomenscup] (1 March 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.
  4. "Match schedule" (PDF). Cyprus Women's Cup . Retrieved 2 March 2020.