2023 Arnold Clark Cup

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2023 Arnold Clark Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates16–22 February
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of England.svg  England (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Attendance100,522 (16,754 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Chloe Kelly (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of England.svg Lauren James [1]
← 2022

The 2023 Arnold Clark Cup was the second edition of the Arnold Clark Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by The Football Association, held from 16 to 22 February 2023. [2] [3]

Contents

England won the tournament for the second time with three wins from three games. [4]

Format

The four invited teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Venues

Matches were played as double-headers at three venues across England. [5] [6]

Milton Keynes Bristol Coventry
Stadium MK [7]
Ashton Gate [8]
Coventry Building Society Arena [9]
Capacity: 30,500Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 32,753
Stadium MK.jpg Ashton Gate - Lansdown Stand.jpg Ricoh Arena - geograph.org.uk - 901396.jpg

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2022)
Flag of England.svg  England
4
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
15
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
20

Squads

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of England.svg  England (H, C)3300122+109
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 320158−36
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 310245−13
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 300328−60
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC±0)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Giugliano Soccerball shade.svg64' Report
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 8,705
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Daly Soccerball shade.svg32', 71' Report Cantore Soccerball shade.svg62'
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 32,128
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
England  Flag of England.svg6–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Dhont Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 26,129
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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References

  1. ↑ Ruszkai, Ameé (22 February 2023). "England's Lauren James named NXGN Player of the Tournament at the Arnold Clark Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "England to face Belgium, Italy and Korea Republic in Arnold Clark Cup". England Football. 8 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Red Flames playing to Arnold Clark Cup in February 2023". Royal Belgian Football Association. 3 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Emma (22 February 2023). "England 6–1 Belgium: Lionesses retain Arnold Clark Cup with win over Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Arnold Clark Cup: Tournament is 'perfect preparation' for World Cup, says England manager Sarina Wiegman". BBC Sport. 8 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fixtures | Arnold Clark Cup". arnoldclarkcup.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Stadium MK to host the Arnold Clark Cup". mkdons.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Arnold Clark Cup 2023: Lionesses to play Belgium at Bristol's Ashton Gate". itv.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Coventry Building Society Arena Announced as Final Venue for Arnold Clark Cup". arnoldclarkcup.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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