Arnold Clark Cup

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Arnold Clark Cup
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Organising body The Football Association
Founded2022;3 years ago (2022)
RegionEngland
Number of teams4
Current championsFlag of England.svg  England (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of England.svg  England (2 titles)
Website arnoldclarkcup.com
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Arnold Clark Cup

The Arnold Clark Cup is an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by the Football Association in England, starting in 2022. [1] It is named after car retailer Arnold Clark, who signed a multi-year sponsorship deal. ITV acts as the competition's domestic broadcast partner. [2]

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Played during the February/March international break, the Arnold Clark Cup takes place at the same time as other notable international women's invitational tournaments such as the Algarve Cup, the Cup of Nations, the Cyprus Women's Cup, the Istria Cup, the Pinatar Cup, the SheBelieves Cup, the Tournoi de France, the Turkish Women's Cup and the Women's Revelations Cup.

England have won both editions of the tournament, back-to-back in 2022 and 2023.

Format

The four invited teams play each other once in a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage follow the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points would be decided by goal difference.

Results

YearHost citiesWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth place
2022 Middlesbrough, Norwich and Wolverhampton Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2023 Bristol, Coventry and Milton Keynes Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2024Not held due to a fixture clash with the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals. [3]
2025Not held due to a fixture clash with the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A.

Participating nations

Team 2022 2023 2024Years
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium –2nd–1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3rd––1
Flag of England.svg  England 1st1st–2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4th––1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy –3rd–1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea –4th–1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2nd––1
Total44–

References

  1. ↑ "Pitch International announce four-year deal with The FA". Arnold Clark Cup. 15 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Whitehead, Jacob (17 December 2021). "England Women confirm opponents and dates for new Arnold Clark Cup invitational tournament". The Athletic.
  3. ↑ "Arnold Clark Cup cancelled in 2024 because of Nations League finals clash". BBC Sport. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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