Founded | 1996 |
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Region | Baltic (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | Estonia (11th title) |
Most successful team(s) | Estonia (11 titles) |
2022 Baltic Women's Cup |
The Women's Baltic Cup is a women's association football tournament contested between the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, usually every year. They can also invite other teams to participate, such as the Faroe Islands. The tournament is the women's equivalent of the men's Baltic Cup.
As of 2022.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Estonia | 11 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
2 | Lithuania | 5 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
3 | Latvia | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
4 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Totals (4 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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