2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
International football competition
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The 2018 Cyprus Cup was the eleventh edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018.[1]
Cyprus| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | 28 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 6 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  North Korea |
| Fourth place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 51 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tereza Kožárová Emmi Alanen Cristiana Girelli(3 goals) |
| Best player |  Thembi Kgatlana |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Spain won the title for the first time after defeating Italy 2–0 in the final.[2]
Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament.
Points awarded in the group stage follow the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.
1st place match: Winners of Groups A and B.
3rd place match: Winner of Group C and best runner-up from Groups A and B.
5th place match: Runner-up in Group C and second-best runner-up from Groups A and B.
7th place match: Third-place teams in Groups A and B.
9th place match: Third-place team in Group C and best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
11th place match: Fourth-place team in Group C and second-best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
Venues
| Stadium[1] | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| GSZ Stadium | Larnaca | 13,032 |
| AEK Arena | Larnaca | 7,400 |
| Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | Larnaca | 10,230 |
| Ammochostos Stadium | Larnaca | 5,500 |
| Tasos Markos Stadium | Paralimni | 5,800 |
| GSP Stadium | Nicosia | 22,859 |
Teams
| Team[1] | FIFA Rankings[3] (December 2017) |
|---|---|
| North Korea | 11 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Italy | 17 |
| Switzerland | 17 |
 Austria | 21 |
 Belgium | 22 |
| Finland | 28 |
| Czech Republic | 34 |
 Wales | 35 |
 Hungary | 43 |
 Slovakia | 47 |
| South Africa | 54 |
Squads
Group stage
The groups and schedule were announced on 18 January 2018.[1][4]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | Finland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
| Italy | 3–0 | Switzerland |
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| Switzerland | 4–0 | Finland |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
| Czech Republic | 0–2 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Feiersinger  68', 70' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Slovakia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
| Hungary | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Yun-mi 56', 89' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Phyong-hwa 60' |
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| Hungary | 1–1 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Jakabfi 30' |
Report | Fischerová 62' |
Placement matches
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
| Slovakia | 2–5 | Czech Republic |
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
| South Africa | 1–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Matlou 18' |
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Third place game
| North Korea | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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Report | Rinast 90+3' |
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Spain |
 | Italy |
 | North Korea |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Austria |
| 8 | Wales |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 10 | Slovakia |
| 11 | Finland |
| 12 | Hungary |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Sarah Puntigam
Jana Coryn- Tine De Caigny
- Heleen Jaques
- Nicky Van Den Abbeele
- Tessa Wullaert
Aneta Dědinová- Tereza Szewieczková
Olga Ahtinen
Zsanett Jakabfi
Greta Adami- Valentina Bergamaschi
- Barbara Bonansea
- Valentina Giacinti
- Manuela Giugliano
Kim Phyong-hwa- Yu Jong-hui
Patrícia Fischerová- Patrícia Hmírová
- Ľudmila Maťavková
Thembi Kgatlana- Noko Matlou
Olga García- Patricia Guijarro
- Irene Paredes
- Alexia Putellas
- Amanda Sampedro
- Mari Paz Vilas
Vanessa Bernauer- Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
- Alisha Lehmann
- Rachel Rinast
- Marilena Widmer