2023 Arnold Clark Cup
International football competition
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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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| Dates | 16–22 February |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 100,522 (16,754 per match) |
| Top scorer | Chloe Kelly (3 goals) |
| Best player | Lauren James[1] |
← 2022 | |
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: 30,500 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 32,753 |
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Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2022) |
|---|---|
| England | 4 |
| South Korea | 15 |
| Italy | 17 |
| Belgium | 20 |
Squads
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (H, C) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Results
All times are local (UTC±0)
| Belgium | 2–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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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
Julie Biesmans (against England)