The 2020 Pinatar Cup was the inaugural edition of the Pinatar Cup, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain from 4 to 10 March 2020, and featured four teams.[1][2]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Spain |
Dates | 4–10 March |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Scotland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Iceland |
Third place | Ukraine |
Fourth place | Northern Ireland |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Martha Thomas Daryna Apanashchenko (2 goals) |
2022 → |
Scotland won the first edition of the tournament.[3]
Format
editThe four invited teams played 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. A tie in points was decided by goal differential.
Teams
editTeam | FIFA Rankings (December 2019) |
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Iceland | 18
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Northern Ireland | 56
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Scotland | 22
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Ukraine | 27
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Squads
editVenues
editAll the matches were played at the Pinatar Arena in San Pedro del Pinatar.
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Scotland (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions
Matches
editAll times are local (UTC+1).[2]
Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Iceland |
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Report | Brynjarsdóttir 23' |
Ukraine | 4–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Report |
Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Scotland |
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Furness 5' | Report |
Goalscorers
editThere were 13 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ Bunting, Joshua (24 January 2020). "Northern Ireland Women to play at 2020 Pinatar Cup". Belfast Live.
- ^ a b "Scotland to compete in Pinatar Cup". Scottish Football Association. 24 January 2020.
- ^ Diamond, Drew (11 March 2020). "Scotland Win Pinatar Cup After Northern Ireland Victory". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 9 November 2020.