2023 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup was the 14th edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an international women's football tournament. It was held in Cyprus from 16 to 22 February 2023.[1][2]

2023 Cyprus Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCyprus
Dates16–22 February
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Finland (1st title)
Runners-up Croatia
Third place Romania
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Finland Linda Sällström
(4 goals)
2020
2024

Finland won the title for the first time.[3]

Format

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The 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.

Venues

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Larnaca
GSZ Stadium AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Capacity: 13,032 Capacity: 7,400
   

Teams

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Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2022)
  Finland
31
  Romania
40
  Hungary
42
  Croatia
60

Squads

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Finland (C) 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3   Romania 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4   Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: Soccerway
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

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Romania  2–1  Hungary
  • Oprea   32'
  • Vătafu   50'
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Croatia  1–4  Finland
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Finland  8–0  Hungary
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Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Romania  0–2  Croatia
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Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Finland  4–0  Romania
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Hungary  0–1  Croatia
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Goalscorers

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There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Naționala feminină începe anul cu un stagiu de pregătire în Cipru". frf.ro. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ Herrera, Sandra (7 February 2023). "USWNT in SheBelieves Cup, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup playoffs, more: When do games start, participants". CBS Sports. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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