2019 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2019 Cyprus Cup was the twelfth edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took from 27 February to 6 March 2019.[1]

2019 Cyprus Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates27 February – 6 March
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored85 (3.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kim Yun-mi
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Sara Gama

North Korea won their first title after a final win over Italy.

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.

Venues
Stadium[1] City Capacity
GSZ StadiumLarnaca13,032
AEK ArenaLarnaca7,400
Antonis Papadopoulos StadiumLarnaca10,230
Tasos Markos StadiumParalimni5,800
Pyla StadiumPyla3,000

Teams
Team[1] FIFA Rankings[2]
(December 2018)
 North Korea
11
 Italy
16
 Belgium
21
 Austria
23
 Mexico
27
 Finland
28
 Thailand
29
 Czech Republic
31
 Nigeria
39
 Hungary
43
 Slovakia
45
 South Africa
48

Squads
Main article: 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup squads

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3  Finland 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
South Africa 2–2 Finland
 Report
North Korea 4–2 Czech Republic
  • Ju  14'
  • Kim  18', 90+4'
  • Ri  83'
 Report
Pyla Stadium, Pyla
Finland 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
South Africa 1–4 North Korea
Ramalepe  48' Report
  • Kim  7', 23'
  • Ri  13', 35'
Czech Republic 2–1 South Africa
Dubcová  81', 89' Report Makhabane  17'
Finland 0–1 North Korea
Report Jon  45'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9
2  Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
3  Thailand 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Hungary 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Mexico 0–5 Italy
Report
Thailand 4–0 Hungary
 Report
Thailand 1–2 Mexico
 Report
Hungary 0–3 Italy
Report
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Italy 4–1 Thailand
 Report
Mexico 3–3 Hungary
 Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2  Belgium 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belgium 3–0 Slovakia
 Report
Nigeria 1–4 Austria
 Report
Slovakia 3–4 Nigeria
 Report
Austria 0–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Slovakia 0–1 Austria
Report Billa  46'
Attendance: 25
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Nigeria 0–1 Belgium
Report Dhont  7'

Ranking of teams for placement matches

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:

  • 1st placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Italy 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Final
2 A  North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
3 C  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Third-place match
Source: Cypruswomenscup
  • 2nd placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Belgium 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Third-place match
2 A  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Fifth-place match
3 B  Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
Source: Cypruswomenscup
  • 3rd placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Thailand 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 Seventh-place match
2 C  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
3 A  Finland 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 Ninth-place match
Source: Cypruswomenscup
  • 4th placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  South Africa 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1 Ninth-place match
2 B  Hungary 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1 Eleventh-place match
3 C  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Cypruswomenscup

Final stage

Eleventh place game
Slovakia 2–3 Hungary
 Report

Ninth place game
Finland 3–0 South Africa
 Report

Seventh place game
Nigeria 3–0 Thailand

Fifth place game
Czech Republic 1–2 Mexico
Chlastáková  48' Report

Third place game
Austria 0–0 Belgium
Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 30
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Final
North Korea 3–3 (a.e.t.) Italy
  • Kim  38'
  • Ju  45+1'
  • Yon  106'
 Report
Penalties
  • Yon
  • Kim
  • Ju
  • Pak S.
  • Pak K.
  • Ri P.
  • Ri U.
7–6
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Final standings
Rank Team
 North Korea
 Italy
 Belgium
4 Austria
5 Mexico
6 Czech Republic
7 Nigeria
8 Thailand
9 Finland
10 South Africa
11 Hungary
12 Slovakia

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References
  1. "Cyprus Women's Cup". cypruswomenscup. 22 December 2018.
  2. FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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