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)North Korea Kim Yun-mi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Sara Gama

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]

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

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
  • Smeda 70' (pen.)
  • Kgatlana 83'
 Report
North Korea 4–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Pyla Stadium, Pyla
Finland 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
South Africa 1–4 North Korea
Ramalepe 48' Report
Czech Republic 2–1 South Africa
Dubcová 81', 89' Report Makhabane 17'
Finland 0–1 North Korea
Report Jon Yun-so 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) North Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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. 1 2 3 "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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