2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2018 Cyprus Cup was the eleventh edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018.[1]

2018 Cyprus Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates28 February–7 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place North Korea
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored51 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tereza Kožárová
Emmi Alanen
Cristiana Girelli
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Thembi Kgatlana

Spain won the title for the first time after defeating Italy 2–0 in the final.[2]

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.

1st place match: Winners of Groups A and B.
3rd place match: Winner of Group C and best runner-up from Groups A and B.
5th place match: Runner-up in Group C and second-best runner-up from Groups A and B.
7th place match: Third-place teams in Groups A and B.
9th place match: Third-place team in Group C and best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
11th place match: Fourth-place team in Group C and second-best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.

Venues
Stadium[1] City Capacity
GSZ StadiumLarnaca13,032
AEK ArenaLarnaca7,400
Antonis Papadopoulos StadiumLarnaca10,230
Ammochostos StadiumLarnaca5,500
Tasos Markos StadiumParalimni5,800
GSP StadiumNicosia22,859

Teams
Team[1] FIFA Rankings[3]
(December 2017)
 North Korea
11
 Spain
13
 Italy
17
  Switzerland
17
 Austria
21
 Belgium
22
 Finland
28
 Czech Republic
34
 Wales
35
 Hungary
43
 Slovakia
47
 South Africa
54

Squads

Squad Lists for the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup, held in Cyprus.

Players' ages as of 28 February 2018 – the tournament's opening day.

Group A

Switzerland

Head coach: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Italy

Head coach: Milena Bertolini

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Laura Giuliani (1993-06-05)5 June 1993 (aged 24) 28 0 Juventus FC
1GK Chiara Marchitelli (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 32) 39 0 Brescia CF
1GK Rosalia Pipitone (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 32) 0 0 Res Roma
2DF Elisa Bartoli (1991-05-07)7 May 1991 (aged 26) 38 1 Fiorentina WFC
2DF Lisa Boattin (1997-05-03)3 May 1997 (aged 20) 8 0 Juventus FC
2DF Sara Gama (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 28) 90 5 Juventus FC
2DF Alia Guagni (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 30) 56 5 Fiorentina WFC
2DF Elena Linari (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 23) 37 0 Fiorentina WFC
2DF Cecilia Salvai (1993-12-02)2 December 1993 (aged 24) 19 0 Juventus FC
2DF Linda Tucceri Cimini (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 26) 15 0 US San Zaccaria
3MF Greta Adami (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 25) 1 0 Fiorentina WFC
3MF Valentina Bergamaschi (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 21) 10 2 Brescia CF
3MF Barbara Bonansea (1991-07-13)13 July 1991 (aged 26) 41 16 Juventus FC
3MF Aurora Galli (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 21) 17 0 Juventus FC
3MF Manuela Giugliano (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 20) 12 2 Brescia CF
3MF Benedetta Glionna (1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 18) 1 0 Juventus FC
3MF Eleonora Goldoni (1996-02-16)16 February 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 East Tennessee State Buccaneers
3MF Martina Rosucci (1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 25) 39 1 Juventus FC
4FW Lisa Alborghetti (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 24) 4 0 Atalanta Mozzanica
4FW Valentina Giacinti (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 24) 13 0 Brescia CF
4FW Cristiana Girelli (1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 27) 44 22 Brescia CF
4FW Ilaria Mauro (1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 29) 32 11 Fiorentina WFC
4FW Daniela Sabatino (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 32) 39 20 Brescia CF

Finland

Head coach: Anna Signeul

Wales

Head coach: Jayne Ludlow

Group B

Spain

Head coach: Jorge Vilda

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dolores Gallardo (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 24) 23 0 Atlético Madrid
2 2DF Celia Jiménez (1995-06-20)20 June 1995 (aged 22) 13 0 Seattle Reign FC
3 2DF Andrea Pereira (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 24) 16 0 Atlético Madrid
4 2DF Irene Paredes (1991-07-04)4 July 1991 (aged 26) 52 7 Paris Saint-Germain
5 2DF Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 23) 13 0 Valencia CF
6 3MF Virginia Torrecilla (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 23) 42 5 Montpellier HSC
7 3MF Marta Corredera (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 26) 53 3 Atlético Madrid
8 2DF Marta Carro (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 27) 3 0 Valencia CF
9 4FW Maripaz Vilas (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 30) 23 14 Valencia CF
10 4FW Jennifer Hermoso (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 27) 55 21 Paris Saint-Germain
11 3MF Alexia Putellas (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24) 54 10 FC Barcelona
12 3MF Patricia Guijarro (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 (aged 19) 9 3 FC Barcelona
13 1GK Sandra Paños (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 25) 21 0 FC Barcelona
14 4FW Lucía García (1998-07-14)14 July 1998 (aged 19) 3 0 Athletic Club
15 3MF Gemma Gili (1994-05-21)21 May 1994 (aged 23) 2 0 FC Barcelona
16 2DF Rocío Gálvez (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 20) 2 0 Real Betis
17 3MF Alharilla Casado (1990-11-13)13 November 1990 (aged 27) 6 1 Levante UD
18 4FW Bárbara Latorre (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 24) 17 1 FC Barcelona
19 3MF Amanda Sampedro (1993-06-26)26 June 1993 (aged 24) 35 10 Atlético Madrid
20 4FW Olga García (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 25) 23 4 FC Barcelona
21 3MF Sandra Hernández (1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 20) 4 0 Valencia CF
22 2DF Eunate Arraiza (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 26) 4 0 Athletic Club
23 1GK María Asunción Quiñones (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 (aged 21) 1 0 Real Sociedad
24 3MF Aitana Bonmatí (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 20) 3 0 FC Barcelona

Austria

Head coach: Dominik Thalhammer

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Manuela Zinsberger (1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (aged 22) 39 0 Bayern Munich
2 2DF Marina Georgieva (1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 20) 1 0 Turbine Potsdam
3 2DF Katharina Naschenweng (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 20) 9 0 Sturm Graz
4 4FW Viktoria Pinther (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 19) 13 0 St. Pölten
5 4FW Simona Koren (1993-03-28)28 March 1993 (aged 24) 9 0 Sunderland
6 2DF Katharina Schiechtl (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 25) 32 4 Werder Bremen
7 2DF Carina Wenninger (1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 27) 74 3 Bayern Munich
8 3MF Nadine Prohaska (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 27) 79 7 St. Pölten
9 4FW Sarah Zadrazil (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 25) 53 7 Turbine Potsdam
10 4FW Nina Burger (1987-12-27)27 December 1987 (aged 30) 96 52 Sand
11 3MF Katharina Aufhauser (1997-01-06)6 January 1997 (aged 21) 0 0 Sporting de Huelva
12 4FW Stefanie Enzinger (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 28) 10 1 St. Pölten
13 2DF Virginia Kirchberger (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (aged 24) 54 1 MSV Duisburg
14 3MF Barbara Dunst (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 20) 14 0 MSV Duisburg
15 4FW Nicole Billa (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 21) 39 13 1899 Hoffenheim
16 2DF Laura Wienroither (1999-01-13)13 January 1999 (aged 19) 0 0 St. Pölten
17 3MF Sarah Puntigam (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 25) 78 10 SC Freiburg
18 3MF Laura Feiersinger (1993-04-05)5 April 1993 (aged 24) 56 8 Sand
19 2DF Verena Aschauer (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 24) 52 6 Sand
20 2DF Adina Hamidovic (1998-04-26)26 April 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 Sand
21 1GK Jasmin Pfeiler (1984-07-28)28 July 1984 (aged 33) 20 0 Altenmarkt
22 3MF Jennifer Klein (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 19) 1 0 Neulengbach
23 1GK Jasmin Pal (1996-08-24)24 August 1996 (aged 21) 0 0 Wacker Innsbruck

Belgium

Head coach: Ives Serneels

Czech Republic

Head coach: Petr Rada

Group C

North Korea

Head coach: Kim Kwang-min

Hungary

Head coach: Angéla Smuczer

Slovakia

Head coach: Zsolt Pakusza

South Africa

Head coach: Desiree Ellis

Group stage

The groups and schedule were announced on 18 January 2018.[1][4]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Finland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Finland 0–1 Wales
Report Green  56'
Italy 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Wales 0–3 Italy
Report
Switzerland  4–0 Finland
 Report
Finland 2–2 Italy
Alanen  25' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Switzerland  0–0 Wales
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belgium 1–2 Czech Republic
De Caigny  76' Report
Austria 0–2 Spain
Report
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovenia)
Czech Republic 0–2 Austria
Report Feiersinger  68', 70'
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Spain 0–0 Belgium
Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
Belgium 2–0 Austria
 Report
Spain 2–0 Czech Republic
 Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  North Korea 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
2  South Africa 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: Cypruswomenscup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Slovakia 0–0 South Africa
Report
Hungary 0–2 North Korea
Report Kim Yun-mi  56', 89'
North Korea 1–0 Slovakia
Kim Phyong-hwa  60' Report
South Africa 1–0 Hungary
Kgatlana  21' Report
South Africa 0–0 North Korea
Report
Hungary 1–1 Slovakia
Jakabfi  30' Report Fischerová  62'

Placement matches

Eleventh place game
Hungary 0–2 Finland
Report

Ninth place game
Slovakia 2–5 Czech Republic
 Report

Seventh place game
Wales 1–1 Austria
Green  86' Report Puntigam  13'
Penalties
 2–3
AEK Arena, Larnaca

Fifth place game
South Africa 1–2 Belgium
Matlou  18' Report

Third place game
North Korea 2–1  Switzerland
 Report Rinast  90+3'

Final
Italy 0–2 Spain
Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

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

Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "Cyprus Women's Cup". cypruswomenscup. 18 January 2018.
  2. "CRÓNICA | ¡España, campeona de la Cyprus Cup!". rfef.es. 7 March 2018.
  3. FIFA ranking
  4. "Fixtures and results 2018". cypruswomenscup. 18 January 2018.
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