The 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup was the sixth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place between 3–14 March 2013.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | 3–14 March 2013 |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
| Fourth place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 63 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ellen White  Sanna Talonen (3 goals) |
Defending champions France cancelled their participation just after the UEFA Euro 2013 draw, because of too many European opponents in the tournament.[2] The tournament was won by England.[3]
Format
The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place. The Group C winner faced the better third place team from Groups A and B for fifth, with the Group C runner-up facing the other third place team for seventh. Group C's third place team faced the better fourth place team of Groups A and B, while the other two fourth place teams play in the 11th place match.
Points awarded in the group stage followed 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 determined the higher place.
Venues
The games were played in 3 host stadiums in 3 cities.[4]
| Stadium | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| GSP Stadium | Nicosia | 22,859 |
| GSZ Stadium | Larnaca | 13,032 |
| Paralimni Stadium | Paralimni | 5,800 |
Teams
Listed are the confirmed teams.[1]
The only debutant is the Republic of Ireland.[5]
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Hearn  26' |
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson 65' Green 71' | Report |
| Scotland | 4–4 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Evans 18' Ross 49'Little 51'Mitchell 83' | Report | E. White 40' Duggan 45+1'Williams 74'Smith 78' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Canada | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Schmidt 2' Matheson 79' | Report |
| Finland | 2–3 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Saari 17' Talonen 25' | Report | Bachmann 1' Dickenmann 45'Bernauer 63' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
 South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell 11' Quinn 27'Campbell 71'Smyth 77'Littlejohn 90' | Report | McShane 60' |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Ji So-yun 11' Kim Sang-eun 63'Lee Eun-mi 68' | Report |
Knockout stage
Eleventh place match
| South Africa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Skiti 89' | Report | Nelson 2' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
| Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Talonen 20' |
Fifth place match
| Scotland | 1–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Little 29' | Report |
Third place match
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Hassett 85' Wilkinson 87' | Report | Crnogorčević 23' |
Final
Champion
| 2013 Cyprus Cup |
|---|
 England Second title |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Jonelle Filigno- Diana Matheson
- Sophie Schmidt
Eniola Aluko- Jessica Clarke
- Steph Houghton
- Jordan Nobbs
- Kelly Smith
- Rachel Williams
- Rachel Yankey
Emmi Alanen- Maija Saari
Barbara Bonansea- Sara Gama
Daniëlle van de Donk- Lieke Martens
Anna Green- Betsy Hassett
Alana McShane- Julie Nelson
- Lynda Shepherd
Diane Caldwell- Megan Campbell
- Ruesha Littlejohn
- Áine O'Gorman
- Louise Quinn
- Shannon Smyth
Lisa Evans- Rhonda Jones
- Emma Mitchell
Robyn Moodaly- Jermaine Seoposenwe
- Nocane Skiti
Lee Geum-min- Lee Eun-mi
- Kim Sang-eun
Vanessa Bernauer- Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
- Lara Dickenmann
References
External links
- Official website
- Tournament at soccerway.com