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

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
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
North Korea 4–2 Czech Republic
  • Ju Hyo-sim 14'
  • Kim Yun-mi 18', 90+4'
  • Ri Hyang-sim 83'
 Report
  • Bartoňová 63'
  • Szewieczková 85'
Pyla Stadium, Pyla
Finland 1–2 Czech Republic
  • Ahtinen 11'
 Report
  • Pikkujämsä 67' (o.g.)
  • Chlastáková 90+1'
AEK Arena, Larnaca
South Africa 1–4 North Korea
Ramalepe 48' Report
  • Kim Yun-mi 7', 23'
  • Ri Hyang-sim 13', 35'
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Czech Republic 2–1 South Africa
Dubcová 81', 89' Report Makhabane 17'
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Finland 0–1 North Korea
Report Jon Yun-so 45'
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

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
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Thailand 4–0 Hungary
 Report
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Thailand 1–2 Mexico
  • Dangda 46'
 Report
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Hungary 0–3 Italy
Report
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Italy 4–1 Thailand
 Report
  • Dangda 67'
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Mexico 3–3 Hungary
 Report
  • Zeller 19'
  • Jakabfi 85', 87'
AEK Arena, Larnaca

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
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Nigeria 1–4 Austria
 Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Slovakia 3–4 Nigeria
  • Vojteková 67'
  • Haršányová 72' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
 Report
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Austria 0–0 Belgium
Report
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 30
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Slovakia 0–1 Austria
Report Billa 46'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 25
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Nigeria 0–1 Belgium
Report Dhont 7'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca

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
  • Vojteková 27'
  • Ondrušová 41'
 Report
  • Németh 30'
  • Pinczi 35'
  • Jakabfi 53'
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Ninth place game
Finland 3–0 South Africa
  • Naumanen 31'
  • Salmi 51'
  • Ahtinen 88'
 Report
Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni

Seventh place game
Nigeria 3–0 Thailand
Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni

Fifth place game
Czech Republic 1–2 Mexico
Chlastáková 48' Report
  • Ovalle 34'
  • Bertholdová 54' (o.g.)
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

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

Final
North Korea 3–3 (a.e.t.) Italy
  • Kim Yun-mi 38'
  • Ju Hyo-sim 45+1'
  • Yon So-jon 106'
 Report
Penalties
  • Yon So-jon soccer ball with check mark
  • Kim Yun-mi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ju Hyo-sim soccer ball with check mark
  • Pak Sin-jong soccer ball with check mark
  • Pak Kyong-mi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ri Pom-hyang soccer ball with check mark
  • Ri Un-yong soccer ball with check mark
 7–6
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
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

  • North Korea Kim Yun-mi

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Czech Republic Petra Bertholdová (against Mexico)
  • Finland Olga Ahtinen (against the Czech Republic)
  • Thailand Natthakarn Chinwong (against Italy)

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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