2015 Cyprus Women's Cup

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The 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup was the eighth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 4–11 March 2015.

2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates4–11 March
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (3rd title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored60 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Kim Little
(5 goals)
2014
2016

Venues edit

Stadium City Capacity
GSP Stadium Nicosia 22,859
GSZ Stadium Larnaca 13,032
Paralimni Stadium Paralimni 5,800
Ammochostos Stadium Larnaca 5,500

Squads edit

Group stage edit

Teams were placed into three groups of four.[1][2] New Zealand were originally drawn in Group C, but later withdrew and were replaced by South Africa.[3]

Tie-breaking criteria edit

For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[4]

  1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
  2. goal difference in all the group matches
  3. number of goals scored in all the group matches
  4. drawing of lots

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
  Italy 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea  1–2  Italy
Ji So-yun   7' Report Bonansea   5'
Guagni   57'
Scotland  0–2  Canada
Report Fleming   4'
Sinclair   55'

Canada  1–0  South Korea
Sinclair   57' Report
Italy  3–2  Scotland
Girelli   18', 67'
Tarenzi   55'
Report Mitchell   69'
Little   80'

Italy  0–1  Canada
Report Chapman   50'
Scotland  2–1  South Korea
Little   16' (pen.)
Murray   89'
Report Yeo Min-ji   34'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
  Australia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Netherlands 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
  Finland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Finland  1–3  England
Saari   89' (pen.) Report Sanderson   21'
Aluko   66'
Clarke   83'
Netherlands  0–1  Australia
Report Crummer   73'

Finland  0–0  Netherlands
Report
Australia  0–3  England
Report Taylor   8', 17', 83'

Netherlands  1–1  England
Miedema   19' Report Aluko   43'
Australia  3–0  Finland
Gill   29'
Sykes   77'
Van Egmond   89'
report

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
  Belgium 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico  2–0  South Africa
Corral   53'
Mayor   69'
Report
Czech Republic  2–2  Belgium
Voňková   17'
I. Martínková   71'
Report Daniels   53'
Wullaert   79'

Belgium  0–1  South Africa
Report Seoposenwe   21'
Czech Republic  0–1  Mexico
Report Noyola   63'

Mexico  0–0  Belgium
Report

Knockout stage edit

Eleventh place match edit

South Korea  1–1  Belgium
Yoo Young-a   67' Report Daniëls   49'
Penalties
5–3

Ninth place match edit

Finland  2–1  South Africa
Kempi   7'
Westerlund   30'
Report Seoposenwe   63'

Seventh place match edit

Scotland  3–1  Netherlands
Little   17', 55', 90+1' Report Hoogendijk   70'

Fifth place match edit

Australia  6–2  Czech Republic
Gorry   8'
Van Egmond   15'
De Vanna   34'
Heyman   54'
Polkinghorne   85'
Sykes   86'
Report Benýrová   8', 63'

Third place match edit

Italy  2–3  Mexico
Cernoia   53'
Guagni   69'
Report Corral   45'
Franco   86'
Pérez   87'

Final edit

Canada  0–1  England
Report Sanderson   67'

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    England
    Canada
    Mexico
4   Italy
5   Australia
6   Czech Republic
7   Scotland
8   Netherlands
9   Finland
10   South Africa
11   South Korea
12   Belgium

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA not flinching on turf following inspections". thefa.com. 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ Match schedule
  3. ^ "2015 Cyprus Cup preview: Six WWC teams in action". equalizersoccer.com. 3 March 2015.
  4. ^ Regulations

External links edit