2017 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup was the tenth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus.[1]

2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host country Cyprus
Dates1–8 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place North Korea
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored65 (2.71 per match)
2016
2018

Format edit

The tournament consisted of a group stage, held over three match days followed by a single day of classification matches to determine the final standings.

For the group stage, the twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. Each group played a round-robin tournament with each team playing one match against each other team in its group.

Venues edit

Stadium City Capacity
GSZ Stadium Larnaca 13,032
Tasos Markos Stadium Paralimni 5,800
Ammochostos Stadium Larnaca 5,500
GSP Stadium Nicosia 22,859
AEK Arena Larnaca 7,400

Teams edit

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2016)
  North Korea
10
  Italy
16
  Switzerland
17
  South Korea
18
  New Zealand
19
  Scotland
21
  Austria
24
  Belgium
25
  Czech Republic
33
  Republic of Ireland
34
  Wales
36
  Hungary
40

Squads edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
  North Korea 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
  Belgium 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
  Italy 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
North Korea  3–0  Italy
Report
Belgium  2–2  Switzerland
Mermans   31'
Cayman   78'
Report Abbé   26'
Kuster   88'
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)

Switzerland  1–0  North Korea
Kiwic   88' Report
Italy  1–4  Belgium
Sabatino   9' Report Wullaert   10' (pen.)
Van Wynendaele   39'
Coutereels   64'
Philtjens   81'
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

Italy  0–6  Switzerland
Report Humm   6'
Reuteler   22', 50'
Wälti   32'
Crnogorčević   82', 84' (pen.)
North Korea  4–1  Belgium
Kim Nam-hui   7'
Ho Un-byol   30'
Wi Jong-sim   57'
Ri Kyong-hyang   71'
Report Vanmechelen   62'
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
  Austria 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
New Zealand  2–3  Scotland
White   20'
Hearn   90+2'
Report J. Ross   9'
Cuthbert   83'
Little   87'
South Korea  0–0  Austria
Report

Austria  3–0  New Zealand
Billa   19'
Aschauer   53'
Eder   77'
Report
Scotland  0–2  South Korea
Report Ji So-yun   48'
Cho So-hyun   74' (pen.)
Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)

Austria  1–3  Scotland
Billa   65' Report J. Ross   58'
L. Ross   78'
Evans   90'
New Zealand  0–2  South Korea
Report Kang Yu-mi   50'
Ji So-yun   52'

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
  Wales 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
  Hungary 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Czech Republic  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Roche   25'
O'Gorman   87'
Hungary  0–2  Wales
Report Ward   34'
Estcourt   66'

Wales  0–0  Czech Republic
Report

Republic of Ireland  1–0  Wales
McCabe   20' Report
Czech Republic  1–2  Hungary
Report

Place matches stage edit

Eleventh place match edit

Italy  6–2  Czech Republic
Girelli   38', 40'
Parisi   45'
Bonansea   49'
Gabbiadini   55'
Giugliano   90+3'
Report Chlastáková   9'
Svitková   83' (pen.)

Ninth place match edit

New Zealand  3–1  Hungary
Pereira   36'
White   50', 90+3'
Report Németh   25'

Seventh place match edit

Belgium  1–1  Austria
Wullaert   63' Report Aschauer   78'
Penalties
4–3

Fifth place match edit

Scotland  0–0  Wales
Report
Penalties
6–5
Referee: Eszter Urban (Hungary)

Third place match edit

North Korea  2–0  Republic of Ireland
Wi Jong-sim   73'
Kim Ryu-song   85'
Report

Final edit

Switzerland  1–0  South Korea
Dickenmann   58' Report
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)[2]

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Switzerland
    South Korea
    North Korea
4   Republic of Ireland
5   Scotland
6   Wales
7   Belgium
8   Austria
9   New Zealand
10   Hungary
11   Italy
12   Czech Republic

References edit

  1. ^ "Australia set to return to Cyprus Cup in 2017". The Women's Game. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Árbitra española en la final de la Copa de Chipre". Comité Técnico de Árbitros de la RFEF. 7 March 2017.

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