The 2022 Women's Baltic Cup was the 22nd edition of the Women's Baltic Cup, an international women's football tournament contested by the Baltic States. The tournament was hosted by Estonia from 6 to 9 October 2022.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Estonia |
| City | Tartu / Võru |
| Dates | 6–9 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Estonia (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Faroe Islands |
| Third place |  Lithuania |
| Fourth place |  Latvia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 17 (4.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 410 (103 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vlada Kubassova (3 goals) |
Defending champions Lithuania who won 2021 Baltic Women's Cup as hosts, were eliminated in the semi-finals (first round) by Estonia,[3] despite finishing third after beating Latvia in 3rd place play-off match.
Hosts Estonia secured a place in the final, having last won the tournament in 2014.[4] Estonia clinched the title by beating Faroe Islands 3–1 in the final, held at Tamme Stadium in Tartu.[5]
Participating nations edit
All Baltic States plus the Faroe Islands entered the tournament.[6]
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking 5 August 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania |
22nd | Champions (1996, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2021) | 95 |
| Faroe Islands |
3rd | Champions (2016) | 100 |
| Estonia (Host) |
22nd | Champions (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) | 106 |
| Latvia |
22nd | Champions (1997, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019) | 112 |
Venues edit
Matches will be held in two venues.
| Võru | Tartu |   Võru Tartu 2022 Baltic Women's Cup (Estonia) |
|---|---|---|
| Võru Sports Center Stadium | Tamme Stadium | |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 1,638 | |
Match officials edit
the selected match officials for this tournament.
Referees edit
Juri Frischer- Reelika Turi
Viola Raudzina
Sarah Fatemeh Zangeneh
Assistant referees edit
Sidsel Dall- Sander Saga
- Neeme Neemlaid
- Silver Kõiv
- Karolin Kaivoja
- Diana Vanaga-Araja
- Marita Vitola
- Line Cathrine Nymoen
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 October – Võru | ||||||
| Latvia | 2 | |||||
| 9 October – Tartu | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | 3 | |||||
| Faroe Islands | 1 | |||||
| 6 October – Tartu | ||||||
| Estonia | 3 | |||||
| Estonia | 4 | |||||
| Lithuania | 1 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 9 October – Võru | ||||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||
| Lithuania | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Latvia | 2–3 | Faroe Islands |
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| Report |
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| Estonia | 4–1 | Lithuania |
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| Report |
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Third place match edit
| Latvia | 1–2 | Lithuania |
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Report |
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Final edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 13 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Awards edit
| 2022 Baltic Women's Cup |
|---|
 Estonia Eleventh title |
Final ranking edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 | Faroe Islands
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Lithuania
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Third place |
| 4 | Latvia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | Fourth place |
References edit
- ^ "Estonian women's football team looking for success Baltic Cup". ERR. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Tournament table". Jalgpall. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Estonian women's team defeated Lithuania and will play in the final of the Baltic tournament". Jalgpall. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Estonia women's football team beat Lithuania to reach Baltic Cup final". ERR. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Estonia defeated the Faroe Islands and won the Baltic tournament!". EJL. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "The Estonian women's football team looks for success in the Baltic Cup". BA Magz. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.