The 2022 Pinatar Cup was the second edition of the Pinatar Cup, an international women's football friendly tournament, that was held from 16 to 22 February 2022 in San Pedro del Pinatar, Region of Murcia, Spain.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 16–22 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Belgium (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  Republic of Ireland |
| Fourth place |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dóra Zeller Elizaveta Lazareva Jess Fishlock(2 goals) |
Format edit
The eight invited teams played in a knockout stage, starting with the quarter-finals. From there on, the teams were split into a winning and lower bracket.
Teams edit
Eight teams participated.[2]
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2021) |
|---|---|
| Belgium |
20
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 Scotland |
23
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| Russia |
25
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 Poland |
30
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| Republic of Ireland |
31
|
| Wales |
33
|
| Hungary |
43
|
 Slovakia |
44
|
Squads edit
Results edit
All times are local (UTC+1).
Bracket edit
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wales | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | Wales | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 0 | Belgium(p) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland (p) | 0 (3) | Belgium (p) | 0 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 0 (1) | Russia | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Poland | 1 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | Russia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 2 | Russia (p) | 2 (3) | Wales | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | Hungary | 2 (0) | Republic of Ireland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Poland |
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| Report |
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Referee: Valentová Zuzana (Slovakia)
5–8th place semi-finals edit
| Poland | 1–2 | Hungary |
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Report |
Semi-finals edit
Seventh place game edit
| Slovakia | 2–0 | Poland |
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Report |
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
Fifth place game edit
Third place game edit
Final edit
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
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Belgium
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Russia
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Republic of Ireland
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| 4 | Wales
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| 5 | Scotland
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| 6 | Hungary
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| 7 | Slovakia
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| 8 | Poland
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Goalscorers edit
There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References edit
- ^ "Scotland to defend Pinatar Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "WNT set destination for Spain with Pinatar Cup". fai.ie. 20 January 2022.