The 2022 Arnold Clark Cup was the first edition of the Arnold Clark Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by The Football Association, held from 17 to 23 February 2022.[1]

2022 Arnold Clark Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates17–23 February
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Canada
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored10 (1.67 per match)
Attendance38,761 (6,460 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Millie Bright
Spain Alexia Putellas
(2 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Athenea del Castillo
2023

Format

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The four invited teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage follow the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Venues

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Several fixtures were originally planned to be scheduled as double-headers with shared ticketing, but plans were scrapped due to COVID-19 restrictions. As a result, matches that did not feature England had low attendances, including 249 spectators at the opening match between Germany and Spain.[2]

Middlesbrough Norwich Wolverhampton
Riverside Stadium
Carrow Road
Molineux Stadium
Capacity: 34,742 Capacity: 27,359 Capacity: 32,050
     

Teams

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Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2021)
  Germany
3
  Canada
6
  England
8
  Spain
9

Squads

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The four national teams involved in the tournament could register a maximum of 25 players, which Canada and Germany did, while England registered a 24-player squad and Spain registered a 23-player squad.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   England (H, C) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
2   Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Canada 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   Germany 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

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All times are local (UTC±0)

Germany  1–1  Spain
  • Schüller   88'
Report
Attendance: 249
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
England  1–1  Canada
Report
Attendance: 8,769
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

England  0–0  Spain
Report
Attendance: 14,284
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Canada  1–0  Germany
Report
Attendance: 119
Referee: Emikar Caldera (Venezuela)

Spain  1–0  Canada
Report
Attendance: 877[3]
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
England  3–1  Germany
Report
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Emikar Caldera (Venezuela)

Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Tickets for Arnold Clark Cup on sale". englandfootball.com. 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Sanders, Emma (24 February 2022). "Arnold Clark Cup: Are low crowds a concern before home Euros?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Are crowds a concern before Euros?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26.
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