Cyprus Cup 2014

Cyprus Cup 2014
Number of nations	12
winner	France (2nd title)
venue	Cyprus
Opening game	5th March 2014
Endgame	March 12, 2014
Games	24
Gates	79  (⌀: 3.29 per game)
Top scorer	Lisa Evans

The Cyprus Cup 2014 was the 7th edition of the women's football tournament for national teams , which has been held annually since 2008, and took place from March 5 to 12, 2014, as before, at various venues in the Republic of Cyprus . The tournament was organized by the English, Dutch and Scottish associations. The defending champion was the team from England, who lost 2-0 to France in the final. With France, Canada and Australia, three teams from the top 10 of the FIFA world rankings took part. The other teams in the top 10 - with the exception of Brazil - took part in the 2014 Algarve Cup, which was taking place in parallel .

The venues were the GSP Stadium in Nicosia , the Ammochostos Stadium and GSZ Stadium in Larnaka and the Tasos Markou in Paralimni .

mode

Twelve national teams took part in the tournament. The eight teams with the highest ratings were made up of groups A and B, the four weaker teams made up of group C, with the team from South Korea in group C being better placed in the FIFA world rankings than Scotland and Finland in groups B and A respectively played. First, the teams in their group played each against each other for the placement. First the best number of points, then the direct comparison and only then the goal difference was decisive for the placement. The mode for the placement games differs slightly from the mode of previous years and the parallel Algarve Cup , in which the best teams from group C play against the fourth-placed teams from groups A and B. This year the procedure is as follows:

• Game for 11th place: The second-best fourth-placed team in groups A and B against the fourth in group C.
• Match for 9th place: The third-placed team in group C against the best fourth-placed team in groups A or B.
• Game for 7th place: The third-placed teams in groups A and B
• Match for 5th place: The second best team in second place in groups A and B against the second in group C.
• Match for 3rd place: The best team in second place in groups A and B against the winner in group C.
• Final game: The winners of groups A and B play for the tournament victory.

If it was a draw after the regular playing time of the placement games, there was no extra time , but a penalty shoot-out immediately afterwards .

Since FIFA classifies the games as "friendly games", each team was allowed to make six substitutions per game.

The tournament

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	3	3	0	0	007-000	+7	09
2.	Canada	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
3.	Italy	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01
4th	Finland	3	0	1	2	001: 700	−6	01

March 5th in Nicosia
Canada	-	Finland	3-0
March 5 in Larnaca
England	-	Italy	2-0
March 7th in Larnaca
Finland	-	England	0: 3
March 7th in Larnaca
Italy	-	Canada	1: 3
March 10 in Nicosia
England	-	Canada	2-0
March 10 in Larnaka
Italy	-	Finland	1: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	France	3	2	1	0	007: 300	+4	07th
2.	Scotland	3	2	1	0	009: 600	+3	07th
3.	Australia	3	0	1	2	006: 900	−3	01
4th	Netherlands	3	0	1	2	005: 900	−4	01

March 5 in Larnaca
Netherlands	-	Australia	2: 2
March 5 in Larnaca
France	-	Scotland	1: 1
March 7th in Nicosia
Scotland	-	Netherlands	4: 3
March 7th in Nicosia
Australia	-	France	2: 3
March 10 in Nicosia
Netherlands	-	France	0: 3
March 10 in Larnaka
Australia	-	Scotland	2: 4

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	South Korea	3	1	2	0	006: 200	+4	05
2.	Ireland	3	1	2	0	004: 300	+1	05
3.	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th
4th	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	002: 700	−5	01

March 5th in Paralimni
New Zealand	-	Ireland	1: 1
March 5th in Paralimni
Switzerland	-	South Korea	1: 1
March 7th in Paralimni
Ireland	-	South Korea	1: 1
March 7th in Paralimni
Switzerland	-	New Zealand	2: 1
March 10 in Paralimni
Switzerland	-	Ireland	1: 2
March 10 in Paralimni
South Korea	-	New Zealand	4-0

Placement games

Game for 11th place

March 12 in Paralimni
Finland	-	New Zealand	0: 1 (0: 1)

Play for 9th place

March 12 in Larnaca
Netherlands	-	Switzerland	4: 1 (2: 1)

Game for 7th place

March 12 in Paralimni
Italy	-	Australia	2: 5 (0: 3)

Play for 5th place

March 12 in Nicosia
Canada	-	Ireland	2: 1 (0: 1)

3rd place match

March 12 in Larnaca
Scotland	-	South Korea	1: 1 (0: 0), 1.3 i. E.

final

England		France
	March 12, 2014 in Nicosia ( GSP Stadium ) Result: 0: 2 (0: 2) Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
	Siobhan Chamberlain • Alex Scott , Steph Houghton , Lucy Bronze , Demi Stokes • Fara Williams , Karen Carney (66th Lianne Sanderson ), Anita Asante (51st Jill Scott ) • Toni Duggan , Natasha Dowie (66th Kelly Smith ), Gemma Davison (58. Eniola Aluko ) Trainer: Mark Sampson	Sarah Bouhaddi • Griedge Mbock Bathy , Wendie Renard , Laura Georges , Jessica Houara • Élodie Thomis (53rd Marina Makanza ), Élise Bussaglia , Camille Abily , Louisa Nécib • Eugénie Le Sommer (69th Kheira Hamraoui ), Gaëtane Thiney (77th Marie -Laure Delie ) Trainer: Philippe Bergeroo
		0: 1 Gaëtane Thiney (6th) 0: 2 Camille Abily (18th)
	Fara Williams	Eugénie Le Sommer, Élise Bussaglia

Goal scorers

rank Player Gates 1  Lisa Evans 4th 2  Emily van Egmond 3  Michelle Heyman  Jane Ross 6th  Katrina Gorry 2  Sam Kerr  Diana Matheson  Sophie Schmidt  Ana Maria Crnogorčević  Eseosa Aigbogun *  Lianne Sanderson  Élise Bussaglia  Patrizia Panico  Ji So-yun  Kwon Hah-nul  Yoo Youn-ga  Vivianne Miedema  Hannah Wilkinson 19th  Hayley Raso * 1  Kaylyn Kyle  Adriana Leon  Christine Sinclair  Lara Dickenmann  Eniola Aluko  Anita Asante

rank Player Gates 19th  Gemma Bonner * 1  Karen Carney  Toni Duggan  Sanna Talonen  Camille Abily  Marie-Laure Delie  Louisa Nécib  Wendie Renard  Gaetane Thiney  Élodie Thomis  Aine O'Gorman  Denise O'Sullivan  Louise Quinn  Stephanie Roche  Cristiana Girelli  Alessia Tuttino  Park Hee-young *  Maayke Heuver *  Manon Melis  Marlous Pieëte  Stefanie van der Gragt  Sarah Gregorius  Jennifer Beattie  Kim Little  Leanne Ross

Notes: * = 1st international goal (s) of the player

In addition, an own goal by Jennifer Beattie in the game against France

particularities

• During the tournament Gaëtane Thiney made her 100th international match and Patrizia Panico scored her 100th international goal.

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Thomis' goal is counted in France as an Australian own goal by Laura Alleway , who deflected a Thomis cross past her goalkeeper Lydia Williams (see the compilation of the hits at footofeminin.fr).
2. ↑ The KNVB names Pieëte as the goalscorer, the Scottish Association, however, Renée Slegers ( archive link ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to instructions and then remove this notice. , [1] ) 

Web links

• Cyprus Women's Cup
• Match report of the final