Cyprus Cup 2019

Cyprus Cup 2019
Number of nations	12
winner	North Korea (1st title)
venue	Cyprus
Opening game	February 25, 2019
Endgame	March 6, 2019
Games	24
Gates	85  (⌀: 3.54 per game)
Top scorer	Kim Yun-mi (5 goals)
Best player	Sara Gama
yellow cards	68  (⌀: 2.83 per game)
Yellow-red cards	4  (⌀: 0.17 per game)
Red cards	2  (⌀: 0.08 per game)

The Cyprus Cup 2019 was the 12th edition of the women's football tournament for national teams , which has been held annually since 2008, and was held at various venues in the Republic of Cyprus from February 25 to March 6, 2019, as before . As in 2017 and 2018, the tournament was organized by the Czech Association. As in the past three years, the two record winners, England and Canada, did not take part. As in previous years, England competed in the SheBelieves Cup and won it for the first time. Like last year's winner Spain, Canada took part in the Algarve Cup . The only participant who had won the tournament before was Austria. The top participant in the FIFA world rankings before the start of the tournament was North Korea in 11th place (as of December 2018). For the first time, the World Cup participants Nigeria and Thailand took part. With its tenth participation, Italy, which has been participating continuously since 2010, now became the sole record participant. Again, the team from the host country did not take part, instead in the Aphrodite Cup, which is also taking place in Cyprus .

With North Korea, an Asian team won the tournament for the first time and for the first time the final was decided on penalties .

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

Attendees

Country 1	Rank 2	annotation
Belgium (3)	21st
Finland (6)	28
Italy * (9)	16	Record participants
Mexico (2)	27
Nigeria * (0)	39	first participation
North Korea (2)	11
Austria (3)	23	2016 winner
Slovakia (1)	45
South Africa * (6)	48
Thailand * (0)	29	first participation
Czech Republic (4)	31
Hungary	43

¹ Teams marked with "*" are qualified for the 2019 World Cup, number of previous participations in brackets

²Position in the FIFA World Ranking as of December 2018

Regulations

Twelve national teams took part in the tournament, initially playing in three groups.

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.	North Korea	3	3	0	0	009: 300	+6	09
2.	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	006: 600	± 0	06th
3.	Finland	3	0	1	2	003: 500	−2	01
4th	South Africa	3	0	1	2	004: 800	−4	01

February 27, 2019, 1:00 p.m. GSZ Stadium in Larnaka
South Africa	-	Finland	2: 2 (0: 1)
February 27, 2019, 6:00 p.m. GSZ Stadium in Larnaka
North Korea	-	Czech Republic	4: 2 (2: 0)
March 1, 2019, 1:00 p.m. AEK-Arena in Larnaka
Finland	-	Czech Republic	1: 2 (1: 0)
March 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. AEK-Arena in Larnaka
South Africa	-	North Korea	1: 4 (0: 4)
March 4, 2019, 1 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaka
Czech Republic	-	South Africa	2: 1 (0: 1)
March 4, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaka
Finland	-	North Korea	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	3	3	0	0	012: 100	+11	09
2.	Mexico	3	1	1	1	005: 900	−4	04th
3.	Thailand	3	1	0	2	006: 600	± 0	03
4th	Hungary	3	0	1	2	003:100	−7	01

February 27, 2019, 1 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaka
Mexico	-	Italy	0: 5 (0: 1)
February 27, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaka
Thailand	-	Hungary	4: 0 (2: 0)
March 1, 2019, 1:00 p.m. GSZ Stadium in Larnaka
Thailand	-	Mexico	1: 2 (0: 1)
March 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. GSZ Stadium in Larnaka
Hungary	-	Italy	0: 3 (0: 2)
March 4, 2019, 1:00 p.m. AEK Arena in Larnaka
Italy	-	Thailand	4: 1 (1: 0)
March 4, 2019, 6:00 p.m. AEK Arena in Larnaka
Mexico	-	Hungary	3: 3 (1: 1)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Austria	3	2	1	0	005: 100	+4	07th
2.	Belgium	3	2	1	0	004-000	+4	07th
3.	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	005: 800	−3	03
4th	Slovakia	3	0	0	3	003: 800	−5	00

February 27, 2019, 1:00 p.m. AEK Arena in Larnaka
Belgium	-	Slovakia	3: 0 (1: 0)
February 27, 2019, 6:00 p.m. AEK Arena in Larnaka
Nigeria	-	Austria	1: 4 (0: 0)
March 1, 2019, 1:00 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaka
Slovakia	-	Nigeria	3: 4 (0: 3)
March 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaka
Austria	-	Belgium	0: 0 (0: 0)
March 4, 2019, 13:00 GSZ Stadium in Larnaka
Slovakia	-	Austria	0: 1 (0: 0)
March 4, 2019, 6:00 p.m. GSZ Stadium in Larnaka
Nigeria	-	Belgium	0: 1 (0: 1)

Placement games

The locations of the placement games were only determined after the pairings were established. Placement games for 3rd to 11th place, which ended in a draw after regular playing time, were decided by a penalty shootout without extra time. In the final there was first extra time and only then a penalty shoot-out.

Game for 11th place

March 6, 11:00 am Tasos Marko, Paralimni
Slovakia	-	Hungary	2: 3 (2: 2)

Play for 9th place

March 6, 11:00 am GSZ Stadium, Larnaka
South Africa	-	Finland	0: 3 (0: 1)

Game for 7th place

March 6, 2:00 p.m. Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaka
Nigeria	-	Thailand	3: 0 (2: 0)

Play for 5th place

March 6, 14:00 Tasos Marko, Paralimni
Mexico	-	Czech Republic	2: 1 (1: 0)

3rd place match

March 6th, 15:00 GSZ Stadium, Larnaka
Belgium	-	Austria	0: 0; 3: 2 i. E.

final

North Korea		Italy
	March 6, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. EET (5:00 p.m. CET ) in Larnaka , GSZ Stadium Result: 3: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 1), 7: 6 i. E. Referee: Riem Hussein ( Germany )
	Kim Yong-sun • Kim Nam-hui, Pak Sin-jong, Ryang Ryong-mi (23rd Yu Jong-im (86th Pak Kyong-mi)) • Ri Hyang-sim, Ri Un-yong, Ju Hyo-sim , Jon Gyong-un (26. Kim Phyong-hwa (60th Ri Hae-yon (107th Ri Pom-hyang))), Jon Yun-so • Kim Yun-mi, Wi Jong-sim Trainer: Kim Kwang-min	Chiara Marchitelli • Sara Gama , Alia Guagni , Cecilia Salvai , Elisa Bartoli (56th Valentina Bergamaschi ) • Valentina Cernoia , Aurora Galli (59th Daniela Sabatino ), Manuela Giugliano • Ilaria Mauro (90th + 4 ' Annamaria Serturini ), Cristiana Girelli , Barbara Bonansea Trainer: Milena Bertolini
	1: 1 Kim Yun-Mi (39th) 2: 1 Ju Hyo-Sim (45th + 1 ') 3: 2 Jon Yun-so (105th + 2', penalty)	0: 1 Cristiana Girelli (19th) 2: 2 Daniela Sabatino (80th) 3: 3 Valentina Cernoia (111th)
	penalties shoot
	1: 0 Jon Yun-so 2: 1 Kim Yun-mi 3: 2 Ju Hyo-sim 4: 3 Pak Sin-jong 5: 4 Pak Kyong-mi 6: 5 Ri Pom-hyang 7: 6 Ri Un-yong	1: 1 Manuela Giugliano 2: 2 Cristiana Girelli 3: 3 Annamaria Serturini 4: 4 Valentina Cernoia 5: 5 Daniela Sabatino 6: 6 Cecilia Salvai 7: 6 Barbara Bonansea
	Kim Nam-hui, Yu Jong-im, Wi Jong-sim, Ri Un-yong	Ilaria Mauro, Manuela Giugliano, Alia Guagni
	Kim Nam-hui
	Ri Hyang-sim

Goal scorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Kim Yun-mi	5
2	Valentina Giacinti	4th
	Charlyn Corral	4th
4th	Daniela Sabatino	3
5	Janice Cayman	2
	Olga Ahtinen	2
	Barbara Bonansea	2
	Rita Chikwelu	2
	Anam Imo	2
	Asisat Oshoala	2
	Jon Yun-so	2
	Ju Hyo-sim	2
	Nicole Billa	2
	Lucia Haršanyová	2
	Jana Vojteková	2
	Rattican Thongsombut	2
	Taneekarn Dangda	2
	Jitka Chlastáková	2
	Kamila Dubcová	2
	Zsanett Jakabfi	2
	Loretta Németh	2
22nd	Yana Daniels	1
	Elena Dhont	1
	Adelina Engman	1
	Juliette Kemppi	1
	Katarina Naumanen	1
	Iina Salmi	1
	Valentina Bergamaschi	1
	Valentina Cernoia	1
	Aurora Galli	1
	Cristiana Girelli	1
	Ilaria Mauro	1
	Annamaria Serturini	1
	Adriana Iturbide Ibarra	1
	Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle Muñoz	1
	Onome Ebi	1
	Osinachi Ohale	1
	Ri Hyang-sim	1
	Ri Pom-hyang	1
	Wi Jong-sim	1
	Nina Burger	1
	Laura Feiersinger	1
	Jennifer Klein	1
	Thembi Kgatlana	1
	Mamello Makhabane	1
	Lebogang Ramalepe	1
	Leandra Smeda	1
	Orathai Srimanee	1
	Suchawadee Nildhamrong	1
	Eva Bartonova	1
	Tereza Szewieczková	1
	Anita Pinczi	1
	Thóra Zeller	1
ET	Elli Pikkujämsa	1
	Simona Necidová	1
	Evelin Mosdóczi	1

Web links

• Official website of the Cyprus Women's Cup