Cyprus Women's Cup facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Cyprus Women's Cup

Founded	2008
Region	Cyprus
Number of teams	12
Current champions	Finland (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Canada  England (3 titles each)
Website	Official website: http://www.cypruswomenscup.net/

The Cyprus Women's Cup is a big football tournament for women's national teams. It's an "invitational" event, meaning teams are invited to play. This exciting competition has taken place every year in Cyprus since 2008.

Even though the tournament is held in Cyprus, the host country's team has not yet played in it. The Cyprus Women's Cup happens in late February or early March. It's played around the same time as several other women's football tournaments around the world.

How the Tournament Works

The Cyprus Women's Cup has two main parts:

Group Stage

First, the twelve invited teams are split into three groups. Each group has four teams.

• Teams in Group A and Group B are usually higher-ranked teams. These are the teams that can actually win the championship.
• Group C is made up of teams that are not as highly ranked.

In this stage, every team plays against every other team in their group once. This is called a "round-robin" format.

Finals Day

After the group stage, there's a special "finals day." On this day, all twelve teams play one last game to decide their final place in the tournament. Here's how the matches are set up:

• 11th place match: The two lowest-ranked 4th place teams play each other.
• 9th place match: The best 4th place team plays the 3rd best 3rd place team.
• 7th place match: The 2nd best 3rd place team plays the best 3rd place team.
• 5th place match: The 3rd best 2nd place team plays the 2nd best 2nd place team.
• 3rd place match: The 3rd best group winner plays the best 2nd place team.
• Final: The best group winner plays the 2nd best group winner to decide the champion!

Past Winners and Top Teams

Many different countries have played in the Cyprus Women's Cup over the years. Some teams have been very successful!

Tournament Results

Here are the winners and top teams from each year:

Year		Final Match				Third Place Match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2008		Canada	3–2	United States (U20)		Japan	2–1	Netherlands
2009		England	3–1	Canada		France	1–1 (aet) 6–5 (pen.)	New Zealand
2010		Canada	1–0	New Zealand		Netherlands	4–0	Switzerland
2011		Canada	2–1	Netherlands		France	3–0	Scotland
2012		France	2–0	Canada		Italy	3–1	England
2013		England	1–0	Canada		New Zealand	2–1	Switzerland
2014		France	2–0	England		South Korea	1–1 (aet) 3–1 (pen.)	Scotland
2015		England	1–0	Canada		Mexico	3–2	Italy
2016		Austria	2–1	Poland		Italy	3–1	Czech Republic
2017		Switzerland	1–0	South Korea		North Korea	2–0	Republic of Ireland
2018		Spain	2–0	Italy		North Korea	2–1	Switzerland
2019		North Korea	3–3 7–6 (pen.)	Italy		Belgium	0–0 3–2 (pen.)	Austria
2020		Croatia	Round-robin	Finland		Mexico	Round-robin	Czech Republic
2021		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
2023		Finland	Round-robin	Croatia		Romania	Round-robin	Hungary

Teams with Top Finishes

This table shows which teams have reached the top four places in the tournament:

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total top four
Canada	3 (2008, 2010, 2011)	4 (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015)			7
England	3 (2009, 2013, 2015)	1 (2014)		1 (2012)	5
France	2 (2012, 2014)		2 (2009, 2011)		4
Croatia	1 (2020)	1 (2023)			2
Finland	1 (2023)	1 (2020)			2
North Korea	1 (2019)		2 (2017, 2018)		3
Switzerland	1 (2017)			3 (2010, 2013, 2018)	4
Austria	1 (2016)			1 (2019)	2
Spain	1 (2018)				1
Italy		2 (2018, 2019)	2 (2012, 2016)	1 (2015)	5
Netherlands		1 (2011)	1 (2010)	1 (2008)	3
New Zealand		1 (2010)	1 (2013)	1 (2009)	3
South Korea		1 (2017)	1 (2014)		2
Poland		1 (2016)			1
United States (U20)		1 (2008)			1
Mexico			2 (2015, 2020)		2
Japan			1 (2008)		1
Belgium			1 (2019)		1
Romania			1 (2023)		1
Czech Republic				2 (2016, 2020)	2
Scotland				2 (2011, 2014)	2
Republic of Ireland				1 (2017)	1
Hungary				1 (2023)	1
Total (23 teams)	14	14	14	14	56

Teams That Have Played

Many different countries have participated in the Cyprus Women's Cup over the years. This table shows which teams have played in each tournament:

Team	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	23	Years
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	8th	7th	4th	–	–	4
Belgium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	7th	5th	3rd	–	–	4
Canada	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
Croatia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	2nd	2
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	4th	12th	9th	6th	4th	–	6
England	–	1st	5th	5th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
Finland	–	–	–	–	6th	7th	12th	9th	8th	–	11th	9th	2nd	1st	9
France	–	3rd	–	3rd	1st	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Hungary	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	10th	12th	11th	–	4th	5
Republic of Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	8th	6th	–	7th	4th	–	–	–	–	4
Italy	–	–	6th	9th	3rd	9th	8th	4th	3rd	11th	2nd	2nd	–	–	10
Japan	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Mexico	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	3rd	–	–	–	5th	3rd	–	4
Netherlands	4th	5th	3rd	2nd	7th	6th	9th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
New Zealand	–	4th	2nd	8th	8th	3rd	11th	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	7
Nigeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	1
Northern Ireland	–	–	–	12th	12th	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
North Korea	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	3rd	1st	–	–	3
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	1
Romania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	1
Russia	5th	8th	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Scotland	6th	7th	7th	4th	9th	5th	4th	7th	–	5th	–	–	–	–	9
Slovakia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	12th	5th	–	3
South Africa	–	6th	8th	–	10th	11th	–	10th	–	–	6th	10th	–	–	7
South Korea	–	–	–	6th	5th	10th	3rd	11th	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	6
Spain	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	1
Switzerland	–	–	4th	11th	11th	4th	10th	–	–	1st	4th	–	–	–	7
Thailand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	WD	–	1
United States (U20)	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	6th	8th	–	–	–	3
Total	6	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	4

See also

In Spanish: Copa de Chipre (fútbol femenino) para niños