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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 4–10 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Scotland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Iceland |
| Third place |  Ukraine |
| Fourth place |  Northern Ireland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Martha Thomas Daryna Apanashchenko (2 goals) |
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The 2020 Pinatar Cup was the inaugural edition of the Pinatar Cup, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain from 4 to 10 March 2020, and featured four teams.[1][2]
Scotland won the first edition of the tournament.[3]
Format
[edit]The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points was decided by goal differential.
Teams
[edit]| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2019) |
|---|---|
| Iceland | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | 56 |
| Scotland | 22 |
| Ukraine | 27 |
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]All the matches were played at the Pinatar Arena in San Pedro del Pinatar.
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland (C) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Iceland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions
Matches
[edit]All times are local (UTC+1).[2]
| Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Brynjarsdóttir  23' |
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
| Ukraine | 4–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Furness 5' |
Report |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 13 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
[edit]- ↑ Bunting, Joshua (24 January 2020). "Northern Ireland Women to play at 2020 Pinatar Cup". Belfast Live.
- 1 2 "Scotland to compete in Pinatar Cup". Scottish Football Association. 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Diamond, Drew (11 March 2020). "Scotland Win Pinatar Cup After Northern Ireland Victory". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 9 November 2020.