The 2023 Pinatar Cup was the third edition of the Pinatar Cup, an international women's football tournament. It was held in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain from 15 to 21 February 2023.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 15–21 February |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iceland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Third place |  Scotland |
| Fourth place |  Philippines |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Amanda Andradóttir Ólöf Sigríður Kristinsdóttir (2 goals each) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Iceland won the tournament for the first time, while Wales were the runners-up.[2]
Format
editThe 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.
Venue
edit| San Pedro del Pinatar |
|---|
| Pinatar Arena |
| Capacity: 3,000 |
|
Teams
edit| Team[1] | FIFA Rankings (December 2022) |
|---|---|
| Iceland[3] |
16
|
| Scotland[4] |
25
|
| Wales[5] |
32
|
| Philippines[6] |
53
|
Squads
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | Wales
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Philippines
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source: KSI
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
Results
editAll times are local (UTC+1).
| Scotland | 0–2 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kristinsdóttir  50', 51' |
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
| Wales | 1–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Green 45+1' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
| Philippines | 1–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Serrano 90' |
Report |
| Wales | 0–0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)
| Iceland | 5–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
Goalscorers
editThere were 13 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ a b "Pinatar Cup: Wales return to Spain for 2023 tournament". BBC. London, England. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Pinatar Cup meistarar 2023". ksi.is. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Ísland tekur þátt í Pinatar Cup 2023" [Iceland participates in Pinatar Cup 2023]. www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Scotland to play in 2023 Pinatar Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "CYMRU TO COMPETE IN 2023 PINATAR CUP". www.faw.cymru. Football Association of Wales. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Filipinas To Face European Teams In Pinatar Cup 2023". pff.org.ph. Philippine Football Federation . 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.