2018 Turkish Women's Cup

The 2018 Turkish Women's Cup was the second edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Turkey. It took place from 27 February to 7 March 2018.[1]

2018 Turkish Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France B
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Ukraine
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored58 (2.9 per match)
Attendance2,050 (103 per match)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2018.

Format

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The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage follow the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.

Teams

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Team FIFA Rankings[2]
(December 2017)
 Mexico
26
 Ukraine
27
 Poland
30
 Romania
39
 Jordan
50
 Northern Ireland
55
 Kazakhstan
67
 Latvia
82
 Kosovo
97
 France B

Squads

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Kosovo

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Group stage

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The groups and schedule were announced on 22 February 2018.[4]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 4 9 5 3
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 10 8 0
Source: Womenssoccerunited
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Poland 2–0 Jordan
Attendance: 50
Mexico 5–0 Latvia
Attendance: 50

Latvia 0–2 Poland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bosca Igor
Jordan 1–5 Mexico
  • Al-Masri 27'
Attendance: 70

Jordan 3–2 Latvia
Attendance: 100
Mexico 1–0 Poland
Attendance: 100

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France B 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
2  Kosovo 3 0 1 2 1 9 8 1
3  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 1 9 8 1
Source: Womenssoccerunited
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
France 6–0 Kosovo
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bosca Igor

Kazakhstan 0–6 France
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Kosovo 1–1 Kazakhstan
Attendance: 70

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 4 3 2
Source: Womenssoccerunited
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Ukraine 0–0 Romania
Attendance: 150
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Romania 1–1 Northern Ireland
Attendance: 100

Ukraine 3–1 Northern Ireland
Attendance: 70
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Additional matches

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Northern Ireland 2–0 Kazakhstan
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leu Stanislav
Kosovo 0–2 Ukraine
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bosca Igor
France 3–0 Romania
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bosca Igor

Ranking of teams for placement matches

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RankTeamGroupPosPldPtsGDGFQualification
1 France BB139+1515Final
2 MexicoA139+1011
3 UkraineC137+45Third place game
4 PolandA236+34
5 Northern IrelandC23404Fifth place game
6 KosovoB231−81
7 JordanA333−54Seventh place game
8 RomaniaC332−31
9 KazakhstanB331−81Ninth place game
10 LatviaA430−82

Placement matches

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Ninth place game

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Kazakhstan 1–2 Latvia
Attendance: 70

Seventh place game

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Jordan 1–2 Romania
Attendance: 50

Fifth place game

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Northern Ireland 0–1 Kosovo
Attendance: 50

Third place game

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Poland 0–0 Ukraine
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 70
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Final

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France 2–1 Mexico
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bosca Igor

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. "Turkish Women's Cup". womenssoccerunited. 22 February 2018.
  2. FIFA ranking
  3. "Kombëtarja A (femrat), udhëtoi për Turqi" [National A team (women's), traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 February 2018.
  4. "Fixtures and results from the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup". womenssoccerunited. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.