2008 Cyprus Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Cyprus |
| Dates | 5–12 March 2008 |
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 United States (U20) |
| Third place |
 Japan |
| Fourth place |
 Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 37 (3.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Christine Sinclair (5 goals) |
The 2008 Cyprus Cup was the inaugural edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. Six national teams, including five senior teams and one youth team, were invited: Canada, Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Scotland, and the United States U-20 team[1] (the United States senior team competed in the concurrent 2008 Algarve Cup).[2] Canada defeated the United States U-20 team in the final.
Format
The tournament consisted of a group stage held over three match days followed by a single day of classification matches to determine the final standings.
For the group stage, the six teams were split into two groups of three teams. Each group played a round-robin tournament with each team playing one match against each other team in its group. In addition, on each group stage match day, one team from each group did not have a round-robin group match; these two teams played an exhibition match that was not counted towards the group stage standings.[3]
The classification day then had three matches: a first place match between the group winners, a third place match between the runners-up, and a fifth place match between the bottom teams.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
 Scotland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Japan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
 Russia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Exhibition Matches
5 March 2008 |
| Japan |
3 - 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Nagasato  35' (pen.)Sato 69'Goto 70' (pen.) |
Stevens 56' |
Alpha Sports Center, Larnaca |
Placement matches
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
Champion
| 2008 Cyprus Cup |
|---|
Canada First title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 2 goals
|
- 1 goal
|
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References
- ↑ "Cyprus Women's Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. WNT One Day Away From Algarve Cup Opener Against China". U.S. Soccer Federation. 4 Mar 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Under-20 Women Will Travel to Cyprus for Tournament Against Full Women's National Teams". U.S. Soccer Federation. 25 Feb 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2014.