The 2018 Cyprus Cup was the eleventh edition of the

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, an invitational

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tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. Spain won the title for the first time after defeating Italy 2–0 in the final.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a

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. 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. 1st place match: Winners of Groups A and B.
3rd place match: Winner of Group C and best runner-up from Groups A and B.
5th place match: Runner-up in Group C and second-best runner-up from Groups A and B.
7th place match: Third-place teams in Groups A and B.
9th place match: Third-place team in Group C and best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
11th place match: Fourth-place team in Group C and second-best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.

Venues

Teams

Squads

Group stage

The groups and schedule were announced on 18 January 2018.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Placement matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

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Sarah Puntigam Sarah Puntigam (born 13 October 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Austria national team. Club career On 5 May 2022, Puntigam joined Frauen-Bundesliga club 1 ...

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* Aneta Dědinová *

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* Manuela Giugliano *

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* Yu Jong-hui * Patrícia Fischerová * Patrícia Hmírová *

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Thembi Kgatlana Christina Thembi "Pikinini" Kgatlana (born 2 May 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC and the South Africa women's national team. Club career ...

* Noko Matlou *

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* Patricia Guijarro *

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Alexia Putellas Alexia Putellas Segura (Catalan: Alèxia Putellas i Segura, ; born 4 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona, which she captains, and the Spain national team. She previously played for Espan ...

Amanda Sampedro Amanda Sampedro Bustos (born 26 June 1993) is a Spanish football forward who plays for Atlético Madrid of Spain's Primera División and the Spain national team. International career A skillful forward noted for her creativity and vision, ...

* Mari Paz Vilas *

Vanessa Bernauer Vanessa Bernauer (born 23 March 1988) is a Swiss football midfielder, currently playing for Roma in Serie A. She previously played for VfL Wolfsburg and BV Cloppenburg of the Frauen Bundesliga, FC Zürich in Switzerland's Nationalliga A and L ...

Ana-Maria Crnogorčević Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (born 3 October 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger or a right-back for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Switzerland national team. A fast player with good heading ability, she is con ...

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Rachel Rinast Rachel Miriam Marcia Free Rinast (born 2 June 1991) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Grasshopper. She rejoined Köln after spending the 2012–13 season with SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Career Since her debut at the 2015 Algarve Cup, s ...

Marilena Widmer Marilena Widmer (born 7 August 1997) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switz ...

References

External links

Official website
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