The 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup was the sixth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational

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tournament held annually in

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. It took place between 3–14 March 2013.The Cyprus Women's Cup groups have been announced with current Cyprus Cup holders France missing from the tournament.
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cancelled their participation just after the UEFA Euro 2013 draw, because of too many European opponents in the tournament. The tournament was won by

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Format

The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a

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. Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place. The Group C winner faced the better third place team from Groups A and B for fifth, with the Group C runner-up facing the other third place team for seventh. Group C's third place team faced the better fourth place team of Groups A and B, while the other two fourth place teams play in the 11th place match. Points awarded in the group stage followed 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 determined the higher place.

Venues

The games were played in 3 host stadiums in 3 cities.

Teams

Listed are the confirmed teams. The only debutant is the Republic of Ireland.Cyprus Cup all-time table
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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Knockout stage

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Champion

Goalscorers

;3 goals * Ellen White *

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;2 goals *

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* Elisa Camporese *

Amber Hearn Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn (born 28 November 1984) is a New Zealand former professional Association football, soccer player who represented New Zealand women's national football team, New Zealand between 2004 and 2018. A prolific scorer, she is th ...

Hannah Wilkinson Hannah Lilian Wilkinson (born 28 May 1992) is a retired New Zealand football player who played for Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer, Tennessee Volunteers in the American college system, Vittsjö GIK and Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women), Djurg� ...

Kim Little Kim Alison Little (born 29 June 1990) is a Scottish professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal of the English Women's Super League. Before her retirement from international ...

* Jane Ross *

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* Ramona Bachmann ;1 goal * Jonelle Filigno *

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* Jessica Clarke *

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Kelly Smith Kelly Jayne Smith (born 29 October 1978) is an English former football forward who spent three spells with FA WSL club Arsenal. After moving to the United States, Smith broke records with Seton Hall University then played professionally with ...

* Rachel Williams *

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* Emmi Alanen * Maija Saari *

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* Daniëlle van de Donk *

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* Anna Green *

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* Alana McShane * Julie Nelson * Lynda Shepherd * Diane Caldwell *

Megan Campbell Megan Campbell (born 28 June 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Women's Championship club London City Lionesses and as a left back & center back for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, R ...

* Ruesha Littlejohn *

Áine O'Gorman Áine Marie O'Gorman (born 13 May 1989) is an Irish professional Association football, footballer who plays for Women's National League (Ireland), Women's National League club Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C., Shamrock Rovers. At club level, O'Gorma ...

Louise Quinn Louise Catherine Quinn (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. At club level Quinn began her senior career with Peamount United, captaining the club to the inaugural 2011–12 Women's Natio ...

Shannon Smyth Shannon Carroll Smyth (born 22 June 1987) is an Irish American soccer coach and former player. During her career she represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and the Norwegian Toppserien clubs Donn Toppfotball and A ...

Lisa Evans Lisa Catherine Evans (born 21 May 1992) is a Scottish Professional sports, professional women's soccer, footballer who plays for Glasgow City F.C., Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and for the Scotland women's national footba ...

* Rhonda Jones * Emma Mitchell *

Robyn Moodaly Robyn Kimberly Moodaly (born 16 June 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the South Africa women's national team. She attended the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Robyn Moodaly was born in East London ...

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* Nocane Skiti * Lee Geum-min * Lee Eun-mi * Kim Sang-eun * Vanessa Bernauer *

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References

External links

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Tournament
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