2020 Pinatar Cup
{{short description|2020 edition of the Pinatar Cup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Pinatar Cup
| year = 2020
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Spain
| dates = 4–10 March
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fbw|SCO}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbw|ISL}}
| third_other = {{fbw|UKR}}
| fourth_other = {{fbw|NIR}}
| matches = 6
| goals = 13
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|SCO}} Martha Thomas
{{fbwicon|UKR}} Daryna Apanashchenko
(2 goals)
| player =
| goalkeeper =
| fair_play =
| nextseason = 2022
}}
The 2020 Pinatar Cup was the inaugural edition of the Pinatar Cup, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain from 4 to 10 March 2020, and featured four teams.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/northern-ireland-women-play-2020-17627330|title=Northern Ireland Women to play at 2020 Pinatar Cup|first=Joshua|last=Bunting|newspaper=Belfast Live|date=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-to-compete-in-pinatar-cup/|title=Scotland to compete in Pinatar Cup|publisher=Scottish Football Association|date=24 January 2020}}
Scotland won the first edition of the tournament.{{Cite web|last=Diamond|first=Drew|date=2020-03-11|title=Scotland Win Pinatar Cup After Northern Ireland Victory|url=https://herfootballhub.com/scotland-make-it-a-clean-sweep-at-the-pinatar-cup/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Her Football Hub|language=en-GB}}
Format
The 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.
Teams
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | |
| Team
! FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|
| {{fbw|ISL}} | {{center|18}} |
| {{fbw|NIR}} | {{center|56}} |
| {{fbw|SCO}} | {{center|22}} |
| {{fbw|UKR}} | {{center|27}} |
Squads
{{main|2020 Pinatar Cup squads}}
Venues
All the matches were played at the Pinatar Arena in San Pedro del Pinatar.
Standings
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source =
|update= complete
|team_order=SCO, ISL, UKR, NIR
|win_ISL=2 |draw_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=1 |gf_ISL=2 |ga_ISL=1
|win_NIR=0 |draw_NIR=0 |loss_NIR=3 |gf_NIR=1 |ga_NIR=7
|win_SCO=3 |draw_SCO=0 |loss_SCO=0 |gf_SCO=6 |ga_SCO=1 |status_SCO=C
|win_UKR=1 |draw_UKR=0 |loss_UKR=2 |gf_UKR=4 |ga_UKR=4
|name_ISL = {{fbw|ISL}}
|name_NIR = {{fbw|NIR}}
|name_SCO = {{fbw|SCO}}
|name_UKR = {{fbw|UKR}}
|class_rules = 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.
}}
Matches
All times are local (UTC+1).
{{football box
|date = 4 March 2020
|time = 14:00
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.irishfa.com/news/2020/march/pinatar-cup-northern-ireland-senior-women-edged-out-by-iceland
|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Brynjarsdóttir {{goal|23}}
|stadium = Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
|attendance =
|referee = Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
}}
{{football box
|date = 4 March 2020
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|UKR}}
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/thomas-scores-two-in-comfortable-debut-win/?rid=14258
|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 7 March 2020
|time = 14:00
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/abbi-grant-secures-swnt-victory-over-iceland/?rid=14258
|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}
|goals1 = Grant {{goal|55}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = 7 March 2020
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|UKR}}
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.irishfa.com/news/2020/march/pinatar-cup-northern-ireland-women-suffer-four-goal-defeat-to-ukraine
|team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}
|goals1 =
- Kozlova {{goal|17}}
- Apanashchenko {{goal|33||37}}
- Ovdiychuk {{goal|39}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 10 March 2020
|time = 14:00
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ISL}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.ksi.is/um-ksi/frettir/frettasafn/frett/2020/03/10/Eins-marks-sigur-a-Ukrainu/
|team2 = {{fbw|UKR}}
|goals1 = Jónsdóttir {{goal|34}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box
|date = 10 March 2020
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}}
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-secure-pinatar-cup-with-third-consecutive-win/?rid=1227
|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}
|goals1 = Furness {{goal|5}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=13|matches=6
|2 goals=
- {{fbwicon|SCO}} Abbi Grant
- {{fbwicon|SCO}} Martha Thomas
- {{fbwicon|UKR}} Daryna Apanashchenko
|1 goal=
- {{fbwicon|ISL}} Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
- {{fbwicon|ISL}} Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
- {{fbwicon|NIR}} Rachel Furness
- {{fbwicon|SCO}} Erin Cuthbert
- {{fbwicon|SCO}} Claire Emslie
- {{fbwicon|UKR}} Nicole Kozlova
- {{fbwicon|UKR}} Olha Ovdiychuk
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Pinatar Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinatar Cup, 2020}}