2023 Arnold Clark Cup

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Arnold Clark Cup

| year = 2023

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| country = England

| dates = 16–22 February

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 2

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other= {{fbw|ENG}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{fbw|BEL}}

| third_other = {{fbw|ITA}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|KOR}}

| matches = 6

| goals = 23

| attendance = {{#expr: 8705 + 21013 + 32128 + 5609 + 6938 + 26129}}

| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|ENG}} Chloe Kelly (3 goals)

| player = {{fbwicon|ENG}} Lauren James{{cite web |title=England's Lauren James named NXGN Player of the Tournament at the Arnold Clark Cup |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/england-lauren-james-nxgn-player-tournament-arnold-clark-cup/bltd84f5bff6d4427fe |website=goal.com|first=Ameé|last=Ruszkai|access-date=23 February 2023 |date=22 February 2023}}

| fair_play =

| prevseason = 2022

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The 2023 Arnold Clark Cup was the second edition of the Arnold Clark Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by The Football Association, held from 16 to 22 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Nov/08/arnold-clark-cup-teams-schedule-announced-20220811|title=England to face Belgium, Italy and Korea Republic in Arnold Clark Cup|date=8 November 2022|publisher=England Football}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/news/red-flames-playing-arnold-clark-cup-february-2023|title=Red Flames playing to Arnold Clark Cup in February 2023|date=3 November 2022|publisher=Royal Belgian Football Association}}

England won the tournament for the second time with three wins from three games.{{cite web |title=England 6–1 Belgium: Lionesses retain Arnold Clark Cup with win over Belgium |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64718305 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=23 February 2023 |date=22 February 2023|first=Emma|last=Sanders}}

Format

The four invited teams played each other once in 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.

Venues

Matches were played as double-headers at three venues across England.{{cite web|title=Arnold Clark Cup: Tournament is 'perfect preparation' for World Cup, says England manager Sarina Wiegman|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63554615 |date=8 November 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Fixtures {{!}} Arnold Clark Cup |url=https://www.arnoldclarkcup.com/tickets/ |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=arnoldclarkcup.com }}

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Milton Keynes

! Bristol

! Coventry

Stadium MK{{Cite web |title=Stadium MK to host the Arnold Clark Cup |url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2022/november/stadium-mk-to-host-the-arnold-clark-cup/ |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=mkdons.com |language=en}}

| Ashton Gate{{Cite web |title=Arnold Clark Cup 2023: Lionesses to play Belgium at Bristol's Ashton Gate |url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-11-08/lionesses-to-play-at-bristols-ashton-gate |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=itv.com |language=en}}

| Coventry Building Society Arena{{Cite web |title=Coventry Building Society Arena Announced as Final Venue for Arnold Clark Cup |url=https://www.arnoldclarkcup.com/news/coventry-building-society-arena-announced-as-final-venue/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=arnoldclarkcup.com |language=en}}

Capacity: 30,500

| Capacity: 27,000

| Capacity: 32,753

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Teams

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Team

! FIFA Rankings
(December 2022)

{{fbw|ENG}}{{center|4}}
{{fbw|KOR}}{{center|15}}
{{fbw|ITA}}{{center|17}}
{{fbw|BEL}}{{center|20}}

Squads

{{Main|2023 Arnold Clark Cup squads}}

Standings

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/arnold-clark-cup/table BBC]

|team_order=ENG, BEL, ITA, KOR

|win_ENG=3 |draw_ENG=0 |loss_ENG=0 |gf_ENG=12|ga_ENG=2 |status_ENG=H C

|win_KOR=0 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=3 |gf_KOR=2 |ga_KOR=8

|win_ITA=1 |draw_ITA=0 |loss_ITA=2 |gf_ITA=4 |ga_ITA=5

|win_BEL=2 |draw_BEL=0 |loss_BEL=1 |gf_BEL=5 |ga_BEL=8

|name_ENG={{fbw|ENG}}

|name_KOR={{fbw|KOR}}

|name_ITA={{fbw|ITA}}

|name_BEL={{fbw|BEL}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.

}}

Results

All times are local (UTC±0)

{{Football box

| date = 16 February 2023

| time = 16:45

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ITA}}

| score = 1–2

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/16/world/arnold-clark-cup/italy/belgium/3983716/

| team2 = {{fbw|BEL}}

| goals1 = Giugliano {{goal|64}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadium MK, Milton Keynes

| attendance = 8,705

| referee = Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 16 February 2023

| time = 19:45

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 4–0

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/16/world/arnold-clark-cup/england/korea-republic/3983717/

| team2 = {{fbw|KOR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadium MK, Milton Keynes

| attendance = 21,013

| referee = Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 19 February 2023

| time = 15:15

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 2–1

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/19/world/arnold-clark-cup/england/italy/3983718/

| team2 = {{fbw|ITA}}

| goals1 = Daly {{goal|32||71}}

| goals2 = Cantore {{goal|62}}

| stadium = Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

| attendance = 32,128

| referee = Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 19 February 2023

| time = 18:15

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|BEL}}

| score = 2–1

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/19/world/arnold-clark-cup/belgium/korea-republic/3983719/

| team2 = {{fbw|KOR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

| attendance = 5,609

| referee = Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 22 February 2023

| time = 16:45

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|KOR}}

| score = 1–2

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/22/world/arnold-clark-cup/korea-republic/italy/3983720/

| team2 = {{fbw|ITA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ashton Gate, Bristol

| attendance = 6,938

| referee = Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 22 February 2023

| time = 19:45

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 6–1

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/22/world/arnold-clark-cup/england/belgium/3983721/

| team2 = {{fbw|BEL}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Dhont {{goal|90+1}}

| stadium = Ashton Gate, Bristol

| attendance = 26,129

| referee = Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=23|matches=6

|3 goals=

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References

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