# 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup

The 2019 Cyprus Cup was the twelfth edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took from 27 February to 6 March 2019.
North Korea won their first title after a final win over Italy.

## Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament.
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.

## Venues

| Stadium | City | Capacity |
| GSZ Stadium | Larnaca | 13,032 |
| AEK Arena | Larnaca | 7,400 |
| Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium | Larnaca | 10,230 |
| Tasos Markos Stadium | Paralimni | 5,800 |
| Pyla Stadium | Pyla | 3,000 |

## Teams

| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2018) |
| North Korea | 11 |
| Italy | 16 |
| Belgium | 21 |
| Austria | 23 |
| Mexico | 27 |
| Finland | 28 |
| Thailand | 29 |
| Czech Republic | 31 |
| Nigeria | 39 |
| Hungary | 43 |
| Slovakia | 45 |
| South Africa | 48 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |

### Ranking of teams for placement matches

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:
* 1st placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | A | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Final |
| 3 | C | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Third-place match |
* 2nd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Third-place match |
| 2 | A | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Fifth-place match |
| 3 | B | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | Fifth-place match |
* 3rd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Seventh-place match |
| 2 | C | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | Seventh-place match |
| 3 | A | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
* 4th placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
| 2 | B | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | Eleventh-place match |
| 3 | C | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | Eleventh-place match |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | North Korea |
| | Italy |
| | Belgium |
| 4 | Austria |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
| 7 | Nigeria |
| 8 | Thailand |
| 9 | Finland |
| 10 | South Africa |
| 11 | Hungary |
| 12 | Slovakia |

## Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.
5 goals
* Kim Yun-mi
4 goals
* Valentina Giacinti
3 goals
* Zsanett Jakabfi
* Charlyn Corral
* Ri Hyang-sim
2 goals
* Nicole Billa
* Janice Cayman
* Jitka Chlastáková
* Kamila Dubcová
* Olga Ahtinen
* Barbara Bonansea
* Daniela Sabatino
* Rita Chikwelu
* Anam Imo
* Asisat Oshoala
* Ju Hyo-sim
* Yon So-jon
* Lucia Haršányová
* Jana Vojteková
* Taneekarn Dangda
* Rattikan Thongsombut
1 goal
* Nina Burger
* Laura Feiersinger
* Jennifer Klein
* Yana Daniëls
* Elena Dhont
* Eva Bartoňová
* Tereza Szewieczková
* Adelina Engman
* Juliette Kemppi
* Katarina Naumanen
* Iina Salmi
* Loretta Németh
* Anita Pinczi
* Dóra Zeller
* Valentina Bergamaschi
* Valentina Cernoia
* Aurora Galli
* Cristiana Girelli
* Ilaria Mauro
* Annamaria Serturini
* Daniela Espinosa
* Adriana Iturbide
* Lizbeth Ovalle
* Onome Ebi
* Osinachi Ohale
* Lucia Ondrušová
* Thembi Kgatlana
* Mamello Makhabane
* Lebogang Ramalepe
* Leandra Smeda
* Suchawadee Nildhamrong
* Orathai Srimanee
1 own goal
* Petra Bertholdová (against Mexico)
* Olga Ahtinen (against the Czech Republic)
* Natthakarn Chinwong (against Italy)