2018 Turkish Women's Cup

The 2018 Turkish Women's Cup was the second edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Turkey. It took place from 27 February to 7 March 2018.[1]

2018 Turkish Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France B
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Ukraine
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored58 (2.9 per match)
Attendance2,050 (103 per match)

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.

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings[2]
(December 2017)
 Mexico
26
 Ukraine
27
 Poland
30
 Romania
39
 Jordan
50
 Northern Ireland
55
 Kazakhstan
67
 Latvia
82
 Kosovo
97
 France B

Squads

Kosovo

Kosovo[3]

Coach: Afërdita Fazlija

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Florentina Kolgeci (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 17) 9 0 Mitrovica
1GK Besarta Leci (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 24) 3 0 VfL Sindelfingen
1GK Diellza Musa (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 20) 1 0 Hajvalia

2DF Liridona Syla (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 32) 8 0 Mitrovica
2DF Fjolla Shala (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 24) 5 0 Breiðablik
2DF Valentina Tërnava (2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 17) 2 0 Kosova (P)
2DF Gjenifer Pjetri (2001-04-22)22 April 2001 (aged 16) 2 0 Dukagjini
2DF Endrina ElezajGUE (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (aged 21) 0 0 Mitrovica

3MF Blerta Shala (1998-12-03)3 December 1998 (aged 19) 11 1 Mitrovica
3MF Edona Kryeziu (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 (aged 22) 11 0 Mitrovica
3MF Feride Kastrati (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 24) 10 0 Hajvalia
3MF Qendresa Bajra (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 25) 9 1 Mitrovica
3MF Ilirjana Vllasaliu (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 18) 5 0 IFK Värnamo
3MF Gresa Berisha (1998-04-26)26 April 1998 (aged 19) 4 0 Mitrovica
3MF Verona Berisha (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 17) 3 0 Kosova (P)
3MF Rina Arifi (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (aged 17) 0 0 Hoger Op Wolvertem

4FW Valentina Limani (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21) 11 1 1. FFC Frankfurt
4FW Agnesa Rexha (1994-10-04)4 October 1994 (aged 23) 10 2 Mitrovica
4FW Kaltrina Biqkaj (2000-08-05)5 August 2000 (aged 17) 10 1 Intelektualet
4FW Mirela Jakupi (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 18) 5 2 Aïre-le-Lignon
4FW Leonora Ejupi (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 18) 4 0 Warendorf
4FW Besjana Reçica (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 21) 3 0 1.FFC Recklinghausen 2003
4FW Leutrime Bushati (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24) 1 0 Kloten
Notes
  • GUE = Guest player.

Group stage

The groups and schedule were announced on 22 February 2018.[4]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 4 9 5 3
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 10 8 0
Source: Womenssoccerunited
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Poland 2–0 Jordan
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sturmilov Andrei
Mexico 5–0 Latvia
Attendance: 50
Referee: Berladean Vasile

Latvia 0–2 Poland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bosca Igor
Jordan 1–5 Mexico
Attendance: 70
Referee: Berladean Vasile

Jordan 3–2 Latvia
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sturmilov Andrei
Mexico 1–0 Poland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Berladean Vasile

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France B 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
2  Kosovo 3 0 1 2 1 9 8 1
3  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 1 9 8 1
Source: Womenssoccerunited
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
France 6–0 Kosovo
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bosca Igor

Kazakhstan 0–6 France
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Kosovo 1–1 Kazakhstan
  • Jakupi  65'
  • Kirgizbayeva  71'
Attendance: 70
Referee: Sturmilov Andrei

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2  Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 4 3 2
Source: Womenssoccerunited
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Ukraine 0–0 Romania
Attendance: 150
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Romania 1–1 Northern Ireland
  • Bell  25'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sturmilov Andrei

Ukraine 3–1 Northern Ireland
Attendance: 70
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Additional matches

Northern Ireland 2–0 Kazakhstan
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leu Stanislav
Kosovo 0–2 Ukraine
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bosca Igor
France 3–0 Romania
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bosca Igor

Ranking of teams for placement matches

RankTeamGroupPosPldPtsGDGFQualification
1 France BB139+1515Final
2 MexicoA139+1011
3 UkraineC137+45Third place game
4 PolandA236+34
5 Northern IrelandC23404Fifth place game
6 KosovoB231−81
7 JordanA333−54Seventh place game
8 RomaniaC332−31
9 KazakhstanB331−81Ninth place game
10 LatviaA430−82

Placement matches

Ninth place game

Kazakhstan 1–2 Latvia
Attendance: 70
Referee: Berladean Vasile

Seventh place game

Jordan 1–2 Romania
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sturmilov Andrei

Fifth place game

Northern Ireland 0–1 Kosovo
  • Bajra  86'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Berladean Vasile

Third place game

Poland 0–0 Ukraine
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 70
Referee: Leu Stanislav

Final

France 2–1 Mexico
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bosca Igor

References

  1. "Turkish Women's Cup". womenssoccerunited. 22 February 2018.
  2. FIFA ranking
  3. "Kombëtarja A (femrat), udhëtoi për Turqi" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 February 2018.
  4. "Fixtures and results from the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup". womenssoccerunited. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.


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