2023 Arnold Clark Cup

2023 Arnold Clark Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates16–22 February
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (2nd title)
Runners-up Belgium
Third place Italy
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Attendance100,522 (16,754 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Chloe Kelly (3 goals)
Best player(s)England Lauren James[1]
← 2022

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.[2][3]

England won the tournament for the second time with three wins from three games.[4]

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.[5][6]

Milton Keynes Bristol Coventry
Stadium MK[7]
 Ashton Gate[8]
 Coventry Building Society Arena[9]
Capacity: 30,500 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 32,753

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2022)
 England
4
 South Korea
15
 Italy
17
 Belgium
20

Squads

Main article: 2023 Arnold Clark Cup squads

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (H, C) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

All times are local (UTC±0)

Italy 1–2 Belgium
Giugliano 64' Report
Attendance: 8,705
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
England 4–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
England 2–1 Italy
Daly 32', 71' Report Cantore 62'
Attendance: 32,128
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
Belgium 2–1 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
South Korea 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
England 6–1 Belgium
 Report Dhont 90+1'
Attendance: 26,129
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ Ruszkai, Ameé (22 February 2023). "England's Lauren James named NXGN Player of the Tournament at the Arnold Clark Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "England to face Belgium, Italy and Korea Republic in Arnold Clark Cup". England Football. 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Red Flames playing to Arnold Clark Cup in February 2023". Royal Belgian Football Association. 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ Sanders, Emma (22 February 2023). "England 6–1 Belgium: Lionesses retain Arnold Clark Cup with win over Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Arnold Clark Cup: Tournament is 'perfect preparation' for World Cup, says England manager Sarina Wiegman". BBC Sport. 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Fixtures | Arnold Clark Cup". arnoldclarkcup.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Stadium MK to host the Arnold Clark Cup". mkdons.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Arnold Clark Cup 2023: Lionesses to play Belgium at Bristol's Ashton Gate". itv.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Coventry Building Society Arena Announced as Final Venue for Arnold Clark Cup". arnoldclarkcup.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.