2020 Pinatar Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Pinatar Cup
Year:2020
Country:Spain
Dates:4–10 March
Num Teams:4
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:6
Goals:13
Top Scorer: Martha Thomas
Daryna Apanashchenko
(2 goals)
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.[1] [2]

Scotland won the first edition of the tournament.[3]

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.

Squads

See main article: 2020 Pinatar Cup squads.

Venues

All the matches were played at the Pinatar Arena in San Pedro del Pinatar.

Matches

All times are local (UTC+1).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Northern Ireland Women to play at 2020 Pinatar Cup. Joshua. Bunting. Belfast Live. 24 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Scotland to compete in Pinatar Cup. Scottish Football Association. 24 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Diamond. Drew. 2020-03-11. Scotland Win Pinatar Cup After Northern Ireland Victory. 2020-11-09. Her Football Hub. en-GB.