2022 Baltic Women's Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Baltic Women's Cup
Year:2022
City:Tartu / Võru
Dates:6–9 October
Num Teams:4
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:2
Count:11
Matches:4
Goals:17
Prevseason:2021

The 2022 Women's Baltic Cup was the 22nd edition of the Women's Baltic Cup, an international women's football tournament contested by the Baltic States. The tournament was hosted by Estonia from 6 to 9 October 2022.[1] [2]

Defending champions Lithuania who won 2021 Baltic Women's Cup as hosts, were eliminated in the semi-finals (first round) by Estonia,[3] despite finishing third after beating Latvia in 3rd place play-off match.

Hosts Estonia secured a place in the final, having last won the tournament in 2014.[4] Estonia clinched the title by beating Faroe Islands 3–1 in the final, held at Tamme Stadium in Tartu.[5]

Participating nations

All Baltic States plus the Faroe Islands entered the tournament.[6]

CountryAppearancePrevious best performanceFIFA ranking
5 August 2022
22nd Champions (1996, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2021)95
3rd Champions (2016)100
(Host)22nd 106
22nd Champions (1997, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019) 112

Venues

Matches will be held in two venues.

VõruTartu
Võru Sports Center StadiumTamme Stadium
Capacity: 2,500Capacity: 1,638

Match officials

the selected match officials for this tournament.

Referees

Assistant referees

Knockout stage

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: Estonian women's football team looking for success Baltic Cup . ERR . 5 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Tournament table . Jalgpall . 9 October 2022.
  3. News: Estonian women's team defeated Lithuania and will play in the final of the Baltic tournament . Jalgpall . 6 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  4. News: Estonia women's football team beat Lithuania to reach Baltic Cup final . ERR . 7 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  5. News: Estonia defeated the Faroe Islands and won the Baltic tournament! . EJL . 9 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  6. News: The Estonian women's football team looks for success in the Baltic Cup . BA Magz . 5 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.