2023 Turkish Women's Cup

The 2023 Turkish Women's Cup was the seventh edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, the annual women's football tournament held in Alanya, Turkey for the women's national association football teams. The tournament took place from 15 to 21 February 2023. Kosovo and Slovenia were crowned champions of the tournament after finishing unbeaten in three games.

2023 Turkish Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates15–21 February
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kosovo[1]
 Slovenia[2] (1st title)
Runners-up Bulgaria
 South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored33 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bulgaria Evdokiya Popadinova
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Kosovo Erëleta Memeti

Participating teams

Twelve football associations from four confederations (namely UEFA, CONMEBOL, CAF and AFC) confirmed their participation in the tournament.[3] On 10 February 2023, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced that Venezuela wouldn't attend the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[4] Two days later, the Jordan Football Association did the same.[5]

TeamAppFIFA ranking
December 2022
 Slovenia[6]
1st
43
 Uzbekistan[7]
4th
49
 Venezuela[8]
2nd
52
 South Africa[9]
1st
54
 Turkey[7]
2nd
64
 Jordan[10]
3rd
69
 Hong Kong[10]
2nd
77
 Zambia[11]
1st
81
 Estonia[12]
1st
91
 Bulgaria
2nd
92
 Kosovo[12]
3rd
111
 North Macedonia[12]
1st
131

Squads
Main article: 2023 Turkish Women's Cup squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Slovenia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Champions
2  South Africa 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Runners-up
3  Zambia 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
5  Turkey[lower-alpha 1] (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
6  Venezuela[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Turkey withdrew before the tournament.
  2. Venezuela withdrew before the tournament.[4]
Slovenia 2–1 Uzbekistan
  • Prašnikar 32'
  • Erman 67'
 Report Karachik 72'
Miracle Sport Complex, Alanya
South Africa 3–0 Uzbekistan
 Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya
Zambia 0–1 Slovenia
Report
Miracle Sport Complex, Alanya
Uzbekistan 0–4 Zambia
Report
Miracle Sport Complex, Alanya
South Africa 1–1 Slovenia
 Report
Miracle Sport Complex, Alanya

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Kosovo 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Champions
2  Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Runners-up
3  North Macedonia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
4  Estonia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
5  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
6  Jordan[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. Jordan withdrew before the tournament.[5]
Bulgaria 2–0 Hong Kong
 Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya
Estonia 1–2 Kosovo
Kubassova 16' Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya
Kosovo 7–0 Hong Kong
 Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya
North Macedonia 1–2 Bulgaria
 Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya
Bulgaria 1–2 Kosovo
Popadinova 19' Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya
Estonia 1–1 North Macedonia
 Report
Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Uzbekistan Shokhida Tojiddinova (against South Africa)

References
  1. "Kosova shpallet Kombëtarja më e mirë e turneut në Turqi" [Kosovo is declared the best national team of the tournament in Turkey]. ffk-kosova.com (in Albanian). Kosovo Football Federation. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Slovenija osvojila turnir v Turčiji" [Slovenia won the tournament in Turkey]. nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. Herrera, Sandra (7 February 2023). "USWNT in SheBelieves Cup, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup playoffs, more: When do games start, participants". CBS Sports.
  4. "Statement: Turkish Women's Cup 2023". federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. "The women's national team continues its training... and apologizes for the "Turkish Women's Cup"". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. "Članice na priprave v Turčijo" [Members preparing for Turkey] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 1 February 2023.
  7. "Женская сборная Узбекистана по футболу сыграет на турнире в Турции" [The women's football team of Uzbekistan will play at the tournament in Turkey.]. Sports.uz (in Russian). 2 February 2023.
  8. "La Vinotinto femenina disputará la Turkish Women's Cup 2023" [The female Vinotinto will play the Turkish Women's Cup 2023] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 2 February 2023.
  9. "Ellis happy with Banyana's opponents in Turkish Women's Cup". South African Football Association. 2 February 2023.
  10. "المنتخب الوطني النسوي يواصل تدريباته.. ويشارك في بطولة تركيا الدولية" [The women's national team continues its training and participates in the Turkish International Championship] (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 25 January 2023.
  11. "Copper Queens to take part in Turkish Women's Cup". zambianfootball.co.zm. 26 January 2023.
  12. "Naiste koondis kohtub maavõistlustes Kosovo, Jordaania ja Põhja-Makedooniaga" [The women's team will meet Kosovo, Jordan and North Macedonia in the national competition] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 February 2023.
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