2022 Arnold Clark Cup

2022 Arnold Clark Cup
Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	17–23 February
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	10 (1.67 per match)
Attendance	38,761 (6,460 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Millie Bright; Alexia Putellas; (2 goals)
Best player(s)	Athenea del Castillo
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The 2022 Arnold Clark Cup was the first edition of the Arnold Clark Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by The Football Association, held from 17 to 23 February 2022.^[1]

Format

The four invited teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage follow the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Venues

Several fixtures were originally planned to be scheduled as double-headers with shared ticketing, but plans were scrapped due to COVID-19 restrictions. As a result, matches that did not feature England had low attendances, including 249 spectators at the opening match between Germany and Spain.^[2]

Middlesbrough	Norwich	Wolverhampton
Riverside Stadium	Carrow Road	Molineux Stadium
Capacity: 34,742	Capacity: 27,359	Capacity: 32,050

Middlesbrough Norwich Wolverhampton

Teams

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2021)
Germany	3
Canada	6
England	8
Spain	9

Squads

The four national teams involved in the tournament could register a maximum of 25 players, which Canada and Germany did, while England registered a 24-player squad and Spain registered a 23-player squad.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England (H, C)	3	1	2	0	4	2	2	5
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	2	1	1	5
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

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)

17 February 2022

14:30

Germany	1–1	Spain
Schüller 88'	Report	Putellas 46'

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 249

Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

17 February 2022