Arnold Clark Cup

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Arnold Clark Cup
Organiser(s)The Football Association
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
RegionEngland
Teams4
Current champions England (2nd title)
Most championships England (2 titles)
Websitearnoldclarkcup.com

The Arnold Clark Cup was an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by the Football Association in England, starting in 2022.[1] It was named after car retailer Arnold Clark, who signed a multi-year sponsorship deal. ITV acted as the competition's domestic broadcast partner.[2]

Played during the February/March international break, the Arnold Clark Cup took place at the same time as other notable international women's invitational tournaments such as the Algarve Cup, the Cup of Nations, the Cyprus Women's Cup, the Istria Cup, the Pinatar Cup, the SheBelieves Cup, the Tournoi de France, the Turkish Women's Cup and the Women's Revelations Cup.

England won both editions of the tournament, back-to-back in 2022 and 2023. It has not been held since the introduction of the UEFA Women's Nations League and its link with the UEFA Women's Championship and FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.

Format

The four invited teams play 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. A tie in points would be decided by goal difference.

Results

Year Host cities Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place
2022 Middlesbrough, Norwich and Wolverhampton  England  Spain  Canada  Germany
2023 Bristol, Coventry and Milton Keynes  England  Belgium  Italy  South Korea

Participating nations

Team 2022 2023 Years
 Belgium2nd1
 Canada3rd1
 England1st1st2
 Germany4th1
 Italy3rd1
 South Korea4th1
 Spain2nd1
Total44

References

  1. "Pitch International announce four-year deal with The FA". Arnold Clark Cup. 15 December 2021.
  2. Whitehead, Jacob (17 December 2021). "England Women confirm opponents and dates for new Arnold Clark Cup invitational tournament". The Athletic.