The 2017 SheBelieves Cup was the second edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. It took place between March 1 and 7, 2017.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | March 1–7 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 9 (1.5 per match) |
Attendance | 93,072 (15,512 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (2 goals) |
The four teams were ranked No. 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the FIFA Women's World rankings, thus making the tournament the most important friendly Cup of the year. The Algarve Cup ran in parallel as well as the Cyprus Cup. France won the tournament for the first time, winning two and drawing one of their games in the process.
Teams
editTeam | FIFA Rankings (December 2016)[2] |
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United States | 1
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Germany | 2
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France | 3
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England | 5
|
Squads
editFormat
editThe four invited teams played a round-robin tournament.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Venues
editChester (Philadelphia area) |
Harrison (New York City area) |
Washington, D.C. |
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Talen Energy Stadium | Red Bull Arena | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium |
Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 45,596 |
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | France (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
4 | United States (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Results
editAll times are local (UTC−5).
United States | 1–0 | Germany |
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Williams 56' | Report |
United States | 0–1 | England |
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Report | White 89' |
United States | 0–3 | France |
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Report | Abily 8' (pen.), 63' Le Sommer 10' |
Attendance: 21,638
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Final standings
editRank | Team |
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France | |
Germany | |
England | |
4 | United States |
Goalscorers
edit- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Soccer to Host Second SheBelieves Cup Featuring USA, England, France and Germany". Goal.com. January 11, 2017.
- ^ FIFA Rankings December 2016