The 2021 Baltic Women's Cup was 21st Baltic Cup, is an international women's football tournament contested by the Baltic states. Originally scheduled to be held in the summer 2020, but the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for 10 to 13 June 2021.[1][2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Lithuania |
| Dates | 10–13 June 2021 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lithuania (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Faroe Islands |
| Third place |  Estonia |
| Fourth place |  Latvia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Liucija Vaitukaitytė (2 goals) |
← 2019 2022 → | |
Participating nations
editThe FIFA Women's Rankings of participating Women's national football team as of 16 April 2021.[4]
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking 16 April 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands |
2nd | Champions (2016) | 93 |
| Latvia |
21st | Champions (1997, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019) | 97 |
| Lithuania (Host) |
21st | Champions (1996, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2021) | 108 |
| Estonia |
21st | Champions (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) | 116 |
Venues
edit| Alytus | Jonava | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alytus Stadium | Central Stadium of Jonava | ||
| Capacity: 3,748 | Capacity: 2,000 | ||
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Knockout stage
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- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 June –Alytus | ||||||
| Estonia | 1 (4) | |||||
| 13 June – Alytus | ||||||
| Faroe Islands (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| Faroe Islands | 0 | |||||
| 10 June – Jonava | ||||||
| Lithuania | 2 | |||||
| Lithuania | 5 | |||||
| Latvia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 June – Jonava | ||||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||
| Estonia | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Estonia | 1–1 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| Lithuania | 5–0 | Latvia |
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Third place
editFinal
edit| Lithuania | 2–0 | Faroe Islands |
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Report |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ "Baltic Women's Cup 2021". International Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Estonia-Slovenia Women's football match cancelled". Balticcourse.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Baltic Women's Cup 2021". Jalgpall.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "FIFA International Womens Teams Rankings". FIFA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.