2003 Cyprus International Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | 12 – 13 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Romania |
| Third place |  Slovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Róbert Vittek (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Jan Koller[1] |
The 2003 Cyprus International Tournament was the sixth of the Cyprus International Tournament. The matches were held on 12 and 13 February 2003 in Cyprus, between hosts Cyprus, Romania, Russia, and Slovakia. The tournament was played in a cup format, with only four games played (two semi-finals, a final, and a third-place match) and it was won by Russia after beating Romania 4–2 in the final.[1][2][3]
Participating teams
Summary
Played on 12 February, the first match put hosts Cyprus against Russia, ending in a narrow 0–1 loss for Cyprus.[1] In the final, they faced a Romania side who had beaten Slovakia 2–1. Russia won with a 4–2 win.[4]
Results
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 February | ||||||
 Cyprus | 0 | |||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||
| Cyprus | 1 | |||||
| 12 February | ||||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||
| Romania | 2 | |||||
| Slovakia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||
| Romania | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
| Russia | 4–2 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
Soavu  31'Karyaka 34'Arshavin 41'Gusev 59' (pen.) |
Report1 Report2 |
Tamaş 13' Grigorie 71', pen.' |
Awards
| 2003 Cyprus International Tournament |
|---|
 Russia First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
3 goals
- Róbert Vittek
1 goal
- Rainer Rauffmann
- Andrey Karyaka
- Andrey Arshavin
- Rolan Gusev
- Dmitriy Khokhlov
- Gabriel Tamaş
- Ștefan Grigorie
- Dorinel Munteanu
- Ionel Ganea
- Ľuboš Reiter
1 own goal
- Soavu (against Russia)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cyprus International Tournament 2002". RSSSF. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Cyprus International Tournament 2003". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "2003 Cyprus International Tournament". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Russia v Romania, 13 February 2003 - 11v11 match report". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
External links
- 2003 Cyprus International Tournament at RSSSF
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