Albena Cup

Albena Cup
Founded1988
RegionAlbena, Bulgaria

The Albena Cup, established in 1988, is an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually in the town of Albena, Bulgaria.[1] Initially conceived to promote women's football in Eastern Europe, the competition has grown to attract clubs and national teams from across the continent. Played in a round-robin format, the tournament serves both as a preseason warm-up and a scouting ground for emerging talent.

List of finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Score 4th
1988 Norway Norway ?–? Hungary Renova Budapest Germany TSV Siegen 1–0 Bulgaria Akademik Sofia
1989 Norway Norway ?–? Hungary Renova Budapest Poland Poland 1–0 Bulgaria Bulgaria
1990 China China 2–0 France France Canada Canada 5–0 Soviet Union Soviet Union
1991 United States United States 5–0 Soviet Union Soviet Union France France 3–0 Poland Poland
1992 Sweden Sweden U-20 R. Robin North Korea North Korea Hungary Hungary R. Robin Spain Spain
1994 Bulgaria Grand Hotel Varna 1–0 Romania Romania Latvia Latvia 1–1 (shared) Norway Norway U-20
1995 Sweden Sweden U-20 1–0 Ukraine Ukraine Spain Spain 4–2 Russia Russia
1999 Russia Russia 3–0 Scotland Scotland North Korea North Korea 2–1 Ukraine Ukraine
2000 Ukraine Ukraine 0–0 (5–3 p) United States United States U-18 Bulgaria Bulgaria 0–0 (4–3 p) Russia Ryazan VDV
2001 Russia Russia 0–0 (5–3 p) North Korea North Korea Bulgaria Bulgaria 3–1 Russia Russia U-20
2002 North Korea North Korea 3–0 Russia Russia Ukraine Ukraine 0–0 (3–1 p) Bulgaria Bulgaria
2003 Russia Ryazan VDV 1–1 (4–2 p) Russia Russia Romania Romania 1–1 (3–2 p) Greece Greece
2004 Russia Russia 2–0 Russia Ryazan VDV Russia Nadezhda Noginsk 2–0 Kazakhstan Alma-KTZh
2005 Russia WFC Rossiyanka R. Robin Ukraine Ukraine Russia Ryazan VDV
2006 Russia WFC Rossiyanka R. Robin Russia Ryazan VDV Ukraine Ukraine R. Robin Bulgaria Bulgaria
2008 Bulgaria Bulgaria R. Robin Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Armenia Armenia

Other contestants

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