Albena Cup
The Albena Cup, established in 1988, is an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually in the town of Albena, Bulgaria. 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 |
?–? |
Renova Budapest |
TSV Siegen |
1–0 |
Akademik Sofia |
1989 |
Norway |
?–? |
Renova Budapest |
Poland |
1–0 |
Bulgaria |
1990 |
China |
2–0 |
France |
Canada |
5–0 |
Soviet Union |
1991 |
United States |
5–0 |
Soviet Union |
France |
3–0 |
Poland |
1992 |
Sweden U-20 |
R. Robin |
North Korea |
Hungary |
R. Robin |
Spain |
1994 |
Grand Hotel Varna |
1–0 |
Romania |
Latvia |
1–1 (shared) |
Norway U-20 |
1995 |
Sweden U-20 |
1–0 |
Ukraine |
Spain |
4–2 |
Russia |
1999 |
Russia |
3–0 |
Scotland |
North Korea |
2–1 |
Ukraine |
2000 |
Ukraine |
0–0 (5–3 p) |
United States U-18 |
Bulgaria |
0–0 (4–3 p) |
Ryazan VDV |
2001 |
Russia |
0–0 (5–3 p) |
North Korea |
Bulgaria |
3–1 |
Russia U-20 |
2002 |
North Korea |
3–0 |
Russia |
Ukraine |
0–0 (3–1 p) |
Bulgaria |
2003 |
Ryazan VDV |
1–1 (4–2 p) |
Russia |
Romania |
1–1 (3–2 p) |
Greece |
2004 |
Russia |
2–0 |
Ryazan VDV |
Nadezhda Noginsk |
2–0 |
Alma-KTZh |
2005 |
WFC Rossiyanka |
R. Robin |
Ukraine |
Ryazan VDV |
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2006 |
WFC Rossiyanka |
R. Robin |
Ryazan VDV |
Ukraine |
R. Robin |
Bulgaria |
2008 |
Bulgaria |
R. Robin |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Armenia |
Other contestants
(1991)
Russian SFSR
CSKA Sofia
Beijing
Millwall Lionesses (1989)
Pakhtakor Tashkent