2018 Sud Ladies Cup
The 2018 Sud Ladies Cup (officially French: 1ère Sud Ladies Cup – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the first edition of the Sud Ladies Cup women's football tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello, who started the Toulon Tournament in 1967 and died in 2016.
| 1ère Sud Ladies Cup – Tournoi Maurice Revello (in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  France | 
| City | Salon-de-Provence | 
| Dates | 5–10 June 2018 | 
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  France | 
| Third place |  Germany | 
| Fourth place |  Haiti | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 | 
| Goals scored | 26 (4.33 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Sophia Smith (4 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Sophia Smith | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Mylène Chavas | 
| Fair play award |  France | 
It was held in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 5 to 10 June 2018. All matches were played in Salon-de-Provence. Similar to the Toulon Tournament, the tournament was contested by under-20 national teams.[1]
United States defeated Germany, Haiti and France to sweep all three games and won their first title.[2][3]
Participants
    
Four participating teams were announced on 9 April 2018. All they were qualified for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[1]
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Squads
    
    
Match officials
    
The referees were:[4]
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Results
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| 1 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | 
| 2 |  France (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 
| 3 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 
| 4 |  Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | 
(H) Host
All times are local CEST
| Germany  | 0–3 |  United States | 
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| Report | Kim  3' Smith  23' Pinto  76' | 
| France  | 5–0 |  Haiti | 
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| Laurent  21', 34' Gago  29' Lakrar  70' Ringenbach  84' | Report | 
| United States  | 7–0 |  Haiti | 
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| Smith  14', 45' Sanchez  29', 35', 45+1' Hocking  51' Gilroy  67' | Report | 
| France  | 2–0 |  Germany | 
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| Laurent  31' Pawollek  32' (o.g.) | Report | 
| Haiti  | 1–4 |  Germany | 
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| Éloissaint  13' | Report | Sanders  7' Graf  30' Freigang  65', 80' | 
| United States  | 3–1 |  France | 
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| Smith  60' Gilroy  70' Hocking  89' | Report | Gago  66' | 
Goalscorers
    
26 goals were scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
 Kelly Gago Kelly Gago
 Laura Freigang Laura Freigang
 Erin Gilroy Erin Gilroy
 Penelope Hocking Penelope Hocking
- 1 goal
 Maëlle Lakrar Maëlle Lakrar
 Océane Ringenbach Océane Ringenbach
 Luca Maria Graf Luca Maria Graf
 Stefanie Sanders Stefanie Sanders
 Roseline Éloissaint Roseline Éloissaint
 Abi Kim Abi Kim
 Brianna Pinto Brianna Pinto
- Own goal
 Tanja Pawollek (playing against France) Tanja Pawollek (playing against France)
Awards
    
After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[5]
- Best player:  Sophia Smith Sophia Smith
- Best goalkeeper:  Mylène Chavas Mylène Chavas
- Topscorer:  Sophia Smith Sophia Smith
- Fair play:  France France
See also
    
    
References
    
- "OFFICIAL : launch of the Sud Ladies Cup !". Sud Ladies Cup. 9 April 2018.
- "Les Etats-Unis remportent la première Sud Ladies Cup" (in French). Sud Ladies Cup. 10 June 2018.
- "U-20 WNT Wins Tournoi Maurice Revello Sud Ladies Cup with 3-1 Victory vs. France". U.S. Soccer. 10 June 2018.
- "Les arbitres 2018".
- "Sud Ladies Cup 2018 : les récompenses" (in French). Sud Ladies Cup. 12 June 2018.