As the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup prepares to get underway, here is a guide to the new invitational tournament in Women’s Football.
The inaugural edition will see England host Canada, Spain and Germany across three venues over six days in a round-robin format, which will provide England, Spain and Germany with consolidated preparation for this summer’s Women’s Euros on English soil.
Now here is a guide to everything that you need to know ahead of the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.
What is the Arnold Clark Cup?
The Arnold Clark Cup is a new invitational friendly competition in Women’s Football which will be hosted by England every February or March, in which the Lionesses will complete against three invitational countries – of which Canada, Spain and Germany are the inaugural invites.
Fixtures will be played in double-headers across six days at three separate venues with Middlesbrough, Norwich and Wolverhampton chosen to host matches this year.
Teams will play each other once across the tournament with the winner of each tie receiving three points, whilst a draw would see both teams receive a point apiece with the team accruing the most points come end of tournament being crowned champions.
Who Faces Who and When?
The tournament will kick off on Thursday 17 February at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough with Germany facing Spain at 2:30pm GMT, before England face Canada in a 7:30pm GMT kick-off.
All four teams will then move on to Norwich for the second round of fixtures on Sunday 20 February at Carrow Road, as England meet Spain in a 3:15pm GMT kick-off before Canada meet Germany in the evening match at 8:15pm GMT.
The final round of matches in the inaugural edition of this competition will be held at Molineux, Wolverhampton on Wednesday 23 February, as Spain take on Canada from 2:30pm GMT before England conclude the tournament with a blockbuster tie against Germany from 7:30pm GMT.
Meet The Squads
England – Mary Earps (Manchester United), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Demi Stokes (Manchester City), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), Jill Scott (Aston Villa – on loan from Manchester City), Georgia Stanway (Manchester City), Keira Walsh (Manchester City), Katie Zelem (Manchester United), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Nikita Parris (Arsenal), Alessio Russo (Manchester United), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Ellen White (Manchester City)
Canada – Erin McLeod (Orlando Pride), Kailen Sheridan (San Diego Wave), Sabrina D’Angelo (Vittsjo), Devon Kerr (Washington Spirit), Kadeisha Buchanan (Lyon), Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash), Shelina Zadorsky (Tottenham), Gabrielle Carle (Kristianstads), Jayde Riviere (Michigan Wolverines), Vanessa Gilles (Angel City), Sura Yekka (Le Havre), Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash), Desiree Scott (Kanas City), Ashley Lawrence (PSG), Jessie Fleming (Chelsea), Quinn (OL Reign), Julia Grosso (Juventus), Victoria Pickett (Kanas City), Marie-Yasmine Alidou (Sturm Graz), Janine Beckie (Manchester City), Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash), Deanne Rose (Reading), Jordyn Huitema (PSG), Cloe Lacasse (Benfica), Tanya Boychuk (Memphis Tigers)
Germany – Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea), Merle Frohms (Eintracht Frankfurt), Martina Tufekovic (Hoffenheim), Sara Doorsoun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jana Feldkamp (Hoffenheim), Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich), Leonie Maier (Everton) Sophia Kleinerne (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sarai Linder (Hoffenheim), Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), Maximiliane Rall (Bayern Munich), Felicitas Rauch (Wolfsburg), Nicole Anyomi (Essen), Jule Brand (Hoffenheim), Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich), Selina Cerci (Turbine Potsdam), Sara Dabritz (PSG), Linda Dallmann (Bayern Munich), Fabienne Dongus (Hoffenheim), Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Chantal Hagel (Hoffenheim), Hasret Kayikci (Freiburg), Lina Magull (Bayern Munich), Ramona Petzelberger (Aston Villa), Lea Schuller (Bayern Munich)
Spain – Dolores Gallardo (Atletico Madrid), Sandra Panos (Barcelona), Maria Isabel Rodriguez (Real Madrid), Laia Aleixandri (Atletico Madrid), Ivana Andres (Real Madrid), Ona Batlle (Manchester United), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid), Maria Pilar Leon (Barcelona), Leila Ouahabi (Barcelona), Andrea Pereira (Barcelona), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Marta Cardona (Real Madrid), Nerea Eizagirre (Real Sociedad), Irene Guerrero (Levante), Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona), Lucia Garcia (Athletic Bilbao), Shelia Garcia (Atletico Madrid), Esther Gonzalez (Real Madrid), Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona), Claudia Pina (Barcelona), Amaiur Sarriegi (Real Sociedad)
How to Watch
ITV will televise live coverage of the tournament in the UK with five of the six matches scheduled for ITV4, except for England’s clash against Spain which will air live on ITV1.
Full broadcast details can be found below.
| Date | Match | Time (GMT) | Channel |
| Thursday 17 February | Germany vs Spain | 2:30pm | ITV4 |
| England vs Canada | 7:30pm | ITV4 | |
| Sunday 20 February | England vs Spain | 3:15pm | ITV1 |
| Canada vs Germany | 8:15pm | ITV4 | |
| Wednesday 23 February | Spain vs Canada | 2:30pm | ITV4 |
| England vs Germany | 7:30pm | ITV4 |
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