2003 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Cityvarious cities in Algarve
Dates14-20 March 2003
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up China
Third place Norway
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored56 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Hanna Ljungberg
(4 goals each)
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2004 →

The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003.

The USA won the tournament defeating China, 2-0, in the final game.[1]

Format

The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team.

With 12 teams participating, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The third and fourth placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.

Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group.

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Norway 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Sweden 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Canada 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:[citation needed]
United States 1–1 Canada
85' Aly Wagner Report
Report		 7' Andrea Neil
Olhão
Sweden 1–1 Norway
58' Hanna Ljungberg SvFF Report (in Swedish) 40' Dagny Mellgren
Olhão
Sweden 1–1 Canada
85' Hanna Ljungberg Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 80' Sharolta Nonen
Ferreiras
Norway 0–1 United States
Report 4' Shannon MacMillan
Ferreiras
Norway 1–0 Canada
39' Dagny Mellgren Report
Santo António
United States 1–1 Sweden
18' Aly Wagner Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 78' Hanna Ljungberg
Santo António

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 France 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Finland 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Denmark 0–3 France
14', 53' Marinette Pichon
85' Élodie Woock
Silves
China 0–0 Finland
Silves
Denmark 0–0 Finland
Lagos
China 3–0 France
15', 66' Sun Wen
56' Bai Jie
Ferreiras
France 1–0 Finland
55' Hoda Lattaf
Albufeira
China 2–1 Denmark
32' Han Duan
90' Sun Wen		 66' Mette Jokumsen
Albufeira

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Wales 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Portugal 1–1 Wales
11' Inês Silva Report 47' Cheryl Foster
Lagoa
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Greece
Lagoa
Portugal 1–1 Greece
88' Carla Couto Report 37' Regina Holan
Guia
Republic of Ireland 3–1 Wales
17', 81' Olivia O'Toole
44' Ciara Grant		 20' Ayshea Martyn
Guia
Greece 2–0 Wales
7' Ana Stavroula
80' Regina Holan
Quarteira
Portugal 3–2 Republic of Ireland
45' Edite Fernandes
43' Ana Rita
71' Carla Monteiro		 Report 31' Michele O'Brien
28' Claire Scanlan
Quarteira

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Republic of Ireland 2–2 Wales
77', 83' Claire Scanlan 6' Milly Durrant
88' Michelle Green
Penalties
4–2
Montechoro

Ninth place match

Denmark 1–0 Portugal
84' (own goal – Sandra Loureiro) Report
Lagoa

Seventh place match

Canada 7–1 Greece
5', 38', 82' Christine Sinclair
26' Andrea Neil
41' Kara Lang
65' Silvana Burtini
80' Carmelina Moscato		 Report 86' Amalia Loseno
Guia

Fifth place match

Sweden 5–0 Finland
10' Salina Olsson
39', 58' Anne-Maria Eriksson
74' Victoria Svensson
90' Hanna Ljungberg		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Olhão

Third place match

Norway 1–0 France
11' Dagny Mellgren
Quarteira

Final

United States 2–0 China
52' Shannon MacMillan
56' Mia Hamm		 Report
Loulé


 2003 Algarve Cup 

United States
Second title

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway
4  France
5  Sweden
6  Finland
7  Canada
8  Greece
9  Denmark
10  Portugal
11  Republic of Ireland
12  Wales

Goal scorers

Goals
 Player
4 Sweden Hanna Ljungberg
3 Canada Christine Sinclair
China Sun Wen
Republic of Ireland Claire Scanlan
Norway Dagny Mellgren
2 Canada Andrea Neil
Greece Regina Holan
France Marinette Pichon
Republic of Ireland Olivia O'Toole
Sweden Anne-Maria Eriksson
United States Aly Wagner
United States Shannon MacMillan
1
25 athletes Canada Carmelina Moscato
Canada Kara Lang Canada Sharolta Nonen Canada Silvana Burtini China Bai Jie
China Han Duan Denmark Mette Jokumsen France Élodie Woock France Hoda Lattaf
Greece Ana Stavroula Greece Amiel Loseno Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant Republic of Ireland Michele O'Brien
Portugal Ana Rita Gomes Portugal Edite Fernandes Portugal Inês Silva Portugal Carla Couto
Portugal Carla Monteiro Sweden Salina Olsson Sweden Victoria Svensson United States Mia Hamm
Wales Ayshea Martyn Wales Cheryl Foster Wales Michelle Green Wales Milly Durrant
1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Algarve Women's Cup". Canada Soccer. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

External links

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