2015 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates4–11 March
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (10th title)
Runners-up France
Third place Germany
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored75 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Sofia Jakobsson
(4 goals)
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The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March.

Format

Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed. Previously Group C teams were unable to get into the final, which was played between Group A and B winners. This year however, the final was played between the two best group winners.[1]

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

Teams

The participating teams were announced on 20 October 2014.[2]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2014)
 Germany[3]
1
 United States
2
 France[4]
3
 Japan
4
 Sweden[5]
5
 Brazil
8
 Norway
12
 China
13
 Denmark
16
 Switzerland[6]
19
 Iceland
20
 Portugal (hosts)
42

Match officials

The referees were announced on 20 February 2015.[7]

Referees
Assistant referees

Squads

Main article: 2015 Algarve Cup squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 18 December 2014.[8][9]

All times are local (UTC±00:00).

Tie-breaking criteria

For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[10]

  1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
  2. goal difference in all the group matches
  3. number of goals scored in all the group matches
  4. fair-play ranking in all the group matches
  5. FIFA ranking

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 China 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]
Brazil 0–0 China
Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Germany 2–4 Sweden
Marozsán 2'
Laudehr 3'		 Report Seger 30', 71'
Jakobsson 54', 84'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Attendance: 769
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Germany 2–0 China
Mittag 40'
Popp 76'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Attendance: 502
Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)
Sweden 0–2 Brazil
Report Marta 20'
Andressa 68' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Brazil 1–3 Germany
Bruna 47' Report Popp 39'
Šašić 49'
Marozsán 56'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 769
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Sweden 3–0 China
Asllani 4'
Schelin 33' (pen.)
Jakobsson 40'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Norway 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Switzerland 2–0 Iceland
Dickenmann 57' (pen.), 66' Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Norway 1–2 United States
Hegerberg 43' Report Lloyd 56', 62'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Attendance: 500
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
United States 3–0 Switzerland
Morgan 55'
Rodriguez 72'
Wambach 81'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Attendance: 500
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
Norway 1–0 Iceland
Haavi 9' Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
United States 0–0 Iceland
Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Norway 2–2 Switzerland
Rønning 51'
Herlovsen 84'		 Report Kiwic 61'
Humm 62'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 1–2 Denmark
Ando 17' Report S. Nielsen 2'
Rasmussen 58'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 133
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
Portugal 0–1 France
Report Le Sommer 64'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
Japan 3–0 Portugal
Kawamura 36'
Yokoyama 54'
Sugasawa 79'		 Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
France 4–1 Denmark
Le Sommer 2'
Abily 6'
Dali 13'
Lavogez 43'		 Report S. Nielsen 76'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 45
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Japan 1–3 France
Kawasumi 43' Report Thiney 52' (pen.), 85'
Le Sommer 70'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Portugal 2–2 Denmark
Silva 77' (pen.)
Neto 87'		 Report S. Nielsen 54'
Rask 71'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Ranking of teams for placement matches

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final
2 B  United States 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3 A  Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Third-place match
Source:[citation needed]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Third-place match
2 B  Norway 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Fifth-place match
3 C  Denmark 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
Source:[citation needed]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Seventh-place match
2 B  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3 C  Japan 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 Ninth-place match
Source:[citation needed]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Iceland 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 Ninth-place match
2 C  Portugal 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1 Eleventh-place match
3 A  China 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]

Placement matches

Eleventh-place match

Portugal 3–3 China
Rodrigues 29'
Luís 38'
Silva 89' (pen.)		 Report Xu Yanlu 3'
Wang Shanshan 27'
Gu Yasha 69'
Penalties
8–7
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

Ninth-place match

Japan 2–0 Iceland
Miyama 47', 59' Report
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Seventh-place match

Brazil 4–1 Switzerland
Marta 30', 77'
Bia 37'
Andressa 82'		 Report Wälti 45'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Fifth-place match

Norway 5–2 Denmark
Gulbrandsen 7', 34', 44'
Wold 65'
Bjånesøy 71'		 Report Harder 60', 73'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)

Third-place match

Sweden 1–2 Germany
Jakobsson 64' Report Mittag 3'
Popp 52'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 813
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Final

France 0–2 United States
Report Johnston 7'
Press 41'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany
4  Sweden
5  Norway
6  Denmark
7  Brazil
8  Switzerland
9  Japan
10  Iceland
11  Portugal
12  China

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "DFB-Frauen beim Algarve-Cup gegen Brasilien, China und Schweden". dfb.de. 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Seleções do Brasil, Suiça e França no Algarve Cup 2015". futebolfemininoportugal.com. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Beginn der WM-Vorbereitung: Neid gibt der Jugend eine Chance". welt.de. 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Philippe Bergeroo reveals France will participate in the Algarve Cup 2015". womenssoccerunited.com. 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Sveriges kravlista inför fotbolls-VM 2015 i Kanada". sverigesradio.se. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Die Nati wird in die Algarve befördert". frauenfussballmagazin.ch. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Árbitras da Algarve Cup 2015". fpf.pt. 20 February 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 Algarve Cup to feature imbalanced groups". womens.soccerly.com. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ^ Match schedule
  10. ^ Regulations

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