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26th edition of the Algarve Cup
2019 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates27 February – 6 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Norway (5th title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Canada
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Jennifer Hermoso
Sweden Mimmi Larsson
(3 goals)
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International football competition

The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 27 February to 6 March.

Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title, and their first since the 1998 edition.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into four groups to play a round-robin tournament.

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

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2018)
 Canada 5
 Netherlands 7
 Sweden 9
 Spain 12
 Norway 13
 China 15
 Denmark 17
 Switzerland 18
 Scotland 20
 Iceland 22
 Portugal 32
 Poland 34

Squads

Main article: 2019 Algarve Cup squads

Group stage

The groups were announced in mid-January 2019

All times are local (UTC±0).

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 were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:

  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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
2  Scotland 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3  Iceland 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Canada 0–0 Iceland
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Scotland 0–1 Canada
Report Sinclair 81' (pen.)
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Iceland 1–4 Scotland
Gunnarsdóttir 57' Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Spain 2–0 Netherlands
Hermoso 22', 64' Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, ParchalReferee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Poland 3–0 Spain
Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, LagosReferee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Netherlands 0–1 Poland
Report Winczo 42'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Norway 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
2  Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  China 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2019. Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Norway 2–1 Denmark
Report
Estádio Algarve
China 1–3 Norway
Wang 90' Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Denmark 1–0 China
Harder 60' (pen.)
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
2  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  Portugal (H) 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 4–1 Switzerland
Report
Estádio AlgarveReferee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Portugal 2–1 Sweden
Report Björn 68'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, AlbufeiraReferee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile)
Switzerland 3–1 Portugal
Report Norton 27'
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

Ranking of teams for placement matches

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

  • 1st placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Poland 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Final
2 C  Norway 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
3 A  Canada 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Third-place match
4 D  Sweden 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
Source: FPT
  • 2nd placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Scotland 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Fifth-place match
2 C  Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 D  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3 Seventh-place match
4 B  Spain 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Source: FPT
  • 3rd placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 Ninth-place match
2 A  Iceland 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
3 C  China 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 Eleventh-place match
4 B  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: FPT

Placement matches

Eleventh place

China 1–1 Netherlands
Yao 50' Report Miedema 45'
Penalties
2–4
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Ninth place

Portugal 1–4 Iceland
Mendes 88' Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, ParchalReferee: Lydia Abede (Ethiopia)

Seventh place

Switzerland 0–2 Spain
Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, AlbufeiraReferee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile)

Fifth place

Scotland 1–0 Denmark
Ross 34' Report
Estádio Algarve

Third place

Canada 0–0 Sweden
Report
Penalties
6–5
Estádio Algarve

Final

Poland 0–3 Norway
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4  Sweden
5  Scotland
6  Denmark
7  Spain
8  Switzerland
9  Iceland
10  Portugal
11  Netherlands
12  China

Goalscorers

There have been 42 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. "Noruega conquista Algarve Cup 2019". fpf.pt. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. Final ranking

External links

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