2019 Algarve Cup

Summary

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.

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)
2018
2020

Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title,[1] and their first since the 1998 edition.

Format edit

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 edit

Team FIFA Rankings[2]
(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 edit

Group stage edit

The groups were announced in mid-January 2019

All times are local (UTC±0).

Tie-breaking criteria edit

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 edit

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 edit

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, Parchal
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Poland  3–0  Spain
Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Netherlands  0–1  Poland
Report Winczo   42'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Group C edit

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

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 edit

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
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Portugal  2–1  Sweden
Report Björn   68'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: 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 edit

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 edit

Eleventh place edit

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

Ninth place edit

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

Seventh place edit

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

Fifth place edit

Scotland  1–0  Denmark
Ross   34' Report

Third place edit

Canada  0–0  Sweden
Report
Penalties
6–5

Final edit

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

Final standings edit

Rank Team[3]
    Norway
    Poland
    Canada
4   Sweden
5   Scotland
6   Denmark
7   Spain
8   Switzerland
9   Iceland
10   Portugal
11   Netherlands
12   China

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

  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 edit

  • Official website