2014 Algarve Cup

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2014 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates5–12 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Iceland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán
Germany Anja Mittag
Russia Elena Morozova
Iceland Harpa Porsteinsdóttir
(3 goals)
2013
2015

The 2014 Algarve Cup was the 21st edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5–12 March 2014.[1]

Format[edit]

The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.

Since the expansion to 12 teams 13 years ago, 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.[2]

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 determined the higher place.

Teams[edit]

Listed are the confirmed teams.

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2013)
 United States
1
 Germany
2
 Japan
3
 Sweden
6
 Norway
8
 North Korea
10
 Denmark
13
 China
18
 Iceland
19
 Russia
21
 Austria
29
 Portugal (hosts)
41

Squads[edit]

Match officials[edit]

The appointed match officials are.[3]

Group stage[edit]

All times are local (WET/UTC+0). The schedule was announced in February 2014.[4]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 Iceland 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
 China 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
 Norway 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Norway 0–1 China
Report Yang Li 75'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yeimy Martinèz (Colombia)
Germany 5–0 Iceland
Šašić 7', 45+1' (pen.)
Marozsán 23'
Goeßling 59'
Popp 64'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 400
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Norway 1–2 Iceland
Mykjåland 82' Report Edvardsdottir 48'
Þorsteinsdóttir 86'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Germany 1–0 China
Mittag 79' Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)

China 0–1 Iceland
Report 90+1' (o.g.)
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Norway 1–3 Germany
Mykjåland 2' (pen.) Report Laudehr 12'
Mittag 31'
Marozsán 55'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 400

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 United States 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Japan 1–1 United States
Miyama 82' Report Leroux 76'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 500
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Sweden 2–0 Denmark
Asllani 15'
Rubensson 18'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Sweden 1–0 United States
Schelin 23' Report
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yeimy Martinèz (Colombia)
Japan 1–0 Denmark
Iwabuchi 43' Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Japan 2–1 Sweden
Ōgimi 48'
Miyama 89' (pen.)
Report Sembrant 41'
United States 3–5 Denmark
Press 59'
Leroux 65'
Rapinoe 68'
Report Veje 24'
Nadim 35'
S. Sørensen 39'
Rasmussen 62'
K. Nielsen 90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 750
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Russia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
 Austria 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Russia 1–2 North Korea
Morozova 90+2' Report Jong Yu-ri 33'
Ra Un-sim 90'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Portugal 3–2 Austria
Neto 15', 61'
Silva 27'
Report Zadrazil 33'
Schnaderbeck 40'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Portugal 1–3 Russia
Mendes 11' Report Pantyukhina 54', 76'
Korovkina 60'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Austria 0–2 North Korea
Report Kim Un-ju 57'
Ho Un-byol 72'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Portugal 0–2 North Korea
Report Ho Un-byol 39'
Ra Un-sim 54'
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)
Austria 3–2 Russia
Makas 19'
Prohaska 30'
Burger 88'
Report Morozova 18', 62' (pen.)
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Yeimy Martinèz (Colombia)

Placement play-offs[edit]

Eleventh place match[edit]

Austria 2–1 Portugal
Prohaska 2'
Zadrazil 27'
Report Silva 72'
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Ninth place match[edit]

Russia 1–0 Norway
Sochneva 88' Report
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Seventh place match[edit]

North Korea 0–3 United States
Report Wambach 11', 58'
O'Reilly 88'
Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal
Attendance: 250
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Fifth place match[edit]

China 1–1 Denmark
Yang Li 7' Report Troelsgaard 87' (pen.)
Penalties
5–4
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Sheena Dickson (Canada)

Third place match[edit]

Iceland 2–1 Sweden
Þorsteinsdóttir 27', 31' Report Göransson 89'
Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Final[edit]

Germany 3–0 Japan
Keßler 46'
Mittag 50'
Marozsán 61'
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Final standings[edit]

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


 2014 Algarve Cup 

Germany
Third title

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US to play Japan, Sweden, Denmark at Algarve Cup". equalizersoccer.com. 2013-11-22.
  2. ^ Regulation[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "List of FIFA women referees and assistant referees Algarve Cup 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Match schedule

External links[edit]