2017 Algarve Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 1–8 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 58 (2.42 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pernille Harder  Kumi Yokoyama(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Irene Paredes |
| Fair play award | Japan |
The 2017 Algarve Cup was the 24th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 1 to 8 March.[1][2]
Format[edit]
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played 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 determined the higher place.
Teams[edit]
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2016) |
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| Canada |
4
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| Australia |
6
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| Japan |
7
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 Sweden |
8
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 Norway |
11
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 Netherlands |
12
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 China |
13
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| Spain |
14
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| Denmark |
15
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 Iceland |
20
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 Russia |
23
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 Portugal |
38
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Venues[edit]
- Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
- Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
- Estádio Algarve
- Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
- VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referees[edit]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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| AFC |
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| CAF |
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| CONCACAF |
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| CONMEBOL |
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| OFC |
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| UEFA |
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Squads[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The groups were announced on 18 November 2016,[3]
All times WET (UTC±00:00).
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:[4]
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- fair-play ranking in all the group matches
- FIFA ranking
Group A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Denmark
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| Portugal
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mashina  82' |
| Russia | 1–2 | Canada |
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| Makarenko 58' |
Report |
| Russia | 1–6 | Denmark |
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| Chernomyrdina 45+3' |
Report |
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Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Iceland
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Norway
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Norway | 1–1 | Iceland |
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| Hegerberg 4' |
Report | Jónsdóttir 8' |
| Spain | 3–0 | Norway |
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Report |
| Norway | 0–2 | Japan |
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| Report |
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| Iceland | 0–0 | Spain |
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| Report |
Group C[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Sweden
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| China
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1–0 | China |
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| Jansen 13' |
Report |
| Australia | 3–2 | Netherlands |
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| Report |
| China | 0–0 | Sweden |
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| Report |
| Sweden | 0–1 | Netherlands |
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| Report |
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Ranking of teams for placement matches[edit]
The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:[4]
- 1st placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | B | Spain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | A | Canada
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | C | Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Third-place match |
- 2nd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Denmark
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | Third-place match |
| 2 | B | Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Fifth-place match |
| 3 | C | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
- 3rd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | Sweden
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Seventh-place match |
| 2 | A | Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | Iceland
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Ninth-place match |
- 4th placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | China
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
| 2 | B | Norway
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | Eleventh-place match |
| 3 | A | Portugal
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Placement matches[edit]
11th Place[edit]
9th Place[edit]
| Iceland | 2–1 | China |
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| Sigurðardóttir 9', 47' |
Report | Sha. Wang 36' |
7th Place[edit]
5th Place[edit]
| Japan | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Report |
3rd Place[edit]
| Australia | 1–1 | Denmark |
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| K. Simon 36' |
Report | Harder 80' |
| Penalties | ||
| 1–4 | ||
Final[edit]
Final standings[edit]
Source: [citation needed]
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Goalscorers[edit]
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Ellie Carpenter- Alanna Kennedy
- Kyah Simon
Sophie Schmidt
Line Jensen- Nicoline Sørensen
- Katrine Veje
Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
Mandy van den Berg- Anouk Dekker
- Renate Jansen
- Lieke Martens
- Vivianne Miedema
- Sherida Spitse
Ada Hegerberg- Ingvild Isaksen
- Guro Reiten
Margarita Chernomyrdina- Daria Makarenko
- Olesya Mashina
Jennifer Hermoso- Silvia Meseguer
- Leila Ouahabi
Nilla Fischer- Fridolina Rolfö
- Lotta Schelin
- Own goal
Rumi Utsugi (playing against Netherlands)- Sheila van den Bulk (playing against Japan)
- Maria Thorisdottir (playing against Spain)
References[edit]
- ^ "Algarve Cup 2017". Women's Soccer United. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Algarve Cup - Jogos e Classificações | FPF". Fpf.pt. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ "Notícia | FPF". Fpf.pt. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ a b "Última jornada promete emoções fortes" [Last day promises strong emotions] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 5 March 2017.
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