2003 Algarve Cup

International women's football tournament various cities in Algarve Portugal 14-20 March 2003 12 3 USA 2 CHN NOR FRA 24 56 SWE Hanna Ljungberg(4 goals each) 2002 2004 The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003. The USA won the tournament defeating China, 2-0, in the final game.http://canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=project&sid=331 Algarve Women’s Cup Canada Soccer English 21 March 2003 2 February 2017 Format The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team. With 12 teams participating, 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. Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group. Participating teams 22em CAN NOR SWE USA CHN DEN FIN FRA GRE IRL POR WAL Group stage Group A main WDL Group A Q n USA USA NOR NOR SWE SWE CAN CAN 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 complete 14 March 2003 USA 1–1 ReportReport CAN 85 Aly Wagner 7 Andrea Neil Olhão 14 March 2003 SWE 1–1 SvFF Report (in Swedish) NOR 58 Hanna Ljungberg 40 Dagny Mellgren Olhão 16 March 2003 SWE 1–1 ReportSvFF Report (in Swedish) CAN 85 Hanna Ljungberg 80 Sharolta Nonen Ferreiras 16 March 2003 NOR 0–1 Report USA 4 Shannon MacMillan Ferreiras 18 March 2003 NOR 1–0 Report CAN 39 Dagny Mellgren Santo António 18 March 2003 USA 1–1 Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) SWE 18 Aly Wagner 78 Hanna Ljungberg Santo António Group B main WDL Group B Q n CHN CHN FRA FRA FIN FIN DEN DEN 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 complete 14 March 2003 DEN 0–3 FRA 14 53 Marinette Pichon85 Élodie Woock Silves 14 March 2003 CHN 0–0 FIN Silves 16 March 2003 DEN 0–0 FIN Lagos 16 March 2003 CHN 3–0 FRA 15 66 Sun Wen56 Bai Jie Ferreiras 18 March 2003 FRA 1–0 FIN 55 Hoda Lattaf Albufeira 18 March 2003 CHN 2–1 DEN 32 Han Duan90 Sun Wen 66 Mette Jokumsen Albufeira Group C main WDL Group C Q n GRE GRE POR POR IRL IRL WAL WAL 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 5 4 1 1 1 5 4 0 1 2 2 6 complete 14 March 2003 POR 1–1 Report WAL 11 Inês Silva 47 Cheryl Foster Lagoa 14 March 2003 IRL 0–0 GRE Lagoa 16 March 2003 POR 1–1 Report GRE 88 Carla Couto 37 Regina Holan Guia 16 March 2003 IRL 3–1 WAL 17 81 Olivia O'Toole44 Ciara Grant 20 Ayshea Martyn Guia 18 March 2003 GRE 2–0 WAL 7 Ana Stavroula80 Regina Holan Quarteira 18 March 2003 POR 3–2 Report IRL 45 Edite Fernandes43 Ana Rita71 Carla Monteiro 31 Michele O'Brien28 Claire Scanlan Quarteira Placement play-offs Eleventh place match 20 March 2003 IRL 2–2 WAL 77 83 Claire Scanlan 6 Milly Durrant88 Michelle Green Montechoro 4–2 Ninth place match 20 March 2003 DEN 1–0 Report POR 84 own goal – Sandra Loureiro Lagoa Seventh place match 20 March 2003 CAN 7–1 Report GRE 5 38 82 Christine Sinclair26 Andrea Neil41 Kara Lang65 Silvana Burtini80 Carmelina Moscato 86 Amalia Loseno Guia Fifth place match 20 March 2003 SWE 5–0 SvFF Report (in Swedish) FIN 10 Salina Olsson39 58 Anne-Maria Eriksson74 Victoria Svensson90 Hanna Ljungberg Olhão Third place match 20 March 2003 NOR 1–0 FRA 11 Dagny Mellgren Quarteira Final 20 March 2003 USA 2–0 Report CHN 52 Shannon MacMillan56 Mia Hamm Loulé fbw 2003 Algarve Cup USA Second Final standings Rank Team USA CHN NOR 4 FRA 5 SWE6 FIN7 CAN8 GRE9 DEN10 POR11 IRL12 WAL Goal scorers GoalsPlayer4SWE Hanna Ljungberg3CAN Christine SinclairCHN Sun WenIRL Claire ScanlanNOR Dagny Mellgren2CAN Andrea NeilGRE Regina HolanFRA Marinette PichonIRL Olivia O'TooleSWE Anne-Maria ErikssonUSA Aly WagnerUSA Shannon MacMillan125 athletesCAN Carmelina MoscatoCAN Kara LangCAN Sharolta NonenCAN Silvana BurtiniCHN Bai JieCHN Han DuanDEN Mette JokumsenFRA Élodie WoockFRA Hoda LattafGRE Ana StavroulaGRE Amiel LosenoIRL Ciara GrantIRL Michele O'BrienPOR Ana Rita GomesPOR Edite FernandesPOR Inês SilvaPOR Carla CoutoPOR Carla MonteiroSWE Salina OlssonSWE Victoria SvenssonUSA Mia HammWAL Ayshea MartynWAL Cheryl FosterWAL Michelle GreenWAL Milly Durrant1 own goal References External links Algarve Cup on WomensSoccerUnited.com RSSSF.com history page, with links to full results 2003 Category:2002–03 in Portuguese women's football Category:2003 in European women's international football Category:March 2003 sports events in Europe