2015 Algarve Cup

International women's football tournament Algarve Cup 2015 File:Algarve Cup Brazil V China 4 March 2015.JPG Portugal 4–11 March 12 4 5 5 USA 10 FRA GER SWE 24 75 SWE Sofia Jakobsson(4 goals) 2014 2016 The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March. Format Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed. Previously Group C teams were unable to get into the final, which was played between Group A and B winners. This year however, the final was played between the two best group winners.https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-frauen-beim-algarve-cup-gegen-brasilien-china-und-schweden-113433/ DFB-Frauen beim Algarve-Cup gegen Brasilien, China und Schweden 19 December 2014 dfb.de 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 The participating teams were announced on 20 October 2014.http://www.futebolfemininoportugal.com/index.php/selecoes-do-brasil-suica-e-franca-no-algarve-cup-2015/ Seleções do Brasil, Suiça e França no Algarve Cup 2015 20 October 2014 futebolfemininoportugal.com 21 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160524052805/http://futebolfemininoportugal.com/index.php/selecoes-do-brasil-suica-e-franca-no-algarve-cup-2015/ 24 May 2016 dead Team FIFA Rankings(December 2014) GERhttps://www.welt.de/newsticker/sport-news/article133229134/Beginn-der-WM-Vorbereitung-Neid-gibt-der-Jugend-eine-Chance.html Beginn der WM-Vorbereitung: Neid gibt der Jugend eine Chance 13 October 2014 welt.de 1 USA 2 FRAhttp://www.womenssoccerunited.com/france-algarvecup-2015/ Philippe Bergeroo reveals France will participate in the Algarve Cup 2015 4 October 2014 womenssoccerunited.com 3 JPN 4 SWEhttp://www.sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=2835&grupp=3896&artikel=5969040 Sveriges kravlista inför fotbolls-VM 2015 i Kanada 16 October 2014 sverigesradio.se 16 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160826005858/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=2835&grupp=3896&artikel=5969040 26 August 2016 dead 5 BRA 8 NOR 12 CHN 13 DEN 16 SUIhttp://www.frauenfussballmagazin.ch/2014/10/die-nati-wird-in-die-algarve-befoerdert/ Die Nati wird in die Algarve befördert 11 October 2014 frauenfussballmagazin.ch 16 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020121931/http://www.frauenfussballmagazin.ch/2014/10/die-nati-wird-in-die-algarve-befoerdert/ 20 October 2014 dead dmy-all 19 ISL 20 POR (hosts) 42 Match officials The referees were announced on 20 February 2015.https://www.fpf.pt/Not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/Id/8003/Cat/693/caller/97/Arbitras-da-Algarve-Cup-2015 Árbitras da Algarve Cup 2015 20 February 2015 fpf.pt Referees 22em CHI María Carvajal CHN Qin Liang CZE Jana Adámková FRA Stéphanie Frappart HON Melissa Borjas ITA Carina Vitulano JAM Cardella Samuels MEX Lucila Montes PRK Ri Hyang-ok ROU Cristina Dorcioman SIN Abirami Naidu SUI Esther Staubli URU Claudia Rodriguez ZAM Gladys Lengwe Assistant referees 22em AUS Sarah Ho BEL Ella De Vries BRA Janette Arcanjo CHI Loreto Cravero CHN Cui Yongmei CHN Liang Jianping CRO Sanja Karšić CZE Lucie Ratajová FRA Manuela Nicolosi GRE Chrysoula Kourompylia JAM Princess Brown JAM Stacy-Ann Greyson MWI Bernadettar Kwimbira MEX Enedina Gómez MEX Lixy Guerrero MAS Widiya Habibah Shamsuri PRK Hong Kum-nyo ROU Petruţa Iugulescu KOR Kim Kyoung-min ESP Yolanda Rodriguez SUI Belinda Brem SUI Susanne Küng TOG Aywa Dzodope UKR Natalia Rachynska URU Luciana Mascaraña URU Mariana Odone Squads 2015 Algarve Cup squads Group stage The groups were announced on 18 December 2014.http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/12/18/2015-algarve-cup-groups-announced/ 2015 Algarve Cup to feature imbalanced groups 18 December 2014 womens.soccerly.com 19 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101141435/http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/12/18/2015-algarve-cup-groups-announced/ 1 January 2015 deadMatch schedule All times are local (UTC±00:00). 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 will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:Regulations 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 main WDL Group A Q n SWE SWE GER GER BRA BRA CHN CHN 2 0 1 7 4 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 5 complete 4 March 2015 15:00 BRA 0–0 Report CHN Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Stéphanie Frappart (France) 4 March 2015 16:00 GER 2–4 Report SWE Marozsán 2Laudehr 3 Seger 30 71Jakobsson 54 84 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António 769 Carina Vitulano (Italy) 6 March 2015 13:00 GER 2–0 Report CHN Mittag 40Popp 76 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António 502 Lucila Montes (Mexico) 6 March 2015 13:30 SWE 0–2 Report BRA Marta 20Andressa 68 pen. Municipal Stadium, Lagos Qin Liang (China) 9 March 2015 17:30 BRA 1–3 Report GER Bruna 47 Popp 39Šašić 49Marozsán 56 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal 769 Melissa Borjas (Honduras) 9 March 2015 17:30 SWE 3–0 Report CHN Asllani 4Schelin 33 pen.Jakobsson 40 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António María Carvajal (Chile) Group B main WDL Group B Q n USA USA NOR NOR SUI SUI ISL ISL 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 5 0 1 2 0 3 complete 4 March 2015 15:00 SUI 2–0 Report ISL Dickenmann 57 pen. 66 Estádio Municipal, Lagos Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) 4 March 2015 19:00 NOR 1–2 Report USA Hegerberg 43 Lloyd 56 62 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António 500 Esther Staubli (Switzerland) 6 March 2015 17:00 USA 3–0 Report SUI Morgan 55Rodriguez 72Wambach 81 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António 500 Cristina Dorcioman (Romania) 6 March 2015 18:00 NOR 1–0 Report ISL Haavi 9 Estádio Municipal, Lagos Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) 9 March 2015 17:30 USA 0–0 Report ISL Estádio Municipal, Lagos 500 Abirami Naidu (Singapore) 9 March 2015 17:30 NOR 2–2 Report SUI Rønning 51Herlovsen 84 Kiwic 61Humm 62 Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) Group C main WDL Group C Q n FRA FRA DEN DEN JPN JPN POR POR 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 1 5 7 1 0 2 5 5 0 1 2 2 6 complete 4 March 2015 14:10 JPN 1–2 Report DEN Ando 17 S. Nielsen 2Rasmussen 58 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal 133 Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) 4 March 2015 18:00 POR 0–1 Report FRA Le Sommer 64 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal María Carvajal (Chile) 6 March 2015 12:10 JPN 3–0 Report POR Kawamura 36Yokoyama 54Sugasawa 79 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal Melissa Borjas (Honduras) 6 March 2015 15:00 FRA 4–1 Report DEN Le Sommer 2Abily 6Dali 13Lavogez 43 S. Nielsen 76 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal 45 Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) 9 March 2015 14:10 JPN 1–3 Report FRA Kawasumi 43 Thiney 52 pen. 85Le Sommer 70 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal Carina Vitulano (Italy) 9 March 2015 14:10 POR 2–2 Report DEN Silva 77 pen.Neto 87 S. Nielsen 54Rask 71 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) Ranking of teams for placement matches The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches: main football complete 1st ranking true FRA USA SWE 2 0 1 7 4 A 2 1 0 5 1 B 3 0 0 8 2 C PO PO PO2 FRA SWE USA Q blue1 Final Third-place matchmain football complete 2nd ranking true GER NOR DEN 2 0 1 7 5 A 1 1 1 4 4 B 1 1 1 5 7 C PO PO2 PO2 DEN GER NOR Q blue1 Third-place match Fifth-place matchmain football complete 3rd ranking true BRA SUI JPN 1 1 1 3 3 A 1 1 1 4 5 B 1 0 2 5 5 C PO PO PO2 BRA SUI JPN Q blue1 Seventh-place match Ninth-place matchmain football complete 4th ranking true ISL POR CHN 0 1 2 0 5 A 0 1 2 0 3 B 0 1 2 2 6 C PO PO2 PO2 CHN ISL POR Q blue1 Ninth-place match Eleventh-place match Placement matches Eleventh-place match 11 March 2015 15:00 POR 3–3 Report CHN Rodrigues 29Luís 38Silva 89 pen. Xu Yanlu 3Wang Shanshan 27Gu Yasha 69 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal Abirami Naidu (Singapore) 8–7 Ninth-place match 11 March 2015 12:15 JPN 2–0 Report ISL Miyama 47 59 Estádio Algarve, Faro Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) Seventh-place match 11 March 2015 15:00 BRA 4–1 Report SUI Marta 30 77Bia 37Andressa 82 Wälti 45 Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) Fifth-place match 11 March 2015 18:00 NOR 5–2 Report DEN Gulbrandsen 7 34 44Wold 65Bjånesøy 71 Harder 60 73 Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Lucila Montes (Mexico) Third-place match 11 March 2015 12:00 SWE 1–2 Report GER Jakobsson 64 Mittag 3Popp 52 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal 813 Qin Liang (China) Final 11 March 2015 16:00 FRA 0–2 Report USA Johnston 7Press 41 Estádio Algarve, Faro Cristina Dorcioman (Romania) Final standings Rank TeamUSAFRAGER4SWE5NOR6DEN7BRA8SUI9JPN10ISL11PRT12CHN Goalscorers 4 goals SWE Sofia Jakobsson 3 goals 22em BRA Marta DEN Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen FRA Eugénie Le Sommer GER Alexandra Popp NOR Solveig Gulbrandsen 2 goals 22em BRA Andressa DEN Pernille Harder FRA Gaëtane Thiney GER Dzsenifer Marozsán GER Anja Mittag JPN Kozue Ando POR Dolores Silva SWE Caroline Seger SUI Lara Dickenmann USA Carli Lloyd 1 goal 22em BRA Bia BRA Bruna CHN Gu Yasha CHN Wang Shanshan CHN Xu Yanlu DEN Caroline Rask DEN Johanna Rasmussen FRA Camille Abily FRA Kenza Dali FRA Claire Lavogez GER Simone Laudehr GER Célia Šašić JPN Yuri Kawamura JPN Nahomi Kawasumi JPN Aya Miyama JPN Yuika Sugasawa JPN Kumi Yokoyama NOR Melissa Bjånesøy NOR Emilie Haavi NOR Ada Hegerberg NOR Isabell Herlovsen NOR Ingrid Moe Wold NOR Trine Bjerke Rønning POR Laura Luís POR Cláudia Neto POR Filipa Rodrigues SWE Kosovare Asllani SWE Lotta Schelin SUI Fabienne Humm SUI Rahel Kiwic SUI Lia Wälti USA Julie Johnston USA Alex Morgan USA Christen Press USA Amy Rodriguez USA Abby Wambach References External links Official website 2015 Category:2014–15 in Portuguese women's football Category:2015 in European women's international football Category:March 2015 sports events in Portugal