2011 Algarve Cup

International women's football tournament Portugal 2–9 March 2011 12 4 9 9 USA 8 ISL JPN SWE 24 62 USA Alex MorganUSA Carli LloydPOR Carla CoutoPOR Edite FernandesWAL Jessica FishlockISL Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (3 goals) JPN Homare Sawa 2010 2012 The 2011 Algarve Cup was the eighteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 2–9 March 2011.http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/group/algarvecup Algarve Cup - Womens Soccer United 2014-05-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140122205553/http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/group/algarvecup 2014-01-22 Group Stage https://int.soccerway.com/international/world/algarve-womens-football-cup/2011/group-stage/ 2018-02-20 Format The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place. The teams in Group C were playing for places 7–12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came last in Group A or B with the worse record for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for eleventh place. Points awarded in the group stage follow 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 Listed are the confirmed teams. Team FIFA Rankings(November 2010) USA 1 SWE 4 JPN 5 NOR 7 CHN 13 DEN 14 FIN 16 ISL 17 ROM 37 POR (hosts) 39 CHI 46 WAL 47 Group stage All times local (WET/UTC+0) Group A TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDUSA9330081+7JPN6320172+5NOR3310224−2FIN03003111−10 2 March 2011 18:00 NOR 2–1 FIN Thorsnes 29 Herlovsen39 Kalmari 28 Municipal Stadium, Lagos 2 March 2011 15:00 USA 2–1 Report JPN Rodriguez 6 Rapinoe 17 Miyama 28 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António 4 March 2011 15:00 JPN 5–0 FIN Ohno 16 Kawasumi 18 Nagasato 47 Yamaguchi 70 86 Municipal Stadium, Lagos 4 March 2011 15:00 USA 2–0 Report NOR Tarpley 33 Lloyd 63 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António 7 March 2011 15:00 NOR 0–1 JPN Nagasato 58 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal 7 March 2011 15:00 USA 4–0 Report FIN Boxx 8 Lloyd 13 Morgan 45 55 Municipal Stadium, Quarteira Group B TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDISL9330052+3SWE6320153+2DEN3310224−2CHN0300314−3 2 March 2011 15:00 SWE 1–2 ISL Öqvist Margrét Lára Katrín Jónsdóttir Municipal Stadium, Loulé 2 March 2011 15:00 CHN 0–1 DEN Nielsen 1 Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras 4 March 2011 15:00 ISL 2–1 CHN Margrét Lára 27 50 Ma 21 Municipal Stadium, Albufeira 4 March 2011 15:00 DEN 1–3 SWE Pedersen 10 Landström 8 60 Öqvist54 José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão 7 March 2011 15:00 CHN 0–1 SWE Schelin 62 José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão 7 March 2011 15:00 DEN 0–1 ISL Dóra María 55 Municipal Stadium, Lagos Group C TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDWAL63201550POR5312042+2ROM4311143+1CHI1301214−3 2 March 2011 18:00 POR 3–1 WAL Couto 11 61 Fernandes 18 Dykes 42 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António 2 March 2011 15:00 ROM 2–0 CHI Dusa 34 55 Municipal Stadium, Lagos 4 March 2011 18:00 POR 0–0 CHI Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António 4 March 2011 18:00 WAL 2–1 ROM Fishlock 60 Lander 72 Dusa 40 Municipal Stadium, Lagos 7 March 2011 18:00 CHI 1–2 WAL Zamora Fishlock 24 60 Estádio Algarve, Faro 7 March 2011 18:00 POR 1–1 ROM Fernandes 41 Vătafu 85 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal Placement play-offs All times local (WET/UTC+0) 11th Place 9 March 2011 10:30 ROM 1 – 1(5 – 6 PSO) CHI Lunca 87 Rocío Soto 68 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal 9th Place 9 March 2011 11:00 FIN 1–2 POR Sainio 74 Fernandes 29Couto 77 Municipal Stadium, Loulé 7th Place 9 March 2011 11:00 CHN 2–1 WAL You Jia 3Gu Yasha 54 Harries 57 Municipal Stadium, Albufeira 5th Place 9 March 2011 11:00 NOR 0 – 0(5 – 4 PSO) DEN Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras 3rd Place 9 March 2011 13:30 SWE 1–2 JPN Sjögran 14 Kamionobe 22 Kawasumi 32 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal Final 9 March 2011 17:00 ISL 2–4 Report USA Ómarsdóttir 26 Hallbera 28 Lloyd 10 Cheney 45+1 O'Reilly 55 Morgan 87 Estádio Algarve, Faro fbw 2011 Algarve Cup United States Eighth Top Goal Scorers 3 goals USA Alex Morgan USA Carli Lloyd POR Carla Couto POR Edite Fernandes Wales Jessica Fishlock ISL Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir Most Valuable Player JPN Homare Sawa Fair Play CHI References Algarve Cup Category:2011 in European women's international football 2011 Category:March 2011 sports events in Europe