2012 Algarve Cup

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2012 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates29 February – 7 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored62 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Aya Miyama
2011
2013

The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.

Contents

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 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 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. [1]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2011)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
12
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
18
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
29
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
34
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (hosts)
43
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
46

Match officials

CountryRefereeAssistant referees
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Salomé di Iorio
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR Liang QinYongmei Cui
Yan Fang
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Irazema Aguilera
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Jana AdámkováAdriana Šecová
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Carina Vitulano Manuela Nicolosi
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Nami SatoEmi Chiba
Chie Ohata
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Lucila VenegasEnedina Caudillo
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Morag Pirie
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Abirami Apbai
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Pernilla Larsson
Flag of Togo.svg Togo Aissata Amegee
Flag of the United States.svg United States Margaret Domka
CountryAssistant referees
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Marie-Josée Charbonneau
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Luzmila Gonzalez
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Kimberly Moreira
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Sanja Rodak
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Angela Kyriakou
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Milagros Leonardo
Flag of England.svg England Sian Massey
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Marisol Salazar
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Stacey Greyson
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Nadia Weiler
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Petruta Iugulsecu
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Eveline Bolli
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Supawan Hinthong
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Diana Mukasa
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Thi Kieu
CountryFourth official
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Salomé di Iorio
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR Liang Qin
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Irazema Aguilera
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Jana Adámková
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Carina Vitulano
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Nami Sato
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Lucila Venegas
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Morag Pirie
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Abirami Apbai
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Pernilla Larsson
Flag of Togo.svg Togo Aissata Amegee
Flag of the United States.svg United States Margaret Domka

Squads

Group stage

All times are local (WET/UTC+0).

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330060+69
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 32015506
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 310225−33
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300303−30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Mittag Soccerball shade.svg25' Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 200 [2]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) [2]

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Göransson Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 207 [3]
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States) [3]

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lárusdóttir Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Schelin Soccerball shade.svg2'
Göransson Soccerball shade.svg13', 38'
Landström Soccerball shade.svg33'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 150 [4]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland) [4]

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Behringer Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.) Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 300 [5]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) [5]

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Okoyino da Mbabi Soccerball shade.svg24', 31', 65'
Popp Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 500 [6]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy) [6]

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report Friðriksdóttir Soccerball shade.svg80'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330051+49
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320172+56
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 310217−63
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 300325−30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Kawasumi Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Herlovsen Soccerball shade.svg17'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) [7]

United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Morgan Soccerball shade.svg21', 82'
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg77'
Leroux Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300 [8]
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR) [8]

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Sugasawa Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ohno Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 250 [9]
Referee: Irazema Aguilera (Cuba) [9]

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg52'
Leroux Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Thorsnes Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300 [10]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina) [10]

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg7'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 223 [11]
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan) [11]

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Takase Soccerball shade.svg84' Report
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Attendance: 1,000 [12]
Referee: Pernill Larsson (Sweden) [12]

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 321031+27
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 320162+46
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 310226–43
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 301213−21
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report Sipos Soccerball shade.svg2'
Estádio Municipal, Silves
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy) [13]

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report James Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) [14]

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg13'
Mendes Soccerball shade.svg56'
Borges Soccerball shade.svg64'
Couto Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore) [15]

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo) [16]

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Vágó Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Lander Soccerball shade.svg10', 50'
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR) [17]

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Borges Soccerball shade.svg7', 74' Report Quinn Soccerball shade.svg29'

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Tálosi Soccerball shade.svg60' Report O'Gorman Soccerball shade.svg18'
Russell Soccerball shade.svg52'
Estádio Municipal de Quarteira, Quarteira
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo) [19]

Ninth place match

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report Ma Xiaoxu Soccerball shade.svg58'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) [20]

Seventh place match

Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg49', 69', 81'
Estádio Municipal de Loulé, Loulé
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) [21]

Fifth place match

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Magnúsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Troelsgaard Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg3', 18'
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg88'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 54 [22]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina) [22]

Third place match

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Morgan Soccerball shade.svg4', 33', 73'
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg36'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 400 [23]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland) [23]

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Marozsán Soccerball shade.svg20'
Okoyino da Mbabi Soccerball shade.svg22', 88', 90+2'
Report Kawasumi Soccerball shade.svg35'
Tanaka Soccerball shade.svg55'
Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg90'

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final standings