2016 Algarve Cup

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2016 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates2–9 March
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Fourth placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored38 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Janice Cayman
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan
Fair play awardFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 2 to 9 March. [1] [2]

Contents

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2015)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
11
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
15
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
16
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
19
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
22
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
28
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
40

Referees

On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament. [3]

ConfederationRefereesAssistant referees
AFC

Flag of Myanmar.svg Aye Thein

Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seul Gi
Flag of Vietnam.svg Thi Le Trinh Truong

CAF

Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ledya Tafesse

Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuella Aglago
Flag of Cameroon.svg Josiane Mbakop

CONMEBOL

Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marianela Araya Cruz
Flag of Paraguay.svg Olga Miranda

Flag of Cuba.svg Nereida Diaz
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Katherine Jimenez
Flag of Brazil.svg Neuza Back
Flag of Venezuela.svg Yoleida Lara

OFC

Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupou Patia

Flag of Samoa.svg Maria Tamalelagi
Flag of Fiji.svg Lonisa Elite Dilioni

UEFA

Flag of Portugal.svg Sandra Braz
Flag of Poland.svg Monika Mularczyk
Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Persson

Flag of Portugal.svg Olga Martins
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Biljana Atanasovski
Flag of Poland.svg Anna Dabrowska
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Wojs
Flag of Sweden.svg Annica Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg Julia Magnusson

Squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 14 December 2015, [4] with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016. [5]
All times WET (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: [6]

  1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
  2. goal difference in all the group matches
  3. number of goals scored in all the group matches
  4. fair-play ranking in all the group matches
  5. FIFA ranking

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 320121+16
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 320163+36
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 310234−13
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 310236−33
Source: [ citation needed ]
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Jónsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg5'
Brynjarsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Cayman Soccerball shade.svg42'
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report Nadim Soccerball shade.svg55'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Clarke Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Nadim Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Þorvaldsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ómarsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg12'
Magnúsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg56', 90'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Note: The Football Association of Iceland match report lists Elín Metta Jensen (10'), Denmark own goal (12'), Sandra Jessen (59') and Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir (90') as the goal scorers of this match. [7] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sandvej Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg43' (o.g.)
Cayman Soccerball shade.svg86'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg41' Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330071+69
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31111104
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 311113−24
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 300315−40
Source: [ citation needed ]
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report Makarenko Soccerball shade.svg58'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Debinha Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
T. Pinto Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Cristiane Soccerball shade.svg17'
Marta Soccerball shade.svg22'
Raquel Soccerball shade.svg74'
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Formiga Soccerball shade.svg51'
Bia Soccerball shade.svg66'
Thaís Guedes Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Hearn Soccerball shade.svg78'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists Annalie Longo (69') as the goal scorer of this match. [8] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Placement matches

Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016. [9]

7th Place

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Troelsgaard Soccerball shade.svg4', 11'
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Di. Silva Soccerball shade.svg73'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

5th Place

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg5–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Wullaert Soccerball shade.svg18'
Cayman Soccerball shade.svg42', 73'
Schryvers Soccerball shade.svg51'
Coutereels Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)		 Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

3rd Place

Note: The official match report lists just the players who converted the penalties, in no particular order. New Zealand Football reports the missed penalty as being the sixth from New Zealand, citing Anna Green as the player who missed (contradicting the official report), without providing any information on the players who successfully converted their penalties. [10] For the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Zadorsky Soccerball shade.svg60'
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Andressa Alves Soccerball shade.svg90'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Note: The Brazilian Football Confederation match report lists Cristiane as the Brazilian goal scorer of this match. [11] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.

Final standings

Goalscorers

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Algarve Cup 2016 guide". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fixtures and Results - Algarve Cup". FPF. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Algarve Cup: Portugal vai defrontar o Brasil". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (in Portuguese). 14 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Algarve Cup: match schedule". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Regulations
  7. ↑ "Denmark 1–4 Iceland / Match Report" (in Icelandic). KSÍ . Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Longo winner downs Portugal". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ferns fourth after shootout loss". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Canada beats Brazil in the final" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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