2018 Algarve Cup

Last updated
2018 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates28 February – 7 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Final cancelled)
Third placeFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored61 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lieke Martens
Flag of Sweden.svg Fridolina Rolfö
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cláudia Neto
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. [1]

Contents

The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup. [2]

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament.

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

Team FIFA Rankings [3]
(December 2017)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
7
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
9
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
10
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
12
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
14
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
16
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
20
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
25
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
38

Venues

Squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December, [4] due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in the Asian Cup finals the following month.

All times are local (UTC±0).

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 were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:

  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 Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321063+37
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal (H)321041+37
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 310256−13
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300316−50
Source: FPF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report Xu Yanlu Soccerball shade.svg57'
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Estádio Algarve
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg2–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Estádio Algarve
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 321072+57
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 320153+26
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311145−14
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 300317−60
Source: FPF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report Belomyttseva Soccerball shade.svg17'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg46' Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Estádio Algarve
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Blackstenius Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Lee Min-a Soccerball shade.svg33'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321094+57
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 320167−16
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 302112−12
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 301225−31
Source: FPF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report Eiríksdóttir Soccerball shade.svg74'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Estádio Algarve
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South 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:

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1CFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321094+57 Final
2BFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 321072+57
3AFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321063+37 Third-place match
Source: FPF
PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1AFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 321041+37 Third-place match
2BFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 320153+26 Fifth-place match
3CFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 320167−16
Source: FPF
PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1BFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311145−14 Seventh-place match
2AFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 310256−13
3CFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 302112−12 Ninth-place match
Source: FPF
PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1CFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 301225−31 Ninth-place match
2AFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300316−50 Eleventh-place match
3BFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 300317−60
Source: FPF

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report Shishkina Soccerball shade.svg40'
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

Fifth place game

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Third place game

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg45+3' Report
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Final

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgCancelledFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup. [6] [7]

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
9Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Awards

Top Goalscorer [8] Player of the TournamentFair play award
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lieke Martens
Flag of Sweden.svg Fridolina Rolfö 		Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cláudia Neto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Algarve Cup 2018". NWSL Soccer. 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Troféu atribuído a Holanda e Suécia" [Trophy awarded to Netherlands and Sweden] (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ FIFA ranking
  4. ↑ "New game alignment (in Portuguese)". Federação Portuguesa de Futbol. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sør-Korea-kampen avlyst: – Vi ble enige om å stoppe kampen" [South Korea match cancelled: – We agreed to stop the match] (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ @Algarve_Cup (7 March 2018). "UPDATE: The match between the Netherlands and Sweden has been cancelled due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams will be awarded 1st place" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Cláudia Neto recebe prémio de melhor jogadora do torneio". fpf.pt. 7 March 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.