2003 Algarve Cup

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2003 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Cityvarious cities in Algarve
Dates14-20 March 2003
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Third placeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Fourth placeFlag of France.svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored56 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg
(4 goals each)
2002
2004

The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003.

Contents

The USA won the tournament defeating China, 2-0, in the final game. [1]

Format

The twelve teams are divided into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, followed by one position play-off match for every team.

With 12 teams participating, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes 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 point for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied in a group, their head-to-head result determined their place in the group.

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 312032+15
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31112204
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30303303
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30212312
Source: [ citation needed ]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg85' Aly Wagner Report
Report
Soccerball shade.svg7' Andrea Neil
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Soccerball shade.svg58' Hanna Ljungberg SvFF Report (in Swedish)Soccerball shade.svg40' Dagny Mellgren
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg85' Hanna Ljungberg Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Soccerball shade.svg80' Sharolta Nonen
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Soccerball shade.svg39' Dagny Mellgren Report

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 321051+47
Flag of France.svg  France 320143+16
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30210112
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30121541
Source: [ citation needed ]
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France
Soccerball shade.svg14', 53' Marinette Pichon
Soccerball shade.svg85' Élodie Woock
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of France.svg  France
Soccerball shade.svg15', 66' Sun Wen
Soccerball shade.svg56' Bai Jie
France  Flag of France.svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg55' Hoda Lattaf
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Soccerball shade.svg32' Han Duan
Soccerball shade.svg90' Sun Wen
Soccerball shade.svg66' Mette Jokumsen

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 312031+25
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 312054+15
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 311154+14
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 30122641
Source: [ citation needed ]
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Soccerball shade.svg11' Inês Silva Report Soccerball shade.svg47' Cheryl Foster
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Soccerball shade.svg88' Carla Couto Report Soccerball shade.svg37' Regina Holan
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Soccerball shade.svg17', 81' Olivia O'Toole
Soccerball shade.svg44' Ciara Grant
Soccerball shade.svg20' Ayshea Martyn
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Soccerball shade.svg7' Ana Stavroula
Soccerball shade.svg80' Regina Holan
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Soccerball shade.svg45' Edite Fernandes
Soccerball shade.svg43' Ana Rita
Soccerball shade.svg71' Carla Monteiro
Report Soccerball shade.svg31' Michele O'Brien
Soccerball shade.svg28' Claire Scanlan

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Soccerball shade.svg84' (own goal – Sandra Loureiro) Report

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Soccerball shade.svg10' Salina Olsson
Soccerball shade.svg39', 58' Anne-Maria Eriksson
Soccerball shade.svg74' Victoria Svensson
Soccerball shade.svg90' Hanna Ljungberg
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Third place match

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0Flag of France.svg  France
Soccerball shade.svg11' Dagny Mellgren

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Soccerball shade.svg52' Shannon MacMillan
Soccerball shade.svg56' Mia Hamm
Report
 2003 Algarve Cup 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Second title

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
4Flag of France.svg  France
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
10Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Goal scorers

Goals
Soccerball shade.svg
Player
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen
Flag of Ireland.svg Claire Scanlan
Flag of Norway.svg Dagny Mellgren
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrea Neil
Flag of Greece.svg Regina Holan
Flag of France.svg Marinette Pichon
Flag of Ireland.svg Olivia O'Toole
Flag of Sweden.svg Anne-Maria Eriksson
Flag of the United States.svg Aly Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Shannon MacMillan
1
25 athletes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carmelina Moscato
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kara Lang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharolta Nonen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Silvana Burtini Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Duan Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Jokumsen Flag of France.svg Élodie Woock Flag of France.svg Hoda Lattaf
Flag of Greece.svg Ana Stavroula Flag of Greece.svg Amiel Loseno Flag of Ireland.svg Ciara Grant Flag of Ireland.svg Michele O'Brien
Flag of Portugal.svg Ana Rita Gomes Flag of Portugal.svg Edite Fernandes Flag of Portugal.svg Inês Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Carla Couto
Flag of Portugal.svg Carla Monteiro Flag of Sweden.svg Salina Olsson Flag of Sweden.svg Victoria Svensson Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ayshea Martyn Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cheryl Foster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michelle Green Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Milly Durrant
1 own goal

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