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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 2–9 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Iceland |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Janice Cayman(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| Fair play award |  Denmark |
Teams edit
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2015) |
|---|---|
| Brazil |
7
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| Canada |
11
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| Denmark |
15
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| New Zealand |
16
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| Iceland |
19
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 Russia |
22
|
| Belgium |
28
|
 Portugal |
40
|
Referees edit
On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.[3]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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| AFC |
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| CAF |
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| CONMEBOL |
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| OFC |
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| UEFA |
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Squads edit
Group stage edit
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 edit
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]
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- fair-play ranking in all the group matches
- FIFA ranking
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Iceland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Iceland | 2–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Jónsdóttir  5'Brynjarsdóttir 90+2' |
Report | Cayman 42' |
| Canada | 1–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke 87' |
Report |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
| Denmark | 1–4 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Nadim 53' |
Report | Þorvaldsdóttir 11' Ómarsdóttir 12'Magnúsdóttir 56', 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.
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Debinha 20' |
Report |
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Portugal | 1–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| T. Pinto 30' |
Report | Cristiane 17' Marta 22'Raquel 74' |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
| Portugal | 0–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hearn 78' |
- 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 edit
Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.[9]
7th Place edit
| Denmark | 3–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Troelsgaard 4', 11' Rasmussen 81' |
Report | Di. Silva 73' |
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
5th Place edit
| Belgium | 5–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Wullaert 18' Cayman 42', 73'Schryvers 51'Coutereels 61' (pen.) |
Report |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
3rd Place edit
| Iceland | 1–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| A. Hauksdóttir 27' |
Report | Hearn 70' |
| Penalties | ||
Viggósdóttir  Viðarsdóttir Brynjarsdóttir Jessen Þorsteinsdóttir Friðriksdóttir |
6–5 | Percival Anna Green Stott Hassett White ??? |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Goalscorers edit
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Maud Coutereels- Tine Schryvers
- Tessa Wullaert
Andressa Alves- Bia
- Cristiane
- Debinha
- Formiga
- Marta
- Raquel
- Thaís Guedes
Summer Clarke- Shelina Zadorsky
Johanna Rasmussen- Cecilie Sandvej
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir- Andrea Rán Snæfeld Hauksdóttir
- Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
- Katrín Ómarsdóttir
- Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
Tatiana Pinto- Diana Silva
Daria Makarenko
- Own goal
- Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against Belgium)
References edit
- ^ "Algarve Cup 2016 guide". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results - Algarve Cup". FPF. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Algarve Cup: Portugal vai defrontar o Brasil". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (in Portuguese). 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Algarve Cup: match schedule". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Regulations
- ^ "Denmark 1–4 Iceland / Match Report" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Longo winner downs Portugal". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Ferns fourth after shootout loss". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Canada beats Brazil in the final" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.