2016 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 2–9 March 2016 |
| 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 |
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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]
Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2015) |
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| Belgium |
28
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| Brazil |
7
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| Canada |
11
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| Denmark |
15
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| Iceland |
19
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| New Zealand |
16
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| Portugal |
40
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 Russia |
22
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Referees
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
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]
- 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
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| Iceland | 2–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Jónsdóttir  5'Brynjarsdóttir 90+2' |
Report | Cayman 42' |
| Canada | 1–0 | Belgium |
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| Clarke 87' |
Report |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
| Denmark | 1–4 | Iceland |
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| 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
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| Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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| Debinha 20' |
Report |
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Russia |
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| Portugal | 1–3 | Brazil |
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| 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
Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.[9]
7th Place
| 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
| 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
| Iceland | 1–1 | New Zealand |
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| 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
- 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
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Goalscorers
- 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 Hauksdóttir
- Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
- Katrín Ómarsdóttir
- Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
- Tatiana Pinto
- Diana Silva
- Daria Makarenko
- Own goal
- Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against Belgium)
References
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 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. 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. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues" (in Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Ferns fourth after shootout loss". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Canada beats Brazil in the final" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player" (in Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 9 March 2016.