2018 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 28 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands Sweden(Final cancelled) |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö(3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Cláudia Neto |
| Fair play award |  Japan |
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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]
The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[2]
Format
[edit]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
[edit]| Team | FIFA Rankings[3] (December 2017) |
|---|---|
| Australia |
4
|
| Canada |
5
|
| Netherlands |
7
|
| Japan |
9
|
| Sweden |
10
|
 Denmark |
12
|
 Norway |
14
|
 South Korea |
14
|
 China |
16
|
 Iceland |
20
|
 Russia |
25
|
| Portugal |
38
|
Venues
[edit]- Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
- Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
- Estádio Algarve
- Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
- VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]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
[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 were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
- 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 | Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Xu Yanlu  57' |
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
| Australia | 4–3 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
China  | 0–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
| Portugal | 2–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 3–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Belomyttseva 17' |
| Sweden | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Blackstenius 20' |
Report | Lee Min-a 33' |
| Sweden | 3–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
| South Korea | 0–3 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Iceland
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Japan | 2–6 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
| Denmark | 0–0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)
| Japan | 2–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Eiríksdóttir 74' |
| Denmark | 2–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
| Iceland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)
Ranking of teams for placement matches
[edit]The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:
- 1st placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | B | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | A | Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Third-place match |
Source: FPF
- 2nd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Third-place match |
| 2 | B | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Fifth-place match |
| 3 | C | Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
Source: FPF
- 3rd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Seventh-place match |
| 2 | A | Norway
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | C | Iceland
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | Ninth-place match |
Source: FPF
- 4th placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Denmark
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
| 2 | A | China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Eleventh-place match |
| 3 | B | Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: FPF
Placement matches
[edit]Eleventh place game
[edit]| China | 2–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Shishkina 40' |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
Ninth place game
[edit]| Iceland | 1–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Eiríksdóttir 70' |
Report | Troelsgaard Nielsen 62' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Seventh place game
[edit]| South Korea | 0–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
- The match was abandoned at half-time with the score 0–0 due to torrential rain that flooded the pitch: both teams were awarded joint seventh place.[5]
Fifth place game
[edit]Third place game
[edit]| Australia | 1–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper 45+3' |
Report |
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Final
[edit]| Netherlands | Cancelled | 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
[edit]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Netherlands
|
| Sweden
| |
 |
Portugal
|
| 4 | Australia
|
| 5 | Canada
|
| 6 | Japan
|
| 7 | South Korea
|
| Norway
| |
| 9 | Iceland
|
| 10 | Denmark
|
| 11 | China
|
| 12 | Russia
|
Awards
[edit]| Top Goalscorer[8] | Player of the Tournament | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö
|
Cláudia Neto
|
Japan
|
Goalscorers
[edit]- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Caitlin Cooper
- Larissa Crummer
- Clare Polkinghorne
- Ashley Lawrence
- Jessie Fleming
- Liu Shanshan
- Song Duan
- Xu Yanlu
- Pernille Harder
- Frederikke Thøgersen
- Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
- Yui Hasegawa
- Emi Nakajima
- Yuika Sugasawa
- Rumi Utsugi
- Lineth Beerensteyn
- Shanice van de Sanden
- Cheyenne van den Goorbergh
- Stefanie van der Gragt
- Siri Worm
- Ingrid Engen
- Maren Mjelde
- Lisa-Marie Utland
- Carole Costa
- Nádia Gomes
- Vanessa Malho
- Carolina Mendes
- Cláudia Neto
- Diana Silva
- Anna Belomyttseva
- Sofia Shishkina
- Han Chae-rin
- Jung Seol-bin
- Filippa Angeldal
- Mimmi Larsson
- Own goal
- Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against the Netherlands)
References
[edit]- ^ "Algarve Cup 2018". NWSL Soccer. 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ FIFA ranking
- ^ "New game alignment (in Portuguese)". Federação Portuguesa de Futbol. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Cláudia Neto recebe prémio de melhor jogadora do torneio". fpf.pt. 7 March 2018.