2015 Algarve Cup

The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March.

2015 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	4–11 March
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (10th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	75 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sofia Jakobsson (4 goals)
← 2014 2016 →

Format

Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed. Previously Group C teams were unable to get into the final, which was played between Group A and B winners. This year however, the final was played between the two best group winners.^[1]

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

The participating teams were announced on 20 October 2014.^[2]

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2014)
Germany[3]	1
United States	2
France[4]	3
Japan	4
Sweden[5]	5
Brazil	8
Norway	12
China	13
Denmark	16
Switzerland[6]	19
Iceland	20
Portugal (hosts)	42

Match officials

The referees were announced on 20 February 2015.^[7]

Referees

• María Carvajal
• Qin Liang
• Jana Adámková
• Stéphanie Frappart
• Melissa Borjas
• Carina Vitulano
• Cardella Samuels
• Lucila Montes
• Ri Hyang-ok
• Cristina Dorcioman
• Abirami Naidu
• Esther Staubli
• Claudia Rodriguez
• Gladys Lengwe

Assistant referees

• Sarah Ho
• Ella De Vries
• Janette Arcanjo
• Loreto Cravero
• Cui Yongmei
• Liang Jianping
• Sanja Karšić
• Lucie Ratajová
• Manuela Nicolosi
• Chrysoula Kourompylia
• Princess Brown
• Stacy-Ann Greyson
• Bernadettar Kwimbira
• Enedina Gómez
• Lixy Guerrero
• Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
• Hong Kum-nyo
• Petruţa Iugulescu
• Kim Kyoung-min
• Yolanda Rodriguez
• Belinda Brem
• Susanne Küng
• Aywa Dzodope
• Natalia Rachynska
• Luciana Mascaraña
• Mariana Odone

Squads

Main article: 2015 Algarve Cup squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 18 December 2014.^[8][9]

All times are local (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:^[10]

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
China	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Brazil	0–0	China
	Report

4 March 2015

15:00

Estádio Municipal, Albufeira

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Germany	2–4	Sweden
Marozsán 2' Laudehr 3'	Report	Seger 30', 71' Jakobsson 54', 84'

4 March 2015

16:00

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Attendance: 769

Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

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Germany	2–0	China
Mittag 40' Popp 76'	Report

6 March 2015

13:00

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Attendance: 502

Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)

Sweden	0–2	Brazil
	Report	Marta 20' Andressa 68' (pen.)

6 March 2015

13:30

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Qin Liang (China)

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Brazil	1–3	Germany
Bruna 47'	Report	Popp 39' Šašić 49' Marozsán 56'

9 March 2015

17:30

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 769

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Sweden	3–0	China
Asllani 4' Schelin 33' (pen.) Jakobsson 40'	Report

9 March 2015

17:30

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Norway	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
Iceland	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Switzerland	2–0	Iceland
Dickenmann 57' (pen.), 66'	Report

4 March 2015

15:00

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Norway	1–2	United States
Hegerberg 43'	Report	Lloyd 56', 62'

4 March 2015

19:00

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Attendance: 500

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

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United States	3–0	Switzerland
Morgan 55' Rodriguez 72' Wambach 81'	Report

6 March 2015

17:00

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Attendance: 500

Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Norway	1–0	Iceland
Haavi 9'	Report

6 March 2015

18:00

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

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United States	0–0	Iceland
	Report

9 March 2015

17:30

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

Attendance: 500

Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

Norway	2–2	Switzerland
Rønning 51' Herlovsen 84'	Report	Kiwic 61' Humm 62'

9 March 2015

17:30

Estádio Municipal, Albufeira

Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Portugal	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Japan	1–2	Denmark
Ando 17'	Report	S. Nielsen 2' Rasmussen 58'

4 March 2015

14:10

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 133

Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Portugal	0–1	France
	Report	Le Sommer 64'

4 March 2015

18:00

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

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Japan	3–0	Portugal
Kawamura 36' Yokoyama 54' Sugasawa 79'	Report

6 March 2015

12:10

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

France	4–1	Denmark
Le Sommer 2' Abily 6' Dali 13' Lavogez 43'	Report	S. Nielsen 76'

6 March 2015

15:00

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 45

Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

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Japan	1–3	France
Kawasumi 43'	Report	Thiney 52' (pen.), 85' Le Sommer 70'

9 March 2015

14:10

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Portugal	2–2	Denmark
Silva 77' (pen.) Neto 87'	Report	S. Nielsen 54' Rask 71'

9 March 2015

14:10

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North 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:

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	France	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Final
2	B	United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
3	A	Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Third-place match

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Third-place match
2	B	Norway	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Fifth-place match
3	C	Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Seventh-place match
2	B	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
3	C	Japan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3	Ninth-place match

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Iceland	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1	Ninth-place match
2	C	Portugal	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1	Eleventh-place match
3	A	China	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Placement matches

Eleventh-place match

Portugal	3–3	China
Rodrigues 29' Luís 38' Silva 89' (pen.)	Report	Xu Yanlu 3' Wang Shanshan 27' Gu Yasha 69'
Penalties
	8–7

11 March 2015

15:00

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

Ninth-place match

Japan	2–0	Iceland
Miyama 47', 59'	Report

11 March 2015

12:15

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Seventh-place match

Brazil	4–1	Switzerland
Marta 30', 77' Bia 37' Andressa 82'	Report	Wälti 45'

11 March 2015

15:00

Estádio Municipal, Albufeira

Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Fifth-place match

Norway	5–2	Denmark
Gulbrandsen 7', 34', 44' Wold 65' Bjånesøy 71'	Report	Harder 60', 73'

11 March 2015

18:00

Estádio Municipal, Albufeira

Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)

Third-place match

Sweden	1–2	Germany
Jakobsson 64'	Report	Mittag 3' Popp 52'

11 March 2015

12:00

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 813

Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Final

France	0–2	United States
	Report	Johnston 7' Press 41'

11 March 2015

16:00

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	United States
	France
	Germany
4	Sweden
5	Norway
6	Denmark
7	Brazil
8	Switzerland
9	Japan
10	Iceland
11	Portugal
12	China

Goalscorers

4 goals

• Sofia Jakobsson

3 goals

• Marta
• Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
• Eugénie Le Sommer
• Alexandra Popp
• Solveig Gulbrandsen

2 goals

• Andressa
• Pernille Harder
• Gaëtane Thiney
• Dzsenifer Marozsán
• Anja Mittag
• Kozue Ando
• Dolores Silva
• Caroline Seger
• Lara Dickenmann
• Carli Lloyd

1 goal

• Bia
• Bruna
• Gu Yasha
• Wang Shanshan
• Xu Yanlu
• Caroline Rask
• Johanna Rasmussen
• Camille Abily
• Kenza Dali
• Claire Lavogez
• Simone Laudehr
• Célia Šašić
• Yuri Kawamura
• Nahomi Kawasumi
• Aya Miyama
• Yuika Sugasawa
• Kumi Yokoyama
• Melissa Bjånesøy
• Emilie Haavi
• Ada Hegerberg
• Isabell Herlovsen
• Ingrid Moe Wold
• Trine Bjerke Rønning
• Laura Luís
• Cláudia Neto
• Filipa Rodrigues
• Kosovare Asllani
• Lotta Schelin
• Fabienne Humm
• Rahel Kiwic
• Lia Wälti
• Julie Johnston
• Alex Morgan
• Christen Press
• Amy Rodriguez
• Abby Wambach

References

1. "DFB-Frauen beim Algarve-Cup gegen Brasilien, China und Schweden". dfb.de. 19 December 2014.
2. "Seleções do Brasil, Suiça e França no Algarve Cup 2015". futebolfemininoportugal.com. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
3. "Beginn der WM-Vorbereitung: Neid gibt der Jugend eine Chance". welt.de. 13 October 2014.
4. "Philippe Bergeroo reveals France will participate in the Algarve Cup 2015". womenssoccerunited.com. 4 October 2014.
5. "Sveriges kravlista inför fotbolls-VM 2015 i Kanada". sverigesradio.se. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
6. "Die Nati wird in die Algarve befördert". frauenfussballmagazin.ch. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
7. "Árbitras da Algarve Cup 2015". fpf.pt. 20 February 2015.
8. "2015 Algarve Cup to feature imbalanced groups". womens.soccerly.com. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
9. Match schedule
10. Regulations

External links

• Official website