2012 Algarve Cup

2012 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates29 February – 7 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored62 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Aya Miyama
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International football competition

The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.

Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place.

The teams in Group C were playing for places 7–12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came 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 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 determined the higher place.

Teams

Listed are the confirmed teams.[1]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2011)
 United States
1
 Germany
2
 Japan
3
 Sweden
5
 Denmark
12
 Norway
 Iceland
15
 China
18
 Republic of Ireland
29
 Hungary
34
 Portugal (hosts)
43
 Wales
46

Match officials

Country Referee Assistant referees
Argentina Argentina Salomé di Iorio
China China PR Liang Qin Yongmei Cui
Yan Fang
Cuba Cuba Irazema Aguilera
Czech Republic Czech Republic Jana Adámková Adriana Šecová
Hungary Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
Italy Italy Carina Vitulano Manuela Nicolosi
Japan Japan Nami Sato Emi Chiba
Chie Ohata
Mexico Mexico Lucila Venegas Enedina Caudillo
Scotland Scotland Morag Pirie
Singapore Singapore Abirami Apbai
Sweden Sweden Pernilla Larsson
Togo Togo Aissata Amegee
United States United States Margaret Domka
Country Assistant referees
Canada Canada Marie-Josée Charbonneau
Colombia Colombia Luzmila Gonzalez
Costa Rica Costa Rica Kimberly Moreira
Croatia Croatia Sanja Rodak
Cyprus Cyprus Angela Kyriakou
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Milagros Leonardo
England England Sian Massey
Guatemala Guatemala Marisol Salazar
Jamaica Jamaica Stacey Greyson
Paraguay Paraguay Nadia Weiler
Romania Romania Petruta Iugulsecu
Switzerland Switzerland Eveline Bolli
Thailand Thailand Supawan Hinthong
Uganda Uganda Diana Mukasa
Vietnam Vietnam Thi Kieu
Country Fourth official
Argentina Argentina Salomé di Iorio
China China PR Liang Qin
Cuba Cuba Irazema Aguilera
Czech Republic Czech Republic Jana Adámková
Hungary Hungary Katalin Kulcsár
Italy Italy Carina Vitulano
Japan Japan Nami Sato
Mexico Mexico Lucila Venegas
Scotland Scotland Morag Pirie
Singapore Singapore Abirami Apbai
Sweden Sweden Pernilla Larsson
Togo Togo Aissata Amegee
United States United States Margaret Domka

Squads

Group stage

All times are local (WET/UTC+0).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
 Iceland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 China 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Germany 1–0 Iceland
Mittag 25' Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)[2]
Sweden 1–0 China
Göransson 83' Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 207[3]
Iceland 1–4 Sweden
Lárusdóttir 21' Report Schelin 2'
Göransson 13', 38'
Landström 33'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 150[4]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)[4]
Germany 1–0 China
Behringer 33' (pen.) Report
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Attendance: 300[5]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)[5]
Sweden 0–4 Germany
Report Okoyino da Mbabi 24', 31', 65'
Popp 90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 500[6]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)[6]
China 0–1 Iceland
Report Friðriksdóttir 80'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
 Norway 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Japan 2–1 Norway
Nagasato 45+1'
Kawasumi 66'		 Report Herlovsen 17'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)[7]
United States 5–0 Denmark
Morgan 21', 82'
Wambach 45+1'
Lloyd 77'
Leroux 90+1'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300[8]
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR)[8]
Denmark 0–2 Japan
Report Sugasawa 52'
Ohno 90+1'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 250[9]
Referee: Irazema Aguilera (Cuba)[9]
United States 2–1 Norway
Wambach 52'
Leroux 83'		 Report Thorsnes 90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 300[10]
Norway 0–1 Denmark
Report Rasmussen 7'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 223[11]
Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)[11]
Japan 1–0 United States
Takase 84' Report
Attendance: 1,000[12]
Referee: Pernill Larsson (Sweden)[12]

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 6 –4 3
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Hungary
Report Sipos 2'
Estádio Municipal, Silves
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)[13]
Portugal 0–1 Wales
Report James 90+2'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)[14]
Portugal 4–0 Hungary
Rodrigues 13'
Mendes 56'
Borges 64'
Couto 85'		 Report
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)[15]
Wales 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)[16]
Hungary 1–2 Wales
Vágó 72' Report Lander 10', 50'
Estádio Municipal, Santo António
Referee: Liang Qin (China PR)[17]
Portugal 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Borges 7', 74' Report Quinn 29'

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Hungary 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Tálosi 60' Report O'Gorman 18'
Russell 52'
Estádio Municipal de Quarteira, Quarteira
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)[19]

Ninth place match

Portugal 0–1 China
Report Ma Xiaoxu 58'
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)[20]

Seventh place match

Wales 0–3 Norway
Report Pedersen 49', 69', 81'
Estádio Municipal de Loulé, Loulé
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)[21]

Fifth place match

Iceland 1–3 Denmark
Magnúsdóttir 44' Report Troelsgaard Nielsen 3', 18'
Rasmussen 88'
Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras
Attendance: 54[22]

Third place match

Sweden 0–4 United States
Report Morgan 4', 33', 73'
Wambach 36'
Estádio Municipal, Parchal
Attendance: 400[23]
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)[23]

Final

Germany 4–3 Japan
Marozsán 20'
Okoyino da Mbabi 22', 88', 90+2'		 Report Kawasumi 35'
Tanaka 55'
Nagasato 90'

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
4  Sweden
5  Denmark
6  Iceland
7  Norway
8  Wales
9  China
10  Portugal
11  Republic of Ireland
12  Hungary


 2012 Algarve Cup 

Germany
Second title

References

  1. ^ Juchem, Markus (4 October 2011). "DFB-Elf wieder beim Algarve Cup dabei". Womensoccer (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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  16. ^ "Match report Wales-Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Match report Hungary-Wales". Portuguese Football Federation. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Match report Portugal-Republic of Ireland". Portuguese Football Federation. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Match report Hungary-Republic of Ireland". Portuguese Football Federation. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Match report Portugal-China PR". 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Match report Wales-Norway". Portuguese Football Federation. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  22. ^ a b "Danmark – Island 3–1". Danish Football Association. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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External links

  • Algarve Cup 2012 on WomensSoccerUnited.com
  • Algarve Cup 2012 on frauenfussball-info.de
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