2015 Algarve Cup

2015 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	4–11 March 2015
Teams	12
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)
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The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd Algarve Cup. It was won by the United States.

Teams

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Third-place match
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Third-place match
Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Seventh-place match
China	3	0	1	2	0	5	–5	1	Eleventh-place match


4 March
Brazil	0 – 0	China
Germany	2 – 4	Sweden
6 March
Germany	2 – 0	China
Sweden	0 – 2	Brazil
9 March
Brazil	1 – 3	Germany
Sweden	3 – 0	China

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Final
Norway	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Fifth-place match
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	–1	4	Seventh-place match
Iceland	3	0	1	2	0	3	–3	1	Ninth-place match


4 March
Switzerland	2 – 0	Iceland
Norway	1 – 2	United States
6 March
United States	3 – 0	Switzerland
Norway	1 – 0	Iceland
9 March
United States	0 – 0	Iceland
Norway	2 – 2	Switzerland

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
France	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Final
Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	7	–2	4	Fifth-place match
Japan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3	Ninth-place match
Portugal	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1	Eleventh-place match


4 March
Japan	1 – 2	Denmark
Portugal	0 – 1	France
6 March
Japan	3 – 0	Portugal
France	4 – 1	Denmark
9 March
Japan	1 – 3	France
Portugal	2 – 2	Denmark

Final group stage ranking

The top ranked teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
France	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Final
United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Final
Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Third-place match

The runners-up in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Third-place match
Norway	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Fifth-place match
Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	7	–2	4	Fifth-place match

The top third placed teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Seventh-place match
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	–1	1	Seventh-place match
Japan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3	Ninth-place match

The top worst teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Iceland	3	1	2	0	3	–3	1	Ninth-place match
Portugal	3	1	2	2	6	–4	1	Eleventh-place match
China	3	1	2	0	5	–5	1	Eleventh-place match

Final stage

Final

11 March 2015

16:00

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

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Cristina Dorcioman

Third-place match

11 March 2015

12:00

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

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Attendance: 813

Referee: Qin Liang

Fifth-place match

11 March 2015

18:00

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

Estádio Municipal, Albufeira

Referee: Lucila Montes

Seventh-place match

11 March 2015

15:00

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

Estádio Municipal, Albufeira

Referee: Jana Adámková

Ninth-place match

11 March 2015

12:15

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

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Gladys Lengwe

Eleventh-place match

11 March 2015

15:00

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

Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal

Referee: Abirami Naidu

Final positions

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

Statistics

Top goalscorers

4 goals

Sofia Jakobsson

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Other websites

Official website report Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

References

↑ "Philippe Bergeroo reveals France will participate in the Algarve Cup 2015". womenssoccerunited.com. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
↑ "Beginn der WM-Vorbereitung: Neid gibt der Jugend eine Chance". welt.de. 13 October 2014.
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[1] "Philippe Bergeroo reveals France will participate in the Algarve Cup 2015". womenssoccerunited.com. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[2] "Beginn der WM-Vorbereitung: Neid gibt der Jugend eine Chance". welt.de. 13 October 2014.

[3] "Sveriges kravlista inför fotbolls-VM 2015 i Kanada". sverigesradio.se. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[4] "Die Nati wird in die Algarve befördert". frauenfussballmagazin.ch. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.