2016 Algarve Cup

Not to be confused with 2016 Algarve Football Cup.
2016 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates2–9 March
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored38 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Janice Cayman
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Canada 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)
 Brazil
7
 Canada
11
 Denmark
15
 New Zealand
16
 Iceland
19
 Russia
22
 Belgium
28
 Portugal
40

Referees

On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.[3]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

Myanmar Aye Thein

South Korea Lee Seul Gi
Vietnam Thi Le Trinh Truong

CAF

Ethiopia Ledya Tafesse

Ghana Emmanuella Aglago
Cameroon Josiane Mbakop

CONMEBOL

Costa Rica Marianela Araya Cruz
Paraguay Olga Miranda

Cuba Nereida Diaz
Costa Rica Katherine Jimenez
Brazil Neuza Back
Venezuela Yoleida Lara

OFC

Cook Islands Tupou Patia

Samoa Maria Tamalelagi
Fiji Lonisa Elite Dilioni

UEFA

Portugal Sandra Braz
Poland Monika Mularczyk
Sweden Sara Persson

Portugal Olga Martins
North Macedonia Biljana Atanasovski
Poland Anna Dabrowska
Poland Katarzyna Wojs
Sweden Annica Johansson
Sweden Julia Magnusson

Squads

Main article: 2016 Algarve Cup 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]

  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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Iceland 2–1 Belgium
Jónsdóttir 5'
Brynjarsdóttir 90+2'		 Report Cayman 42'
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Canada 0–1 Denmark
Report Nadim 55'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Canada 1–0 Belgium
Clarke 87' Report
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Denmark 1–4 Iceland
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.
Denmark 1–2 Belgium
Sandvej 90+3' Report Sørensen 43' (o.g.)
Cayman 86'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
Canada 1–0 Iceland
Beckie 41' Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Portugal 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Portugal 0–1 Russia
Report Makarenko 58'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Brazil 1–0 New Zealand
Debinha 20' Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
New Zealand 0–0 Russia
Report
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
Portugal 1–3 Brazil
T. Pinto 30' Report Cristiane 17'
Marta 22'
Raquel 74'
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Brazil 3–0 Russia
Formiga 51'
Bia 66'
Thaís Guedes 89'		 Report
Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Portugal 0–1 New Zealand
Report Hearn 78'
Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
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
A. Hauksdóttir 27' Report Hearn 70'
Penalties
Viggósdóttir soccer ball with check mark
Viðarsdóttir soccer ball with check mark
Brynjarsdóttir soccer ball with check mark
Jessen soccer ball with check mark
Þorsteinsdóttir soccer ball with check mark
Friðriksdóttir soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Percival
soccer ball with check mark Anna Green
soccer ball with check mark Stott
soccer ball with check mark Hassett
soccer ball with check mark White
soccer ball with red X ???
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

Canada 2–1 Brazil
Zadorsky 60'
Beckie 67'		 Report Andressa Alves 90'
Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
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

Goalscorers

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ "Algarve Cup 2016 guide". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Fixtures and Results - Algarve Cup". FPF. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  3. ^ "Referees & Assistant Referees for the 2016 Algarve Cup" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Algarve Cup: Portugal vai defrontar o Brasil". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (in Portuguese). 14 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Algarve Cup: match schedule". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ Regulations
  7. ^ "Denmark 1–4 Iceland / Match Report" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Longo winner downs Portugal". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Algarve Cup: Competition last day times and venues" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Ferns fourth after shootout loss". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Canada beats Brazil in the final" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Kadeisha Buchanan elected tournament's best player" (in Portuguese). FPF. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.