2018 Algarve Cup
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]
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö(3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Cláudia Neto |
| Fair play award |  Japan |
The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[2]
Format
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
| 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
- 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
Group stage
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
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
| 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
| 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)
Group C
| 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
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
Eleventh place game
| China | 2–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Shishkina 40' |
VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
Ninth place game
| 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
| 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
Third place game
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Netherlands |
| Sweden | |
 | Portugal |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | Canada |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | South Korea |
| Norway | |
| 9 | Iceland |
| 10 | Denmark |
| 11 | China |
| 12 | Russia |
Awards
| Top Goalscorer[8] | Player of the Tournament | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö |
Cláudia Neto |
Japan |
Goalscorers
- 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
- "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.
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