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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 2–9 March |
Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
Goals scored | 38 (2.38 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Janice Cayman (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Kadeisha Buchanan |
Fair play award | Denmark |
Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2015) |
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Brazil | 7
|
Canada | 11
|
Denmark | 15
|
New Zealand | 16
|
Iceland | 19
|
Russia | 22
|
Belgium | 28
|
Portugal | 40
|
On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.[3]
Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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AFC | ||
CAF | ||
CONMEBOL | ||
OFC | ||
UEFA |
Olga Martins |
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).
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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Iceland | 2–1 | Belgium |
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Jónsdóttir 5' Brynjarsdóttir 90+2' |
Report | Cayman 42' |
Canada | 1–0 | Belgium |
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Clarke 87' | Report |
Denmark | 1–4 | Iceland |
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Nadim 53' | Report | Þorvaldsdóttir 11' Ómarsdóttir 12' Magnúsdóttir 56', 90' |
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 |
Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Debinha 20' | Report |
New Zealand | 0–0 | Russia |
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Report |
Portugal | 1–3 | Brazil |
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T. Pinto 30' | Report | Cristiane 17' Marta 22' Raquel 74' |
Brazil | 3–0 | Russia |
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Formiga 51' Bia 66' Thaís Guedes 89' |
Report |
Portugal | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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Report | Hearn 78' |
Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.[9]
Denmark | 3–1 | Portugal |
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Troelsgaard 4', 11' Rasmussen 81' |
Report | Di. Silva 73' |
Belgium | 5–0 | Russia |
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Wullaert 18' Cayman 42', 73' Schryvers 51' Coutereels 61' (pen.) |
Report |
Iceland | 1–1 | New Zealand |
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A. Hauksdóttir 27' | Report | Hearn 70' |
Penalties | ||
Viggósdóttir Viðarsdóttir Brynjarsdóttir Jessen Þorsteinsdóttir Friðriksdóttir |
6–5 | Percival Anna Green Stott Hassett White ??? |
Canada | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Zadorsky 60' Beckie 67' |
Report | Andressa Alves 90' |