2005 Algarve Cup

2005 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityAlgarve
Dates9–15 March
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (4th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place France
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored71 (2.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Christie Welsh
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Birgit Prinz
Best goalkeeperNorway Bente Nordby
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The 2005 Algarve Cup was the 12th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 9 to 15 March 2005. The USA won the tournament defeating Germany, 1–0, in the final-game. The tournament victory was the fourth for the US, and their third in a row.[1]

Format

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

Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, the Algarve Cup format had been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contested the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up played for third place, and those that finish third in the groups played for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes 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

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2004)
 Germany
1
 United States
2
 Norway
3
 Sweden
5
 China
6
 Denmark
7
 France
9
 England
14
 Finland
16
 Mexico
25
 Portugal (hosts)
34
 Northern Ireland
83

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Norway 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
 China 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Norway 2–1 China
Rønning 57'
Wiik 76'		 Han Duan 68'
Lagos
Sweden 1–2 Germany
Johansson 68' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Smisek 6'
Prinz 77'
Lagos
China 0–2 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Östberg 35'
Johansson 39'
Silves
Germany 4–0 Norway
Mittag 15'
Prinz 56', 58'
Pohlers 65'
Silves
China 0–2 Germany
Smisek 18'
Wunderlich 80'
Alvor
Sweden 1–1 Norway
Seger 18' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Kaufmann 84'
Loulé

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 France 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
 Finland 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:
Denmark 4–1 Finland
Ferreiras
France 0–1 United States
Report Welsh 20'
Ferreiras
United States 3–0 Finland
Welsh 8', 41'
Wambach 52'		 Report
Guia
Denmark 1–2 France
Pedersen 18' Pichon 16' (pen.)
Diacre 90'
Guia
United States 4–0 Denmark
Lilly 6', 58'
Wambach 15'
Welsh 28'		 Report
Vila Real de San Antonio
Finland 1–2 France
Mäkinen 29' Pichon 51'
Dusang 85'
Loulé

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Portugal 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
England 4–0 Northern Ireland
Carney 32'
Exley 53', 89'
McArthur 56'
Paderne
Portugal 1–2 Mexico
Tânia Pinto 11' Report Leyva 52'
Leticia Villalpando 72'
Paderne
England 4–0 Portugal
Stoney 10'
Yankey 30', 90'
Barr 77'		 Report
Referee: Eun ah Hong
Mexico 2–0 Northern Ireland
Pérez 23'
González 31'
Faro
England 5–0 Mexico
Williams 2', 68'
Handley 34'
Yankey 52'
Smith 78'
Lagos
Northern Ireland 2–1 Portugal
Hall 18'
Hutton 25'		 Report Carneiro 38'
Lagos

Placement play-offs

Eleventh place match

Portugal 3–1 Northern Ireland
Paula Cristina 58'
Dani 82'
Couto 86'		 Report McFadden 39'

Ninth place match

Finland 1–1 Mexico
Levya 40' (o.g.) González 67'
Penalties
5–6

Seventh place match

China 0–0 England
Penalties
5–3

Fifth place match

Norway 2–1 Denmark
Christensen 18'
Rønning 22'		 Pedersen 13'

Third place match

Sweden 2–3 France
Johansson 37', 64' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Georges 5'
Béghé 53'
Lattaf 79'

Final

Germany 0–1 United States
Report Welsh 23'
Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Florea Cristina Ionescu (Romania)
Germany
United States
GERMANY:
GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 17 Ariane Hingst
DF 4 Steffi Jones
DF 5 Sarah Günther downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 14 Britta Carlson downward-facing red arrow 32'
MF 6 Renate Lingor downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 20 Conny Pohlers downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 9 Birgit Prinz (c)
FW 11 Anja Mittag downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes:
DF 3 Sonja Fuss upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 16 Viola Odebrecht upward-facing green arrow 32'
MF 13 Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 7 Pia Wunderlich upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 8 Sandra Smisek upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Germany Tina Theune-Meyer
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Hope Solo
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
DF 2 Heather Mitts
DF 4 Cat Reddick
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 17 Lori Chalupny
MF 13 Kristine Lilly (c)
MF 5 Lindsay Tarpley
FW 10 Aly Wagner downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 20 Abby Wambach
FW 8 Christie Welsh downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 19 Angela Hucles upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
United States Greg Ryan



 2005 Algarve Cup 

United States
Fourth title

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
4  Sweden
5  Norway
6  Denmark
7  China
8  England
9  Mexico
10  Finland
11  Portugal
12  Northern Ireland

References

  1. ^ Hinrichs, Dirk (16 March 2005). "US beats Germany to win third straight Algarve Cup". USA Today. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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